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# observer — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: observer (74 845), observers (63 555). By style: everyday 4 · literary 7 · parliamentary 1 939 · legal and administrative 4 316 · UN documents 132 134.

## observateurs

Used about 95 036 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · literary ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 1 515 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 046 · UN documents ≈ 89 466). Forms: observateur, observateurs.

- The universe as we know it is a joint product of the **observer** and the observed.
  L'univers tel que nous le connaissons est le produit conjoint de l'**observateur** et de l'observé.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#3099845](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3099845) [\#10721488](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10721488))

- Along the crest of the plateau ran a sort of trench whose presence it was impossible for the distant **observer** to divine.
  Le long de la crête du plateau courait une sorte de fossé impossible à deviner pour un **observateur** lointain.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7080)

- The EU **observers** are helpless.
  Les **observateurs** de l'UE sont impuissants.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1199534)

- Designated vessels and **observers**
  Navires et **observateurs** désignés
  ([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 325033)

- (f) Civilian electoral **observers** —
  f) **Observateurs** électoraux civils—
  ([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 3478911)

## observation

Used about 16 874 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 222 · legal and administrative ≈ 135 · UN documents ≈ 16 517).

- The great honour of leading this election **observer** mission fell to me.
  J'ai eu le grand honneur d'être à la tête de cette mission d'**observation**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 899263)

- Pilot inspection and **observer** schemes
  Programmes pilotes d’inspection et d’**observation**
  ([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 2713946)

- Composition of the United Nations **Observer**
  Composition de la Mission d &apos; **observation** des Nations Unies
  ([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 6597796)

- I welcome the robust statements of the EU's Chief Election **Observer**.
  Je salue les déclarations fermes du chef de la mission d'**observation** électorale de l'UE.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1022192)

- In this regard, the Commission may enter into contracts for the provision of the regional **observer** programme.
  La Commission peut sous-traiter la mise en œuvre du programme d'**observation** régional.
  ([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 9759)

## nations

Used about 5 506 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 5 506).

- United Nations Disengagement **Observer** Force (UNDOF)
  Administration transitoire des **Nations** Unies au Timor oriental (ATNUTO)
  ([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 14637106)

- for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and to the United Nations **Observer** Mission
  **Nations** Unies pour l &apos; assistance au Rwanda (MINUAR) et à la
  ([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 5435989)

- S/RES/996 (1995) 30 May United Nations Disengagement **Observer** Force11 A 2 (d)
  S/RES/996 (1995) 30 mai Force des **Nations** Unies chargée d &apos; observer le dégagement11 A 2 d)
  ([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 1476682)

- In addition to Council members and **observers**, the meeting will be open to all interested delegations, as well as United Nations entities, non-governmental organizations and the media.
  In addition to Council members and observers, the meeting will be open to all interested delegations, as well as United **Nations** entities, non-governmental organizations and the media.
  ([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 9539528)

## mission

Used about 4 170 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 40 · UN documents ≈ 4 129).

- As chief **observer**, I have not taken part in these consultations myself.
  En tant que directeur de la **mission**, je n'ai pas participé à ces consultations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1021966)

- MONUC United Nations **Observer** Mission in
  MINUSIL **Mission** des Nations Unies en Sierra Leone
  ([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 9169157)

- The hard core of the mission will be provided by the KDOM, the Kosovo Diplomatic **Observer** Mission.
  Le noyau dur de la KVM sera constitué par la Kosovo Diplomatic Observer **Mission** , la KDOM.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1904144)

- FIFTY-FIRST SESSION - Item 135 - Financing of the United Nations **Observer** Mission in Liberia
  FIFTY-FIRST SESSION - Item 135 - Financing of the United Nations Observer **Mission** in Liberia
  ([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 3832473)

- Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the **Observer** Mission,
  Notant avec satisfaction que des contributions volontaires ont été apportées pour la **Mission**,
  ([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 4426722)

## More sentences

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

- No curious **observer** passed that limit.
  Aucun curieux ne dépassait cette limite.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 24295)

- The first detail that struck the **observer** was, that the door could never have been anything but the door of a hovel, while the window, if it had been carved out of dressed stone instead of being in rough masonry, might have been the lattice of a lordly mansion.
  En l'examinant, le détail qui frappait d'abord, c'est que cette porte n'avait jamais pu être que la porte d'un bouge, tandis que cette croisée, si elle eût été coupée dans la pierre de taille au lieu de l'être dans le moellon, aurait pu être la croisée d'un hôtel.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9315)

- In exchange for its financial contribution to programmes, Ukraine will have the right to participate as an **observer** in committees coordinating EU programmes.
  En échange de sa contribution financière à ces programmes, l'Ukraine aura le droit de participer en tant qu'observatrice à des commissions de coordination des programmes de l'Union.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1536844)

## 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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