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# multilateral — English to French

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

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: multilateral (106 748), multilaterals (62). By style: parliamentary 2 183 · legal and administrative 5 780 · UN documents 98 847.

## multilatéral

Used about 90 902 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 960 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 539 · UN documents ≈ 83 402). Forms: multilatéral, multilatérale, multilatérales, multilatéraux.

- Strengthening **multilateral** rules is part of the process.
  Le renforcement des règles **multilatérales** y contribue.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 994888)

- See also **Multilateral** Agreement M137.
  Voir aussi l'accord **multilatéral** M137.
  ([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 545288)

- (c) **Multilateral** law-making treaties;
  c) Les traités **multilatéraux** normatifs ;
  ([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 25851359)

- Conversely, we rejected the MAI, the **Multilateral** Agreement on Investment.
  Inversement, on a rejeté l'AMI, l'accord **multilatéral** sur l'investissement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1914381)

- Aid for trade — **Multilateral** initiatives
  Aide au commerce — Initiatives **multilatérales**
  ([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 4773929)

## organisations

Used about 1 074 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 45 · UN documents ≈ 1 030).

- We have tried to raise this issue for several years in **multilateral** organisations like the WTO or the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
  Cela fait des années que nous essayons d'évoquer ces questions dans les **organisations** internationales comme l'OMC ou l'Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1356244)

- 24. The following representatives of civil society made statements: Women &apos; s Environment and Development Organization, Women &apos; s Eyes on the **Multilaterals**/ALCADECO, Oxfam International, North-South Institute/Social Watch, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, and Iniciativa Cartagena/Women &apos; s Popular Education Network.
  Des déclarations ont été faites par les représentants des **organisations** de la société civile suivantes : Organisation des femmes pour l &apos; environnement et le développement, Women &apos; s Eyes on the Multilaterals/ALCADECO, Oxfam International, North-South Institute/Social Watch, Confédération internationale des syndicats libres, Forum africain et réseau sur la dette et le développement, Iniciativa Cartagena/Women &apos; s Popular Education Network.
  ([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 8861593)

## institutions

Used about 1 030 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 030).

- The ILO is cited in the report for its cooperation with the **multilateral** financial institutions.
  Dans ce rapport, l &apos; OIT est citée en exemple pour sa coopération avec ces **institutions**.
  ([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 1488802)

## coopération

Used about 45 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 45).

- It has, in any case, been our intention that deeper bilateral cooperation should include the implementation of **multilateral** environment agreements on the protection of the Mediterranean.
  Notre objectif est en toute hypothèse qu’une **coopération** bilatérale approfondie inclue la mise en œuvre d’accords environnementaux bilatéraux sur la protection de la Méditerranée.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 829028)

## More sentences

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

- In certain cases, the Union should aim to initiate negotiations leading to **multilateral** agreements on repatriation.
  Dans certains cas, l'Union devrait s'efforcer d'engager des négociations afin d'obtenir des accords de retour au pays.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2007043)

- It is also important that Parliament now outlines the importance of these **multilateral** agreements in the WTO' s dispute settlement procedure.
  Il importe également que le Parlement européen définisse le rôle de ces accords multipartites dans les procédures de règlement des différends de l' OMC.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2034094)

- The European Union clearly needs to pursue its objectives in this **multilateral** context, in partnership with all those involved, in particular with the United Nations.
  L’Union européenne a clairement besoin de poursuivre ses objectifs dans ce cadre multilatéralen partenariat avec tous les acteurs, notamment avec l’ONU.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 665239)

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