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By style: everyday 566 · literary 63 · biblical 21 · parliamentary 16 346 · legal and administrative 29 429 · UN documents 179 801. ## prises Used about 38 013 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 554 · UN documents ≈ 37 459). - The number of terrorist attacks and hostage-**takings** has fallen, although attacks and hostage-**taking** still happen in Colombia. Le nombre d’attentats terroristes et de **prises** d’otage est en baisse, même s’il n’est pas nul. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 628141) - The perpetrators of this criminal act, as well as of the previous hostage-**takings**, need to be identified and brought to justice. Les auteurs de cet acte criminel, ainsi que ceux des **prises** d ' otages survenues précédemment, doivent être identifiés et traduits en justice. ([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 9624615) - I would also like to express my abhorrence in respect of the persistent attacks and hostage **takings** in Iraq, the recent low being the killing of aid worker Margaret Hassan. Je tiens également à condamner avec un maximum de fermeté les attaques persistantes et les **prises** d’otages en Irak, le fond ayant été récemment atteint avec l’assassinat de la travailleuse humanitaire Margaret Hassan. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 622009) - 35. The continuation of acts of violence in the zone of conflict is most distressing, in particular the recent detentions and hostage-**takings**. La persistance des actes de violence dans la zone du conflit est extrêmement préoccupante, en particulier les détentions et **prises** d ' otages récentes. ([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 8336579) - An increasing number of hostage-**takings** and terrorist acts had also been committed by Chechen separatists, even outside Chechnya. De plus, on observe un nombre croissant de **prises** d ' otages et d ' actes de terrorisme commis par les séparatistes tchétchènes, y compris en dehors de la Tchétchénie. ([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 3017836) ## tenant Used about 24 820 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 13 583 · UN documents ≈ 11 238). - it can be calculated more precisely by **taking** into account the origin of the double bond. on peut affiner le calcul en **tenant** compte de l’origine de la double liaison. ([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 2908106) - As such, UNDP is now in the process of revising the guidelines, **taking** into account the current problems. Le PNUD a donc entrepris de les réviser en **tenant** compte des problèmes actuels. ([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 9143492) - Authorisation shall be granted if storage is essential and **taking** into account the following factors: L'autorisation est accordée si le stockage est indispensable et en **tenant** compte: ([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 1302383) - The study was conducted **taking** into consideration the number of households and houses from the 1989 registration. Elle a été menée en **tenant** compte du nombre de ménages et de maisons comptabilisés en 1993. ([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 13631422) - **Taking** due account of the losses on the transmission and distribution networks. En **tenant** compte d’une façon adéquate des pertes se produisant dans le système de transmission et de distribution. ([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 1694412) ## mesures Used about 19 662 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 108 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 698 · UN documents ≈ 16 856). - It would be possible to control immigration into Britain by **taking** some very basic measures. Il serait possible de contrôler l'immigration en Grande-Bretagne en prenant des **mesures** très simples. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 992362) - Procedural rules for **taking** supervisory measures and imposing fines Règles de procédure pour l'adoption de **mesures** de surveillance et l'imposition d'amendes ([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 2653093) - (c) Action -- **taking** action to defend and promote human rights. c) Action − Adoption de **mesures** en vue de protéger et de promouvoir les 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 22160275) - In parallel, the French Government is **taking** steps to withdraw specified risk materials from the food chain. Parallèlement, le gouvernement français poursuit les **mesures** de retrait des tissus à risques. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 119482) - Member States and operators are currently **taking** important preparatory steps towards enabling the large-scale roll-out of 5G networks. Les États membres et les opérateurs prennent actuellement d'importantes **mesures** préparatoires pour permettre le déploiement à grande échelle des réseaux 5G. ([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 4851655) ## compte Used about 14 621 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 554 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 830 · UN documents ≈ 11 238). - The local authorities and finance ministers have encouraged that tendency, only too happy to collect extra **takings** on the cheap. Les collectivités locales, les ministères des Finances ont encouragé cette dérive, trop heureux d'encaisser un supplément de recettes à bon **compte**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1986880) - Those rules shall be applied to the 11th EDF while **taking** into account the specific nature of its activities. Ces règles s'appliquent au 11e FED **compte** tenu de la nature particulière de ses activités. ([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 4737291) - National standardization in Europe is no longer possible on the national level without **taking** into consideration regional standards. Il n ' est plus possible en Europe de mener des activités de normalisation sans tenir **compte** des normes régionales. ([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 17445524) - The Commission, **taking** account of the manner in which this directive was implemented in the 15 Member States, is obliged to evaluate two provisions in this directive. **Compte** tenu de la manière dont cette directive est mise en œuvre dans les 15 États membres, la Commission est obligée d’évaluer deux dispositions de cette directive. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 555794) - **Taking** into account the reasons for the derogation, it is appropriate to authorise it for a period of three years. **Compte** tenu des motifs de la dérogation, il convient de l'autoriser pour une période de trois ans. ([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 3459512) ## prendre Used about 6 880 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 58 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 939 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 132 · UN documents ≈ 3 746). - I'm fond of **taking** pictures. J'adore **prendre** des photos. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#258377](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/258377) [\#4551963](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4551963)) - Jean Valjean bent his head, as though **taking** note of this, and continued: Jean Valjean inclina la tête comme pour **prendre** acte, et continua: ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 30263) - I have seen the foolish **taking** root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. J’ai vu l’insensé **prendre** racine; Puis soudain j’ai maudit sa demeure. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 5:3) - We should leave, **taking** our EUR 2 million an hour with us, and we would all be better off. Nous devrions partir, **prendre** nos deux millions d'euros par heure, et nous ferions mieux de tout arrêter. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1037031) - A quorum consisting of not less than half of the Contracting Parties is required for the purposes of **taking** decisions. Le quorum nécessaire pour **prendre** des décisions est constitué par au moins la moitié des Parties contractantes. ([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 212807) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - I have been **taking** this medication for years. Je prends ces médicaments depuis des années. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AutoBot and AutoBot · checked, community translation · [\#10704906](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10704906) [\#10704908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10704908)) - Next week, I'm **taking** the plane to Chicago. La semaine prochaine, je prends l'avion pour Chicago. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by LittleBoy and martin9 · checked, community translation · [\#1532556](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1532556) [\#1530210](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1530210)) - Tom still isn't **taking** us seriously. Tom ne nous prend toujours pas au sérieux. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#3495261](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3495261) [\#5489907](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5489907)) ## 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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