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Forms: comparaison, comparaisons. - A **comparison** proves nothing. Une **comparaison** ne prouve rien. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#7739865](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7739865) [\#8537625](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8537625)) - “You argue by **comparisons** which seem to have been borrowed from the maxims of a moralist.” --Tu as des arguments par **comparaison** qui semblent pris dans les maximes d'un moraliste. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 1268) - He said to them, “What have I now done in **comparison** with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? Gédéon leur répondit: Qu’ai-je fait en **comparaison** de vous? Le grappillage d’Éphraïm ne vaut-il pas mieux que la vendange d’Abiézer? ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 8:2) - I should now like to turn to the matter of **comparisons**. Venons-en à présent à la question des **comparaisons**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 429791) - Two separate price **comparisons** were made. Deux **comparaisons** des prix distinctes ont été réalisées. ([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 4009452) ## prix Used about 269 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 33 · legal and administrative ≈ 236). - Tourists travelling to Europe want clear price **comparisons**. They need to know how to convert. Les touristes qui viennent chez nous doivent savoir clairement comment comparer les **prix** et les convertir. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1814673) - The **comparison** between normal value and export price was made on an ex-factory basis. La valeur normale et le **prix** à l'exportation ont été comparés au niveau départ usine. ([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 1027770) - This is a matter of consumer information at its most fundamental. For example, the consumer should be able to make a true **comparison** between prices in shops. Il s'agit ici vraiment d'une information essentielle du consommateur qui lui permet notamment de comparer réellement les **prix** des différents produits dans les magasins. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1785486) - The price level of the contracts has decreased clearly in **comparison** with the period before the reform. Le niveau de **prix** des contrats a clairement baissé par rapport à la période précédant la réforme. ([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 1403319) - In order to allow for price **comparisons** between financial instruments it is also necessary to specify the currency code of any reported transaction. Pour permettre de comparer les **prix** des instruments financiers, il est également nécessaire d'indiquer le code «monnaie» de toute transaction déclarée. ([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 4292362) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - All my efforts are nothing in **comparison** with yours. Tous mes efforts ne sont rien comparés aux vôtres. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Jesse and Padeowan · checked, community translation · [\#251543](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/251543) [\#619492](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/619492)) - Country life is very peaceful in **comparison** with city life. La vie à la campagne est très tranquille comparée à la vie en ville. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#279079](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/279079) [\#129495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/129495)) - In **comparison** with Tokyo, London is small. Si on la compare à Tokyo, Londres est une petite ville. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Zifre and superbolo · checked, community translation · [\#279731](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/279731) [\#393766](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/393766)) ## 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. 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