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# consists — English to French

How English *consists* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: consists (27 974). By style: everyday 86 · literary 4 · parliamentary 960 · legal and administrative 6 147 · UN documents 20 777.

## compose

Used about 4 901 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 29 · parliamentary ≈ 80 · legal and administrative ≈ 896 · UN documents ≈ 3 896).

- A year **consists** of four seasons.
  Une année se **compose** de quatre saisons.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#8788614](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8788614) [\#9034953](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9034953))

- The Commission **consists** of 18 men and 7 women.
  La Commission se **compose** de 18 hommes et 7 femmes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 783572)

- Fixed assets: This item **consists** of:
  Actifs immobilisés: Ce poste se **compose**:
  ([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 621095)

- It **consists** of a chairman, three vice-chairmen and one rapporteur.
  Il se **compose** d’un président, de trois vice-présidents et d’un rapporteur.
  ([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 5804264)

- My family **consists** of five people.
  Ma famille se **compose** de cinq personnes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Winter and Adrien\_FR · checked, community translation · [\#12019689](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12019689) [\#12020438](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12020438))

## comprend

Used about 4 795 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 80 · legal and administrative ≈ 384 · UN documents ≈ 4 329).

- The Korean alphabet **consists** of forty letters.
  L'alphabet coréen **comprend** quarante lettres.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#13628662](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13628662) [\#13629176](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13629176))

- It **consists** of three parts.
  Elle **comprend** trois parties.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 395312)

- In case the family **consists** of more than 5 members, new columns may be added.
  Lorsque la famille **comprend** plus de 5 membres, de nouvelles colonnes peuvent être ajoutées.
  ([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 5510824)

- It **consists** of two main parts.
  Il **comprend** deux grandes parties.
  ([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 6226636)

- The Commission's proposed directive **consists** of two elements.
  La directive proposée par la Commission **comprend** deux parties.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 73753)

## consiste

Used about 4 280 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · parliamentary ≈ 300 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 793 · UN documents ≈ 2 164). Forms: consiste, consists.

- True happiness **consists** of desiring little.
  Le vrai bonheur **consiste** à désirer peu.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Shiawase and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#269564](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/269564) [\#920485](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/920485))

- The practice often **consists** of asking for the quorum and then leaving the chamber.
  La pratique **consiste** souvent à demander le quorum, puis à sortir de l'hémicycle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 43832)

- The risk characterisation **consists** of:
  La caractérisation des risques **consiste** en:
  ([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 1081840)

- The report **consists** of three parts and nine annexes.
  The report **consists** of three parts and nine annexes.
  ([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 28273403)

- My job **consists** of taking care of this baby.
  Mon travail **consiste** à m'occuper de ce bébé.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by DJ\_Saidez and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#9770476](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9770476) [\#479629](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/479629))

## constitué

Used about 2 294 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 40 · legal and administrative ≈ 512 · UN documents ≈ 1 731).

- Coal **consists** mostly of carbon.
  Le charbon est principalement **constitué** de carbone.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#272237](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/272237) [\#128875](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/128875))

- The third element **consists** of improved adaptation measures to include international cooperation.
  Le troisième élément est **constitué** de mesures d'adaptation améliorées pour inclure la coopération internationale.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1027781)

- Product from barley obtained after starch separation. It **consists** principally of protein and particles of endosperm.
  Produit d’orge obtenu après séparation de l’amidon, **constitué** principalement de protéines et de particules d’endosperme,
  ([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 2871265)

- The cap-on heart **consists** of a single muscular piece that circulates blood with associated heart tissue.
  Le cœur avec &quot; coiffe &quot; est **constitué** par le muscle central de l &apos; appareil circulatoire et ses tissus annexes.
  ([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 8440066)

- Man **consists** of soul and body.
  Un être humain est **constitué** d'une âme et d'un corps.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ricardo14 and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#270298](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/270298) [\#10212726](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10212726))

## trois

Used about 906 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 40 · UN documents ≈ 866).

- The stress test **consists** of three stages.
  Nous prévoyons des tests de résistance en **trois** étapes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1577673)

- Carcase side - block ready (3-way-special trim) **consists** of the same carcase specifications as carcase side (item 4001).
  La demicarcasse prête à la découpe (**trois** coupes − découpe spéciale) répond aux mêmes spécifications que la demicarcasse (4001).
  ([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 28049184)

- We are an institution within the European Union, which **consists** of three conglomerations, namely the Commission, the Council and Parliament.
  Nous sommes l'une des **trois** institutions qui composent l'Union européenne, à savoir la Commission, le Conseil et le Parlement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1608748)

- The vertical axis **consists** of three main cost categories, namely: (1) operating costs; (2) procurement and construction; (3) research and development.
  Les coûts se répartissent en **trois** grandes catégories : 1) fonctionnement; 2) achats et construction; 3) recherche-développement.
  ([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 1467314)

## More sentences

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

- My trainer’s exercise **consists** of a treadmill with me running at an intensity of 90% top effort.
  L'exercice de mon entraîneur commence avec un ergomètre et moi courant à une intensité de 90 % d'effort maximal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by marioo and marioo · checked, community translation · [\#10303419](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10303419) [\#10303418](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10303418))

- This here sentence **consists** of seven words.
  Cette phrase est formée de sept mots.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by FeuDRenais and Archibald · checked, community translation · [\#547410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/547410) [\#546933](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/546933))

- The committee **consists** of scientists and engineers.
  Le comité est composé de scientifiques et d'ingénieurs.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#49656](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/49656) [\#459876](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/459876))

## 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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