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# have — English to French

How English *have* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: have (1 875 346), haves (296). By style: everyday 23 547 · literary 1 017 · biblical 3 415 · parliamentary 323 603 · legal and administrative 154 063 · UN documents 1 369 997.

## ont

Used about 598 181 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 491 · literary ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 46 837 · legal and administrative ≈ 51 354 · UN documents ≈ 499 478).

- Bats also **have** wings.
  Les chauves-souris aussi **ont** des ailes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#10361869](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10361869) [\#10361872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10361872))

- Good thoughts **have** their abysses as well as evil ones.
  Les bonnes pensées **ont** leurs abîmes comme les mauvaises.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9487)

- My thoughts are with those who **have** lost their homes and possessions.
  Mes pensées vont vers ceux qui **ont** perdu leurs maisons et leurs biens.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 954424)

- **HAVE** ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
  **ONT** ADOPTÉ LA PRÉSENTE DIRECTIVE:
  ([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 3321230)

- 4. Some of those kidnapped **have** not been tried since their abduction.
  4. Certaines des personnes enlevées n &apos; **ont** jamais été jugées.
  ([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 6331617)

## nantis

Used about 371 041 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 371 041).

- Great disparities exist between the **haves** and **have**-nots.
  Les écarts sont considérables entre les **nantis** et les nécessiteux.
  ([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 6385604)

- The same division between the **haves** and the **have**-nots is reflected within many nations.
  Le même écart existe entre les **nantis** et les pauvres au sein de nombreux pays.
  ([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 184164)

- This is the best example of the gap that exists between the **haves** and the **have**-nots.
  C &apos; est là le meilleur exemple du fossé qui existe entre les **nantis** et les démunis.
  ([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 3306053)

- There is a strong sense of injustice and discrimination between the **haves** and **have**-nots.
  Il y a un fort sentiment d &apos; injustice et de discrimination entre les **nantis** et les laissés-pour-compte.
  ([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 23769579)

- The ever-increasing disparities between the **haves** and the **have**-nots **have** reached alarming proportions.
  Les disparités sans cesse croissantes entre les **nantis** et les démunis ont pris des proportions alarmantes.
  ([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 3493129)

## entre

Used about 182 293 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 68 127 · UN documents ≈ 114 166).

- Yet these same cities are the scene of a wide rift between the **haves** and the **have**-nots.
  Or, ces mêmes villes sont le théâtre d'une large faille **entre** ceux qui ont et ceux qui n'ont pas.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1865080)

- Treaty considerations still revolve around the distinction between &quot; **haves** &quot; and &quot; **have** nots &quot; .
  Le débat tourne toujours autour de la distinction **entre** les deux catégories.
  ([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 1511842)

- However, it is equally true that without active intervention this shift will widen the gap between the **haves** and **have**-nots.
  Toutefois, il est tout aussi vrai que sans intervention active, ce basculement élargira le fossé **entre** nantis et démunis.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 39099)

- Thus, the “must-**haves**” should be separated from the “nice-to-**haves**”.
  C’est pourquoi il faut établir une distinction **entre** «ce qui est indispensable» et «ce qui constitue un atout supplémentaire».
  ([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 4493522)

- Information empowers people and we as Socialists cannot accept an information society of **haves** and **have**-nots.
  L'information donne du pouvoir aux gens et, en tant que socialistes, nous ne pouvons pas accepter qu'elle creuse le fossé **entre** riches et pauvres.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1734917)

## pas

Used about 157 048 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 981 · literary ≈ 85 · biblical ≈ 285 · parliamentary ≈ 38 321 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 210 · UN documents ≈ 114 166).

- You don't **have** to worry about publicity.
  Il ne faut **pas** vous en faire pour la publicité.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3730212](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3730212) [\#4142216](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4142216))

- One does **have** freaks, but one does not cause one’s little Cosette grief.
  On a des lubies, mais on ne fait **pas** du chagrin à sa petite Cosette.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 30924)

- For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to **have** her.”
  parce que Jean lui disait: Il ne t’est **pas** permis de l’avoir pour femme.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 14:4)

- We must not build a Europe of the **haves** and the **have**-nots.
  Nous ne devons **pas** construire une Europe de riches et de pauvres.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 20736)

- For lines in Categories II and III, pantograph heads shall not **have** insulated horns, unless permitted for specific routes.
  Pour les lignes des catégories II et III, les archets ne doivent **pas** comporter de cornes isolées, sauf autorisation sur des itinéraires particuliers.
  ([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 2522753)

## n

Used about 22 598 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 415 · literary ≈ 233 · biblical ≈ 854 · parliamentary ≈ 4 258 · legal and administrative ≈ 12 839).

- You **have** no shame.
  Tu **n**'as pas honte.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and Dr\_herr · checked, community translation · [\#6042717](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6042717) [\#10602442](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10602442))

- “I **have** nothing,” said the landlord.
  --Je **n**'ai rien, dit l'hôte.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 1297)

- For I **have** become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.
  Car je suis comme une outre dans la fumée; Je **n**’oublie point tes statuts.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 119:83)

- What is puzzling is that, despite the fact that exercises of this type **have** been reported as dangerous for a long time, no solution has been found.
  Ce qui nous rend perplexes, c'est que des exercices de ce genre avaient été depuis longtemps dénoncés comme dangereux et que, malgré cela, aucune solution **n**'a été trouvée.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1811991)

- The Commission is of the view that no private creditor would **have** behaved like the Hungarian State.
  La Commission considère qu'aucun créancier privé **n**'aurait agi comme l'État hongrois.
  ([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 2782174)

## ceux

Used about 20 975 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 285 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 419 · UN documents ≈ 14 271).

- According to what I **have** seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble, reap the same.
  Pour moi, je l’ai vu, **ceux** qui labourent l’iniquité Et qui sèment l’injustice en moissonnent les fruits;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 4:8)

- Such ropes and chains must **have** no joins or splices except where necessary for fixing or forming a loop.
  Ces câbles et chaînes ne doivent comporter ni raccords, ni épissures, à l’exception de **ceux** qui sont nécessaires à leur fixation ou à leur mise en boucle.
  ([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 3204195)

- As long as nuclear weapons exist, they will constitute a threat to both the **haves** and havenots.
  Tant qu &apos; il y aura des armes nucléaires, elles constitueront une menace à la fois pour **ceux** qui en sont dotés et pour les autres.
  ([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 15097425)

- “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who **have** sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
  Tu ne recevras point de présent; car les présents aveuglent **ceux** qui ont les yeux ouverts et corrompent les paroles des justes.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 23:8)

- The injunction procedure introduced by the Directive does not, however, enable those who claim to **have** suffered detriment as a result of an illicit practice to obtain compensation.
  Cependant, la procédure instaurée par cette directive ne permet pas à **ceux** qui prétendent avoir subi un préjudice du fait d’une pratique illicite d’obtenir réparation.
  ([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 2843974)

## More sentences

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

- You **have** my sympathies.
  Tu as ma sympathie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#269008](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/269008) [\#5314060](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5314060))

- I **have** so many questions for you.
  J'ai tellement de questions pour toi.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Julien\_PDC · checked, community translation · [\#9163248](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9163248) [\#9165830](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9165830))

- Are we about to **have** a flame war?
  Sommes-nous sur le point d'avoir une fusillade?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by FeuDRenais2 and zimbadoo · checked, community translation · [\#938394](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/938394) [\#1270622](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1270622))

## 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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