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# covenant — English to French

How English *covenant* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 7 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [covenant in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/covenant/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: covenant (128 652), covenants (6 231). By style: everyday 9 · biblical 306 · parliamentary 201 · legal and administrative 155 · UN documents 134 212.

## pacte

Used about 114 746 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 60 · legal and administrative ≈ 45 · UN documents ≈ 114 639). Forms: pacte, pactes.

- And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my **covenant** with him for a perpetual **covenant**, and with his seed after him.
  Le Seigneur répondit : Certes, Sara, ton épouse, te donnera un fils, et tu le nommeras Isaac. Je maintiendrai mon **pacte** avec lui, comme pacte perpétuel à l’égard de sa descendance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7853978](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7853978) [\#8589764](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589764))

- Roosevelt was 25 years ahead of the 1966 UN **covenants**.
  Roosevelt avait 25 ans d'avance sur les **pactes** de l'ONU de 1996.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1700093)

- International **Covenant** on Civil and Political Rights
  **Pacte** international relatif aux droits civils et politiques
  ([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 1477363)

- International **Covenant** on Economic,
  **Pacte** international relatif aux droits
  ([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 7390777)

- This is my **covenant** which you shall observe between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male-kind of you shall be circumcised. And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the **covenant** between me and you.
  Voici le **pacte** que vous observerez, qui est entre moi et vous, jusqu’à ta dernière postérité : circoncire tout mâle d’entre vous. Vous retrancherez la chair de votre excroissance, et ce sera un symbole d’alliance entre moi et vous.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7853927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7853927) [\#8589802](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589802))

## internationaux

Used about 8 393 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 8 388). Forms: international, internationaux.

- I welcome its references to the need for respect of international legality and for relevant international **covenants** of human rights, the respect of women's rights and all minorities in the Country and the condemnation of the violations of prisoner's rights in Abu Grahib prison
  Je salue le fait qu’il évoque la nécessité de respecter la légalité internationale et les engagements **internationaux** applicables en matière des droits de l’homme, les droits des femmes et de toutes les minorités du pays et condamne les actes de violence commis dans la prison d’Abou Ghraib.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 703558)

- ICCPR International **Covenant** on Civil and Political Rights
  ICCPR **International** Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  ([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 24051343)

- I feel particularly strongly that the government of Afghanistan should grant a moratorium on the use of Sharia law in areas such as the stoning to death of women and the amputation of limbs, in order to show how a modern Islamic country respects international **covenants** and treaty obligations and promotes justice without cruelty or abuse of human rights.
  Je suis intimement persuadé que le gouvernement afghan devrait imposer un moratoire sur le recours à la sharia dans des domaines tels que la lapidation à mort de femmes et l'amputation de membres, afin de montrer comment un pays islamique moderne respecte les conventions et les traités **internationaux** et promeut la justice sans cruauté ou violation des droits de l'homme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 358072)

- Ratification of international treaties, **covenants** and conventions
  Ratification des conventions, chartes et accords **internationaux**
  ([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 22494335)

- ICESCR International **Covenant** on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  ICESCR **International** Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  ([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 22207494)

## aux

Used about 1 435 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 18 · parliamentary ≈ 3 · legal and administrative ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 1 398).

- “Hear the words of this **covenant**, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
  Écoutez les paroles de cette alliance, Et parlez **aux** hommes de Juda et aux habitants de Jérusalem!
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 11:2)

- Clearly, courageous measures are needed if the problems and contradictions inherited from past **covenants** between the sexes are to be resolved.
  Il ne fait aucun doute que des mesures vigoureuses sont nécessaires pour trouver des solutions **aux** problèmes et aux contradictions émanant du contrat désuet entre les sexes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 146322)

- Information about restrictions or **covenants** imposed by leases on lessee
  Informations relatives **aux** restrictions ou clauses restrictives imposées au preneur par les contrats de location
  ([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 5311363)

- The kawenata were developed to provide an alternative protection mechanism to **covenants** where protection is in perpetuity.
  Les kawenata ont été conçus comme mécanismes de substitution **aux** conventions de protection à caractère perpétuel.
  ([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 24505064)

- Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the LORD’s **covenant**, and to all the elders of Israel.
  Moïse écrivit cette loi, et il la remit **aux** sacrificateurs, fils de Lévi, qui portaient l’arche de l’alliance de l’Éternel, et à tous les anciens d’Israël.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 31:9)

## relatifs

Used about 1 398 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 398). Forms: relatif, relatifs.

- Emphasizing the right of all people in the region to the enjoyment of human rights as enshrined in the international human rights **covenants**,
  Soulignant que tous les habitants de la région ont le droit de jouir des droits fondamentaux consacrés par les instruments internationaux **relatifs** aux droits de l &apos; homme,
  ([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 27190555)

## civils

Used about 55 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 55).

- Has China perhaps ratified the UN **Covenant** on Political and Civil Rights?
  Se pourrait-il que la Chine ait ratifié le pacte international sur les droits **civils** et politiques des Nations unies?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 622462)

- Vietnam has been a party to the International **Covenant** on Civil and Political Rights since 1982.
  Le Viêt Nam est partie au pacte international relatif aux droits **civils** et politiques depuis 1982.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1152434)

- Vietnam has signed the 1996 International **Covenant** on Civil and Political Rights, which was sponsored by the United Nations.
  Le Viêt Nam a pourtant signé la Convention internationale des Nations unies de 1996 sur les droits **civils** et politiques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 458653)

- Furthermore, I welcome that the Laotian Government has ratified the International **Covenant** on Civil and Political Rights.
  Par ailleurs, je me réjouis que le gouvernement laotien ait ratifié le pacte international relatif aux droits **civils** et politiques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1314008)

- Secondly, we call upon the National People’s Congress to finally ratify the International **Covenant** on Civil and Political Rights.
  Deuxièmement, nous demandons au Congrès national du peuple d’enfin ratifier le Pacte international relatif aux droits **civils** et politiques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 848946)

## droits

Used about 13 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 13).

- Everyone should respect international **covenants** on human rights and each Member State in the European Union has serious questions to answer as regards the application of law.
  Tout le monde doit se conformer aux conventions internationales sur les **droits** de l'homme, et chaque État membre au sein de l'Union européenne doit sérieusement s'expliquer sur l'application de la loi.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1930693)

- We are encouraging and supporting China in early ratification and implementation of the UN **covenants** and we continue to urge cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for human rights.
  Nous l' encourageons à ratifier et à mettre en uvre dès que possible les résolutions des Nations unies et nous continuons à favoriser la coopération avec le Haut commissariat des Nations unies aux **droits** de l' homme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 218675)

- Mr President, since 1998 eight states in Nigeria have enforced a form of Islamic law which allows corporal punishment, despite the fact that it contravenes both the Nigerian Constitution and international **covenants** on human rights to which Nigeria has signed up.
  Monsieur le Président, depuis 1998, huit États du Nigeria ont imposé une forme de loi islamique qui autorise les châtiments corporels, qui vont pourtant à l'encontre de la constitution du Nigeria et des conventions internationales sur les **droits** de l'homme que le pays a signées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 161078)

- Thirdly, we want to see benchmarks for progress towards the ratification of the United Nations Human Rights **Covenants** which includes the follow-up to Mary Robinson's visit and closer cooperation with the European Union within the human rights dialogue.
  Troisièmement, nous voulons des critères permettant de juger des progrès vers la ratification des clauses de l'ONU relatives aux **droits** de l'homme, ce qui comprend le suivi de la visite de Mary Robinson et une collaboration plus étroite avec l'Union européenne dans le dialogue sur les droits de l'homme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1946964)

- on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group . - Madam President, the Green Group certainly supports the general lines taken in this report, especially the call for more consistency between WTO rule-setting, the work of UN agencies and the existing social, environmental and human rights **covenants**.
  au nom du groupe des Verts/ALE. - (EN) Madame la Présidente, le groupe des Verts soutient les grandes lignes de ce rapport, notamment l'appel à davantage de cohérence entre le processus de définition des règles de l'OMC, le travail des agences des Nations unies et les alliances sociales, environnementales et des **droits** de l'homme existantes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1069548)

## homme

Used about 6 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 6).

- and say to them, the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Cursed is the man who doesn’t hear the words of this **covenant**,
  Dis-leur: Ainsi parle l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Maudit soit l’**homme** qui n’écoute point les paroles de cette alliance,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 11:3)

## More sentences

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

- Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my **covenant**, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
  Dieu dit à Abraham : Pour toi, sois fidèle à mon alliance, toi et ta postérité après toi dans tous les âges.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7853920](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7853920) [\#8589806](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589806))

- The male whose flesh of his foreskin shall not be circumcised, that soul shall be destroyed out of his people: because he hath broken my **covenant**.
  Et le mâle incirconcis, qui n’aura pas retranché la chair de son excroissance, sera supprimé lui-même du sein de son peuple pour avoir enfreint mon alliance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7853950](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7853950) [\#8589787](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589787))

- And I will make my **covenant** between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly.
  Et je maintiendrai mon alliance avec toi, et je te multiplierai à l’infini.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7853906](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7853906) [\#8589816](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589816))

## 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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