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# skills — English to French

How English *skills* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: skills (58 304). By style: everyday 56 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 1 945 · legal and administrative 2 969 · UN documents 53 333.

## compétences

Used about 36 639 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 28 · parliamentary ≈ 1 175 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 103 · UN documents ≈ 33 333).

- Yuri practiced his **skills**.
  Yuri a pratiqué ses **compétences**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and always · checked, community translation · [\#11941982](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11941982) [\#12495194](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12495194))

- Clearly we need education and **skills** development.
  Pour être clair, nous avons besoin d'enseignement et devons développer les **compétences**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1749582)

- Assessment of the **skills** of the Technical Services
  Évaluation des **compétences** des services techniques
  ([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 212913)

- VIII. Upgrading professional knowledge and **skills** of staff
  VIII. Perfectionnement des connaissances et des **compétences** du personnel
  ([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 667200)

- Sami put his **skills** to use.
  Sami a mis ses **compétences** à profit.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#6378702](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6378702) [\#6378719](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6378719))

## formation

Used about 4 587 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 81 · legal and administrative ≈ 62 · UN documents ≈ 4 444).

- Alongside this, the whole question of education and the kind of **skills** training that is given to people must be brought into focus.
  Parallèlement, toute la question de l'éducation et du type de **formation** que reçoivent les citoyens doit faire l'objet d'une attention toute particulière.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 437751)

- entered vocational **skills** training leading to a certification, whether by:
  participation à une **formation** professionnelle qualifiante ou diplômante, dans le cadre:
  ([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 4941404)

- An-Nadwah **skills** development centre for orphans
  Centre de **formation** professionnelle d &apos; An-Nadwah pour orphelins
  ([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 11782972)

- It will provide its staff with specific training in communication **skills** and recruit communication specialists as well.
  Elle donnera à son personnel une **formation** spécifique pour qu’il soit compétent en matière de communication et recrutera également des spécialistes de la communication.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 710123)

- Good interpersonal and training **skills**
  Aptitude à établir de bonnes relations interpersonnelles et compétence 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 16198574)

## aptitudes

Used about 2 449 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 41 · legal and administrative ≈ 186 · UN documents ≈ 2 222).

- Do you have any **skills** or talents?
  As-tu des **aptitudes** ou des talents ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#12140197](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12140197) [\#12141749](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12141749))

- Do we measure technical quality by the cognitive faculties of the general public, or should the technical **skills** of legal experts be the yardstick?
  Mesurons-nous la qualité rédactionnelle à la capacité des citoyens de se forger une opinion ou aux **aptitudes** techniques des juristes?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1933608)

- information on self-reported **skills**;
  des informations sur les **aptitudes** autodéclarées;
  ([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 1546844)

- Programmes for the development of life **skills** were more commonly reported in school settings.
  Le plus souvent, les programmes de développement des **aptitudes** à la vie étaient apparemment entrepris en milieu scolaire.
  ([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 9356886)

- For this purpose, the crew shall have the necessary knowledge and **skills** to handle fire emergency cases, including passenger care.
  À cette fin, l’équipage doit avoir les connaissances et les **aptitudes** nécessaires pour faire face aux situations d’urgence en cas d’incendie, y compris l’assistance aux passagers.
  ([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 5163588)

## connaissances

Used about 1 443 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 81 · legal and administrative ≈ 247 · UN documents ≈ 1 111).

- I'd like to improve my Hungarian **skills**.
  Je voudrais approfondir mes **connaissances** en hongrois.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#5315356](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5315356) [\#5315360](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5315360))

- However, we must also use the old instruments, such as the Social Fund, to promote the updating of **skills**.
  Toutefois, nous devons également utiliser les instruments existants, tels que le Fonds social, pour promouvoir le perfectionnement des **connaissances**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 783088)

- lack of **skills** or knowledge (for example, they did not know how to use the website, or it was too complicated to use);
  manque de savoir-faire ou de **connaissances** (par exemple, la personne ne savait pas comment utiliser le site internet ou l'utilisation était trop compliquée),
  ([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 4096499)

- The need for **skills** in various areas was likely to increase in line with efforts to improve the economic and social situation of the Palestinian people.
  Ces **connaissances** dans divers domaines deviendraient sans doute encore plus nécessaires en raison des efforts déployés pour améliorer la situation économique et sociale du peuple palestinien.
  ([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 475341)

- This course teaches basic **skills** in first aid.
  Dans ce cours, on apprend les **connaissances** de base en premier secours.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#59297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/59297) [\#571872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/571872))

## acquérir

Used about 41 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 41).

- One is the importance of sport as a mental activity in order to learn a number of social **skills**.
  Premièrement : l' importance du sport sur le plan spirituel, dans le sens où celui-ci permet d' **acquérir** certaines valeurs sociétales.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 87733)

## More sentences

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

- I'm sure you have other **skills**.
  Tu as sûrement d'autres talents.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2192530](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2192530) [\#2192924](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2192924))

- I wrote an email to my friend and he praised me for my writing **skills**.
  J'ai écrit un courriel à mon ami et il m'a loué pour mon écriture.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1215208](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1215208) [\#1215575](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1215575))

- David had zero **skills**.
  David n'avait aucun talent.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and always · checked, community translation · [\#11503510](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11503510) [\#12482030](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12482030))

## 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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