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# elections — English to French

How English *elections* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 2 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: elections (85 736). By style: everyday 30 · parliamentary 8 648 · legal and administrative 1 470 · UN documents 75 588.

## élections

Used about 75 747 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 30 · parliamentary ≈ 8 108 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 470 · UN documents ≈ 66 140). Forms: élection, élections.

- Tom won the **elections**.
  Tom a gagné les **élections**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CAMERONCASSIDY7 and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#8625045](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8625045) [\#8625157](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8625157))

- What has happened in the run-up to these **elections**?
  Que s'est-il passé dans la préparation de ces **élections**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1030865)

- Hold free and fair **elections**.
  Organiser des **élections** libres et équitables.
  ([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 1356924)

- **ELECTIONS** TO FILL VACANCIES
  **ÉLECTION** AUX SIÈGES DEVENUS VACANTS
  ([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 1419761)

- It smacks of coming **elections**.
  Ça sent les **élections** prochaines.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#8836879](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8836879) [\#966374](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/966374))

## électorale

Used about 3 150 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 150).

- The principle of equal airtime of the media, especially during periods of **elections**
  Le principe de l &apos; égalité des temps d &apos; antenne, en particulier en période **électorale**;
  ([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 20448695)

- 62. The **Elections** Advisory Board was set up in December 2010 under the 2010 Amendment of the **Elections** Acts.
  62. La Commission **électorale** consultative a été créée en décembre 2010 en vertu du texte de 2010 portant modification des lois électorales.
  ([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 24059361)

## More sentences

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

- This political communication which I am currently preparing is due to be submitted to the European Parliament before the **elections**, if all goes according to plan.
  Cette communication politique que je suis en train d’élaborer devrait être soumise au Parlement européen dans sa composition actuelle, si tout va bien.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 565040)

- Aung San Suu, who was elected leader in Burma's **elections**, remains under arrest.
  Aung San Suu, élue à la tête de la Birmanie, reste en détention.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 963092)

- Furthermore, it is also positive to note that, although a few Taliban were elected, many prominent Taliban were not successful in the **elections**.
  Il est également réjouissant de noter que, bien que quelques talibans aient été élus, de nombreux talibans de premier plan ne l’ont pas été.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 734650)

## Grammar

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