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# patterns — English to French

How English *patterns* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

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Sentence pairs counted, by form: patterns (22 128). By style: everyday 10 · parliamentary 370 · legal and administrative 1 490 · UN documents 20 258.

## modèles

Used about 5 055 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 131 · legal and administrative ≈ 279 · UN documents ≈ 4 642). Forms: modes, modèles.

- A game about planning, patience, and **patterns** might help keep our minds sharp.
  Un jeu sur la planification, la patience et les **modèles** pourrait aider à garder notre esprit vif.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10291393](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10291393) [\#10291406](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10291406))

- It is, above all, a matter of behaviour **patterns**.
  C'est aussi et surtout une question de **modèles** de comportement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 169921)

- Moulding **patterns** of wood
  **Modèles** pour moules en bois
  ([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 949035)

- 1999 session \[Overriding issues: poverty, consumption and production **patterns**\]
  Session de 1999 (Questions prioritaires : pauvreté, **modes** de consommation et de production)
  ([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 3662460)

- Early agriculturalists often show similar **patterns** of tooth decay to modern people.
  Les premiers agriculteurs présentent souvent des **modèles** de carie dentaire similaires à ceux des hommes modernes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Chrikaru and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2128886](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2128886) [\#2130358](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2130358))

## tendances

Used about 3 025 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 8 · legal and administrative ≈ 62 · UN documents ≈ 2 954).

- **Patterns** of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
  Les **tendances** au gel et à la dislocation des glaces influencent la répartition et le nombre des phoques qui restent la principale proie des ours polaires.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by papabear and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#57436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/57436) [\#987173](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/987173))

- We should keep in mind that **patterns** of tropical deforestation are the result of the interaction of a number of different factors which vary in importance in different locations.
  Nous devons garder à l'esprit que les **tendances** de la déforestation tropicale sont le fruit de l'interaction de plusieurs facteurs différents, qui varient en importance en divers endroits.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1249482)

- Long-term trends in climate change will increasingly shape farming and forestry **patterns**.
  Les **tendances** à long terme du changement climatique vont exercer une influence croissante sur les caractéristiques de l'agriculture et de la sylviculture.
  ([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 779830)

- Age **patterns** of fertility
  **Tendances** de la fécondité par âge
  ([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 935486)

- The investigation at the company’s premises revealed some seasonal **patterns** in the consumption of TCCA, with the product concerned being used mostly in summer.
  L’enquête menée dans les locaux de la société a montré certaines **tendances** saisonnières dans la consommation de TCCA, puisque le produit concerné est principalement utilisé en été.
  ([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 2474298)

## schémas

Used about 2 195 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 54 · legal and administrative ≈ 31 · UN documents ≈ 2 110).

- The traditional **patterns** of conflict are no longer what they once were.
  Les **schémas** de conflit traditionnels ont évolué avec le temps.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1114940)

- Trading **patterns** of the suspected entity/person.
  **Schémas** de comportement de négociation de l'entité/la personne suspectée.
  ([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 3994034)

- **Patterns** of external development assistance
  **Schémas** de l &apos; aide extérieure au développement
  ([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 3880507)

- Try to get out of the old thought **patterns** that got us into all these problems.
  Essayez de sortir des vieux **schémas** de pensée qui nous ont précipités dans tous ces problèmes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 792250)

- Very low fertility: the **patterns** and their implications
  La très faible fécondité: les **schémas** et leurs conséquences
  ([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 9055447)

## consommation

Used about 1 742 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 23 · legal and administrative ≈ 31 · UN documents ≈ 1 688).

- If we can encourage Member States to promote more environmentally conscious driving, good driving **patterns** will soon follow.
  Si nous pouvons inciter les États membres à encourager une conduite automobile plus respectueuse de l'environnement, la **consommation** suivra rapidement le mouvement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1706618)

- Changes in the **patterns** of consumption
  Modification de la configuration de la **consommation**
  ([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 3612196)

- By many accounts, population ageing is expected to have implications for **patterns** of consumption, investment and savings.
  Selon un point de vue très répandu, le vieillissement de la population devrait avoir des répercussions sur la structure de la **consommation**, des investissements et de l &apos; épargne.
  ([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 17151990)

- The fourth chapter is related to something the Commission said itself in the first document it published last year, that it was necessary to change production and consumption **patterns**.
  Le quatrième : la Commission a dit elle-même, dans le premier document publié l'an dernier, qu'il fallait changer les modes de production et de **consommation**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 327003)

- Within the country the consequences of migration were particularly visible in family structure, interpersonal relations and consumption **patterns**.
  Les répercussions des migrations en El Salvador sont visibles notamment dans la structure familiale, les relations interpersonnelles et les habitudes de **consommation**.
  ([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 20582831)

## production

Used about 1 688 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 688).

- PRODUCTION **PATTERNS** AND ON
  **PRODUCTION** PATTERNS AND ON
  ([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 6514735)

- (on consumption and production **patterns**)
  (on consumption and **production** patterns)
  ([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 6533808)

- 4. Consumption and production **patterns** \[3\] (E/CN.17/1999/2)
  4. Consumption and **production** patterns \[3\] (E/CN.17/1999/2)
  ([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 6513091)

- The Working Group on Consumption and Production **Patterns** and on Tourism will meet from 22 to 26 February.
  The Working Group on Consumption and **Production** Patterns and on Tourism will meet from 22 to 26 February.
  ([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 6512297)

## caractéristiques

Used about 883 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 8 · legal and administrative ≈ 31 · UN documents ≈ 844).

- Unfortunately, we often see similar **patterns** repeated in these acts of bloodshed.
  Malheureusement, ces massacres présentent souvent des **caractéristiques** communes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1135371)

- The evaluation shall also consider, inter alia, the impact of evolving traffic **patterns** and relevant developments in infrastructure investment plans.
  L'évaluation étudie aussi, notamment, l'incidence de l'évolution des **caractéristiques** du trafic et des modifications dans les plans d'investissement dans les infrastructures.
  ([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 3079858)

- Prescribed shapes, **patterns** and dimensional features of Class 5 devices are illustrated in figure 3 of Annex 12 to this Regulation.
  Les formes, dessins et **caractéristiques** dimensionnelles prescrits des dispositifs de la classe 5 sont illustrés à la figure 3 de l &apos; annexe 12 ciaprès.
  ([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 28140142)

- In view of the very similar income and expenditure **patterns** in 2005 and 2006, the detailed analysis has been carried out for 2005 only.
  L &apos; analyse détaillée porte uniquement sur l &apos; année 2005 compte tenu des **caractéristiques** similaires des recettes et des dépenses en 2005 et en 2006.
  ([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 16165657)

## More sentences

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

- Those who intended to stay quickly adopted the island speech **patterns**, while those who did not, did not.
  Ceux qui avaient l'intention de rester adoptèrent rapidement l'accent de l'île, tandis que ceux qui ne l'avaient pas ne le firent pas.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by halfb1t and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2030714](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2030714) [\#2030961](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2030961))

- The secret of combinations lies in recognizing the **patterns** that identify their elements.
  Le secret des combinaisons réside dans la reconnaissance des motifs qui identifient leurs éléments.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10561423](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10561423) [\#10561428](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10561428))

- The stone carver meticulously carved intricate **patterns** on the monument.
  Le tailleur de pierre a minutieusement sculpté des motifs complexes sur le monument.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Babelball and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#11927645](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11927645) [\#11927653](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11927653))

## Grammar

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