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Forms: lutte, lutter. - Now, in this work of education, in this grave matter of preparing a woman for life, what science is required to **combat** that vast ignorance which is called innocence! Or, dans cette oeuvre de l'éducation, dans cette grave affaire de la préparation d'une femme à la vie, que de science il faut pour **lutter** contre cette grande ignorance qu'on appelle l'innocence! ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 19287) - We must **combat** cross-border crime. Nous devons **lutter** contre la criminalité transfrontalière. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 693667) - Improve social protection systems and **combat** social exclusion. Améliorer les systèmes de protection sociale et **lutter** contre l'exclusion sociale. ([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 1355816) - 3. Measures taken to **combat** the HIV/AIDS pandemic 3. Mesures prises pour **lutter** contre la pandémie du VIH/sida ([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 16953030) - No sooner had he fallen, than each pulled things to himself; the spirit of **combat** succeeded to the spirit of organization, bitterness to cordiality, hatred of one another to the benevolence of the founder towards all; the threads which M. Madeleine had set were tangled and broken, the methods were adulterated, the products were debased, confidence was killed; the market diminished, for lack of orders; salaries were reduced, the workshops stood still, bankruptcy arrived. Lui tombé, chacun tira à soi; l'esprit de **lutte** succéda à l'esprit d'organisation, l'âpreté à la cordialité, la haine de l'un contre l'autre à la bienveillance du fondateur pour tous; les fils noués par Mr Madeleine se brouillèrent et se rompirent; on falsifia les procédés, on avilit les produits, on tua la confiance; les débouchés diminuèrent, moins de commandes; le salaire baissa, les ateliers chômèrent, la faillite vint. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7809) ## combat Used about 19 348 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · literary ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 1 384 · legal and administrative ≈ 255 · UN documents ≈ 17 679). Forms: combat, combattre. - He was sent into **combat**. Il fut envoyé au **combat**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and rene1596 · checked, community translation · [\#300720](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/300720) [\#1184602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1184602)) - The form of this **combat** was monstrous. La figure de ce **combat** était monstrueuse. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7204) - Fraud stands at a high level, and that is something we want to **combat**. La fraude atteint des proportions considérables, et nous voulons la **combattre**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 508845) - (excl. air **combat** simulators and parts thereof) (à l'exclusion des simulateurs de **combat** aérien et leurs parties) ([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 236938) - It **combats** corruption, misappropriation of funds and bad financial management. Elle **combat** la corruption, le détournement et la gabegie financière. ([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 24528145) ## contre Used about 8 449 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 623 · legal and administrative ≈ 547 · UN documents ≈ 7 280). - What other measures does it intend to take, notably to **combat** stereotypes? Quelles autres mesures entend-elle prendre dans ce domaine, notamment **contre** les stéréotypes? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1456847) - Measures to **combat** fraud are funded under Article 24 02 01. Le financement des actions **contre** la fraude est assuré à partir de l’article 24 02 01. ([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 3774278) - B. Legal and institutional framework for efforts to **combat** racism and racial discrimination 12 - 13 7 B. Cadre juridique et institutionnel **contre** le racisme et , la discrimination raciale 12 - - 13 ([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 13794000) - We have failed to educate against the glorification of **combat** in our own communities. Nous ne sommes pas parvenus à prodiguer une éducation **contre** la glorification de la guerre dans nos propres communautés. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 25056) - Ensure that the strategy to **combat** the informal economy keeps pace with developments in the sector. Veiller à adapter la stratégie de lutte **contre** l'économie informelle aux évolutions que connaît ce secteur. ([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 1355962) ## mesures Used about 1 076 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 36 · UN documents ≈ 1 040). - adopt and apply measures and guidelines to **combat** fraud, irregularities and manage potential conflicts of interest; d'adopter et d'appliquer les **mesures** et les lignes directrices relatives à la fraude et aux irrégularités, et de gérer les conflits d'intérêts potentiels; ([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 1119955) - B. Possible measures to **combat** Al-Qaida use of the Internet B. **Mesures** qui pourraient empêcher le réseau Al-Qaida d ' utiliser l ' Internet ([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 15936323) ## elle Used about 1 040 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 040). - It also asked about how Switzerland **combats** new forms of slavery, and the difficulties faced in this respect. **Elle** a aussi demandé à la Suisse comment elle combattait les formes nouvelles d ' esclavage et quelles étaient les difficultés auxquelles elle se heurtait à cet égard. ([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 18508118) ## trafic Used about 579 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 69 · legal and administrative ≈ 510). - We feel that we are upholding a policy which genuinely attacks its causes and effectively **combats** drug trafficking and the associated money laundering. Pour notre part, nous défendons une politique qui s'attaque réellement à ses causes, au **trafic** de drogue et au blanchiment de capitaux qui lui est associé. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2038121) - **combats** air traffic congestion at major Union hub airports; or la lutte contre la congestion du **trafic** aérien sur les principales plates-formes aéroportuaires de l'Union; ([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 3877510) - **combats** air traffic congestion at major EEA hub airports; or elles luttent contre la congestion du **trafic** aérien sur les principales plates-formes aéroportuaires de l'EEE; ou ([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 5662766) - regulatory charges specifically designed to **combat** time and place-related traffic congestion; de droits régulateurs destinés spécifiquement à combattre la congestion du **trafic** liée à une période de la journée et à un lieu précis; ([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 888329) - Develop the capacity of relevant law enforcement authorities to **combat** drug abuse and trafficking. Étoffer les capacités en matière de lutte contre la toxicomanie et le **trafic** de stupéfiants des autorités compétentes chargées du respect de la loi. ([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 1109472) ## terrorisme Used about 69 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 69). - We therefore propose a European policy to **combat** terrorism in order to guarantee respect for collective and individual human rights, the right to life, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, ideological freedom and religious freedom: a European policy that **combats** terrorism in order to make collective security compatible with individual freedom and dignity. C’est la raison pour laquelle nous proposons une politique européenne qui combatte le **terrorisme** et assure ainsi la protection des droits de l’homme individuels et collectifs, le droit à la vie, la liberté d’expression, la liberté de mouvement, la liberté de pensée et la liberté de culte; nous suggérons une politique européenne qui s’oppose à ce fléau pour garantir la compatibilité entre la sécurité collective et la liberté et la dignité individuelles. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 684804) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Our ancestors developed massive jaws as a result of constant **combat**. Nos ancêtres ont développé des mâchoires imposantes à force de combats constants. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Source\_Benedict\_1921 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#847215](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/847215) [\#1035623](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1035623)) - To **combat** this type of fishing, which depletes marine biological resources and ecosystems, is a vital goal for the European Union. Contrecarrer cette pratique de pêche qui mine les ressources biologiques marines et les écosystèmes marins est un objectif essentiel pour l'Union européenne. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1549362) - Even European programmes to **combat** cancer, aids and smoking have difficulty resisting the test of subsidiarity. Même les programmes européens concernant le cancer, le sida et le tabagisme résistent difficilement à l'épreuve de la subsidiarité. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1593128) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. Every example names its source and licence. 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