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# exchange — English to French

How English *exchange* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: exchange (134 950), exchanges (18 056). By style: everyday 79 · literary 9 · biblical 8 · parliamentary 6 796 · legal and administrative 26 448 · UN documents 119 666.

## échange

Used about 104 063 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 33 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 5 380 · legal and administrative ≈ 20 112 · UN documents ≈ 78 531). Forms: échange, échanger, échanges.

- What do I get in **exchange**?
  Qu'est-ce que j'obtiens en **échange** ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3377162](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3377162) [\#1916393](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1916393))

- A frightful **exchange** of metaphors took place between the maskers and the crowd.
  Il se fit entre les masques et la foule un effrayant **échange** de métaphores.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 29610)

- For what will a man give in **exchange** for his life?
  Que donnerait un homme en **échange** de son âme?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 8:37)

- This deals with student **exchanges**.
  Cela concerne les **échanges** d'étudiants.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1910761)

- Such **exchanges** shall take into account:
  Ces **échanges** tiennent compte:
  ([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 3659584)

## change

Used about 15 933 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 566 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 653 · UN documents ≈ 13 712).

- The **exchange** rates for foreign currency change daily.
  Le cours des devises étrangères **change** quotidiennement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Swift and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#21981](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/21981) [\#457493](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/457493))

- At current **exchange** rates that is about GBP 4.7 billion.
  Au taux de **change** actuel, cela correspond à quelque 4,7 milliards de livres sterling.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1169525)

- currency **exchanges** are carried out at the market rate.
  les opérations de **change** sont exécutées aux taux du marché.
  ([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 4652563)

- (d) Currency **exchange** adjustments
  d) Ajustements de **change**
  ([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 12375173)

- And this is precisely where foreign **exchange** reserves play a major part.
  C'est à ce niveau que les réserves de **change** jouent un rôle important.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1905348)

## informations

Used about 1 522 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 276 · UN documents ≈ 1 247).

- Member States and the Commission shall **exchange** information on the experience acquired with regard to the prevention of major accidents and the limitation of their consequences.
  Les États membres et la Commission échangent des **informations** sur les expériences acquises en matière de prévention d'accidents majeurs et de limitation de leurs conséquences.
  ([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 2555393)

- Efforts should be made to achieve better synergies with independent NGOs in the area of **exchanges** of information and sharing of initiatives.
  Il conviendrait de rechercher une meilleure synergie avec les ONG indépendantes dans le partage des **informations** et des initiatives.
  ([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 24039763)

## taux

Used about 1 330 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12 · parliamentary ≈ 71 · UN documents ≈ 1 247).

- What's today's **exchange** rate?
  Quel est le **taux** de change du jour ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#242501](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/242501) [\#905903](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/905903))

- I believe it would be wrong to break out in a panic now, here in this Chamber, on account of **exchange** rate trends.
  Je pense qu'il serait mauvais de céder à la panique en raison de l'évolution des **taux**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2040983)

- For losses that are not contract based, however, the contract rate is not usually an appropriate rate of **exchange**.
  35. Pour les pertes qui ne sont pas liées à un contrat cependant, le **taux** contractuel n &apos; est pas en général à retenir.
  ([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 6616422)

- What rate of **exchange** is today?
  Quel est le **taux** de change aujourd'hui ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lukaszpp and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#687388](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/687388) [\#1723048](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1723048))

- What's the **exchange** rate today?
  Quel est le **taux** de change aujourd'hui ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2713011](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2713011) [\#928494](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/928494))

## entre

Used about 73 times in the texts (literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 71).

- The spectators had begun, meanwhile, to whisper together, and to **exchange** glances.
  L'auditoire cependant commençait à chuchoter et à s'**entre**-regarder.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2918)

- **Exchanges** of information and ties of solidarity need to be properly developed by the parties concerned.
  **Entre** les uns et les autres, l'information réciproque et le lien de solidarité sont à approfondir sérieusement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 493009)

- And, such are the windings of the **exchange** of speech, that, a moment later, by a transition brought about through Jean Prouvaire’s verses, Combeferre was comparing the translators of the Georgics, Raux with Cournand, Cournand with Delille, pointing out the passages translated by Malfilâtre, particularly the prodigies of Cæsar’s death; and at that word, Cæsar, the conversation reverted to Brutus.
  Et, ce sont là les méandres de la parole échangée, une minute après, par une transition venue des vers de Jean Prouvaire, Combeferre comparait **entre** eux les traducteurs des Géorgiques, Raux à Cournand, Cournand à Delille, indiquant les quelques passages traduits par Malfilâtre, particulièrement les prodiges de la mort de César; et par ce mot, César, la causerie revenait à Brutus.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 25530)

## More sentences

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

- According to informed sources, \_\_\_\_ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock **exchange**.
  Selon des sources bien informées, \_\_\_\_ Ltd. se prépare à rejoindre la première section de la bourse de Tokyo.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by fcbond and JnRouvignac · checked, community translation · [\#329237](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/329237) [\#431015](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/431015))

- Where can I **exchange** money?
  Où puis-je changer de l'argent ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lukaszpp and FiRez · checked, community translation · [\#687580](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/687580) [\#1904192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1904192))

- Before we go anywhere, we should **exchange** some money.
  Avant d'aller quelque part, nous devrions changer un peu d'argent.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and mouche · checked, community translation · [\#38213](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/38213) [\#12859](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12859))

## 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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