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# crime — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: crime (181 393), crimes (93 515). By style: everyday 271 · literary 21 · biblical 7 · parliamentary 9 966 · legal and administrative 2 943 · UN documents 261 700.

## crime

Used about 170 485 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 243 · literary ≈ 17 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 5 710 · legal and administrative ≈ 950 · UN documents ≈ 163 562). Forms: crime, crimes.

- It isn't a **crime**.
  Ce n'est pas un **crime**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#7198894](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7198894) [\#4855504](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4855504))

- “You mean to say, the **crime** and the expiation.”
  --Tu veux dire le **crime** par l'expiation.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14607)

- For that would be a heinous **crime**. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
  Car c’est un **crime**, Un forfait que punissent les juges;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 31:11)

- Inaction is a **crime** against humanity.
  L'inaction est un **crime** contre l'humanité.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1289609)

- laundering of the proceeds of **crime**;
  blanchiment des produits du **crime**;
  ([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 1429666)

## criminalité

Used about 46 800 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 2 076 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 104 · UN documents ≈ 43 617).

- There's been a spike in violent **crime**.
  Il y a eu un pic de **criminalité** violente.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#12180686](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12180686) [\#12691975](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12691975))

- The risk is great! Both in terms of moral and intellectual **crime**.
  Le risque est grand, tant en matière de **criminalité** morale qu'intellectuelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1711191)

- LIST OF FORMS OF **CRIME** REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1)
  LISTE DES FORMES DE **CRIMINALITÉ** VISÉES À L'ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPHE 1
  ([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 3986671)

- (j) Rule of law and combating transnational organized **crime**;
  j) L &apos; état de droit et la lutte contre la **criminalité** transnationale organisée;
  ([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 25386607)

- I welcome the fact that Macau's **crime** rate has also improved.
  Je me réjouis de ce que le taux de **criminalité** de Macao se soit également amélioré.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 159080)

## infractions

Used about 17 170 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 415 · legal and administrative ≈ 399 · UN documents ≈ 16 356).

- By means of an intergovernmental decision, it has unanimously determined the price to be paid for environmental **crimes**.
  Au moyen d’une décision intergouvernementale, il a fixé à l’unanimité le prix à payer pour les **infractions** à la législation sur l’environnement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 827510)

- **Crimes** linked to trafficking in drugs and precursors
  **Infractions** liées au trafic de drogue et de précurseurs
  ([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 419197)

- At the same time the Committee is concerned at the rise in delinquency and **crimes** committed by children.
  Toutefois, le Comité est préoccupé par l &apos; augmentation de la délinquance et des **infractions** commises par des enfants.
  ([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 10468994)

- There are also issues surrounding environmental **crime**, environmentally related taxes and legislation on environmental responsibility.
  Se posent également les questions des **infractions** environnementales, celles de l'écotaxe et de la législation sur la responsabilité environnementale.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 281198)

- final judgments in respect of serious **crimes** or other serious offences;
  jugements définitifs concernant des délits graves ou d'autres **infractions** graves;
  ([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 316683)

## prévention

Used about 8 178 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 8 178).

- and the Model Treaty for the Prevention of **Crimes** that Infringe on the Cultural Heritage of Peoples in the Form of Movable Property,
  et le Traité type pour la **prévention** des infractions visant les biens meubles qui font partie du patrimoine culturel des peuples,
  ([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 3923425)

- (d) The introduction, in 2007, by the National Council for **Crime** Prevention (BRÅ) of new offence codes for sexual offences under Chapter 6 of the Swedish Penal Code;
  d) L &apos; introduction en 2007, par le Conseil national de la **prévention** de la délinquance (BRÅ), d &apos; un nouveau code des infractions sexuelles, au chapitre 6 du Code pénal suédois;
  ([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 20662714)

- (2) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of **Crimes** against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents, adopted at New York on 14 December 1973.
  2. Convention sur la **prévention** et la répression des infractions contre les personnes jouissant d &apos; une protection internationale, y compris les agents diplomatiques, adoptée à New York le 14 décembre 1973.
  ([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 9643315)

## contre

Used about 2 831 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 104 · UN documents ≈ 2 726).

- the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what **crime** they shouted against him like that.
  Le tribun commanda de faire entrer Paul dans la forteresse, et de lui donner la question par le fouet, afin de savoir pour quel motif ils criaient ainsi **contre** lui.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 22:24)

- The Tampere Summit was about combating **crime**.
  Le sommet de Tampere a traité de la lutte **contre** la fraude.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1609)

- COURSES ON COMBATING **CRIMES** CONNECTED WITH
  DE FORMATION SUR LES MOYENS DE LUTTER **CONTRE** LA
  ([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 2406566)

## guerre

Used about 208 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 208).

- The best way to do this is to indict this despiser of humanity for war **crimes** in The Hague.
  La meilleure façon d'y arriver est toutefois de le dénoncer en tant que criminel de **guerre** et de le déférer à La Haye.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1920627)

- Mr Milosevic should be appearing before the war **crimes** tribunal and we should be awarding NATO the Sakharov prize.
  M. Milosevic devrait être traduit comme criminel de **guerre**, tandis que nous devrions décerner le prix Sakharov à l' OTAN !
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 14039)

## commis

Used about 104 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 104).

- It is often argued that there are now new Internet **crimes** or old **crimes** which are now being committed over the Internet.
  On argue souvent du fait qu'il y a de nouveaux délits **commis** à travers l'Internet, ou bien des délits déjà connus qui réapparaissent sur l'Internet.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 188354)

## More sentences

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

- I'm halfway through this **crime** novel.
  Je suis à mi-chemin de ce roman policier.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by LittleBoy and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#968126](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/968126) [\#968130](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/968130))

- Do you think the accused is really guilty of the **crime**?
  Penses-tu que l'accusé est réellement coupable ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dejo and eddiegab · checked, community translation · [\#317883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/317883) [\#134739](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/134739))

- I went to the scene of the **crime**.
  Je me rendis sur le lieu des faits.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#257283](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/257283) [\#1523192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1523192))

## 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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