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# during — English to French

How English *during* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 8 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: during (582 200), durings (1). By style: everyday 496 · literary 42 · biblical 12 · parliamentary 19 719 · legal and administrative 63 891 · UN documents 498 041.

## pendant

Used about 142 470 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 217 · literary ≈ 23 · biblical ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 2 465 · legal and administrative ≈ 27 952 · UN documents ≈ 111 805).

- He got sick **during** the trip.
  Il a été malade **pendant** le voyage.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and rene1596 · checked, community translation · [\#304703](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/304703) [\#1180116](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1180116))

- Her provisions were replenished by an invisible hand **during** her slumbers.
  Ses provisions étaient renouvelées par une main invisible **pendant** son sommeil.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 6336)

- But they said, “Not **during** the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
  Mais ils dirent: Que ce ne soit pas **pendant** la fête, afin qu’il n’y ait pas de tumulte parmi le peuple.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 26:5)

- Thus, on 3 July, eight Christians were arrested in Xinjiang **during** a service.
  Ainsi, le 3 juillet dernier, huit chrétiens ont été arrêtés **pendant** un office au Xinjiang.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1274217)

- Labour conditions **during** manufacture
  Conditions de travail **pendant** la fabrication
  ([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 5116713)

## cours

Used about 134 115 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 52 · parliamentary ≈ 4 108 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 986 · UN documents ≈ 121 969).

- Don't talk **during** class.
  Ne parle pas en **cours** !
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#4902557](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4902557) [\#4902561](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4902561))

- In Europe, one in three people will develop cancer **during** their lifetime.
  En Europe, une personne sur trois développera un cancer au **cours** de sa vie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1383578)

- any action taken by the manufacturer **during** the inspection;
  toute action entreprise par le fabricant au **cours** de l’inspection;
  ([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 1342234)

- **During** the test there shall be no evidence of:
  Au **cours** de l &apos; essai, il ne doit y avoir aucun signe 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 26403622)

- Our army attacked the enemy **during** the night.
  Notre armée a attaqué l'ennemi au **cours** de la nuit.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#29191](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/29191) [\#6382128](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6382128))

## lors

Used about 96 136 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 41 · parliamentary ≈ 3 287 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 331 · UN documents ≈ 91 477).

- He hurt himself yesterday **during** the competition.
  Il s'est blessé hier, **lors** de la compétition.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#13823769](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13823769) [\#1546478](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1546478))

- The vote will take place **during** the December part-session.
  Le vote aura lieu **lors** de la période de session de décembre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 878574)

- Vehicles shall be designed so that staff are not exposed to undue risk **during** coupling and uncoupling.
  Les véhicules doivent être conçus de manière à ne pas exposer le personnel à des risques inutiles **lors** des opérations d'attelage et de dételage.
  ([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 389594)

- Limited release of the tank contents due to a pressure peak **during** the impact is however allowed.
  Une légère fuite du contenu due au pic de pression **lors** du choc est cependant admise.
  ([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 6765618)

- **During** our walks, we were looking for tree shade.
  **Lors** de nos promenades, nous cherchions l'ombre des arbres.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#13860620](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13860620) [\#2893380](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2893380))

## durant

Used about 79 864 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 103 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 287 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 324 · UN documents ≈ 71 149).

- I woke up three times **during** the night.
  Je me suis levé trois fois **durant** la nuit.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by xellugis and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#1263587](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1263587) [\#746548](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/746548))

- “To Guillaume Frère, the sum of four livres, four sols parisis, for his trouble and salary, for having nourished and fed the doves in the two dove-cots of the Hôtel des Tournelles, **during** the months of January, February, and March of this year; and for this he hath given seven sextiers of barley.
  «À Guillaume Frère, la somme de quatre livres quatre sols parisis, pour ses peines et salaires d'avoir nourri et alimenté les colombes des deux colombiers de l'Hôtel des Tournelles, **durant** les mois de janvier, février et mars de cette année; et pour ce a donné sept sextiers d'orge.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 7393)

- The compromise reached **during** the discussions of the Committee on Culture is a good one.
  Le compromis trouvé **durant** les débats en commission de la culture est de qualité.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1140301)

- Months **during** which an employment aid is paid for a disadvantaged worker/worker with disabilities.
  Mois **durant** lesquels une aide à l'emploi est versée pour un travailleur défavorisé ou handicapé
  ([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 4942089)

- The proceedings will be suspended **during** mediation.
  L &apos; instance est suspendue **durant** la médiation.
  ([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 24086833)

## ont

Used about 20 739 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 411 · UN documents ≈ 20 328).

- It is a law greatly disputed by many Hungarian citizens who suffered under Communism and **during** the Nazi regime.
  C'est une loi très contestée par de nombreux Hongrois qui **ont** souffert sous le communisme et le régime nazi.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1469169)

- Some 60 countries -- half of those reporting -- used AD syringes for all routine immunization activities **during** 2003, up from 45 in 2002.
  En 2003, 60 pays environ (la moitié de ceux qui transmettent leurs résultats) en **ont** utilisé pour toutes leurs activités de vaccination systématique (contre 45 en 2002).
  ([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 12311361)

- According to UNHCR, **during** 2004, more than 232,000 refugees fled their country as part of a number of mass outflows which, in some cases, created new large-scale emergencies.
  Selon le HCR, en 2004 plus de 232 000 réfugiés **ont** fui leur pays dans le cadre d &apos; exodes massifs qui, dans certains cas, ont créé de nouvelles urgences humanitaires majeures.
  ([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 13028603)

## période

Used about 12 390 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 411 · legal and administrative ≈ 11 980).

- I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution to support SME finance **during** the next programming period.
  J'ai voté en faveur de cette proposition de résolution qui vise à soutenir les finances des PME dans le cadre de la prochaine **période** de programmation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1498821)

- Production in volume by the Community industry increased by 4 % **during** the period considered.
  En volume, la production de l'industrie communautaire s'est accrue de 4 % au cours de la **période** considérée.
  ([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 1018544)

- The RSI in effect at the start of the reporting period shall serve as RSI **during** the reporting period.
  Les IRS effectives au début de la **période** couverte par le rapport servent d'IRS au cours de cette même période.
  ([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 3322835)

- any previous periods **during** which the post was filled by the same or by another (posted) worker.
  toute **période** antérieure au cours de laquelle le poste a été occupé par le même ou un autre travailleur (détaché).
  ([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 3218436)

- An SNE may be seconded to the Agency as a cost-free SNE **during** the period of secondment.
  Un END peut être détaché auprès de l'Agence en tant qu'END effectuant un détachement sans frais durant la **période** de détachement.
  ([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 3850209)

## était

Used about 2 161 times in the texts (literary ≈ 6 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 822 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 331).

- **During** the hour or thereabouts that he had been in the garden he had already spread out a number of them.
  Il en avait déjà ainsi posé un certain nombre depuis une heure environ qu'il **était** dans le jardin.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10079)

- When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem **during** those days.
  et, ayant appris qu’il **était** de la juridiction d’Hérode, il le renvoya à Hérode, qui se trouvait aussi à Jérusalem en ces jours-là.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 23:7)

- But I digress - indeed, we have had no shortage of digressions **during** this debate.
  Je fais là une digression, mais on a justement eu un débat qui n'**était** pas mal en termes de digressions.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1863903)

- There have been a high number of executions in Karaj region **during** his time as prosecutor.
  Il y a eu un nombre élevé d'exécutions dans la région de Karaj lorsqu'il y **était** procureur.
  ([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 3617394)

- D——, which had sustained sieges **during** the wars of religion, was still surrounded in 1815 by ancient walls flanked by square towers which have been demolished since.
  Digne, qui a soutenu des sièges dans les guerres de religion, **était** encore entourée en 1815 de vieilles murailles flanquées de tours carrées qu'on a démolies depuis.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 1475)

## été

Used about 823 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 822).

- **During** his youth he had been employed in the convict establishments of the South.
  Il avait dans sa jeunesse **été** employé dans les chiourmes du midi.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 3749)

- This is not particularly helpful if they have been a student **during** the period of October to June.
  Ce n’est pas particulièrement utile s’ils ont **été** étudiants entre octobre et juin.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 653307)

- On the subject of Nigeria, the elected President has been overthrown and put into prison **during** a military coup.
  En ce qui concerne le Nigéria, le président élu a **été** écarté et incarcéré suite à un coup d'état militaire.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1809067)

## More sentences

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

- I'm looking for a book about Spain **during** the Middle Ages.
  Je cherche un livre sur l'Espagne du Moyen-Âge.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#10558719](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10558719) [\#1046899](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1046899))

- A bat hunts food and eats at night, but sleeps **during** the day.
  Une chauve-souris chasse et mange la nuit, mais dort la journée.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Archibald · checked, community translation · [\#62327](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/62327) [\#11130](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11130))

- **During** the time since she was raped, she has been in the care of a psychologist.
  Elle est suivie par un psychologue depuis qu'elle s'est fait violer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by karloelkebekio and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#7653672](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7653672) [\#731670](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/731670))

## 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/).

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