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# case — English to French

How English *case* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 2 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [case in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/case/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: case (416 370), cases (339 803). By style: everyday 423 · literary 79 · biblical 21 · parliamentary 42 199 · legal and administrative 116 229 · UN documents 597 222.

## cas

Used about 324 065 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 284 · literary ≈ 33 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 25 935 · legal and administrative ≈ 73 854 · UN documents ≈ 223 958).

- This **case** is important.
  Ce **cas** est important.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#4494462](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4494462) [\#6285926](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6285926))

- “In that **case**, you are my bishop?”
  --En ce **cas**, vous êtes mon évêque?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 746)

- Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such **cases**, but God has called us in peace.
  Si le non-croyant se sépare, qu’il se sépare; le frère ou la sœur ne sont pas liés dans ces **cas**-là. Dieu nous a appelés à vivre en paix.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:15)

- That is not the **case**.
  Ce n'est pas le **cas**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1310331)

- In **case** of fire:
  En **cas** d'incendie:
  ([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 3991600)

## affaire

Used about 71 182 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 51 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 440 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 475 · UN documents ≈ 62 211).

- Who is going to try this **case**?
  Qui va juger cette **affaire** ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#276203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/276203) [\#9763409](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9763409))

- “And how long will the **case** last?”
  --Et combien de temps durera l'**affaire**?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 4734)

- As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s **case** before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
  Comme ils passèrent là plusieurs jours, Festus exposa au roi l’**affaire** de Paul, et dit: Félix a laissé prisonnier un homme
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 25:14)

- That is one of the this **case**.
  C' est l' un des nuds de cette **affaire**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 208518)

- **Case** C-458/98 P IPS v Council \[2000\] ECR I-08147.
  **Affaire** C-458/98, IPS/Conseil, Rec. 2000, p. I-8147.
  ([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 1839423)

## More sentences

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

- The battery doesn't fit this **case**.
  Cette pile ne correspond pas au boîtier.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#13927405](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13927405) [\#11890256](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11890256))

- A good **case** can be made for the legalization of drugs.
  Une bonne défense peut être faite de la légalisation de la drogue.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#529681](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/529681) [\#541671](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/541671))

- This is a serious **case** of negligence.
  C'est une très grave négligence.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by verymuchso and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#7073093](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7073093) [\#3332013](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3332013))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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