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Forms: principal, principale, principales, principaux. - That's the **main** thing. C'est le **principal**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by raggione and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#2686431](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2686431) [\#12936619](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12936619)) - At any rate it was clear that we were not in the **main** shaft of the volcano, but in a lateral gallery where there were felt recurrent tunes of reaction. Toutefois il me paraît évident que nous n'occupions pas la cheminée **principale** du volcan, mais bien un conduit accessoire, où se faisait sentir un effet de contre-coup. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3943) - This will be my **main** priority. Telle sera ma priorité **principale**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2032156) - Diameter of fire **mains** Diamètre du collecteur **principal** d’incendie ([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 5163343) - CIP: **Main** response centre. CIP : Centre d ' intervention **principal** ([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 16845687) ## alimentation Used about 22 013 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 200 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 347 · UN documents ≈ 19 466). - Needless to say, technology should be better harmonised by means of common **mains** voltage, joint equipment, fewer changes for passengers at borders and uniform safety requirements. La technique doit aussi être ajustée entre les réseaux nationaux en choisissant une même tension d' **alimentation**, en harmonisant le matériel roulant, en réduisant les changements de train aux frontières et en uniformisant les exigences en matière de sécurité. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 51389) - a **mains** power/CAN (Controller area network) output socket, une prise d'**alimentation** secteur/interface de connexion CAN (Controller Area Network), ([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 3765278) - 2.3. Charging station / Power **mains** 2.3 Borne de recharge/**Alimentation** secteur ([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 28137446) - a **mains** power/ CAN (Controller area network) output socket, une prise d'**alimentation** secteur/interface de connexion CAN (Controller Area Network), ([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 3093527) - Type of **mains**: single phase/three phase 3/ 5.3.1 Type d ' **alimentation**: monophasé/triphasé3 ([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 11267560) ## réseau Used about 11 940 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 600 · legal and administrative ≈ 722 · UN documents ≈ 10 618). - Two-thirds of the world, after all, is not yet connected to **mains** electricity. En effet, deux tiers du monde ne sont pas encore raccordés au **réseau** de distribution d'électricité. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1771419) - Maximum 2 min after connection to **mains** Maximum 2 min après connexion au **réseau** ([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 5486324) - The vehicle shall be connected to the **mains**. 5.4.4 Le véhicule doit être connecté au **réseau**. ([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 20989610) - Countries opted for different **mains** voltages and different types of electronic safety systems. Les pays optèrent pour différentes tensions du **réseau** et différents types de systèmes de sécurité électroniques. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1110488) - Maximum 2 minutes after connection to **mains** Maximum 2 min après connexion au **réseau** ([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 5537595) ## eau Used about 10 934 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 1 000 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 083 · UN documents ≈ 8 848). - The water **main** froze and burst. La conduite d'**eau** a gelé et a éclaté. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eccles17 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#6832610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6832610) [\#1014260](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1014260)) - In very many countries, we currently have water **mains** pipes made from copper. Dans de très nombreux pays nous avons, à l'heure actuelle, des canalisations d'**eau** potable en cuivre. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1841781) - Trade services of water through **mains** Commerce de l’**eau** par conduites ([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 1545071) - c) Pressure in water **mains** c) Pression dans les canalisations d ' **eau** ([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 8449786) - EU financial support will help in the reconstruction of public infrastructure which was damaged by the disaster: water **mains**, sewage systems, roads and bridges. L'aide financière de l'Union européenne contribuera à la reconstruction des infrastructures publiques endommagées par la catastrophe: conduites d'**eau**, réseaux d'égouts, routes et ponts. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1536478) ## secteur Used about 7 476 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 2 167 · UN documents ≈ 5 309). - Charging station/Power **mains** Borne de recharge/**secteur** ([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 5565594) - Independent dedicated battery and converter for **mains** supply Batterie dédiée indépendante et convertisseur sur entrée **secteur** ([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 28085439) - **Mains**-voltage filament lamps Lampe à filament à tension de **secteur** ([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 2734600) - The vehicle shall be connected to the **mains** within 120 minutes after the conclusion of the charge-sustaining Type 1 test. Le véhicule doit être connecté au **secteur** dans les 120 min suivant la conclusion de l ' essai de maintien de la charge de type 1. ([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 28130779) - Radio broadcast receivers, only **mains**-operated (excl. these of a kind used in motor vehicles) Récepteurs radio fonctionnant uniquement sur **secteur** (à l'exclusion de ceux pour véhicules automobiles) ([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 3368624) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - An army was divided into the vanguard, the rearguard and the **main** body. Une armée est composée d'une avant-garde, d'une arrière garde et du gros de l'armée. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by qdii and qdii · checked, community translation · [\#722567](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/722567) [\#722610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/722610)) - The **main** streets of many small towns have been all but abandoned thanks, in large part, to behemoths like Wal-Mart. Les grandes rues de nombreux villages ont été pratiquement abandonnées à cause, en grande partie, de géants comme Wal-Mart. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#608953](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/608953) [\#817246](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/817246)) - The company places its **main** focus on innovation. L'entreprise met l'accent sur l'innovation. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bigfellow68 and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#6866430](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6866430) [\#11928487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11928487)) ## 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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