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# differences — English to French

How English *differences* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

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Sentence pairs counted, by form: differences (42 211). By style: everyday 35 · literary 1 · parliamentary 4 626 · legal and administrative 5 306 · UN documents 32 243.

## différences

Used about 30 087 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 33 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 566 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 648 · UN documents ≈ 22 839).

- There are subtle **differences**.
  Il y a des **différences** subtiles.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#12691513](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12691513) [\#12692835](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12692835))

- However, all these shades, all these **differences**, do not affect the surfaces of edifices only.
  Du reste, toutes ces nuances, toutes ces **différences** n'affectent que la surface des édifices.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1780)

- Some **differences** certainly emerged in this debate.
  Des **différences** existent bien sûr; le débat l'a démontré.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1807225)

- **Differences** in the available contract lengths
  **Différences** dans les durées contractuelles proposées
  ([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 5068867)

- That commonality far outweighs our **differences**.
  Cette compatibilité l &apos; emporte largement sur nos **différences** de vues.
  ([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 4672441)

## divergences

Used about 4 048 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 578 · legal and administrative ≈ 111 · UN documents ≈ 3 359).

- We have our **differences**.
  Nous avons nos **divergences**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#2545693](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2545693) [\#3968079](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3968079))

- The **differences** of opinion on the main problem were clear.
  Les **divergences** d'opinion sur le problème principal étaient évidentes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 437326)

- At the request of either Party, questions or **differences** shall be referred to the JCC for further discussion and study.
  À la demande de l'une ou l'autre partie, ces questions ou **divergences** sont soumises au CCC pour examen et discussion plus approfondis.
  ([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 218952)

- UNIPSIL was working closely with all stakeholders to facilitate dialogue to resolve their **differences**.
  Le BINUCSIL collaborait étroitement avec toutes les parties prenantes pour faciliter le dialogue afin de leur permettre de surmonter leurs **divergences**.
  ([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 26803335)

- However, I wish to stress that these **differences** of opinion do not overshadow our common objectives.
  Je voudrais cependant souligner que ces **divergences** d'opinions ne nuisent pas à nos objectifs communs.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 866245)

## entre

Used about 1 675 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 332 · UN documents ≈ 1 343).

- **Differences** between main aggregates data and corresponding data in regional accounts
  Écarts **entre** les données sur les principaux agrégats et les données correspondantes dans les comptes régionaux
  ([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 4115682)

- F. **Differences** in use between Parties
  F. Différence **entre** les Parties en matière d &apos; utilisation
  ([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 12844482)

- The Commission notes that the procedure under Articles 96 and 97 of the Treaty concerns **differences** between general provisions of Member States \[28\].
  La Commission relève que la procédure prévue par les articles 96 et 97 du traité CE concerne des disparités **entre** les dispositions générales des États membres \[28\].
  ([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 531603)

- The methodology was based on the submission of cost indices based on the **differences** of rates at the beginning and at the end of the period under review.
  La méthode repose sur la communication d &apos; indices fondés sur l &apos; écart **entre** les taux en début de période et en fin de période.
  ([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 11664002)

- **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 5052749)

## culturelles

Used about 96 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 96).

- **Differences** in culture and tradition make it impossible to find a common basis for formulating proposals for such a policy.
  Les disparités **culturelles** et traditionnelles ne permettent pas de s'appuyer sur un fond commun, sur la base duquel nous pourrions formuler des propositions déterminées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1944626)

## More sentences

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

- They cannot resolve their **differences** without fighting.
  Ils ne peuvent pas résoudre leurs problèmes sans se battre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aghanim and Aghanim · checked, community translation · [\#12902189](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12902189) [\#12902190](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12902190))

- It is worth adding that the latest agreement on aircraft construction demonstrates our ability to resolve our **differences** in a spirit of cooperation and partnership.
  Le très récent accord en matière de construction d’aéronefs démontre d’ailleurs que nous pouvons résoudre des différends dans cet esprit de coopération et de partenariat.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 641765)

- Despite many **differences**, I can say that Basque nationalists have tried to follow the Irish model.
  Malgré tout ce qui les différencie, je peux affirmer que les nationalistes basques ont tenté de suivre le modèle irlandais.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 165462)

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