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Ce pianiste a des doigts très **souples**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5176936](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5176936) [\#12945530](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12945530)) - It has an unmatched range of **flexible** facilities. Il dispose d'une gamme incomparable d'équipements **souples**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1604811) - **Flexible** intermediate bulk containers Contenants **souples** pour matières en vrac ([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 199744) - (d) parts such as " **flexible** wire mesh " . d) Aux éléments du genre " treillis **souple** " . > > . ([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 20992357) - This pianist has very **flexible** fingers. Cette pianiste a des doigts très **souples**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5176936](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5176936) [\#12945533](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12945533)) ## flexible Used about 8 673 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 24 · parliamentary ≈ 1 817 · legal and administrative ≈ 502 · UN documents ≈ 6 330). Forms: flexible, flexibles. - He's very **flexible**. Il est très **flexible**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1723838](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1723838) [\#1724304](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1724304)) - The regulation is very **flexible**. C'est un règlement très **flexible**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1505109) - **Flexible** gas valve (parachute); Soupape à gaz **flexible** (parachute); ([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 4671755) - Fondos **flexibles** de emergencia. Fondos **flexibles** de emergencia. ([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 23915652) - You're very **flexible**. Tu es très **flexible**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2218484](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2218484) [\#2227290](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2227290)) ## flexibilité Used about 539 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 538). - One of the advantages of this job is **flexible** working hours. Un des avantages de ce poste est la **flexibilité** horaire. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#13406229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13406229) [\#13406227](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13406227)) - We have to be **flexible** if we want to solve all the world's problems. Nous devons faire preuve de **flexibilité** lorsqu'il s'agit de faire face aux problèmes dans le monde. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 375863) - That also ensures that the arrangements are sufficiently **flexible** and geared towards customers. Cela permettra également de garantir la **flexibilité** et l'orientation client nécessaires. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1915590) - That is why the rules should be **flexible** in their application to farmers. C’est pourquoi les règles devraient pouvoir être appliquées par les éleveurs avec une certaine **flexibilité**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 773608) - They are a guarantee of innovation, they are **flexible** and they account for two-thirds of all employment. Elles sont une garantie d’innovation, font preuve de **flexibilité** et représentent les deux tiers du total des emplois. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 808316) ## tuyaux Used about 228 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 228). - Plastic tubes, pipes and hoses (excluding artificial guts, sausage skins, rigid, **flexible** tubes and pipes having a minimum burst pressure of 27,6 MPa) Autres tubes et **tuyaux** en matières plastiques ([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 1289871) - Aluminium tubes and pipes (excluding hollow profiles, tube or pipe fittings, **flexible** tubing, tubes and pipes prepared for use in structures, machinery or vehicle parts, or the like) Tubes et **tuyaux**, aluminium non allié ([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 1290332) - Plastic tubes, pipes and hoses with fittings attached excluding rigid, **flexible** tubes, pipes or hoses, with minimum burst pressure of 27,6 MPa, reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials Autres tubes, **tuyaux** en plastique non renforcés, avec accessoires ([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 1289870) - Plastic tubes, pipes and hoses excluding rigid, **flexible** tubes, pipes and hoses with a minimum burst pressure of 27,6 mpa, reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials — those with fittings Autres tubes, **tuyaux** en plastique non renforcés, sans accessoires ([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 1218249) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - I have a **flexible** schedule. J'ai un horaire élastique. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1658027](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1658027) [\#1658160](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1658160)) - Our thinking is **flexible**. Notre pensée est plastique. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#262585](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/262585) [\#128059](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/128059)) - By way of exception, these arrangements may be made more **flexible** by agreement with the members of the committee or delegation’. Ce régime peut être exceptionnellement assoupli avec l’accord des membres de l’un ou de l’autre de ces organes". ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 583937) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. Every example names its source and licence. 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