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By style: everyday 12 · literary 5 · biblical 38 · parliamentary 1 327 · legal and administrative 8 188 · UN documents 31 832. ## revêtements Used about 8 716 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 75 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 668 · UN documents ≈ 4 974). - The Commission, Mr Verheugen, has to act swiftly in the area of medical arrangements and in the areas of food packaging and floor **coverings**. La Commission, Monsieur le Commissaire, doit agir rapidement dans le domaine des dispositifs médicaux ainsi que dans le domaine des emballages alimentaires et des **revêtements** de sol. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 697973) - Floor **coverings** and carpets **Revêtements** de sol et tapis ([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 2437389) - Repair of furniture, furnishings and floor **coverings** Réparation de meubles, articles d ' ameublement et **revêtements** de sol ([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 3775630) - The list of products covered is extensive, comprising: silk; wool; cotton; other vegetable textile fibres; man-made or artificial filaments; felt and non-woven materials; carpets and other textile floor **coverings**; special woven fabrics, lace, upholstery and embroidery; knitted or crocheted fabrics; and articles of apparel and clothing accessories. La liste des textiles couverts est longue et comprend notamment les produits suivants: soie, laine, coton, autres fibres textiles végétales, filaments synthétiques ou artificiels, feutres et non tissés, tapis et autres **revêtements** de sol en matières textiles, tissus spéciaux, dentelles, garnitures et broderies, étoffes de bonneterie, vêtements et accessoires du vêtement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1567473) - Floor **coverings** and mats **Revêtements** de sol et tapis de pied ([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 182302) ## couvrant Used about 4 798 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 275 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 535 · UN documents ≈ 2 984). - No sooner had he entered than it rubbed itself gently against his knees, **covering** the poet with caresses and with white hairs, for it was shedding its hair. À peine était-il entré qu'elle s'était tendrement frottée à ses genoux, **couvrant** le poète de caresses et de poils blancs, car elle était en mue. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 8056) - The cherubim spread out their wings above, **covering** the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. Les chérubins étendaient les ailes par-dessus, **couvrant** de leurs ailes le propitiatoire, et se regardant l’un l’autre; les chérubins avaient la face tournée vers le propitiatoire. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 37:9) - Finally, we propose several amendments **covering** heavy metals and PVCs. Enfin, nous proposons plusieurs amendements **couvrant** les métaux lourds et les PVC. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 352404) - Article 6 Procurement **covering** several activities Article 6 Marchés **couvrant** plusieurs activités ([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 305686) - Administration of insurance policies **covering** United Nations property and third-party liability Administration des polices d’assurance **couvrant** les biens et la responsabilité civile de l’ONU ([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 5811044) ## sol Used about 2 678 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 25 · UN documents ≈ 2 653). - If the industries really want to be as responsible as they claim, they must stop using soft PVC not only in toys but also in other products (medical equipment, floor **coverings** and food packaging). Si les industries souhaitent être aussi responsables qu’elles les prétendent, elles doivent impérativement arrêter d’utiliser le PVC souple , non seulement dans les jouets , mais aussi dans d’autres produits (matériel médical, revêtement de **sol** et emballage d’aliments). ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 699478) - It is commonly found in cables, floor **coverings** and plastic devices of different types. On trouve souvent ce produit dans les câbles, les couvertures de **sol** et différents types d ' objets en plastique. ([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 20306020) - The deck areas immediately before stairs or steps should be properly marked by different floor **coverings**. Aux abords immédiats des escaliers ou des marches, le revêtement de **sol** des ponts devrait être différent. ([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 22780955) - The deck areas immediately before stairs or steps should be properly marked by different floor **coverings**. f) Aux abords immédiats des escaliers ou des marches, le revêtement de **sol** des ponts devrait être différent. ([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 20881355) - 2.5.1.2 The deck areas immediately before stairs or steps should be properly marked by different floor **coverings**. 2.5.1.2 Aux abords immédiats des escaliers ou des marches, le revêtement de **sol** des ponts devrait être différent. ([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 22776363) ## couverture Used about 1 151 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 20 · parliamentary ≈ 50 · legal and administrative ≈ 85 · UN documents ≈ 995). - Our local TV station does a pretty good job of **covering** local news. Notre station de télé locale effectue un assez bon travail de **couverture** des nouvelles locales. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1991966](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1991966) [\#1992353](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1992353)) - I clothe the heavens with blackness. I make sackcloth their **covering**.” Je revêts les cieux d’obscurité, Et je fais d’un sac leur **couverture**. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 50:3) - What is to be done about **covering** the European airlines' insurance premiums? Que va-t-il se passer avec la **couverture** des contrats d'assurance des compagnies aériennes européennes ? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 299440) - **Covering** the production costs **Couverture** des coûts de production ([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 790101) - 1 A 2 f Other (Please specify in a **covering** note) 1 A 2 f Autres (préciser dans une note de **couverture**) ([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 9221123) ## matières Used about 342 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · legal and administrative ≈ 341). - I knew quite well that according to the best received theories the mineral **covering** of the globe is never at absolute rest; the changes brought about by the chemical decomposition of its component parts, the agitation caused by great liquid torrents, and the magnetic currents, are continually tending to disturb it--even when living beings upon its surface may fancy that all is quiet below. Je savais bien que, d'après les théories les plus acceptées, l'écorce minérale du globe, n'est jamais dans un état de repos absolu; les modifications amenées par la décomposition des **matières** internes, l'agitation provenant des grands courants liquides, l'action du magnétisme, tendent à l'ébranler incessamment, alors même que les êtres disséminés à sa surface ne soupçonnent pas son agitation. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3860) - Floor **coverings** in rolls or in tiles; and wall or ceiling **coverings** of plastics (excluding of polymers of vinyl chloride) Revêtement de sols, murs, plafonds en **matières** plastiques autres qu'en polymère de chlorure de vinyle ([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 1289930) - Containers with an anti-radiation lead **covering**, for the transport of radioactive materials (Euratom) Conteneurs munis de blindage en plomb de protection contre les radiations, pour le transport des **matières** radioactives (Euratom) ([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 4066663) - Do you conduct a specific survey **covering** the raw materials used to make processed cheese? (cheese, butter, cream, other milk products) Réalisez-vous une enquête spécifique concernant les **matières** premières utilisées pour la fabrication de fromage fondu (fromage, beurre, crème, autres produits laitiers)? ([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 546177) ## tapis Used about 258 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 256). - He made curtains of goats’ hair for a **covering** over the tabernacle. He made them eleven curtains. On fit des **tapis** de poil de chèvre, pour servir de tente sur le tabernacle; on fit onze de ces tapis. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 36:14) - Carpets and other textile floor **coverings**, knotted, whether or not made up: **Tapis** en matières textiles, à points noués ou enroulés, même confectionnés: ([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 171295) - “You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a **covering** over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains. Tu feras des **tapis** de poil de chèvre, pour servir de tente sur le tabernacle; tu feras onze de ces tapis. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 26:7) - Carpets and other textile floor **coverings**, of textile materials, knotted, whether or not made-up (excl. those of wool or fine animal hair) **Tapis** en matières textiles, à points noués ou enroulés, même confectionnés (à l'excl. des tapis de laine ou de poils fins) ([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 57470) - Carpets and other textile floor **coverings**, of textile materials, knotted, whether or not made up (excl. those of wool or fine animal hair) **Tapis** en matières textiles, à points noués ou enroulés, même confectionnés (à l'exclusion des tapis de laine ou de poils fins) ([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 4549806) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - You're the one who's **covering** the bill. C'est toi qui règles. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#13307581](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13307581) [\#13307559](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13307559)) - The redbreast robin is named so due to the red feathers **covering** its throat and face. Le rouge-gorge est ainsi nommé à cause des plumes rouges qui lui couvrent la gorge et également la face. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by traeton and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#9741177](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9741177) [\#6171670](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6171670)) - There was a curtain which was **covering** the door. Il y avait un rideau qui cachait la porte. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Petrus · checked, community translation · [\#1523840](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1523840) [\#4470691](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4470691)) ## 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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