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Forms: fondamental, fondamentale, fondamentales, fondamentaux. - That was a **fundamental** error. C'était une erreur **fondamentale**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5735578](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5735578) [\#11786618](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11786618)) - The NGOs have played a **fundamental** role. Les ONG ont joué un rôle **fondamental**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 108649) - REPORTING OF **FUNDAMENTAL** DATA DÉCLARATION DES DONNÉES **FONDAMENTALES** ([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 3433508) - **Fundamentals** of child protection Éléments **fondamentaux** de la protection de l ' enfant ([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 16312496) - This is a **fundamental** question. C'est une question **fondamentale**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1183942](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1183942) [\#1183945](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1183945)) ## fondements Used about 8 627 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 165 · legal and administrative ≈ 412 · UN documents ≈ 7 049). - It covers everything from the **fundamentals** of microbiology to the latest news. Il inclut tout, des **fondements** de la microbiologie jusqu'aux dernières nouvelles. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by fcbond and bourdu · checked, community translation · [\#329482](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/329482) [\#440760](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/440760)) - As far as the **fundamentals** of this report are concerned, the Commission has not moved an inch. En ce qui concerne les **fondements** de ce rapport, la Commission n’a pas bougé d’un pouce. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 524514) - Sub-topic 1.2 **Fundamentals** of MLS Sous-thème 1.2 **Fondements** de MLS ([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 4031551) - **Fundamentals** of non-violent behavior " and an instructor ' s manual for it. **Fondements** d ' un comportement non violent > > ainsi qu ' un manuel d ' enseignement sur cette question. ([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 16958215) - The first point is to look at the economic **fundamentals** which the Commission claims are favourable. Permettez-moi de m'arrêter, tout d'abord sur les **fondements** économiques que la Commission prétend favorables. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1604126) ## principes Used about 5 282 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 583 · UN documents ≈ 4 699). - The **fundamentals** are perfectly clear and consist of three elements. Ces **principes** sont parfaitement clairs et se composent de trois éléments. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 787924) - 23. Enactment of the Ministry of Culture and Education 2.12.93 No 16: **Fundamentals** of children ' s traffic training. 23. Arrêté No 16, 2.12.93, du Ministère de la culture et de l ' éducation : **Principes** de l ' enseignement dispensé aux enfants en matière de circulation routière. ([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 4334662) - Let me now come back to the **fundamentals** in the current market situation. Permettez-moi à présent de revenir sur les **principes** essentiels de la conjoncture actuelle. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 958882) - Demonstrations of commitment to sound institutional and financial **fundamentals** will be critical to ensuring sustained international assistance. Il faudra que preuve soit faite de l ' attachement à des **principes** institutionnels et financiers solides pour garantir une assistance internationale soutenue. ([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 27013909) - I could continue naming other **fundamentals**, but basically we are today witnessing the play of market forces based on supply and demand. Je pourrais continuer à mentionner d'autres **principes** essentiels mais au fond, nous sommes aujourd'hui témoins du jeu des forces du marché reposant sur l'offre et la demande. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 958888) ## essentiels Used about 1 161 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 388 · legal and administrative ≈ 772). - Punishment of these crimes against humanity, peace and reconciliation are of **fundamental** importance to the European future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. La sanction de ces crimes contre l'humanité, la paix et la réconciliation sont **essentiels** au futur européen de la Bosnie-et-Herzégovine. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1020196) - **Fundamentals** of Structural Systems Principes **essentiels** des systèmes structuraux; ([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 4670953) - Coordination within the Commission and complementarity with the Member States and other donors are factors which are **fundamental** to the efficiency which reform is intended to produce. La coordination au sein de la Commission et la complémentarité avec les États membres et d'autres donateurs constituent des éléments **essentiels** de l'efficacité que poursuit la réforme. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 80521) - **Fundamentals** of structural systems; Principes **essentiels** des systèmes structuraux. ([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 2449875) - Subject Module 3 Electrical **Fundamentals**: Sujet Module 3 Principes **essentiels** d'électricité: ([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 2081106) ## protection Used about 194 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 194). - There is a **fundamental** distinction to be made between technologies, technical management of networks and the protection and promotion of contents and works. Il y a une distinction de fond à confirmer entre technologie, gestion technique des réseaux et **protection** et promotion des contenus et des oeuvres. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1998129) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - **Fundamental** instincts will not go away. Les instincts de base ne disparaissent pas. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#20648](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/20648) [\#9346](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9346)) - Freedom is so **fundamental** that its importance cannot be overemphasized. La liberté est si importante que nous n'insisterons jamais assez sur son importance. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dejo and christian63 · checked, community translation · [\#264872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/264872) [\#128207](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/128207)) - The report does not develop any **fundamental** alternatives to the pensions reform initiated by the decisions taken at the Lisbon and Stockholm European Councils, which lacked a social framework. Le rapport ne développe aucune alternative sérieuse pour le cadre peu social de la réforme des pensions défini par les décisions du Sommet de Lisbonne et de Stockholm. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 194433) ## 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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