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# chief — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: chief (62 856), chiefs (4 949). By style: everyday 36 · literary 15 · biblical 221 · parliamentary 639 · legal and administrative 2 381 · UN documents 64 513.

## chef

Used about 47 597 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · literary ≈ 9 · biblical ≈ 172 · parliamentary ≈ 313 · legal and administrative ≈ 711 · UN documents ≈ 46 369). Forms: chef, chefs.

- She's my **chief** assistant.
  C'est mon assistante-**chef**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#4563352](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4563352) [\#1152960](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1152960))

- “The election of a general-in-**chief**, no doubt?” asked Mr. Fogg.
  --L'élection d'un général en **chef**, sans doute? demanda Mr. Fogg.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2137)

- which having no **chief**, overseer, or ruler,
  Elle n’a ni **chef**, Ni inspecteur, ni maître;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 6:7)

- We have ΝΑΤΟ with an American commander-in-**chief**.
  L’OTAN a pour commandant en **chef** un Américain.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 820068)

- Commander in **Chief** (Navy).
  Commandant en **chef** (forces navales).
  ([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 1991656)

## major

Used about 1 015 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 20 · legal and administrative ≈ 995).

- The previous day, General Batista Tagme Na Waie, the army's **Chief** of Staff, died after being injured in an explosion.
  La veille, le général Batista Tagme Na Waie, chef d'État-**major** de l'armée, est décédé après avoir été blessé lors d'une explosion.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1230169)

- Function: Deputy **Chief** of Army Staff of the Taliban regime.
  Fonction: chef adjoint de l'état-**major** de l'armée sous le régime Taliban.
  ([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 1305809)

- Mr President-in-Office of the Council, it is only 18 months since the tragic events of 11 September and Mr Bush and his **chiefs** of staff have managed to achieve what one would have thought impossible, even for the frequently clumsy diplomacy of the Americans: they have alienated almost unanimous and unreserved support for the USA and its efforts to combat terrorism and have replaced it with an equally universal and unanimous coalition against the American Government and its war and strategy plans.
  Monsieur le Président en exercice du Conseil, 18 mois seulement se sont écoulés depuis les événements tragiques du 11 septembre, et le président Bush et son État-**major** ont réussi à faire ce qui semblait impossible même pour une diplomatie américaine souvent maladroite, à savoir substituer à une coalition vouée presque unanimement et sans réserve à la cause des États-Unis et à leurs efforts de lutte contre le terrorisme une coalition tout aussi universelle et unanime, mais cette fois opposée au gouvernement américain et à ses plans belliqueux et stratégiques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 432593)

- Grounds for listing: Deputy **Chief** of Army Staff of the Taliban regime.
  Motifs de l'inscription sur la liste: chef d'état-**major** adjoint du régime Taliban.
  ([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 4154808)

- It is going to take place during the Spanish Presidency and I can guarantee, ladies and gentlemen, that the difficulties which initially seemed insoluble are being overcome and also confirm to you that we will carry out this exercise not only on the date set but - I am sure - with success, giving an appropriate role to the various European Union institutions, such as the Military Committee, the Political and Security Committee, the Secretary-General, the High Representative, and the **Chiefs** of Staff.
  Cela va se passer sous la présidence espagnole et je peux vous garantir, Mesdames et Messieurs, que les difficultés qui, au départ, semblaient insurmontables, ont peu à peu été vaincues, et je peux également vous confirmer que nous développerons cette armée non seulement pour la date prévue mais aussi - j'en suis sûr - avec succès, en distribuant de manière appropriée les principaux rôles aux différentes institutions de l'Union européenne, comme le comité militaire, le comité politique et de sécurité, le secrétariat général, le haut représentant et l'état-**major**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 310179)

## police

Used about 163 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 20 · legal and administrative ≈ 142).

- What's the name of the new **Chief** of Police?
  Comment se nomme le nouveau commissaire de **police** ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Miktsoanit and Julien\_PDC · checked, community translation · [\#12262407](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12262407) [\#9102036](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9102036))

- There will now be greater cross-border police cooperation, including - at Britain' s suggestion - a new Police **Chiefs**' Task Force and a European police college.
  Désormais, la coopération policière transfrontalière sera accrue, y compris - à la suite d'une suggestion de la Grande-Bretagne - par la création d'une task force regroupant les dirigeants des services de **police** et d'une Académie de police européenne.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2022536)

- Police **Chiefs** Task Force
  Structure de liaison des responsables des services de **police**
  ([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 1342007)

- The idea is that the task force of European Union **chiefs** of police should make a significant contribution to the practical implementation of cooperation between the law enforcement authorities of the Member States.
  L'idée est que la task force des responsables des services de **police** de l'Union européenne devrait pouvoir contribuer de manière importante à la mise en uvre de la coopération entre les autorités de police des États membres.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 227267)

- I had discussions with the Foreign Minister, the Interior Minister, the President of the Supreme Court and police **chiefs**, including those running the national organisation for combating organised crime.
  Je me suis entretenu avec le ministre des affaires étrangères, le ministre de l’intérieur, le président de la Cour suprême et des responsables de la **police**, en ce compris les responsables de l’organisation nationale de lutte contre la criminalité organisée.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 756114)

## More sentences

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

- The **chief** justice will swear in the president.
  C'est le président de la cour suprême qui recevra le serment du Président.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Source\_VOA and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2163154](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2163154) [\#2164937](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2164937))

- The **chief** executive officer has just resigned.
  Le PDG vient de démissionner.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AutoBot and AutoBot · checked, community translation · [\#10676511](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10676511) [\#10676506](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10676506))

- Rice is the **chief** crop in this area.
  Le riz est la principale culture de cette région.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#320204](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/320204) [\#372343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/372343))

## 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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