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# only — English to French

How English *only* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: only (587 646). By style: everyday 3 348 · literary 315 · biblical 253 · parliamentary 77 007 · legal and administrative 87 171 · UN documents 419 552.

## ne

Used about 192 352 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 558 · literary ≈ 66 · biblical ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 22 460 · legal and administrative ≈ 38 137 · UN documents ≈ 131 110).

- I've **only** got one left.
  Il **ne** m'en reste qu'un.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#489210](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/489210) [\#139017](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/139017))

- I **only** remember him with white hair.”
  Je **ne** me le rappelle qu'avec ses cheveux blancs.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 1342)

- For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is **only** the third hour of the day.
  Ces gens **ne** sont pas ivres, comme vous le supposez, car c’est la troisième heure du jour.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 2:15)

- We **only** take a decision after having read and examined the proposal.
  Nous **ne** prenons une décision qu'après avoir lu et examiné la proposition.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1790761)

- Butter may qualify for aid **only** if:
  **Ne** peut bénéficier de cette aide que le beurre:
  ([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 748501)

## seulement

Used about 96 225 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 907 · literary ≈ 85 · biblical ≈ 100 · parliamentary ≈ 12 835 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 632 · UN documents ≈ 78 666). Forms: seule, seulement.

- She was my **only** joy.
  Elle était ma **seule** joie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1894433](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1894433) [\#1901015](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1901015))

- Take me. **Only** grant me one favor.”
  **Seulement**, accordez-moi une chose.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28249)

- You will **only** look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.
  De tes yeux **seulement** tu regarderas, Et tu verras la rétribution des méchants.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 91:8)

- His independent television is the **only** one that questions the behaviour of Russian troops in Chechnya.
  Sa télévision indépendante est la **seule** à remettre en question l' attitude des troupes russes en Tchétchénie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 61263)

- Derivatives of hydrocarbon containing **only** nitro or **only** nitroso groups
  Dérivés **seulement** nitrés ou seulement nitrosés
  ([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 2084619)

## uniquement

Used about 75 261 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 140 · parliamentary ≈ 9 626 · legal and administrative ≈ 21 793 · UN documents ≈ 43 703).

- By training **only** with the computer, you will never be able to understand chess.
  En vous entraînant **uniquement** avec l'ordinateur, vous ne pourrez jamais comprendre les échecs.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10273350](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10273350) [\#10273352](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10273352))

- The Community budget **only** provides research funding for GMES.
  Le budget communautaire prévoit **uniquement** le financement des activités de recherche sur GMES.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1167214)

- **Only** of natural origin
  **Uniquement** d'origine naturelle
  ([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 1597239)

- For Cambodia and Laos, **only** Blue Books were produced.
  Le Cambodge et le Laos ont fait l &apos; objet de Livres bleus **uniquement**.
  ([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 17835019)

- There is no meaningful safety through alliance or collaboration with the United States, **only** through the pursuit of nuclear weapons.
  Il n'existe pas de véritable sécurité par le biais d'une alliance ou d'une coopération avec les États-Unis, mais **uniquement** par le développement d'armes nucléaires.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#13783567](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13783567) [\#13783622](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13783622))

## seul

Used about 24 698 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 628 · literary ≈ 7 · biblical ≈ 37 · parliamentary ≈ 8 022 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 264 · UN documents ≈ 8 741).

- **Only** Tom drinks tea.
  **Seul** Tom boit du thé.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eccles17 and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#6784052](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6784052) [\#6468913](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6468913))

- The old Pole was the **only** person who loved him well enough to feel true and keen emotion, and the doctor at once determined to go and see him.
  **Seul** le vieux Polonais l'aimait assez pour ressentir une vraie et poignante émotion; et le docteur se décida tout de suite à l'aller voir.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 2325)

- **Only** Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
  Luc **seul** est avec moi. Prends Marc, et amène-le avec toi, car il m’est utile pour le ministère.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 4:11)

- **Only** a very small number of European regions reached this goal.
  **Seul** un tout petit nombre de régions européennes ont atteint cet objectif.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 956833)

- (**Only** the German version is authentic)
  (Le texte en langue allemande est le **seul** faisant foi)
  ([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 857088)

## mais

Used about 3 639 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 140 · literary ≈ 26 · biblical ≈ 53 · parliamentary ≈ 1 604 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 816).

- There are many truths, but **only** one reality.
  Il y a de nombreuses vérités **mais** une unique réalité.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by pauldhunt and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3446592](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3446592) [\#4217720](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4217720))

- But Gringoire had multiplied himself, and **only** shouted the more vigorously: “Begin again! begin again!”
  **Mais** Gringoire se multipliait et n'en criait que plus fort: «Recommencez! recommencez!»
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 551)

- They told him, “We **only** have here five loaves and two fish.”
  **Mais** ils lui dirent: Nous n’avons ici que cinq pains et deux poissons.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 14:17)

- These include the timber industry and, increasingly, the production of biomass, not **only** for heating, but also for electricity generation.
  Ces aspects concernent par exemple l'industrie du bois, **mais** aussi, de plus en plus, la production de biomasse pour le chauffage et pour la production 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 1554998)

- Nordrevision remarked **only** that the \[愦灭※\]% per year originally set corresponded to the general inflation rate, but was not likely to be achievable in Neubrandenburg \[96\].
  Nordrevision a simplement constaté que le pourcentage annuel de \[愦灭※\] % fixé initialement correspondait au taux général d’inflation, **mais** était difficilement réalisable à Neubrandenburg \[96\].
  ([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 3477906)

## More sentences

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

- The letter was signed with **only** an X.
  La lettre n'était signée que d'un X.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#10918907](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10918907) [\#13457630](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13457630))

- It's **only** a matter of time.
  Ce n'est qu'une question de temps.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#897541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/897541) [\#901801](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/901801))

- "Do you have any siblings?" "No, I'm an **only** child."
  « As-tu des frères et sœurs ? » « Non, je suis fils unique. »
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Zifre and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#6148](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6148) [\#6147](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6147))

## 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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