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Forms: renforce, renforcer. - It is important to **strengthen** the basis. Il est important de **renforcer** les bases. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#20653](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/20653) [\#487553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/487553)) - The Lisbon Treaty **strengthens** the role of the EU as global player. Le traité de Lisbonne **renforce** le rôle de l'UE en tant qu'acteur global. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1050599) - to **strengthen** the financial sector in Iraq; de **renforcer** le secteur financier en Iraq; ([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 2519573) - Assisting LDCs in their efforts to **strengthen** their financial systems. c) Aider les PMA à **renforcer** leurs systèmes financiers. ([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 7812654) - Algeria needs to **strengthen** its ties with Russia and China. L'Algérie doit **renforcer** ses liens avec la Russie et la Chine. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Julien\_PDC · checked, community translation · [\#8700126](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8700126) [\#8700505](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8700505)) ## coopération Used about 6 850 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 149 · legal and administrative ≈ 124 · UN documents ≈ 6 577). - I appreciate the fact that the new cooperation agreement with the European Commission **strengthens** the importance of Parliament beyond what was prescribed in the Treaty of Lisbon. J'apprécie le fait que le nouvel accord de **coopération** avec la Commission européenne accroisse l'importance du Parlement au delà de ce qu'établit le traité de Lisbonne. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1413273) - The ratification of the Protocol on Energy would **strengthen** trans-border cooperation with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Monaco. La ratification du protocole sur l'énergie renforcerait également la **coopération** transfrontalière avec la Suisse, le Liechtenstein et Monaco. ([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 816754) - It also noted the Government ' s preparedness to continue and **strengthen** its constructive engagement with international human rights mechanisms. Elle a également noté que le Gouvernement était prêt à poursuivre et à développer sa **coopération** avec les mécanismes internationaux des droits de l ' homme. ([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 23888536) - We all want to **strengthen** our relationship with the United States, but let us hope that we will not have to sacrifice our European positions to achieve enhanced cooperation. Nous souhaitons tous un renforcement des relations avec les États-Unis, mais souhaitons que le renforcement de cette **coopération** ne se fasse pas au prix du renoncement aux positions européennes. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 324597) - Further **strengthen** European integration units in the line ministries and cooperation mechanisms with European integration offices. Poursuivre le renforcement des unités d'intégration européenne à l'échelon des ministères et établir des mécanismes de **coopération** avec les offices d'intégration européenne. ([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 774047) ## ses Used about 1 804 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 74 · legal and administrative ≈ 83 · UN documents ≈ 1 644). - The LORD said, “Most certainly I will **strengthen** you for good. Most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. L’Éternel dit: Certes, tu auras un avenir heureux; Certes, je forcerai l’ennemi à t’adresser **ses** supplications, Au temps du malheur et au temps de la détresse. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 15:11) - A Europe which creates the potential for everyone to grow and prosper, which **strengthens** every country's society, and which promotes cohesion and solidarity. Une Europe qui permette à chacun de progresser et de prospérer, qui valorise la société dans chacun de **ses** pays membres et qui encourage la cohésion et la solidarité. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 408598) - It is clear that the advantages granted to ADIF **strengthen** the position of that undertaking compared with other undertakings competing in intra-Union trade. Il est évident que les avantages octroyés à ADIF consolident la position de cette entreprise par rapport à **ses** concurrents dans l'Union européenne. ([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 4141705) - (c) **Strengthen** its efforts to train law enforcement personnel on the human rights of children; c) D ' intensifier **ses** efforts pour former les agents de la force publique aux droits fondamentaux des 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 10473486) - and I will clothe him with your robe, and **strengthen** him with your belt. I will commit your government into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. Je le revêtirai de ta tunique, je le ceindrai de ta ceinture, Et je remettrai ton pouvoir entre **ses** mains; Il sera un père pour les habitants de Jérusalem Et pour la maison de Juda. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 22:21) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Loudspeakers **strengthen** the voice, but not the argument. Les haut-parleurs renforcent la voix mais pas les arguments. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by thomsmells and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#5985438](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5985438) [\#3632985](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3632985)) - May God, who strengthened thee, **strengthen** thee yet more. Que Dieu, qui te fortifia, te fortifie davantage. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#13848712](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13848712) [\#13844950](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13844950)) - Sit-ups **strengthen** your abdominals. Les abdos renforcent les abdominaux. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by dresisto and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#8545141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8545141) [\#8961204](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8961204)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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