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Le roi a des **fonctions** de représentation, mais il ne régit pas. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and rul · checked, community translation · [\#13564552](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13564552) [\#13595618](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13595618)) - We are causing them, in this way, to disdain the institutions and **functions** of Parliament. Ainsi, nous sommes la cause de leur mépris pour les institutions et les **fonctions** du Parlement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 656153) - CCS additional **functions** (M) **Fonctions** CCS additionnelles (O) ([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 4610955) - Delegation of the Prosecutor ' s **functions** Délégation des **fonctions** du Procureur ([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 7424079) - The derivatives of the inverse trigonometric **functions** are algebraic. Les dérivées des **fonctions** trigonométriques inverses sont algébriques. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by FlamingTofu and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1987885](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1987885) [\#1988335](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1988335)) ## contrôle Used about 4 579 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 26 · legal and administrative ≈ 401 · UN documents ≈ 4 152). - There must be efficient follow-up of infringements, and adequate resources must be set aside to ensure that the monitoring and inspection **functions** are in order. Le suivi des infractions doit être efficace, et il faut consacrer les ressources suffisantes pour que soient atteints les objectifs de surveillance et de **contrôle**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 350104) - The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing **functions** do not determine the status of control of the pump. Les matériaux utilisés pour les joints et d'autres applications d'étanchéité ne déterminent pas le statut de l'échangeur de chaleur au regard du **contrôle**. ([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 1956331) - 29. The **functions** of the State Audit Board (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan) are outlined in article 23 of the 1945 Constitution. 29. Les attributions de la Commission de **contrôle** des comptes (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan) sont énoncées à l ' article 23 de la Constitution. ([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 7836377) - The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing **functions** do not determine the status of control of the heat exchanger. les matériaux utilisés pour les joints et d'autres applications d'étanchéité ne déterminent pas le statut de l'échangeur de chaleur au regard du **contrôle**. ([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 4374590) - The Inter-agency Commission for Export Control and Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction with the Minister of Economy has the following **functions**: La Commission interministérielle relevant du Ministère de l ' économie pour le **contrôle** des exportations d ' armes de destruction massive et leur non-prolifération est chargé : ([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 12504423) ## fonctionnement Used about 2 205 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 128 · UN documents ≈ 2 076). - That is not to say that it is one service, but that it **functions** as one. Je ne dis pas «un seul service» mais un «**fonctionnement** uniforme». ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1825823) - The Centre therefore uses different modes of intervention and operation to carry out its **functions**. C ' est ainsi qu ' il a développé son action en déployant différentes modalités d ' intervention et de **fonctionnement**. ([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 17177952) - We are now waiting for an explanation as to how this electronic system **functions**. Nous attendons qu'on nous explique le mode de **fonctionnement** de ce système électronique. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 34628) - We also have to assess how it **functions** and indeed whether it **functions** at all. Nous devons également évaluer son **fonctionnement** et savoir s'il fonctionne tout court d'ailleurs. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1030221) - The crisis within the Commission has not led to any reform of its role or of the way in which it **functions**. La crise de la Commission n'a inspiré aucune réforme de son rôle et de son mode de **fonctionnement**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 130173) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - The specific shape of proteins allows them to perform specific **functions**. La forme spécifique d'une protéine lui permet de remplir une fonction spécifique. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10555687](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10555687) [\#10555690](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10555690)) - The medieval Jewish house of prayer in Buda now **functions** both as a museum and a synagogue. La maison de prière juive médiévale de Buda fonctionne désormais à la fois comme musée et comme synagogue. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mraz and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#13337346](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13337346) [\#13338075](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13338075)) - While you are asleep, the bodily **functions** slow down and body temperature falls. Quand on est endormi, l'activité corporelle ralentit et la température du corps chute. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#268883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/268883) [\#341906](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/341906)) ## 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. 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