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# television — English to French

How English *television* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: television (29 069), televisions (648). By style: everyday 291 · parliamentary 2 400 · legal and administrative 3 639 · UN documents 23 387.

## télévision

Used about 17 985 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 239 · parliamentary ≈ 1 652 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 478 · UN documents ≈ 14 617). Forms: télévision, télévisions.

- I'm watching **television**.
  Je regarde la **télévision**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and michelnialon · checked, community translation · [\#3498173](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3498173) [\#4274115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4274115))

- I too had the doubtful pleasure of appearing on **television**.
  J'ai aussi eu le plaisir discutable de passer à la **télévision**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1757719)

- Black and white or other monochrome **television** receivers (excluding video monitors)
  **Télévisions** en noir et blanc ou en autres monochromes
  ([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 949454)

- V. Radio and **television**
  V. Radio et **télévision**
  ([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 5878300)

- I am watching **television**.
  Je regarde la **télévision**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CC and michelnialon · checked, community translation · [\#4384881](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4384881) [\#4274115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4274115))

## téléviseurs

Used about 3 645 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 310 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 137 · UN documents ≈ 2 193).

- **Televisions** use more electricity than you might think.
  Les **téléviseurs** consomment plus d'électricité qu'on ne le pense.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#10639801](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10639801) [\#11385203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11385203))

- In some places thousands of **televisions** or digiboxes may have to be replaced.
  Dans certains endroits, il faudra peut-être remplacer des milliers de **téléviseurs** ou de boîtiers numériques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 737033)

- Power management for networked **televisions**
  Gestion de la consommation d’électricité pour des **téléviseurs** de réseau
  ([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 2982024)

- Confiscated the equipment including 20 **televisions** and 18 CD/Cassettes players
  Confiscation de 20 **téléviseurs** et de 18 lecteurs de CD/cassettes;
  ([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 20767471)

- This applies not only to cars and **televisions**, but also to bread, vegetables, meat and milk.
  Cela vaut non seulement pour les voitures et les **téléviseurs**, mais aussi pour le pain, les légumes, la viande, et le lait.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1405547)

## radio

Used about 974 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 974).

- Needless to say, **television** and radio stations, with a few exceptions like community radios, belong to big economic groups.
  Needless to say, television and **radio** stations, with a few exceptions like community radios, belong to big economic groups.
  ([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 12236700)

- \* **Televisions**, video recorders, radios, fumigating machines, flak jackets, identity card laminators and photograph machines, medical equipment, etc.
  \* Téléviseurs, magnétoscopes, postes de **radio**, fumigateurs, gilets pare-éclats, machines à plastifier les cartes d &apos; identification, appareils photo, matériel médical, etc.
  ([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 1405513)

- 392. According to official statistics of the Republic Broadcasting Agency, five **televisions** have been issued licenses for broadcasting their programs at the national level.
  392. D &apos; après les statistiques officielles de l &apos; Agence de **radio** et télédiffusion, cinq télévisions ont obtenu des licences de diffusion au niveau national.
  ([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 20474452)

- During the interview, aired on state-run Gambia Radio and **Television** Service on 8 June, the President was reportedly questioned about the unsolved murder of Point Editor Deyda Hydara in 2004.
  During the interview, aired on state-run Gambia **Radio** and Television Service on 8 June, the President was reportedly questioned about the unsolved murder of Point Editor Deyda Hydara in 2004.
  ([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 22109219)

## appareils

Used about 525 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 38 · UN documents ≈ 487).

- Colour **televisions** with a video recorder or player
  **Appareils** incorporant un appareil d'enregistrement, de reproduction vidéophonique, couleurs
  ([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 949446)

- Schools formerly without electricity now have solar panels to supply current to computers, **televisions** and VCRs.
  Les écoles non électrifiées disposent de panneaux solaires qui permettent le fonctionnement de ces **appareils**.
  ([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 13850713)

- Prepare a detailed inventory of selected types of electrical and electronic equipment (personal computers, **televisions**, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, mobile phones and waste batteries) generated
  Préparer un inventaire détaillé des différents types d &apos; équipements électriques et électroniques produits (ordinateurs personnels, **appareils** TV, réfrigérateurs, climatiseurs, machines à laver, téléphones portables et batteries usées).
  ([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 19661480)

## chaînes

Used about 64 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 26 · legal and administrative ≈ 38).

- a) viewers need to be protected from the flood of advertisements by strengthening the binding arrangements in the directive and controlling and punishing **televisions** stations which infringe them;
  a) la protection des spectateurs contre l' envahissement des publicités, grâce au renforcement du caractère contraignant des dispositions de la directive, assorti d' un contrôle et de peines à l' encontre des **chaînes** qui les enfreignent ;
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 243541)

- Even leaving aside terrestrial transmission, cable and satellite offer a large number of free-to-air **television** channels and are generally available.
  Même sans la transmission hertzienne, le câble et le satellite offrent déjà une large gamme de **chaînes** télévisées gratuites et ils sont largement disponibles.
  ([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 1394373)

## More sentences

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

- Nothing's on **television**.
  Il n'y a rien à la téloche.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#7814247](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7814247) [\#3231811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3231811))

- Could you lower the volume of the **television**?
  Est-ce que tu pourrais baisser le volume de la télé ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#4943602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4943602) [\#8552902](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8552902))

- The **television** set isn't working.
  Le téléviseur ne marche pas.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#8981867](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8981867) [\#504234](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/504234))

## 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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