Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Translate** · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) This page as HTML: # ocean — English to French How English *ocean* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences. What it means: [ocean in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ocean/). Sentence pairs counted, by form: ocean (24 543), oceans (16 057). By style: everyday 137 · literary 6 · parliamentary 693 · legal and administrative 2 013 · UN documents 37 751. ## océans Used about 24 960 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 122 · literary ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 578 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 447 · UN documents ≈ 22 808). Forms: océan, océans. - I love the **ocean**. J'aime l'**océan**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#4500140](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4500140) [\#7449042](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7449042)) - The Unknown is an **ocean**. L'Inconnu est un **océan**. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11043) - Our **oceans** are empty. Nos **océans** sont vides. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1349485) - All **oceans** and seas Tous les **océans** et mers ([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 3843536) - (a) **Oceans** and the law of the sea a) Les **océans** et le droit de la mer ([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 26659349) ## mer Used about 4 051 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 87 · legal and administrative ≈ 21 · UN documents ≈ 3 932). Forms: mer, mers. - There are islands in the **ocean**. Il y a des îles sur la **mer**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rokito and gillux · checked, community translation · [\#3663459](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3663459) [\#3663254](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3663254)) - So the financial resources available to us are a drop in the **ocean** here. Par conséquent, les fonds dont nous disposons ne représentent qu'une goutte d'eau dans la **mer**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1730010) - on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific **Ocean** — The European Union’s deposit of its instrument of approval sur la conservation et la gestion des ressources halieutiques en haute **mer** dans le Pacifique Sud ([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 87414) - 364. Office of Legal Affairs (Division for **Ocean** Affairs and the Law of the Sea). Bureau des affaires juridiques (Division des affaires maritimes et du droit de la **mer**). ([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 18218837) - I cannot live far from the **ocean**. Je ne peux pas vivre loin de la **mer**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#8866073](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8866073) [\#8866114](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8866114)) ## droit Used about 786 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 786). - Objective of the Organization: To promote and strengthen the rule of law for the **oceans** Objectif de l ' Organisation : Promouvoir et renforcer la primauté du **droit** dans le domaine maritime ([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 25561978) - IV. Request by the Center for **Oceans** Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law, for observer status in the Assembly d ' observateur présentée par le Center for Oceans Law and Policy de la faculté de **droit** de l ' Université de Virginie ([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 24924046) ## maritimes Used about 414 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 21 · UN documents ≈ 393). - Comments from the German Shipbuilding and **Ocean** Industries Association Observations de l’Association allemande de construction navale et des techniques **maritimes** ([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 1136389) - Given the geography of India, with a coastline extending 4,000 miles and with 1,300 islands, we have a traditional and abiding interest in maritime and **ocean** affairs. Vu la géographie de l ' Inde, avec des côtes dépassant 4 000 miles et avec 1300 îles, nous avons un intérêt traditionnel dans les affaires **maritimes**. ([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 10185962) ## atlantique Used about 21 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 21). - Bluefin tuna fishing shall be permitted in the eastern Atlantic **Ocean** and the Mediterranean Sea by large-scale pelagic longlines catching vessels during the period from 1 January to 31 May. La pêche du thon rouge par les grands palangriers pélagiques de capture est autorisée dans l'**Atlantique** Est et la Méditerranée entre le 1er janvier et le 31 mai. ([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 4953298) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - The Moon's gravity is responsible for the **ocean** tides on Earth. La gravité de la Lune est responsable des marées océaniques sur Terre. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#3961509](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3961509) [\#12303018](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12303018)) - A severe **ocean** storm hit the West Indies. Une violente tempête océanique frappa les Caraïbes. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Source\_VOA and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#807403](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/807403) [\#1083071](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1083071)) - We are already doing this, though our efforts are a mere drop in the **ocean**. Nous le faisons déjà, mais ce sont les fameuses gouttes sur une pierre chaude. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 565167) ## 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. Every example names its source and licence. [Submit a better translation or example](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/submit/?pair=en-fr&word=ocean). Every example is quoted under its source's licence and credited with it; the rest of the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.