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Forms: construction, constructions. - How is the **construction** going? Comment va la **construction** ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2951897](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2951897) [\#7809570](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7809570)) - We repeat it, these hybrid **constructions** are not the least interesting for the artist, for the antiquarian, for the historian. Nous le répétons, ces **constructions** hybrides ne sont pas les moins intéressantes pour l'artiste, pour l'antiquaire, pour l'historien. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1752) - **Construction** of the 522 turbines will be completed in 2011. La **construction** de 522 éoliennes sera achevée en 2011. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1444003) - Place of **construction**: 愦灭※ Lieu de **construction**: 愦灭※ ([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 332881) - **Construction** phase and interior fit-out Phase de **construction** et aménagement intérieur ([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 28691556) ## travaux Used about 2 196 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · UN documents ≈ 2 194). - The road is under **construction**. La route est en **travaux**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5444080](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5444080) [\#12450836](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12450836)) - (c) in the area of procurement, the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, **Construction** and Services; c) Dans le domaine de la passation des marchés, la Loi type de la CNUDCI sur la passation des marchés de biens, de **travaux** et de services; ([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 3627389) - Why is there always so much **construction** wherever we live? Pourquoi y a-t-il toujours autant de **travaux** partout où nous restons ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by marioo and marioo · checked, community translation · [\#8339818](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8339818) [\#8339817](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8339817)) - 42. With regard to the other authorized security projects, detailed below, the authorizations from the local authorities needed to proceed with **construction** have not yet been received: Pour ce qui est des autres projets autorisés indiqués ci-dessous, on attend encore les autorisations des autorités locales pour entreprendre les **travaux** : ([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 10101634) - Subject matter: Alleged failure to redress damages caused to owners of a company arising from the alleged violation of contracts for public works **constructions** Objet: Nonréparation présumée des préjudices causés aux propriétaires d ' une entreprise du fait d ' une violation présumée de contrats relatifs à des **travaux** publics. ([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 13057523) ## bâtiments Used about 1 824 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 362 · UN documents ≈ 1 462). - Other (new) **constructions** in the picture are constructed by Verne in 2008-9. D’autres **bâtiments** (neufs) figurant sur l’image ont été construits par Verne en 2008-9. ([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 5651593) - 1971-1973 Technical design, rural **constructions**, University of Chile, Temuco 1971-1973 : Etudes en dessin industriel et **bâtiments** ruraux, Université du Chili, à Temuco. ([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 1150251) - In 2006, the US Navy left Iceland and handed the area with its **constructions** over to the IcelandicState. En 2006, la marine américaine a quitté l’Islande et remis la zone, en même temps que ses **bâtiments**, à l’État islandais. ([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 5651544) - Article No. (10) states that the concerned authorities must make the structures, and architecture disability friendly when planning for new establishments and **constructions**. Conformément à l ' article 10, les autorités compétentes doivent veiller à ce que les structures et les **bâtiments** soient faciles d ' accès en planifiant de nouvelles installations. ([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 17002286) - Old buildings (ancient objects, roof structures and fixed furniture in historical **constructions** — Prohygiena enterprise) **Bâtiments** anciens (objets anciens, structures de toit et meubles fixes appartenant à des monuments historiques — Entreprise Prohygiena) ([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 573289) ## matériaux Used about 972 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 241 · UN documents ≈ 731). - mechanical properties of the material in respect of the steels or other materials applied for the **construction** of the parts subject to pressure. Des données sur les caractéristiques mécaniques des **matériaux** en ce qui concerne les aciers et les autres matériaux utilisés pour la fabrication des éléments soumis à la pression. ([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 5434787) - 2.2.3. **construction** materials 2.2.4. wheel attachment holes 2.2.3 Les **matériaux** utilisés pour la fabrication ([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 9881518) - b. **Constructions** of metallic or non-metallic materials, or combinations thereof, specially designed to provide ballistic protection for military systems, and specially designed components therefor; b. structures de **matériaux** métalliques ou non métalliques ou combinaisons de ceux-ci spécialement conçues pour offrir une protection balistique à des systèmes militaires, et leurs composants spécialement conçus; ([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 4234637) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Sami wasn't working on the **construction** site when the accident happened. Sami ne travaillait pas sur les lieux du chantier lorsque l'accident est survenu. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and GB3 · checked, community translation · [\#6448511](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6448511) [\#6448537](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6448537)) - He's a **construction** worker. Il est employé dans le bâtiment. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1740827](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1740827) [\#1741087](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1741087)) - This is an archaic grammatical **construction**. C'est une structure grammaticale archaïque. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#6033823](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033823) [\#9011815](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9011815)) ## 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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