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([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Olcyx · checked, community translation · [\#5753769](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5753769) [\#12669689](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12669689)) - The service life of such constructions is several **decades**. La durée de vie de ces installations est de plusieurs **décennies**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1443878) - It is one of a wide range of meat products that have been produced for **decades** in Bulgaria. Il fait partie du riche assortiment de produits de viande fabriqués depuis plusieurs **décennies** en Bulgarie. ([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 3729442) - Needless to mention that Angola was involved in three **decades** of war. On signalera ici pour mémoire que l ' Angola sort de trois **décennies** de guerre. ([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 1270171) - Ten **decades** make up a century. Dix **décennies** forment un siècle. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and EEEEEEEEE · checked, community translation · [\#11360006](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11360006) [\#11360739](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11360739)) ## années Used about 1 672 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 41 · UN documents ≈ 1 630). - We should never forget that, after **decades** of conflict, restoring peace and coexistence between peoples is difficult. Nous ne devons pas oublier qu'au terme de dizaine d'**années** de conflit, établir la paix, faire cohabiter des peuples est chose difficile. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1653104) - A large body of knowledge has been accumulated over some two **decades** of action against child labour. On a beaucoup appris en une vingtaine d ' **années** de lutte contre le travail 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 19823039) - Before the tsunami, Aceh saw three **decades** of armed conflict caused by perceived economic injustices. Avant le tsunami, cela faisait une trentaine d ' **années** qu ' Atjeh était le théâtre d ' un conflit armé en raison de prétendues injustices économiques. ([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 13145526) - 6. In the last two **decades** SMEs clustering and networking have been increasingly attracting the attention of academicians, policy makers, trade practitioners and international organizations. 6. Depuis une vingtaine d ' **années**, théoriciens, dirigeants, professionnels du commerce et organisations internationales s ' intéressent de plus en plus aux groupements et réseaux de PME. ([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 5490756) - Overall, during those **decades** of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, social development was either an addition of social sectors, or a complement, albeit on the weak side, of economic development. Pour l ' essentiel, au cours des **années** 60, 70 et 80, le développement social représentait la somme de divers secteurs sociaux, ou un complément — d ' ailleurs négligeable — du développement économique. ([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 924368) ## dizaines Used about 1 044 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 206 · legal and administrative ≈ 23 · UN documents ≈ 815). - We have had a mandatory rail toll within the European Union for **decades**. Nous avons un péage ferroviaire obligatoire dans l'Union européenne depuis des **dizaines** d'années. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1567080) - There was a market for university software **decades** ago Cela fait déjà plusieurs **dizaines** d’années qu’il existe un marché pour les logiciels destinés aux établissements d’enseignement supérieur ([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 5070440) - Maternal mortality rates have remained high in the last **decades**. Le taux de mortalité maternelle demeure élevé depuis quelques **dizaines** d ' années. ([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 29897645) - For **decades**, loans have also been granted to EU personnel out of ECSC funds. Durant des **dizaines** d' années, les ressources de la CECA ont aussi servi à accorder des prêts au personnel des Communautés. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 177781) - For **decades**, thousands of entrepreneurs have been drawn to Silicon Valley, a region with a unique innovation ecosystem. Depuis des **dizaines** d’années, la Silicon Valley a su attirer des milliers d’entrepreneurs grâce à son écosystème novateur unique. ([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 4127870) ## dernières Used about 464 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 41 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 · UN documents ≈ 408). - Air travel has become cheaper and cheaper over the last few **decades**. . (NL) Au cours des dix **dernières** années, le prix des voyages en avion n'a cessé de diminuer. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 408279) - Over the last two **decades**, broadcasting has undergone important changes. Ces vingt **dernières** années, le secteur de la radiodiffusion a subi de profondes mutations. ([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 5616745) - Over the past two **decades**, the number of rural women living in absolute poverty has risen by 50 per cent, as opposed to 30 per cent for men. Sur les 20 **dernières** années, le nombre des femmes vivant dans un dénuement absolu a augmenté en milieu rural de 50 %, contre 30 % chez les hommes. ([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 7675953) - Over the last three **decades**, broadcasting has undergone important changes. Ces trente **dernières** années, le secteur de la radiodiffusion a subi de profondes mutations. ([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 5645212) - Differences between social groups on the basis of age, origin or income have been increasing in many European countries over the last few **decades**. Dans de nombreux pays européens, les disparités entre les groupes sociaux, en fonction de l’âge, de l’origine ou du revenu, se sont accentuées au cours des **dernières** années. ([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 4768841) ## depuis Used about 409 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · UN documents ≈ 408). - That's Sasha's house. She's lived there for **decades**. C'est la maison de Sasha. Elle y vit **depuis** des lustres. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#8023644](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8023644) [\#8419344](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8419344)) - Inflation is on the downtrend, registering 2.2 per cent in March 2007, the lowest in two **decades**. L ' inflation est à la baisse : elle se situait à 2,2 % en mars 2007, le taux le plus bas **depuis** 20 ans. ([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 16530570) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Over two **decades**, the Structural Funds have been invested in various regions of Europe and have made a key contribution to improving the quality of life of millions of Europeans. En vingt ans, les fonds structurels ont été investis dans diverses régions d'Europe et ont contribué de manière significative à améliorer la qualité de vie de millions d'Européens. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1586278) - This scenario is more likely when the capital stock has deteriorated over **decades**, as it has in sub-Saharan Africa. L ' impact est plus probable lorsque les capitaux fixes se sont détériorés au fil des ans, comme c ' est le cas en Afrique sub-saharienne. ([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 21046065) - 18. Although Botswana has made significant progress towards achieving gender equality over the last two **decades**, women do not yet enjoy equal treatment. 18. Although Botswana has made significant progress towards achieving gender equality over the last two decades, women do not yet enjoy equal treatment. ([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 15656288) ## 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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