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# cannot — English to French

How English *cannot* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 7 translations with example sentences.

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Sentence pairs counted, by form: cannot (139 955). By style: everyday 853 · literary 46 · biblical 10 · parliamentary 39 344 · legal and administrative 20 319 · UN documents 79 383.

## ne

Used about 99 398 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 178 · literary ≈ 19 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 23 770 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 620 · UN documents ≈ 67 806).

- I **cannot** find my dress.
  Je **ne** trouve pas ma robe.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#12923151](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12923151) [\#12923147](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12923147))

- “But I **cannot** intrude—”
  --Mais je **ne** puis abuser...
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 1368)

- The LORD will strike you in the knees and in the legs with a sore boil, of which you **cannot** be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
  L’Éternel te frappera aux genoux et aux cuisses d’un ulcère malin dont tu **ne** pourras guérir, il te frappera depuis la plante du pied jusqu’au sommet de la tête.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 28:35)

- Sanctions **cannot** be imposed on those who breach the Code.
  Aucune sanction **ne** peut être infligée à ceux qui violeraient le code.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 236739)

- That assumption **cannot** be considered conservative.
  Une telle prévision **ne** saurait être qualifiée de prudente.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2525561)

## peut

Used about 11 180 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 195 · literary ≈ 15 · biblical ≈ 3 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 313 · UN documents ≈ 1 654).

- She **cannot** play the piano.
  Elle ne **peut** pas jouer de piano.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CS and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#312022](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/312022) [\#460797](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/460797))

- “That **cannot** be, gentlemen.”
  --Messieurs, cela ne se **peut** pas.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 24192)

- If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom **cannot** stand.
  Si un royaume est divisé contre lui-même, ce royaume ne **peut** subsister;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 3:24)

- In that case the product **cannot** be sold as organic.
  Dans ce cas, le produit ne **peut** pas être vendu en tant que produit biologique.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1596801)

- Humanitarian assistance **cannot** stop a conflict, and the diversion or abuse of humanitarian assistance may well prolong it.
  Elle n’a pas le pouvoir d’éteindre un conflit, et **peut** même servir à le prolonger si elle est détournée de son objet ou exploitée abusivement.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 4421635)

## pouvons

Used about 9 889 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 53 · parliamentary ≈ 9 836).

- We **cannot** agree with you on this point.
  Nous ne **pouvons** pas nous accorder avec toi sur ce point.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CC and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#57723](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/57723) [\#3633425](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3633425))

- We **cannot** afford to let that happen.
  Nous ne **pouvons** nous permettre de laisser cela arriver.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 853500)

- We **cannot** agree with you on this point.
  Nous ne **pouvons** pas nous accorder avec vous sur ce point.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CC and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#57723](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/57723) [\#3633421](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3633421))

- The oppression of people in the region **cannot** be tolerated.
  Nous ne **pouvons** accepter l’oppression des peuples dans la région.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 712706)

- You know that we **cannot** stop talking about scientific matters just because some uneducated women are afraid.
  Vous savez que nous ne **pouvons** pas arrêter de parler de sujets scientifiques simplement parce que certaines femmes sans instruction ont peur.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nonong and nonong · checked, community translation · [\#10780375](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10780375) [\#10780378](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10780378))

## pas

Used about 8 350 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 53 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 639 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 693 · UN documents ≈ 4 961).

- You **cannot** swim here.
  Tu n'as **pas** le droit de nager ici.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CC and alexmarcelo · checked, community translation · [\#61951](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/61951) [\#1021167](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1021167))

- “I think, in fact,” replied Phœbus, “that it **cannot** be far from midday.
  --Je crois en effet, répondit Phoebus, qu'il n'est **pas** loin de midi.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 5633)

- If she **cannot** afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.’”
  Si elle n’a **pas** de quoi se procurer un agneau, elle prendra deux tourterelles ou deux jeunes pigeons, l’un pour l’holocauste, l’autre pour le sacrifice d’expiation. Le sacrificateur fera pour elle l’expiation, et elle sera pure.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 12:8)

- They **cannot** imagine what war might be like.
  Ils n'imaginent même **pas** ce qu'est la guerre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1493877)

- Example: **cannot** report an addition with the IC code R5.
  Exemple: il n'est **pas** possible de notifier un ajout avec le code de variation de stock R5.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 879692)

## peuvent

Used about 459 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 36 · legal and administrative ≈ 423).

- Those who **cannot** change their minds **cannot** change anything.
  Ceux qui ne **peuvent** pas changer d'avis ne peuvent rien changer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#6959883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6959883) [\#8294040](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8294040))

- Where the Member States **cannot** resolve a dispute on any matter related to the application of this Regulation, they may have recourse to the conciliation procedure provided for in paragraph 2.
  Lorsque les États membres sont en désaccord persistant sur une question liée à l’application du présent règlement, ils **peuvent** recourir à la procédure de conciliation prévue au paragraphe 2.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2959610)

- The best and most beautiful things in the world **cannot** be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
  Les choses les plus belles et les plus exceptionnelles au monde ne **peuvent** être vues ni même touchées - elles doivent être ressenties avec le cœur.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ricardo14 and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7537275](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7537275) [\#10686334](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10686334))

## peux

Used about 325 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 320 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 1).

- I **cannot** confirm this.
  Je ne **peux** pas le confirmer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1920699](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1920699) [\#1921408](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1921408))

- You **cannot** refuse me that?”
  Tu ne **peux** pas me refuser ça?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 1914)

- You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who **cannot** look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
  Tes yeux sont trop purs pour voir le mal, Et tu ne **peux** pas regarder l’iniquité. Pourquoi regarderais-tu les perfides, et te tairais-tu, Quand le méchant dévore celui qui est plus juste que lui?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HAB 1:13)

- I **cannot** help myself.
  Je ne **peux** pas m'en empêcher.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ergulis and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#8759124](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8759124) [\#12350](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12350))

- "Well, I **cannot** stand it any longer," I replied.
  —Eh bien, je n'en **peux** plus, répondis-je
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 1656)

## être

Used about 2 times in the texts (literary ≈ 2).

- "Yes, I do; as long as the heart beats, as long as body and soul keep together, I **cannot** admit that any creature endowed with a will has need to despair of life."
  —Oui! certes oui! et tant que son coeur bat, tant que sa chair palpite, je n'admets pas qu'un **être** doué de volonté laisse en lui place au désespoir.»
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3808)

- "Very well," answered my uncle; "let us start from that point and count four days' storm, during which our rate **cannot** have been less than eighty leagues in the twenty-four hours."
  —Bien! partons de ce point alors et comptons quatre jours d'orage, pendant lesquels notre vitesse n'a pas dû **être** inférieure à quatre-vingts lieues par vingt-quatre heures.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3268)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- There is nothing God **cannot** do.
  À Dieu, rien n'est impossible.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#413868](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/413868) [\#1229507](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1229507))

- “You **cannot** imagine how glad I am.”
  --Si vous saviez comme ça me fait plaisir.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 1691)

- "Never mind, we **cannot** be sure; let us fill the water bottle and our flasks, and then stop up the opening."
  —Qu'importe! remplissons l'outre et les gourdes, puis nous essayerons de boucher l'ouverture.»
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 2037)

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