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# longer — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: longer (72 619). By style: everyday 787 · literary 155 · biblical 60 · parliamentary 10 755 · legal and administrative 11 367 · UN documents 49 495.

## plus

Used about 46 124 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 672 · literary ≈ 152 · biblical ≈ 48 · parliamentary ≈ 7 618 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 762 · UN documents ≈ 28 872).

- Tom is no **longer** here.
  Tom n'est **plus** ici.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and maydoo · checked, community translation · [\#3434385](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3434385) [\#3779242](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3779242))

- He was no **longer** there.
  Il n'était **plus** là.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 29798)

- But now that faith has come, we are no **longer** under a tutor.
  La foi étant venue, nous ne sommes **plus** sous ce pédagogue.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 3:25)

- It is no **longer** sustainable.
  Il n'est **plus** tenable.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 907455)

- It shall be revoked where no **longer** justified.
  Elle est révoquée lorsqu'elle ne se justifie **plus**.
  ([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 2999684)

## long

Used about 9 383 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 896 · legal and administrative ≈ 237 · UN documents ≈ 8 249).

- A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still **longer**, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.
  Or, un jeune homme nommé Eutychus, qui était assis sur la fenêtre, s’endormit profondément pendant le **long** discours de Paul; entraîné par le sommeil, il tomba du troisième étage en bas, et il fut relevé mort.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 20:9)

- It is a separate issue that requires more analysis, and that is for a **longer** term.
  Il s'agit d'une question distincte qui nécessite plus d'analyse, et à plus **long** terme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1354180)

- The Commission notes in that respect that, over a **longer** term the average stumpage price is not outside the historical range \[82\].
  La Commission note à cet égard que, sur le **long** terme, le prix moyen du bois sur pied se maintient dans sa fourchette historique \[82\].
  ([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 4195812)

- B. Progress report on the framework for a **longer**-term vision and objectives of the Fund
  B. Rapport d &apos; activité sur les perspectives et objectifs à **long** terme de la Caisse
  ([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 8710123)

- A **longer** term strategy therefore also requires that attention be focused on other countries in the region.
  Une stratégie à **long** terme requiert également que l'on s'attarde sur les autres pays de la région.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1808190)

## ne

Used about 3 050 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 49 · biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 224 · legal and administrative ≈ 710 · UN documents ≈ 2 062).

- I won't keep you any **longer**.
  Je **ne** vous retiens pas.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10999870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10999870) [\#1967262](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1967262))

- Be no **longer** a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
  **Ne** continue pas à ne boire que de l’eau; mais fais usage d’un peu de vin, à cause de ton estomac et de tes fréquentes indispositions.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1TI 5:23)

- Even if tobacco were no **longer** cultivated in Europe, this would not reduce the consumption of cigarettes, as some Utopians would have us believe.
  Sa culture, si elle était négligée en Europe, **ne** ferait pas pour autant baisser la consommation de cigarettes, comme certains utopistes voudraient nous le faire croire.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1855656)

- The 3-D H machine should not be left loaded on the seat assembly **longer** than the time required to perform the test.
  La machine 3-D H **ne** doit rester chargée sur le siège que le temps nécessaire à la conduite de l’essai.
  ([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 5488226)

- Development in the globalized world can no **longer** be sustained only in terms of technological innovation and economic growth.
  Avec la mondialisation, le développement **ne** peut s &apos; appuyer seulement sur les innovations technologiques et la croissance économique.
  ([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 10151950)

## n

Used about 258 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 33 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 224).

- I can't stand it any **longer**.
  Je **n**'arrive pas à le supporter davantage.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1894188](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1894188) [\#1902625](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1902625))

- Thus the LORD could no **longer** bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you have committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation, an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is today.
  L’Éternel **n**’a pas pu le supporter davantage, à cause de la méchanceté de vos actions, à cause des abominations que vous avez commises; et votre pays est devenu une ruine, un désert, un objet de malédiction, comme on le voit aujourd’hui.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 44:22)

- We saw in 1999 - at the Helsinki Summit - that we Europeans could no **longer** act without American help.
  Nous avons pu constater en 1999 - au sommet de Helsinki - que les Européens **n**'étaient pas capables d'agir sans l'aide des Américains.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 447461)

- It's not too late. I beg you, just stay a little **longer**.
  Il **n**'est pas tard. Je vous en prie, restez donc encore un peu.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by scrungus and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#6392458](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6392458) [\#6388689](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6388689))

## More sentences

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

- I want to stay a little **longer**.
  Je veux rester encore un peu.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#6350468](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6350468) [\#9710646](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9710646))

- How much **longer** is this storm going to last?
  Combien de temps va encore durer cette tempête ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by erikspen and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2307524](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2307524) [\#2307639](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2307639))

- May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any **longer**?
  Loin de là! Nous qui sommes morts au péché, comment vivrions-nous encore dans le péché?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 6:2)

## 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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