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# dignity — English to French

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

What it means: [dignity in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dignity/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: dignities (27), dignity (39 036). By style: everyday 24 · literary 7 · biblical 5 · parliamentary 2 831 · legal and administrative 393 · UN documents 35 803.

## dignité

Used about 32 363 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 24 · literary ≈ 5 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 2 427 · legal and administrative ≈ 393 · UN documents ≈ 29 513).

- I've lost my **dignity**.
  J'ai perdu ma **dignité**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1126986](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1126986) [\#1144427](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1144427))

- Jondrette replied with **dignity**:—
  Jondrette répondit avec **dignité**:
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17111)

- “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in **dignity**, and excelling in power.
  Ruben, toi, mon premier-né, Ma force et les prémices de ma vigueur, Supérieur en **dignité** et supérieur en puissance,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 49:3)

- It is a question of political **dignity**.
  C'est une question de **dignité** politique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 322051)

- **Dignity** and respect for diversity
  **Dignité** et respect de la diversité
  ([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 5137463)

## personnes

Used about 1 451 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 451). Forms: personne, personnes.

- No one may be harassed, persecuted, deprived of a right or exempted from a duty on account of their religious convictions and there will be no discrimination in access to public functions or the award of honours or official **dignities**.
  **Personne** ne peut être inquiété, poursuivi, privé d &apos; un droit ou exempté d &apos; un devoir pour ses convictions religieuses et aucune discrimination ne sera faite dans l &apos; accès aux charges publiques ou dans l &apos; attribution d &apos; honneurs ou de dignités officielles.
  ([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 4875600)

- 243. Equal opportunities between women and men are guaranteed by the Constitution. Thus Article 16 (3) stipulates that &quot; access to public, civil, or military positions or **dignities** may be granted, according to the law, to persons whose citizenship is Romanian and whose domicile is in Romania.
  243. L &apos; égalité des chances entre hommes et femmes est garantie par le paragraphe 3 de l &apos; article 16 qui stipule: &lt; &lt; Les fonctions et les dignités publiques, civiles ou militaires, peuvent être remplies, dans les conditions prévues par la loi, par les **personnes** ayant la citoyenneté roumaine et le domicile dans le pays.
  ([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 26561792)

- Article 41, paragraph (3) of the Constitution states that the Romanian State &quot; shall guarantee equal opportunities among men and women &quot; whose citizenship is Romanian and whose domicile is in Romania, to occupy such positions and **dignities**, as &quot; access to public, civil, or military positions or **dignities**, according to the law &quot; .
  10. Le paragraphe 3 de l &apos; article 16 de la Constitution précise que &lt; &lt; les fonctions et les dignités publiques, civiles ou militaires, peuvent être remplies, dans les conditions prévues par la loi, par les **personnes** ayant la citoyenneté roumaine et leur domicile dans le pays. L &apos; État roumain garantit l &apos; égalité des chances entre les femmes et les hommes dans l &apos; exercice de ces fonctions et dignités &gt; &gt; .
  ([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 27956279)

## fonctions

Used about 968 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 968).

- The Romanian State shall guarantee equal opportunities for men and women to occupy such positions and **dignities**. &quot;
  L &apos; État roumain garantit l &apos; égalité des chances entre les femmes et les hommes dans l &apos; exercice de ces **fonctions** et dignités &gt; &gt; .
  ([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 26561793)

- Amended article 16 introduces a specific guarantee with regard to equal opportunities for men and women to occupy positions and **dignities** (public, civil or military).
  L &apos; article 16, tel que modifié, introduit une garantie spécifique en ce qui concerne l &apos; égalité des chances entre les femmes et les hommes dans l &apos; exercice des **fonctions** et des dignités publiques, civiles ou militaires.
  ([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 20563301)

## respect

Used about 58 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 58).

- Finally, some of us see a vision of Europe that brings bright stars, great opportunities and, most importantly, respect for the fundamental differences and **dignities** that exist within the European Union.
  Enfin, certains d'entre nous ont une vision de l'Europe apportant des étoiles brillantes, de grandes opportunités et, le plus important, le **respect** des différences fondamentales et des dignités qui existent au sein de l'Union européenne.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1000229)

## More sentences

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

- Folly is set in great **dignity**, and the rich sit in a low place.
  la folie occupe des postes très élevés, et des riches sont assis dans l’abaissement.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ECC 10:6)

- They are feared and dreaded. Their judgment and their **dignity** proceed from themselves.
  Il est terrible et formidable; De lui seul viennent son droit et sa grandeur.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HAB 1:7)

- Strength and **dignity** are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
  Elle est revêtue de force et de gloire, Et elle se rit de l’avenir.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 31:25)

## Grammar

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