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([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2273222](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2273222) [\#5704828](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5704828)) - This **custody** he could never exercise. Il n'a jamais pu exercer cette **garde**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 304735) - The Registrar shall have **custody** of the seals and shall be responsible for the records. Le greffier a la **garde** des sceaux et la responsabilité des archives. ([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 3566259) - 2. Rights of people in **custody** 2. Droits des personnes placées en **garde** à vue ([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 29346374) - Tom is now in **custody**. Tom est maintenant en **garde** à vue. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Julien\_PDC · checked, community translation · [\#7367747](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7367747) [\#7410894](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7410894)) ## détention Used about 9 056 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 58 · legal and administrative ≈ 444 · UN documents ≈ 8 552). - Tom is now in **custody**. Tom est maintenant en **détention** provisoire. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Julien\_PDC · checked, community translation · [\#7367747](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7367747) [\#7410896](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7410896)) - Nine of them are still in **custody**. 9 d'entre eux sont toujours en **détention**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1611004) - in **custody** in Libya. en **détention** en Libye. ([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 3393754) - The Attorney General delegates **custody** responsibilities to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Il délègue au Bureau fédéral des prisons des pouvoirs en matière de **détention**. ([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 975080) - We've got a suspect in **custody**. Nous avons un suspect en **détention**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#3240701](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3240701) [\#7553171](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7553171)) ## police Used about 4 020 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 5 · legal and administrative ≈ 23 · UN documents ≈ 3 991). - The police held him in **custody**. La **police** l'a détenu. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and suika · checked, community translation · [\#238151](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/238151) [\#354633](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/354633)) - The last time they saw him alive he was in police **custody**. La dernière fois qu'ils l'ont vu, c'est lors de son arrestation par la **police**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1609005) - Member States shall also ensure that children who are kept in police **custody** are held separately from adults, unless: Les États membres font également en sorte que les enfants privés de liberté par la **police** soient séparés des adultes, à moins que: ([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 3899844) - On 16 May 2005, he was released from police **custody**. On 16 May 2005, he was released from **police** custody. ([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 15690942) - His arguments were that you can ' t kill people who had been photographed by press while in Police **custody**. His arguments were that you can ' t kill people who had been photographed by press while in **Police** custody. ([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 20298275) ## prison Used about 584 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 570). - He put them all together into **custody** for three days. Et il les mit ensemble trois jours en **prison**. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 42:17) - He remains in Chinese **custody**, waiting to die, and his current whereabouts are unknown. Il se trouve toujours dans une **prison** chinoise, attendant sa mort, mais personne ne sait où il se trouve actuellement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 624985) - The Working Group was informed about one former prison inmate at Ila prison who died in **custody** of old age. The Working Group was informed about one former **prison** inmate at Ila prison who died in custody of old age. ([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 16806119) - and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public **custody**. mirent les mains sur les apôtres, et les jetèrent dans la **prison** publique. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 5:18) - They put him in **custody** until the LORD’s will should be declared to them. On le mit en **prison**, jusqu’à ce que Moïse eût déclaré ce que l’Éternel ordonnerait. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 24:12) ## vue Used about 576 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 570). - But before faith came, we were kept in **custody** under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Avant que la foi vînt, nous étions enfermés sous la garde de la loi, en **vue** de la foi qui devait être révélée. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 3:23) - ‘Calls on Uzbekistan to liberate political prisoners and to outlaw torture and ill-treatment in **custody**’ «appelle l’Ouzbékistan à libérer ses prisonniers politiques, à déclarer illégaux la torture et les mauvais traitements lors des gardes à **vue**». ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 670632) - The law also broadens the rights of individuals in police **custody**, including the right to notify certain persons of the custodial measure. La loi élargit également les droits des personnes gardées à **vue**, notamment le droit de faire prévenir certains tiers de la mesure dont elles font l ' objet. ([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 25812501) ## conservation Used about 351 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 351). - a. Assets under **custody** indicator a. Indicateur d'actifs sous **conservation** ([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 3389016) - Asset management, **custody** and other service functions Gestion d'actifs, **conservation** et autres fonctions de service ([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 3593260) - Asset management, **custody** and other service functions (22) Gestion d’actifs, **conservation** et autres services (22) ([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 4050139) - Asset management, **custody** and other service functions (22) Gestion d’actifs, **conservation** et autres fonctions de service (22) ([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 5392515) - for financial instruments that can be held in **custody**: pour les instruments financiers dont la **conservation** peut être assurée: ([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 2311651) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Now after John was taken into **custody**, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom, Après que Jean eut été livré, Jésus alla dans la Galilée, prêchant l’Évangile de Dieu. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 1:14) - However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in **custody** at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly. Festus répondit que Paul était gardé à Césarée, et que lui-même devait partir sous peu. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 25:4) - David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in **custody** and provided them with sustenance, but didn’t go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. David rentra dans sa maison à Jérusalem. Le roi prit les dix concubines qu’il avait laissées pour garder la maison, et il les mit dans un lieu où elles étaient séquestrées; il pourvut à leur entretien, mais il n’alla point vers elles. Et elles furent enfermées jusqu’au jour de leur mort, vivant dans un état de veuvage. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2SA 20:3) ## 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. Every example names its source and licence. 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