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# decolonization — English to French

How English *decolonization* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: decolonization (22 589), decolonizations (1). By style: everyday 1 · parliamentary 10 · UN documents 22 579.

## décolonisation

Used about 16 600 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 10 · UN documents ≈ 16 589).

- Jewish communities dating to pre-Islamic times were driven out as "Pieds-Noirs" during the so-called **decolonization** of North Africa.
  Des communautés juives remontant à l'époque pré-islamique ont été expulsées comme « pieds-noirs » lors de la prétendue « **décolonisation** » de l'Afrique du Nord.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#10105476](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10105476) [\#10105531](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10105531))

- And what is happening in Chechnya is only the start of **decolonization** in Russia.
  Et ce qui se passe en Tchétchénie n'est que le début de la **décolonisation** de la Russie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1624356)

- Special Political and **Decolonization** Committee
  spéciales et de la **décolonisation**
  ([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 21983852)

- We do not need Russia in the European Union before **decolonization** has taken place, afterwards yes, but not before.
  C'est pourquoi nous n'avons que faire de la Russie dans l'Union européenne tant que la **décolonisation** ne sera accomplie; par la suite, oui, mais pas avant.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1829003)

- **DECOLONIZATION** COMMITTEE (FOURTH COMMITTEE)
  SPÉCIALES ET DE LA **DÉCOLONISATION** (QUATRIÈME COMMISSION)
  ([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 1553738)

## spéciales

Used about 4 608 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 4 608).

- Special Political and **Decolonization** Committee
  Commission des questions politiques **spéciales**
  ([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 20136577)

- Special Political and **Decolonization** Committee
  Commission des questions politiques **spéciales** et de
  ([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 2374754)

- Report of the Special Political and **Decolonization** Committee
  Rapport de la Commission des questions politiques **spéciales**
  ([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 3431352)

- addressed to the Chairman of the Special Political and **Decolonization** Committee\*
  de la Commission des questions politiques **spéciales** et
  ([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 1740363)

## politiques

Used about 461 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 461).

- Report of the Special Political and **Decolonization**
  Rapport de la Commission des questions **politiques**
  ([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 13074299)

## More sentences

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

- www.un.org/depts/dpa/**decolonization**
  www.un.org/depts/dpa/decolonization
  ([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 17610510)

- It would provide a transitional Government which would facilitate the eventual **decolonization** of Guam.
  Ce statut prévoit la création d &apos; un système de gouvernement provisoire qui doit permettre de mettre un terme à la colonisation de Guam.
  ([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 3589310)

## Grammar

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