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# professional — English to French

How English *professional* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: professional (94 201), professionals (26 933). By style: everyday 86 · literary 1 · parliamentary 4 038 · legal and administrative 10 041 · UN documents 106 968.

## professionnel

Used about 54 516 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 84 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 617 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 472 · UN documents ≈ 42 342). Forms: professionnel, professionnelle, professionnelles, professionnels.

- I'm not a **professional**.
  Je ne suis pas un **professionnel**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1635553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635553) [\#1635869](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635869))

- When one has passed one’s time in enduring upon earth the spectacle of the great airs which reasons of state, the oath, political sagacity, human justice, **professional** probity, the austerities of situation, incorruptible robes all assume, it solaces one to enter a sewer and to behold the mire which befits it.
  Quand on a passé son temps à subir sur la terre le spectacle des grands airs que prennent la raison d'état, le serment, la sagesse politique, la justice humaine, les probités **professionnelles**, les austérités de situation, les robes incorruptibles, cela soulage d'entrer dans un égout et de voir de la fange qui en convient.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27356)

- You can smell **professionals** at work.
  On sent que les **professionnels** sont à l'oeuvre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1700831)

- Confidentiality and **professional** secrecy
  Confidentialité et secret **professionnel**
  ([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 2538935)

- Issuance of visas to **professional** drivers
  DÉLIVRANCE DE VISAS AUX CONDUCTEURS ROUTIERS **PROFESSIONNELS**
  ([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 13753644)

## formation

Used about 4 457 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 4 457).

- This networking will focus on exchanges of information and experiences, including exchanges in training **professionals**.
  Ces réseaux faciliteront l’échange d’informations et de données d’expérience, y compris en matière de **formation**.
  ([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 6385505)

- Three-level training for **professionals** has been introduced: bachelor &apos; s degree, master &apos; s degree and doctorate.
  Un système de **formation** des spécialistes à trois niveaux (baccalauréat universitaire, maîtrise, doctorat (PhD)) a été introduit.
  ([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 29513393)

- Para. 25 - Technical assistance from, inter alia, OHCHR and UNICEF for the training of **professionals** working with or for children.
  Par. 25 - Assistance technique, notamment du Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l &apos; homme et de l &apos; UNICEF, pour la **formation** des spécialistes travaillant avec et pour les enfants.
  ([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 7932284)

- 178. Special training provided for relevant **professionals** was focused not only on the handling of the child victims, but also in dealing with the perpetrators:
  178. La **formation** spéciale destinée aux membres des professions concernées a été axée sur la manière de traiter non seulement les enfants victimes de sévices, mais également les auteurs des violences :
  ([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 11953894)

## santé

Used about 3 343 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 343).

- OSPAR commented that its entire complement of five **professionals** and seven support staff were required to produce its Quality Status Report.
  La Commission OSPAR fait observer que l &apos; ensemble de ses effectifs, cinq administrateurs assistés par sept personnes, était nécessaire pour produire son Bilan de **santé**.
  ([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 10076230)

- (h) Academic exchanges between Cuba and the United States of America have been curtailed by the refusal of the United States Government to grant visas to health **professionals**.
  h) Les échanges scientifiques entre Cuba et les États-Unis ont été limités par le refus du Gouvernement américain de délivrer des visas aux spécialistes de la **santé**.
  ([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 18240596)

- Oral Health teams are set up as well, comprised of dental **professionals** (dentists, dental assistants, and/or dental hygienists) tasked with serving up to four thousand patients.
  Des équipes de **santé** bucco-dentaire, formées de spécialistes (dentistes, assistants et/ou spécialistes de l &apos; hygiène dentaire) desservant jusqu &apos; à 4 000 patients, sont également établies.
  ([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 29546653)

## More sentences

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

- Anna is a **professional** tennis player.
  Anne est une joueuse de tennis pro.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#14007846](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14007846) [\#14007844](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14007844))

- I also compliment the Turkish officials for their **professional** work in the negotiations so that the first chapter could be provisionally closed.
  Je félicite également les dirigeants politiques turcs pour leur professionnalisme lors de la conduite des négociations, qui a permis de clore provisoirement le premier chapitre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 854312)

- How is it possible not to be outraged when a bank refuses to divulge the names of the Erika' s owners on the grounds of **professional** confidentiality, without governments reacting?
  Comment ne pas être indigné lorsqu'une banque refuse de révéler le nom des propriétaires de l'Erika, invoquant le secret bancaire, sans que les gouvernements réagissent ?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2185)

## 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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