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# courses — English to French

How English *courses* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: courses (47 496). By style: everyday 19 · literary 3 · biblical 7 · parliamentary 598 · legal and administrative 1 619 · UN documents 45 250.

## cours

Used about 26 967 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 16 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 150 · legal and administrative ≈ 405 · UN documents ≈ 26 396).

- Tom takes online **courses**.
  Tom suit des **cours** en ligne.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#1522331](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1522331) [\#10558583](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10558583))

- He read everything, went to the theatres, attended the **courses** of public lecturers, learned the polarization of light from Arago, grew enthusiastic over a lesson in which Geoffroy Sainte-Hilaire explained the double function of the external carotid artery, and the internal, the one which makes the face, and the one which makes the brain; he kept up with what was going on, followed science step by step, compared Saint-Simon with Fourier, deciphered hieroglyphics, broke the pebble which he found and reasoned on geology, drew from memory a silkworm moth, pointed out the faulty French in the Dictionary of the Academy, studied Puységur and Deleuze, affirmed nothing, not even miracles; denied nothing, not even ghosts; turned over the files of the Moniteur, reflected.
  Il lisait tout, allait aux théâtres, suivait les **cours** publics, apprenait d'Arago la polarisation de la lumière, se passionnait pour une leçon où Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire avait expliqué la double fonction de l'artère carotide externe et de l'artère carotide interne, l'une qui fait le visage, l'autre qui fait le cerveau; il était au courant, suivait la science pas à pas, confrontait Saint-Simon avec Fourier, déchiffrait les hiéroglyphes, cassait les cailloux qu'il trouvait et raisonnait géologie, dessinait de mémoire un papillon bombyx, signalait les fautes de français dans le Dictionnaire de l'Académie, étudiait Puységur et Deleuze, n'affirmait rien, pas même les miracles, ne niait rien, pas même les revenants, feuilletait la collection du Moniteur, songeait.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14008)

- Erasmus Mundus Masters **Courses** should be synonymous with quality.
  Les **cours** de masters Erasmus Mundus doivent être synonymes de qualité.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 508416)

- Total costs of CVT **courses**.
  le coût total des **cours** de FPC,
  ([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 2147583)

- - the University of Suriname with 13 **courses**.
  - Université du Suriname offrant 13 **cours**.
  ([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 13466388)

## formation

Used about 9 099 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 75 · legal and administrative ≈ 540 · UN documents ≈ 8 484).

- Secondly, training **courses** for drivers should also pay attention to the rational use of energy.
  Deuxièmement, la **formation** devra consacrer du temps à la consommation rationnelle de l'énergie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 441150)

- statistical training **courses** for statisticians,
  les cours de **formation** statistique à l’intention des statisticiens,
  ([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 4775545)

- Senior mission leader **courses** (Austria and Brazil)
  Stages de **formation** à la direction des missions organisés en Autriche et au Brésil
  ([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 19981468)

- There must also be more substantial production of training **courses** in connection with programmes of research.
  Il faut également plus de cours de **formation** en connexion avec les programmes de recherche.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 632164)

- Training **courses** to ensure consistent implementation
  Cours de **formation** pour assurer la cohérence de la mise en oeuvre
  ([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 849171)

## langues

Used about 236 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 236).

- Bureau Decision of 23 October 2017 on language and computer **courses** for Members.
  Décision du Bureau du 23 octobre 2017 sur les cours de **langues** et d’informatique pour les députés.
  ([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 4766167)

- This appropriation is intended to cover expenses incurred in attending language **courses** or other professional training seminars.
  Ce crédit est destiné à couvrir les frais de cours de **langues** ou d'autres séminaires de formation professionnelle.
  ([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 4478363)

- the organisation of training and retraining **courses** as well as language **courses** for staff, on an interinstitutional basis.
  l’organisation de cours de perfectionnement et de recyclage professionnels, y compris les cours de **langues**, pour le personnel, sur une base interinstitutionnelle.
  ([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 4777536)

- This appropriation is intended to cover the costs of language or other training **courses** for Members of the institution.
  Ce crédit est destiné à couvrir les frais de participation des membres de l’institution à des cours de **langues** ou autres séminaires de perfectionnement professionnel.
  ([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 4777161)

- This appropriation is intended to cover further professional training and retraining **courses**, including language **courses**, run on an interinstitutional basis.
  Ce crédit est destiné à couvrir l’organisation de cours de perfectionnement professionnel et de recyclage, y compris les cours de **langues**, sur une base interinstitutionnelle.
  ([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 5058626)

## More sentences

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

- One notices readily, Ethel, that French blood **courses** in your veins.
  On s’aperçoit aisément, Éthel, qu’il y a du sang français dans vos veines.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#3381473](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3381473) [\#3249745](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3249745))

- The dinner was amazing! It was so romantic and had five **courses**!
  Le dîner a été magnifique ! Ç'a été si romantique et il y a eu cinq plats !
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#13933584](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13933584) [\#13933590](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13933590))

- You are taking **courses**.
  Tu faisais les courses.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by pyeman23 and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#9858541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9858541) [\#2232302](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2232302))

## 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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