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# their — English to French

How English *their* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 8 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: their (1 695 063), theirs (870). By style: everyday 2 580 · literary 392 · biblical 2 682 · parliamentary 94 843 · legal and administrative 133 114 · UN documents 1 462 322.

## leurs

Used about 1 188 366 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 995 · literary ≈ 200 · biblical ≈ 1 829 · parliamentary ≈ 67 180 · legal and administrative ≈ 111 816 · UN documents ≈ 1 005 346). Forms: leur, leurs.

- This is **theirs**.
  Ce sont les **leurs**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2649115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2649115) [\#4548331](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4548331))

- It is no fault of **theirs**.
  Ce n'est pas **leur** faute.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 31274)

- They loaded **their** donkeys with **their** grain, and departed from there.
  Ils chargèrent le blé sur **leurs** ânes, et partirent.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 42:26)

- Most have submitted **theirs**.
  La plupart d'entre elles ont introduit la **leur**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 45998)

- Amino acids, **theirs** salts and analogues
  Acides aminés, **leurs** sels et produits analogues
  ([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 4445925)

## ces

Used about 51 265 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 34 · literary ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 1 976 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 550 · UN documents ≈ 45 698).

- Those glasses are **theirs**.
  **Ces** verres sont à elles.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by letsgolanguages and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#10109226](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10109226) [\#1766031](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1766031))

- These shadows had **their** backs turned to the Jardin des Plantes and were on **their** way to the right bank.
  **Ces** ombres tournaient le dos au Jardin des Plantes et se dirigeaient vers la rive droite.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9717)

- Mr President, many people have called for action to be taken regarding Israel and for a ceasefire, and we would like to add our voices to **theirs**.
  Monsieur le Président, nombreux sont ceux qui ont formulé des invitations à faire pression sur Israël en faveur d'un cessez-le-feu, et nous nous unissons à **ces** voix.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 311156)

- This led to the loss of market share by the CI, whereas the imports concerned managed to increase **theirs**.
  **Ces** évolutions ont conduit à la chute de la part de marché de l’industrie communautaire, tandis que celle des pays concernés progressait.
  ([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 1277778)

- A/57/455 (Palestine refugees &apos; properties and **their** revenues)
  A/57/455 (Biens appartenant à des réfugiés de Palestine et produit de **ces** biens)
  ([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 11368757)

## n

Used about 47 522 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 34 · literary ≈ 15 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 775 · UN documents ≈ 45 698).

- In America, anyone can make it by pulling themselves up by **their** bootstraps.
  En Amérique, **n**'importe qui peut réussir en ne comptant que sur lui-même.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#11674292](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11674292) [\#11674297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11674297))

- The internal fires had not yet forced **their** way through.
  Les feux intérieurs **n**'avaient pas encore fait irruption au dehors.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 1290)

- Firstly, in the first increase in capital, SODIGA paid for its stake immediately, while the private partners paid for **theirs** later and SODIGA paid EUR 90 for each of the shares it acquired, while the private partners paid only EUR 60 for **theirs**.
  En premier lieu, lors de la première augmentation de capital, SODIGA a versé sa participation immédiatement, alors que les deux actionnaires privés l’ont versée plus tard; de plus, SODIGA a payé 90 EUR pour chaque action achetée, tandis que les associés privés **n**’ont payé que 60 EUR par action.
  ([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 584374)

- It promotes no interest of **theirs**.
  Il **n** &apos; en défend pas les intérêts.
  ([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 7743856)

- No one had yet been into the lodgings but herself, Jean, and the workmen, that the surprise might be the greater at **their** being so pretty.
  Personne, autre qu'elle, son fils et les ouvriers, **n**'était encore entré, afin que la surprise fût complète quand on verrait combien c'était joli.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 1668)

## si

Used about 33 429 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2 964 · UN documents ≈ 30 465).

- We cannot create a Europe that the people will feel is **theirs** if we simply talk about economics and money all the time.
  Les citoyens ne s'identifieront à l'Europe que **si** nous ne cessons de parler d'économie et de finances.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2006460)

- Delinquents could be pardoned if they were considered to have been rehabilitated during **their** stay in the corrective institution.
  Le délinquant peut être gracié **si** l &apos; on considère qu &apos; il a été rééduqué durant son séjour dans l &apos; établissement correctionnel.
  ([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 4959527)

- Seat belts in buses are of benefit to me if I make use of mine; but they are also of benefit to me if my neighbours use **theirs**.
  La ceinture de sécurité dans les autobus est utile pour moi **si** je la porte, mais aussi si mon voisin utilise la sienne.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 681606)

- This agreement must be formally approved by a court and, if perpetrators do not comply with **their** obligations, they may be prosecuted.
  Cet accord doit être de surcroît approuvé par un tribunal et **si** l &apos; auteur ne s &apos; acquitte pas de ses obligations, il redevient passible de poursuites.
  ([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 12186340)

- It is important that any future changes in policy should take as **their** starting point an analysis of how the disease has been handled up to now.
  L'analyse de la gestion des épizooties mise en ?uvre à ce jour est un point de départ très important **si** l'on entend modifier la politique y afférente.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 399749)

## ils

Used about 18 695 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 103 · literary ≈ 30 · biblical ≈ 366 · parliamentary ≈ 2 964 · UN documents ≈ 15 233).

- They removed **their** clothes.
  **Ils** se sont déshabillés.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by glossboss and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#12973317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12973317) [\#2925643](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2925643))

- “Bah!” he thought; “they will have time to make **their** escape.”
  --Bah! pensa-t-il, **ils** auraient le temps d'échapper!
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9195)

- Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed **their** teeth at me.
  Avec les impies, les parasites moqueurs, **Ils** grincent des dents contre moi.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 35:16)

- Those who are employed know full well, however, that a pension is **theirs** by right.
  Les salariés savent bien que la retraite est un droit, pourtant. **Ils** se sont battus pour l'obtenir.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 40644)

- (ii) Any child or children, being issue of **theirs**; or of such man or such wife;
  ii) Un ou plusieurs enfants qu &apos; **ils** ont eus ensemble ou avec une autre personne;
  ([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 10533860)

## membres

Used about 16 220 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 988 · UN documents ≈ 15 233).

- I would like to thank all the committee members, the chairmen of the committees involved and Parliament's rapporteurs for **their** good cooperation over the past months.
  Je voudrais remercier tous les **membres** des commissions, les présidents des commissions concernées et les rapporteurs du Parlement pour la bonne collaboration de ces derniers mois.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1994753)

- **Their** issuance had followed lengthy discussions within the Secretariat, between the Secretariat and the International Committee of the Red Cross and between the Secretariat and Member States.
  Elles ont été publiées à l’issue de longs débats au sein du Secrétariat, ainsi qu’avec le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge et les Etats **Membres**.
  ([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 5942425)

## états

Used about 16 220 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 988 · UN documents ≈ 15 233).

- The measures taken by other countries such as the United States, however, should convince us that that **theirs** is a course of action we should also be following.
  Les mesures prises par d’autres pays, comme les **États**-Unis, devraient toutefois nous convaincre qu’elles constituent une ligne d’action que nous devrions également suivre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 651823)

- &quot; 8. Urges States to step up **their** efforts to eliminate intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief, and to this end:
  8. Demande instamment aux **États** de redoubler d &apos; efforts pour éliminer l &apos; intolérance et la discrimination fondées sur la religion ou la conviction, et à cette fin :
  ([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 18134726)

## pas

Used about 3 004 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 41 · parliamentary ≈ 2 964).

- For, behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation who march through the width of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not **theirs**.
  Voici, je vais susciter les Chaldéens, Peuple furibond et impétueux, Qui traverse de vastes étendues de pays, Pour s’emparer de demeures qui ne sont **pas** à lui.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HAB 1:6)

- If they do not want that because the waters in question are **theirs**, they are within **their** rights to deny us access to them.
  S'il ne le veut **pas** parce que ce sont ses eaux, il a le droit ne pas nous en donner l'accès.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1738091)

- That is actually even worse than the European Commission’s simply acting as if it is no concern of **theirs**.
  Cette attitude est en fait encore pire que celle de la Commission européenne qui se borne à agir comme si tout cela ne la concernait **pas**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 768967)

- It is entirely conceivable that any one of them could come up with a fleet adjustment scheme for **their** own region whereby fleet capacity would be reduced by 30%.
  Il n'est **pas** irréaliste de penser qu'un de ces pays propose un programme d'adaptation de sa flotte incluant une réduction de capacité de 30 %.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1115330)

## More sentences

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

- No one in **their** right mind would do this.
  Aucune personne saine d'esprit ne ferait ça.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#1415027](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1415027) [\#12197146](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12197146))

- A circle of children, with **their** hands behind **their** backs, observed with a respectful curiosity.
  Un cercle d’enfants, les mains derrière le dos, l’observaient avec une curiosité respectueuse.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sharris123 and Blabla · checked, community translation · [\#7795967](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7795967) [\#5962222](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5962222))

- Each in **their** turn.
  Chacun à son tour.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Miktsoanit and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#12304640](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12304640) [\#12304419](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12304419))

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