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# operation — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: operation (156 650), operations (252 780). By style: everyday 80 · literary 7 · biblical 3 · parliamentary 7 889 · legal and administrative 61 278 · UN documents 340 173.

## opération

Used about 193 508 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 59 · literary ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 4 273 · legal and administrative ≈ 26 171 · UN documents ≈ 163 000). Forms: opération, opérations.

- I need an **operation**.
  J'ai besoin d'une **opération**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#5961549](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5961549) [\#4681637](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4681637))

- It was this **operation** which had caused him to execute the peculiar movements observed from the shed by Jean Valjean.
  C'était cette **opération** qui lui faisait faire les mouvements particuliers observés du hangar par Jean Valjean.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10080)

- This can be used for both NATO and **Operation** ALTHEA.
  Elles pourront être utilisées pour l’OTAN et l’**opération** Althea.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 619684)

- Other costs and proceeds from **operations**
  Autres charges et produits des **opérations**
  ([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 4177866)

- Greeting Card and related **Operations**
  Opération Cartes de voeux et **opérations** connexes
  ([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 1089255)

## fonctionnement

Used about 48 037 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 397 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 660 · UN documents ≈ 38 978).

- Cash management is essential to ensure the liquidity necessary for the smooth running of **operations**.
  La gestion de trésorerie est essentielle pour assurer la liquidité nécessaire au bon **fonctionnement** des activités.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#13714212](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13714212) [\#12758854](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12758854))

- In 32 cases, **operation** of these installations was halted.
  Le **fonctionnement** de ces installations a été arrêté dans 32 cas.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1406957)

- able to switch between bright and dimmed **operation** mode
  un mode de **fonctionnement** réglable entre clair et sombre;
  ([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 4460156)

- (a) Overseeing the platform &apos; s **operation**;
  Superviser le **fonctionnement** de la plateforme;
  ([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 19686771)

- Weak Artificial Intelligence refers to the construction of partially intelligent machines and software, whose **operation** does not dispense with human intervention.
  L'Intelligence Artificielle Faible fait référence à la construction de machines et de logiciels partiellement intelligents, dont le **fonctionnement** ne dispense pas d'une intervention humaine.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10472252](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10472252) [\#10472262](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10472262))

## exploitation

Used about 33 553 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 164 · legal and administrative ≈ 12 128 · UN documents ≈ 21 261).

- In other words, Railway Directive 91/440/EC, the original separation of infrastructure and **operation**, is seen as being wrong.
  Autrement dit, la directive 91/440/CE, qui est à l'origine de la séparation entre l'**exploitation** et l'opérationnel, est considérée comme une erreur.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 407763)

- a description of the proposed **operation**;
  une description de l'**exploitation** proposée;
  ([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 1073977)

- **Operation** and maintenance of 39 generators in 19 locations
  **Exploitation** et entretien de 39 groupes électrogènes sur 19 sites
  ([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 17918000)

- Unfortunately, the complete deletion of the paragraph headed 'Regulation of the separation between network and **operation**' could not be pushed through.
  Malheureusement, la suppression du paragraphe intitulé "Règles régissant la séparation entre infrastructures et **exploitation**" n'a pu être obtenue.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 949494)

- Safe **operation** of advanced nuclear energy systems
  **Exploitation** sûre des systèmes énergétiques nucléaires avancés
  ([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 2487488)

## maintien

Used about 3 543 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 543).

- The Chapter demonstrates the nature of improvements in the organization and **operation** of the State party &apos; s law enforcement system.
  Il met en lumière les améliorations apportées à l &apos; organisation et au fonctionnement des services de **maintien** de l &apos; ordre.
  ([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 15041700)

## More sentences

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

- Elon Musk's family owned an emerald mining **operation** in Zambia.
  La famille d'Elon Musk possédait une société minière d'émeraudes en Zambie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#11257942](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11257942) [\#12380349](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12380349))

- The plan was put into **operation**.
  Le plan fut mis à exécution.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#48515](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/48515) [\#829216](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/829216))

- The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-**operation**.
  La seule chose qui sauvera l'humanité sera la coopération.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#411797](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/411797) [\#411840](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/411840))

## 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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