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# east — English to French

How English *east* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: east (144 308), easts (1). By style: everyday 95 · literary 8 · biblical 136 · parliamentary 7 991 · legal and administrative 4 478 · UN documents 131 601.

## orient

Used about 68 137 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 18 · biblical ≈ 127 · parliamentary ≈ 5 660 · legal and administrative ≈ 560 · UN documents ≈ 61 772). Forms: orient, oriental.

- Algeria isn't located in the Middle **East**.
  L'Algérie n'est pas située au Moyen-**Orient**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#8617887](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8617887) [\#13395296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13395296))

- For the **east** side eastward fifty cubits,
  Du côté de l’**orient**, sur les cinquante coudées de largeur,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 38:13)

- Justice needs to be done in **East** Timor.
  Il faut que justice soit faite au Timor **oriental**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 13631)

- Near and Middle **East**
  Proche- et Moyen-**Orient**
  ([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 3097531)

- THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE **EAST**
  LA SITUATION AU MOYEN-**ORIENT**
  ([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 1540267)

## east

Used about 16 674 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 560 · UN documents ≈ 16 114).

- Flagford (IE) — **East** Sligo (IE) line
  Ligne Flagford (IE) — **East** Sligo (IE)
  ([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 869850)

- The situation in the Middle **East**, including the Palestinian question
  The situation in the Middle **East**, including the Palestinian 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 8247609)

- Mr Anthony Gerard BUCHANAN, Councillor, **East** Renfrewshire Council,
  M. Anthony Gerard BUCHANAN, Councillor, **East** Renfrewshire Council
  ([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 2791681)

- Capacity and institutional framework for sustainable peatland management in South **East** Asia strengthened
  Capacity and institutional framework for sustainable peatland management in South **East** Asia strengthened
  ([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 19291681)

- First **East** Export Bank, PLC is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf of, Bank Mellat;
  First **East** Export Bank, PLC est la propriété, se trouve sous le contrôle ou agit pour le compte de la banque Mellat;
  ([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 2184180)

## ouest

Used about 9 350 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 333 · legal and administrative ≈ 933 · UN documents ≈ 8 057).

- I am west of the **east**.
  Je me situe à l'**ouest** de l'est.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Zifre and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#704729](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/704729) [\#785364](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/785364))

- Hougomont and La Haie-Sainte continued to burn, forming, one in the west, the other in the **east**, two great flames which were joined by the cordon of bivouac fires of the English, like a necklace of rubies with two carbuncles at the extremities, as they extended in an immense semicircle over the hills along the horizon.
  Hougomont et la Haie-Sainte continuaient de brûler, faisant, l'un à l'**ouest**, l'autre à l'est, deux grosses flammes auxquelles venait se rattacher, comme un collier de rubis dénoué ayant à ses extrémités deux escarboucles, le cordon de feux du bivouac anglais étalé en demi-cercle immense sur les collines de l'horizon.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7688)

- Many Community projects in **East**, South and West Africa take on this challenge in very practical terms.
  De nombreux projets communautaires en Afrique de l’Est, du Sud et de l’**Ouest** abordent ce défi de façon très pratique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 545045)

- ICES division VIIj — South-West of Ireland — **East**
  Division CIEM VII j — Sud-**ouest** de l'Irlande — Est
  ([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 1791369)

- Announcements **East** Foyer and West Foyer (Indonesian Lounge)
  Foyer est et foyer **ouest** (salon indonésien)
  ([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 19418575)

## nord

Used about 6 637 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 333 · legal and administrative ≈ 933 · UN documents ≈ 5 371).

- You exclude the islands of the North and **East** Aegean from the operational programmes of the structural policy. Energy, transport and other such programmes.
  Vous excluez les îles du **nord** et de l'est de l'Égée des programmes «Énergie», »Transports» et autres de la politique structurelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1812434)

- ICES division XIVa — North-**East** Greenland
  Division CIEM XIV a — **Nord**-est du Groenland
  ([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 926952)

- North **East** and Addis
  **Nord**-est et Addis
  ([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 13526310)

- From the North Cape to Sicily, from the Azores to the border with Russia by way of **East** Frisia, they understood what this struggle was about.
  Du Cap **Nord** à la Sicile, des Açores à la frontière russe en passant par les îles de Frise orientale, les citoyens ont compris l’enjeu de cette bataille.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 624383)

- North-**East** Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC),
  la Commission des pêches de l’Atlantique du **Nord**-Est (CPANE),
  ([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 4471199)

## sud

Used about 6 437 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · literary ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 499 · legal and administrative ≈ 560 · UN documents ≈ 5 371).

- Zhejiang Province is located on the southeastern coast of China and belongs to the **East** China region.
  La province du Zhejiang est située au côté **sud**-est de la Chine et appartient à la région de la Chine orientale.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by jan\_OkulaJu and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#13953760](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13953760) [\#13953832](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13953832))

- "South-**east** by **east**."
  «Est-quart-**sud**-est.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 2124)

- As I have informed Parliament in the past, I have visited South-**East** Asia, and in fact have just returned from there.
  Comme indiqué au Parlement par le passé, je me suis rendu en Asie du **Sud**-Est - en réalité, j’en reviens à peine.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 746984)

- South-**East** Asia and the Pacific.
  Asie du **Sud**-Est et Pacifique.
  ([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 4553727)

- South-**east** of Garagashly village (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan)
  **Sud**-est du village de Garagachli, district d &apos; Aghdam (Azerbaïdjan)
  ([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 27000533)

## paix

Used about 166 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 166).

- These sacrifices, however, are small, given the historic opportunity of unifying the **East** and the West in a secure Europe characterised by peace.
  Mais ce seront de petits sacrifices, comparé à la chance historique de réunir l' Ouest et l' Est dans une Europe sécurisée caractérisée par la **paix**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 39346)

## More sentences

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

- Light comes from the **East**.
  La lumière vient de l'est.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CarpeLanam and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#5165599](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5165599) [\#8336867](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8336867))

- Sami has family in **East** Jerusalem.
  Sami a de la famille à Jérusalem-Est.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and GB3 · checked, community translation · [\#6587146](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6587146) [\#6587512](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6587512))

- Japan is to the **east** of China.
  Le Japon se situe à l'Est de la Chine.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Zifre and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#281584](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/281584) [\#1778310](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1778310))

## 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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