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Forms: initial, initiale, initiales. - My **initials** are on my briefcase. Mes **initiales** sont sur ma valise. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#3831739](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3831739) [\#7067901](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7067901)) - This handkerchief was marked with the letters U. F. Marius knew nothing about this beautiful child,—neither her family name, her Christian name nor her abode; these two letters were the first thing of her that he had gained possession of, adorable **initials**, upon which he immediately began to construct his scaffolding. Ce mouchoir était marqué des lettres U. F.; Marius ne savait rien de cette belle enfant, ni sa famille, ni son nom, ni sa demeure; ces deux lettres étaient la première chose d'elle qu'il saisissait, adorables **initiales** sur lesquelles il commença tout de suite à construire son échafaudage. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 15448) - So our **initial** outlook is clearly positive. Notre approche **initiale** est donc clairement positive. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1450344) - Examiner **initials** when test completed **Initiales** de l'examinateur à l'issue de l'examen. ([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 4748687) - \[(e) the **initials** ADN;\] \[e) les **initiales** ADN;\] ([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 9843431) ## of Used about 11 166 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 11 166). - The **initials** of the soldier whose gun it was or of the battalion. The initials **of** the soldier whose gun it was or of the battalion. ([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 26766745) - The names of individual victims and alleged perpetrators appear in **initials**. The names **of** individual victims and alleged perpetrators appear in initials. ([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 15685253) - The article gave his **initials** (M.S.B.) and the name of the election committee which he had chaired. The article gave his initials (M.S.B.) and the name **of** the election committee which he had chaired. ([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 16724726) - 2. For reasons of confidentiality, privacy and protection, most names of the victims appear only in **initials** in this report. 2. For reasons **of** confidentiality, privacy and protection, most names of the victims appear only in initials in this report. ([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 23979764) - Moreover, with a view to preserve the presumption of innocence, only **initials** are used for the names of alleged perpetrators. Moreover, with a view to preserve the presumption **of** innocence, only initials are used for the names of alleged perpetrators. ([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 22104657) ## rapport Used about 3 913 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 56 · legal and administrative ≈ 135 · UN documents ≈ 3 722). - This report, drawn up pursuant to Directive 96/48/CE, gives an **initial** assessment of the progress made. Le présent **rapport**, élaboré conformément à la directive 96/48/CE, donne une première évaluation des progrès accomplis. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 52880) - Due date: when 70 % of the amount of the **initial** payment incurred at final beneficiary level. Délai de remise du **rapport**: lorsque 70 % du montant du premier préfinancement ont été exposés par le bénéficiaire final. ([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 809094) - The very **initial** stage of conflict and violence is creating distance from groups or individuals. Dès les tout premiers stades du conflit ou de la violence, il se crée une distance par **rapport** aux personnes ou aux groupes visés. ([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 2005675) - Does the Commission know that Air Zaire flights are identified by the **initials** QC and not AZR, as the report would seem to indicate? La Commission sait-elle que les vols Air Zaïre portent le cycle QC et non AZR comme semble le faire croire le **rapport**? ([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 3145213) - **Initial** testing will be carried out using the range which is gear (x/n) or the next higher gear range if (x/n) is not an integer. Les premiers essais sont effectués sur le **rapport** x/n ou le rapport immédiatement supérieur à x/n si x/n n ' est pas un nombre entier. ([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 4364874) ## ses Used about 1 973 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 112 · UN documents ≈ 1 861). - The Commission's anti-fraud unit, UCLAF, has passed its **initial** test and achieved some successes. L'institution de la Commission chargée de la lutte contre la fraude, la UCLAF, a réussi **ses** premiers examens de passage et enregistré des succès. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1635584) - However, in February 2013, a woman whose **initials** are ra ' -\`ayn returned home to Tunisia in answer to an appeal from her parents. Au mois de février 2013, R. A. est rentrée en Tunisie, à la suite de l ' appel lancé par **ses** parents, qui lui avaient demandé de réintégrer le domicile familial. ([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 27178268) - This serious error is already producing its **initial** negative effects inasmuch as there is not a single proposal on tourism in the programme under discussion. Cette grave erreur produit déjà **ses** premiers fruits négatifs: en effet, il n'y a aucune proposition relative au tourisme dans le programme que nous débattons. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1792498) - 64. The mission of the Department of Public Information is summed up in its well-known **initials**: to make a difference by promoting the United Nations and influencing world opinion. Le Département de l ' information a pour mission d ' appuyer l ' Organisation des Nations Unies en promouvant **ses** activités et en changeant les mentalités. ([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 7762077) ## nom Used about 191 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 56 · legal and administrative ≈ 135). - Hopefully, we will receive sound advice from the group on how we can increase the amount of work the EU does to improve human rights, in such a way that we acquire some genuine added value and it is not just a question of putting our **initials** to these issues. J' espère que nous recevrons de bons conseils sur la manière d' améliorer l' action de l' Union européenne pour la promotion des droits de l' homme, afin que nous puissions réellement dégager une valeur ajoutée et non pas simplement rebaptiser les problèmes d' un autre **nom**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2039588) - The name of the organic molecule may be replaced by its **initials**. Le **nom** de la molécule organique peut être remplacé par son abréviation. ([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 2592734) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - That was my **initial** thought. C'est ce que j'ai pensé au départ. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#4999050](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4999050) [\#8849955](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8849955)) - Your **initial** order is subject to a special discount of 5%. Votre première commande fait l'objet d'une remise spéciale de 5 %. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#267001](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/267001) [\#8849984](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8849984)) - The **initial** symptoms of the disease are fever and sore throat. Les premiers symptômes de la maladie sont la fièvre et le mal de gorge. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#44314](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/44314) [\#8849972](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8849972)) ## 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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