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# goods — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: goods (154 658). By style: everyday 79 · literary 1 · biblical 29 · parliamentary 6 098 · legal and administrative 45 048 · UN documents 103 403.

## marchandises

Used about 92 959 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 44 · parliamentary ≈ 2 287 · legal and administrative ≈ 28 155 · UN documents ≈ 62 473).

- The **goods** arrived undamaged.
  Les **marchandises** sont arrivées intactes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1702455](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1702455) [\#1703955](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1703955))

- It produces more and better quality **goods**.
  Elle produit des **marchandises** en plus grande quantité et de meilleure qualité.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 666174)

- Cost of **goods** sold (COGS)
  Coût des **marchandises** vendues (CMV)
  ([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 4159422)

- Segregation of dangerous **goods**
  Séparation des **marchandises** dangereuses
  ([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 4287236)

- The **goods** have reasonable prices.
  Les **marchandises** ont des prix raisonnables.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Schierbeck and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#5648057](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5648057) [\#5648093](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5648093))

## biens

Used about 24 437 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 14 · parliamentary ≈ 1 270 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 754 · UN documents ≈ 19 388).

- Different countries import many **goods**.
  Nombre de pays importent différents **biens**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Source\_VOA and avqXb0uv · checked, community translation · [\#681086](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/681086) [\#2501785](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2501785))

- Is it not enough to have given all my **goods** to my judges, my plate to Monsieur de Torcy, my library to Master Pierre Doriolle, my tapestry to the governor of the Roussillon?
  N'est-ce donc pas assez qu'on ait donné tous mes **biens** à mes juges, ma vaisselle à monsieur de Torcy, ma librairie à maître Pierre Doriolle, ma tapisserie au gouverneur du Roussillon?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 7471)

- They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his **goods**, and departed.
  Ils enlevèrent aussi, avec ses **biens**, Lot, fils du frère d’Abram, qui demeurait à Sodome; et ils s’en allèrent.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 14:12)

- The single market means the free movement of people, **goods** and services.
  Le marché unique, c'est la libre circulation des personnes, des **biens** et des services.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1977213)

- Renting and leasing of personal and household **goods**
  Location et location-bail de **biens** personnels et domestiques
  ([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 1821965)

## produits

Used about 8 840 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 762 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 754 · UN documents ≈ 4 308).

- We don't carry leather **goods**.
  Nous ne transportons pas de **produits** en cuir.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Myrabellium · checked, community translation · [\#61945](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/61945) [\#1494977](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1494977))

- That is what we have seen again and again, both with **goods** and with services.
  Des exemples similaires se sont multipliés, concernant des **produits** et des services.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1491515)

- VAT exemptions and import tariff waivers for imported input materials used in exported finished **goods**,
  exonérations de la TVA et exemptions de droits à l’importation pour les intrants importés utilisés dans les **produits** finis exportés;
  ([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 5157610)

- (i) National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual-use **goods** and technology
  Législations nationales relatives au transfert d &apos; armes, de matériel militaire et de **produits** et techniques à double usage
  ([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 9964839)

- Every merchant praises their **goods**.
  Tous les marchands vantent leurs **produits**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spectral88 and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5050667](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5050667) [\#12361804](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12361804))

## transport

Used about 4 817 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 508 · UN documents ≈ 4 308).

- Regulation of the transport of dangerous **goods** is important for our transport system.
  Le règlement sur le **transport** des matières dangereuses est important pour notre système de transport.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1102900)

- the Contract for the Carriage of **Goods**
  Convention relative au contrat de **transport**
  ([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 7237320)

- There is indeed a very real need to revitalise rail transport in Europe, and **goods** transport in particular.
  La nécessité de revitaliser le **transport** ferroviaire en Europe, en particulier le fret, est en effet bien réelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1968476)

- Damage to the **goods** includes total destruction, physical damage, deterioration, and shrinkage of the **goods** during carriage or storage.
  On entend par &lt; &lt; détérioration &gt; &gt; la destruction totale, l &apos; avarie, le dommage matériel et la réduction de taille pendant le **transport** ou l &apos; entreposage.
  ([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 11702135)

- This means that informing communities and elected representatives about the transport of radioactive **goods** is now forbidden in France.
  Ceci signifie qu'il est désormais interdit en France d'informer les populations et les élus au sujet des passages de **transport** de matières radioactives.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 482696)

## More sentences

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

- When he's hungry, Marco is capable of stuffing himself with a kilogram of baked **goods**.
  Quand il a faim, Marco est capable de s'empiffrer d'un kilo de pâtisseries.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2054014](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2054014) [\#8553287](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8553287))

- The **goods** arrive by sea.
  La marchandise arrive par voie maritime.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by belgavox and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#1747279](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1747279) [\#1082473](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1082473))

- The market for luxury **goods** is growing fast.
  Le marché du luxe croît rapidement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#326647](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/326647) [\#3646182](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3646182))

## 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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