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# require — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: require (95 551), requires (74 176). By style: everyday 132 · literary 6 · biblical 23 · parliamentary 10 308 · legal and administrative 22 534 · UN documents 136 724.

## exige

Used about 28 268 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 1 933 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 113 · UN documents ≈ 24 212).

- Friendship **requires** mutual trust.
  L’amitié **exige** une confiance mutuelle.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and saillier · checked, community translation · [\#3174720](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3174720) [\#13314256](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13314256))

- The consumer demands it, public safety **requires** it.
  Les consommateurs la réclament, la sécurité publique l'**exige**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 468013)

- Article 107(1) of the Treaty **requires** the profit allocation method to be based on the arm's length principle
  L'article 107, paragraphe 1, du traité **exige** que la méthode d'attribution des bénéfices soit basée sur le principe de pleine concurrence
  ([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 4186433)

- China does not **require** the marking of imported firearms.
  La Chine n’**exige** pas le marquage des armes à feu importées.
  ([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 5899701)

- This verb **requires** a direct object.
  Ce verbe **exige** un complément d'objet direct.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#10166757](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10166757) [\#11146410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11146410))

## nécessite

Used about 15 107 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22 · parliamentary ≈ 859 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 408 · UN documents ≈ 12 818).

- The house **requires** repairs.
  La maison **nécessite** des réparations.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#49342](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/49342) [\#897922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/897922))

- I realise that the development of a country **requires** investments.
  Je comprends que le développement d’un pays **nécessite** des investissements.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 556400)

- For administration by inhalation the method will **require** modification.
  Si l'on veut administrer la substance par voie respiratoire (inhalation), la méthode **nécessite** des adaptations.
  ([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 1533079)

- Successful prevention **requires** a profound understanding of underlying causes.
  Une prévention réussie **nécessite** une compréhension profonde des causes sous-jacentes.
  ([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 6945046)

- How much time does that **require**?
  Combien de temps cela **nécessite**-t-il ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2912650](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2912650) [\#11577221](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11577221))

## besoin

Used about 6 728 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 537 · legal and administrative ≈ 469 · UN documents ≈ 5 697).

- It will **require** money.
  Il aura **besoin** d'argent.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Luornu and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#11255976](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11255976) [\#2049428](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2049428))

- “Does it **require** many drugs?”
  --Ça a donc **besoin** de beaucoup de drogues?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 4090)

- The Constitution provides the institutional framework that the enlarged Europe **requires**.
  La Constitution fournit le cadre institutionnel dont l’Europe élargie a **besoin**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 638483)

- do not **require** refrigeration before opening;
  n’ont pas **besoin** d’être réfrigérés avant ouverture;
  ([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 5205562)

- Locks usually **require** a hasp and provide only portal security.
  19. Les cadenas ont habituellement **besoin** d &apos; un moraillon et n &apos; offrent qu &apos; une sécurité d &apos; accès.
  ([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 11278216)

## cela

Used about 4 181 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 859 · legal and administrative ≈ 469 · UN documents ≈ 2 848).

- That also **requires** a certain courage.
  **Cela** requiert également un certain courage.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#8112041](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8112041) [\#8976882](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8976882))

- I am infirm; that is why I **require** an assistant.
  Je suis infirme; c'est pour **cela** qu'il me faudrait un aide.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11696)

- Joab said, “May the LORD make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord **require** this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
  Joab répondit: Que l’Éternel rende son peuple cent fois plus nombreux! O roi mon seigneur, ne sont-ils pas tous serviteurs de mon seigneur? Mais pourquoi mon seigneur demande-t-il **cela**? Pourquoi faire ainsi pécher Israël?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 21:3)

- To do this **requires** considerable awareness and commitment.
  Mais **cela** demande une conscience et un engagement considérables.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1031553)

- This may **require** the playback software to adjust the aspect ratio of the video.
  **Cela** peut nécessiter l'ajustement du format de l'image vidéo par le logiciel de lecture.
  ([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 3861384)

## More sentences

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

- I **require** your assistance.
  Je requiers votre assistance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2404152](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2404152) [\#2404201](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2404201))

- The school rules **require** students to wear school uniforms.
  Les règles de l'école exigent que les élèves portent des uniformes scolaires.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and chtof · checked, community translation · [\#240898](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/240898) [\#1003016](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1003016))

- To say more would **require** more thought than I have ready.
  En dire davantage requerrait davantage de réflexions que je n'en ai de prêtes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by halfb1t and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2034104](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2034104) [\#2034375](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2034375))

## 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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