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# papers — English to French

How English *papers* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: papers (28 649). By style: everyday 75 · literary 9 · parliamentary 803 · legal and administrative 1 038 · UN documents 26 724.

## documents

Used about 11 927 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 335 · legal and administrative ≈ 454 · UN documents ≈ 11 135).

- Please sort these **papers** out.
  S'il te plaît, mets de l'ordre dans ces **documents**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#8982035](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8982035) [\#1968144](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1968144))

- You just have to read your own **papers**!
  Lisez vos propres **documents**!
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1860910)

- Country and regional strategy **papers** and multiannual programming
  **Documents** de stratégie par pays et par région et programmation pluriannuelle
  ([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 1247675)

- Two sectoral issue **papers** published;
  Publication de deux **documents** thématiques sectoriels;
  ([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 13993882)

- My briefcase is full of **papers**.
  Mon porte-**documents** est rempli de copies d'examen.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#250614](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/250614) [\#12767918](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12767918))

## journaux

Used about 1 173 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 50 · UN documents ≈ 1 114).

- The **papers** didn't print this story.
  Les **journaux** n'ont pas imprimé cette histoire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by halfb1t and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2065198](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2065198) [\#2065927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2065927))

- “But the **papers** announced the opening of the railway throughout.”
  --Les **journaux** ont pourtant annoncé l'ouverture complète du railway!
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 687)

- If this is not a joke, it is certainly aimed at making the readers of Friday's **papers** smile.
  Si ce n'est pas une blague, cela fera certainement sourire les lecteurs des **journaux** de vendredi.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1051618)

- 165. In most correctional systems in the country, visitors are prohibited from bringing items to prisoners, such as food, **papers**, clothes, etc.
  165. Dans la plupart des établissements pénitentiaires du pays, il est interdit aux visiteurs d &apos; apporter quoi que ce soit aux prisonniers (nourriture, **journaux**, vêtements, etc.).
  ([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 974605)

- Next thing you know, you'll be in the **papers**.
  Avant même que tu ne le saches, tu seras dans les **journaux**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Zifre and Tcha · checked, community translation · [\#1448](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1448) [\#3264](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3264))

## papiers

Used about 1 071 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 50 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 117 · legal and administrative ≈ 346 · UN documents ≈ 557).

- I lost my **papers**.
  J'ai perdu mes **papiers**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by colwem and christian63 · checked, community translation · [\#6060895](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6060895) [\#6060072](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6060072))

- "Come, Axel, come, you miserable wretch," my uncle cried from as far off as he could see me. "Your boxes are not packed, and my **papers** are not arranged; where's the key of my carpet bag? and what have you done with my gaiters?"
  «Mais viens donc, Axel; hâte-toi donc, malheureux! s'écria mon oncle du plus loin qu'il m'aperçut, et ta malle qui n'est pas faite, et mes **papiers** qui ne sont pas en ordre, et mon sac de voyage dont je ne trouve pas la clef, et mes guêtres qui n'arrivent pas!»
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 593)

- That was a problem about people without **papers**.
  Il s'agissait d'un problème concernant les sans-**papiers**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1693753)

- Drafting kits, sets and **papers**
  Kits, ensembles et **papiers** à dessin
  ([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 1489992)

- Like all other children, they had identity **papers** and a patronymic.
  Ils sont dûment enregistrés à l &apos; état civil et, comme tous les autres enfants, ils ont des **papiers** d &apos; identité et un patronyme.
  ([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 18678273)

## More sentences

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

- The teacher is busy marking **papers**.
  La prof est occupée à corriger des copies.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#273041](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/273041) [\#12197870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12197870))

- We are supposed to hand in our **papers** by today.
  Nous sommes supposés rendre nos devoirs aujourd'hui.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and rbbrbb · checked, community translation · [\#249471](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/249471) [\#1577146](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1577146))

- Turn in your test **papers**.
  Rendez vos copies d'examen.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#1873848](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1873848) [\#14068859](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14068859))

## 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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