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# roles — English to French

How English *roles* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: roles (27 386). By style: everyday 3 · literary 1 · parliamentary 674 · legal and administrative 1 008 · UN documents 25 700.

## rôles

Used about 16 609 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 449 · legal and administrative ≈ 630 · UN documents ≈ 15 527). Forms: rôle, rôles.

- Some play the leading **roles**, but many others are just simple extras.
  Certains jouent les **rôles** principaux, mais beaucoup d'autres ne sont que des simples figurants.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and Talwit · checked, community translation · [\#13807444](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13807444) [\#8833334](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8833334))

- The gypsy, who had advanced to the threshold of her cell, beheld with surprise their **roles** abruptly changed.
  L'égyptienne, qui s'était avancée sur le seuil de la cellule, vit avec surprise les **rôles** changer brusquement.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 6460)

- It also confuses the **roles** of the organisation.
  Cela complique aussi les **rôles** de l'organisation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 48692)

- Governance, **roles** and responsibilities
  Gouvernance, **rôles** et responsabilités
  ([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 3424263)

- Article 5: Sex **roles** and stereotyping 17
  Article 5. **Rôles** stéréotypés et préjugés
  ([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 10425761)

## jouer

Used about 2 691 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 14 · UN documents ≈ 2 677).

- In this regard, European cooperation has a very important part to play in various **roles**.
  La coopération européenne a un rôle très important à **jouer** à cet égard, et ce à plusieurs niveaux.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1206520)

- Both bodies have **roles** to play in the maintenance of international peace and security.
  Les deux organes ont un rôle à **jouer** pour maintenir la paix et la sécurité internationales.
  ([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 23772694)

- In particular, experts noted the need for Governments to play a proactive role instead of preventive and reactive **roles**.
  29. Les experts ont noté en particulier la nécessité pour les gouvernements de **jouer** un rôle davantage d &apos; anticipation que de prévention et de réaction.
  ([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 8408777)

- 22. Energy security, energy efficiency and energy conservation have vital **roles** to play in long-term energy strategies.
  La sécurité énergétique et l &apos; utilisation rationnelle et économique de l &apos; énergie ont un rôle vital à **jouer** dans les stratégies énergétiques à long terme.
  ([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 15624393)

- Reducing emissions from car use is perceived as a multi-stakeholder process where different actors have different **roles** to play.
  La réduction des émissions provenant des véhicules à moteur est perçue comme un processus dans lequel interviennent de nombreux partenaires dont chacun a un rôle différent à **jouer**.
  ([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 23000422)

## fonctions

Used about 2 219 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 56 · legal and administrative ≈ 21 · UN documents ≈ 2 142).

- Let us be honest - if you take your mandate seriously, you cannot perform both **roles**.
  Soyons honnêtes, celui qui prend ses mandats au sérieux ne peut assumer les deux **fonctions**!
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1869859)

- called on the Office to finalise the translation of its organisational mission statement into concise descriptions of **roles** and objectives for the departments and units,
  demandé à l’Office de finir de traduire l’énoncé de ses missions globales en descriptions précises des **fonctions** et objectifs des différents services et unités;
  ([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 2762205)

- on the respective **roles** of the judges and the Registrar
  Note sur les **fonctions** respectives des juges et du Greffier
  ([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 3283292)

- In line with the treaty, Mrs Ashton will take up all of her **roles** on 1 December, including that of Vice-President of the Commission.
  Conformément au Traité, Mme Ashton prendra ses **fonctions** à partir du 1er décembre et sera également vice-présidente de la Commission.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1307606)

- IV. Government Agencies involved in Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement in Ukraine, their Structure and **Roles**
  Organismes publics assurant la défense des droits de propriété intellectuelle en Ukraine − leurs structures et leurs **fonctions**
  ([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 9789142)

## responsabilités

Used about 1 134 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 63 · UN documents ≈ 1 071).

- **Roles** and responsibilities of the EURES Partners
  Fonctions et **responsabilités** des partenaires d’EURES
  ([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 2542622)

- Among the recommendations being put forward are the affirmation of **roles** and responsibilities, revision of the terms of reference and workflow redesign.
  Ces recommandations concernent notamment la définition claire des attributions et **responsabilités**, la révision du statut du Fonds et la refonte du plan d &apos; exécution des tâches.
  ([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 25388796)

- **Roles** and responsibilities of the Coordination Group
  Fonctions et **responsabilités** du groupe de coordination
  ([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 4184811)

- Affirmative action policies should be promoted that assist in counteracting negative aspects of the impact of women &apos; s family responsibilities on their **roles** in the public sphere.
  Il faudrait encourager l &apos; adoption de politiques concrètes qui permettent aux femmes de se dégager de leurs **responsabilités** familiales et de participer davantage à la vie publique.
  ([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 1081941)

- **Roles** and responsibilities of the National Coordination Offices
  Fonctions et **responsabilités** des bureaux nationaux de coordination
  ([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 4185086)

## More sentences

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

- At home, Tom juggles two **roles**: dad by day, gamer by night.
  À la maison, Tom a une double casquette : père le jour, joueur la nuit.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#13693585](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13693585) [\#13693578](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13693578))

- A number of them were still too caught up in the business of the governments to which they belonged or in the **roles** set by their individual nations.
  Certains étaient encore par trop pris par les affaires des gouvernements dont ils faisaient partie ou des nations spécifiques dont ils proviennent.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2005357)

- This alone confirms that the EU institutions need to continue their **roles** of constant monitoring and examination of human rights.
  À lui seul, ce fait confirme que les institutions européennes doivent poursuivre leur mission de contrôle et d’examen constants de la situation des droits de l’homme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 668567)

## 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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