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Forms: décide, décider. - It's up to you to **decide**. À toi de **décider**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#238563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/238563) [\#4598205](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4598205)) - Whether this young girl was a human being, a fairy, or an angel, is what Gringoire, sceptical philosopher and ironical poet that he was, could not **decide** at the first moment, so fascinated was he by this dazzling vision. Si cette jeune fille était un être humain, ou une fée, ou un ange, c'est ce que Gringoire, tout philosophe sceptique, tout poète ironique qu'il était, ne put **décider** dans le premier moment, tant il fut fasciné par cette éblouissante vision. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 879) - The market should **decide** that. Le marché doit en **décider**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 832935) - to **decide** on restrictions in crop rotation; **décider** de restrictions dans la rotation culturale; ([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 2902874) - 6. **Decides** to remain seized of the matter. 6. **Décide** de rester saisi de la question. ([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 17695390) ## peut Used about 4 981 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 64 · UN documents ≈ 4 917). - My friends, joining the euro zone should not be like an athletics event, where a one-tenth measure **decides** on whether you qualify or not. Mes amis, rejoindre la zone euro ne devrait pas être une sorte de compétition athlétique, où votre qualification **peut** se jouer à rien. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 820741) - The Working Party may wish to **decide** on the date for its next session. Le Groupe de travail souhaitera **peut**-être arrêter les dates de sa prochaine session. ([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 12755158) - In accordance with the mandate of the Review Conference, it may be time to **decide** that the work of the Group has been concluded. Conformément au mandat de la Conférence d ' examen, le moment est **peut**-être venu de déclarer que le Groupe a achevé ses travaux. ([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 25606650) - If they **decide** to touch/ disturb the item there are a number of ways in which they may do this. These have been discussed previously in paragraphs 36 to 40. Dans le premier cas, elle **peut** agir de diverses façons, ainsi qu ' on l ' a vu aux paragraphes 36 à 40. ([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 15078880) - After that period, if requested, the Conference of the Parties may **decide** to extend the period for up to five years. A l ' expiration de cette période, la Conférence des Parties **peut**, sur demande, les proroger d ' une période pouvant aller jusqu ' à cinq 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 21507394) ## si Used about 2 433 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 320 · legal and administrative ≈ 142 · UN documents ≈ 1 967). - For studying abroad, I can't **decide** whether I should go to Australia or Canada. Je ne sais pas **si** je devrais aller étudier en Australie ou au Canada. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#325479](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/325479) [\#390257](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/390257)) - The state that orders these controls **decides** whether this may apply here. C'est à l'État qui prend cette décision d'établir **si** tel est bien le cas. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1996261) - If the Bureau **decides** that the proposal concerns the key tasks of the Committee, the proposal shall be dealt with under Rule 45(3)(b). **Si** celui-ci constate que la proposition touche au cœur même des tâches du Comité, il la traite conformément au paragraphe 3, point b). ([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 3236404) - It is therefore the responsibility of the Committee to **decide** whether that limitation is necessary and proportionate to the end that is sought. Il incombe donc au Comité d ' évaluer **si** la restriction est nécessaire et proportionnelle au but visé. ([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 23621400) - They will all **decide** together, however, whether or not a revision is necessary. Mais ce sera tous ensemble qu'ils décideront **si** révision il devrait y avoir ou non. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 83097) ## question Used about 1 253 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 128 · legal and administrative ≈ 142 · UN documents ≈ 983). - Member of the Commission. - It is up to the President to **decide** on this. Il revient au Président de se prononcer sur cette **question**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1373831) - The Director-General of Human Resources and Security shall **decide** on the matter. Le directeur général des ressources humaines et de la sécurité se prononce sur la **question**. ([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 3470796) - It was also suggested that the Commission **decide** at a further stage whether to elaborate on the consequences of an unlawful expulsion. Il a aussi été suggéré que la Commission se prononce ultérieurement sur la **question** de savoir si elle devait s ' arrêter sur les conséquences d ' une expulsion illicite. ([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 14929653) - That was an issue about which we had negotiated and on which we could **decide** later. C'était une **question** que nous avions négociée et sur laquelle nous pouvions prendre une décision ultérieurement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 942935) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - What's made you **decide** to work for our company? Qu'est-ce qui vous a décidé à travailler pour notre société ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#7857831](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7857831) [\#472266](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/472266)) - Why did you **decide** to do that? Pourquoi avez-vous décidé de faire cela ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#6065034](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6065034) [\#7785799](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7785799)) - Why did you **decide** to speak about that now? Pourquoi avez-vous décidé d'en parler maintenant ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eldad and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1403197](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1403197) [\#1403483](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1403483)) ## 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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