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# firm — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: firm (29 435), firms (21 561). By style: everyday 71 · literary 14 · biblical 20 · parliamentary 4 820 · legal and administrative 11 100 · UN documents 34 971.

## entreprises

Used about 19 226 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 27 · parliamentary ≈ 1 807 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 278 · UN documents ≈ 13 114). Forms: entreprise, entreprises.

- Whose **firm** do you represent?
  Quelle **entreprise** représentez-vous ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by \_undertoad and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#2253073](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2253073) [\#3718849](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3718849))

- Common resolution1 on the restructuring of **firms**
  Résolution commune sur la restructuration des **entreprises**
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2024425)

- stimulating the capacity of **firms**, especially SMEs to innovate,
  donner aux **entreprises**, en particulier aux PME, les moyens d'innover,
  ([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 870869)

- Target: At least five **firms** per year.
  Cible: Au moins cinq **entreprises** par an.
  ([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 17111095)

- His **firm** opened in 2005.
  Son **entreprise** ouvrit en deux mille cinq.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#10641708](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10641708) [\#839088](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/839088))

## ferme

Used about 5 019 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22 · literary ≈ 12 · biblical ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 1 004 · legal and administrative ≈ 694 · UN documents ≈ 3 279). Forms: ferme, fermes.

- Be polite, but **firm**.
  Sois poli mais **ferme**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1638312](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1638312) [\#1638452](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1638452))

- This declaration, made in a measured but **firm** tone, struck the stranger as grave.
  Cette déclaration, faite d'un ton mesuré, mais **ferme**, parut grave à l'étranger.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 1290)

- Watch! Stand **firm** in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!
  Veillez, demeurez **fermes** dans la foi, soyez des hommes, fortifiez-vous.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 16:13)

- We need **firm** action on this.
  Nous avons besoin d'actions **fermes** sur cette question.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1080129)

- Bros Edam Holland must be sufficiently **firm** and hard.
  Le Bros Edam Holland doit être suffisamment **ferme** et dur,
  ([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 2204241)

## investissement

Used about 3 403 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 50 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 353).

- Three sectors about which we are particularly concerned are investment banks, rating agencies and auditors' **firms**.
  J'en mentionnerai trois qui sont au cœur de nos préoccupations: les banques d'**investissement**, les agences de notation et les cabinets d'audit.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 940743)

- Indicators for investment **firms**
  Indicateurs pour les entreprises d'**investissement**
  ([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 4916160)

- INITIAL CAPITAL OF INVESTMENT **FIRMS**
  CAPITAL INITIAL DES ENTREPRISES D'**INVESTISSEMENT**
  ([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 2853586)

- Number and size of investment **firms**
  Nombre et taille des entreprises d'**investissement**
  ([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 3335184)

- (i.e. credit institutions and investment **firms**)
  (soit les établissements de crédit et les entreprises d'**investissement**)
  ([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 3345979)

## sociétés

Used about 3 382 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 251 · legal and administrative ≈ 578 · UN documents ≈ 2 550).

- There are many commercial **firms** in New York.
  Il y a de nombreuses **sociétés** commerciales à New-York.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Jesse and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#35927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/35927) [\#236941](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/236941))

- It is also true that services carried out by private **firms** have been of a lower quality than the Commission’s internal services.
  Il est également vrai que les services effectués par des **sociétés** privées ont été de moindre qualité que les services internes de la Commission.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 554959)

- HR: Foreign audit **firms** may provide audit services on the Croatian territory where they have established a branch.
  HR: Les **sociétés** d'audit étrangères peuvent fournir des services d'audit sur le territoire croate lorsqu'elles y ont établi une succursale.
  ([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 117965)

- In addition, consulting **firms** have entered the field.
  Des **sociétés** de consultants ont également investi ce secteur.
  ([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 7515666)

- The government will provide interest-free loans to **firms** that participate in the program.
  Le gouvernement allouera des prêts sans intérêts aux **sociétés** qui participent au programme.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#271436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/271436) [\#482883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/482883))

## More sentences

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

- They held **firm** to their convictions.
  Ils s'accrochèrent fermement à leurs convictions.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#652534](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/652534) [\#811097](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/811097))

- The **firm** has its head office in Osaka.
  La compagnie a son siège social à Osaka.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CN and Rockaround · checked, community translation · [\#46864](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/46864) [\#2809673](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2809673))

- Dan took a position at a respectable law **firm**.
  Dan a accepté un poste à un cabinet d'avocats respectable.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#4025129](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4025129) [\#4025505](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4025505))

## 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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