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# change — English to French

How English *change* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: change (233 170), changes (130 325). By style: everyday 1 131 · literary 35 · biblical 28 · parliamentary 29 847 · legal and administrative 37 157 · UN documents 295 297.

## changement

Used about 182 350 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 542 · literary ≈ 12 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 20 209 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 934 · UN documents ≈ 147 649). Forms: changement, changements, changer.

- That's all going to **change**.
  Tout cela va **changer**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#1553208](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1553208) [\#7007255](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7007255))

- This name caused Laigle to **change** his attitude.
  Ce nom fit **changer** d'attitude à Laigle.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14224)

- For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a **change** made also in the law.
  Car, le sacerdoce étant changé, nécessairement aussi il y a un **changement** de loi.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 7:12)

- I welcome the proposed **change** in principle.
  Je salue le principe du **changement** proposé.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 100120)

- Resistance to temperature **changes**
  Résistance aux **changements** de température
  ([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 5424077)

## modifications

Used about 65 876 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 59 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 420 · legal and administrative ≈ 16 256 · UN documents ≈ 46 140). Forms: modification, modifications.

- I made a few **changes**.
  J'ai effectué quelques **modifications**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1887562](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1887562) [\#2053669](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2053669))

- I knew quite well that according to the best received theories the mineral covering of the globe is never at absolute rest; the **changes** brought about by the chemical decomposition of its component parts, the agitation caused by great liquid torrents, and the magnetic currents, are continually tending to disturb it--even when living beings upon its surface may fancy that all is quiet below.
  Je savais bien que, d'après les théories les plus acceptées, l'écorce minérale du globe, n'est jamais dans un état de repos absolu; les **modifications** amenées par la décomposition des matières internes, l'agitation provenant des grands courants liquides, l'action du magnétisme, tendent à l'ébranler incessamment, alors même que les êtres disséminés à sa surface ne soupçonnent pas son agitation.
  ([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 3860)

- It is expected that these **changes** will take a few months more.
  On escompte que ces **modifications** prendront quelques mois supplémentaires.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 182119)

- **Changes** to scheduled maintenance
  **Modification** des opérations d'entretien programmé
  ([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 5440252)

- (a) Before 1/1/1983 **changes** 8.41 a/
  a) Avant les **modifications** entrées en vigueur le 1er janvier 1983
  ([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 692503)

## change

Used about 28 232 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 224 · literary ≈ 11 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 311 · UN documents ≈ 27 684).

- Water **changes** into steam.
  L'eau se **change** en vapeur.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#270810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/270810) [\#180685](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/180685))

- In the fifteenth century everything **changes**.
  Au quinzième siècle tout **change**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2679)

- “For I, the LORD, don’t **change**; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
  Car je suis l’Éternel, je ne **change** pas; Et vous, enfants de Jacob, vous n’avez pas été consumés.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAL 3:6)

- This needs to **change**.
  Il faut que cela **change**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1345735)

- Policy Manager, Climate **Change**
  Policy Manager, Climate **Change**
  ([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 21084301)

## More sentences

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

- How will you **change** this?
  Comment changerez-vous ceci ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#4666487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4666487) [\#5389577](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5389577))

- I'll turn around while you **change**.
  Je vais me tourner pendant que tu te changes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#5337251](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5337251) [\#5337340](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5337340))

- Yanni won't **change** his mind.
  Yanni ne changera pas d'avis.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and always · checked, community translation · [\#10023649](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10023649) [\#12480389](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12480389))

## 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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