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# them — English to French

How English *them* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: them (436 419). By style: everyday 3 405 · literary 381 · biblical 4 130 · parliamentary 50 183 · legal and administrative 27 736 · UN documents 350 584.

## leur

Used about 96 070 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 568 · literary ≈ 48 · biblical ≈ 1 549 · parliamentary ≈ 8 364 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 201 · UN documents ≈ 80 342).

- I don't tell **them** everything.
  Je ne **leur** dis pas tout.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#11258677](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11258677) [\#11258589](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11258589))

- “What will you say to **them**?”
  --Qu'est-ce que tu **leur** diras?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18635)

- His sons did to him just as he commanded **them**,
  C’est ainsi que les fils de Jacob exécutèrent les ordres de **leur** père.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 50:12)

- I am often able to help **them** promptly by directing **them** to SOLVIT.
  Je suis souvent en mesure de **leur** répondre rapidement en les réorientant vers SOLVIT.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1353827)

- You need to use an identification number (“ID”) for each claim, numbering **them** from 1 through 4.
  Vous devez numéroter les créances de 1 à 4 en **leur** attribuant un numéro d'identification.
  ([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 2705403)

## eux

Used about 45 392 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 426 · literary ≈ 48 · biblical ≈ 860 · parliamentary ≈ 5 227 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 311 · UN documents ≈ 36 519).

- My bag must be with **them**.
  Mon sac doit être avec **eux**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by josivangoncalves and josivangoncalves · checked, community translation · [\#8204106](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8204106) [\#8204107](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8204107))

- The policemen glanced round **them**.
  Les agents regardèrent autour d'**eux**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17916)

- The LORD’s anger burned against **them**; and he departed.
  La colère de l’Éternel s’enflamma contre **eux**. Et il s’en alla.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NUM 12:9)

- Without **them**, all the funds that Europe can pour into the Member States will be pointless.
  Sans **eux**, tous les fonds que l'Europe pourra injecter dans les États membres seront inutiles.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1409765)

- Some of **them** were found to export Chinese origin iron or steel fasteners to the Union.
  Il est également apparu que certains d’entre **eux** exportaient vers l’Union des éléments de fixation en fer ou en acier en provenance de la RPC.
  ([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 2411136)

## ils

Used about 18 013 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 213 · literary ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 516 · parliamentary ≈ 2 091 · legal and administrative ≈ 578 · UN documents ≈ 14 608).

- They know that I like **them**.
  **Ils** savent que je les aime.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CH and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#7409678](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7409678) [\#12339915](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12339915))

- They distrust the day because it enables people to see **them**, and the night because it aids in surprising **them**.
  **Ils** se défient du jour parce qu'il aide à les voir et de la nuit parce qu'elle aide à les surprendre.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10012)

- “But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let **them** listen to **them**.’
  Abraham répondit: **Ils** ont Moïse et les prophètes; qu’ils les écoutent.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 16:29)

- To be frank with you, our Ukrainian friends have to do more if they want us to help **them** more.
  Pour être honnête avec vous, nos amis ukrainiens doivent en faire davantage s'**ils** veulent que nous les aidions plus.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1317366)

- Some operators do not pay VAT to the Treasury after delivering their products, especially if they have acquired **them** without payment of input tax.
  Certains opérateurs ne reversent pas la TVA au Trésor après la livraison de leurs produits, en particulier lorsqu’**ils** les ont acquis sans payer la taxe en amont.
  ([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 2261453)

## More sentences

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

- My pubes are too long. I should trim **them**.
  Mes poils pubiens sont trop longs. Je devrais les couper.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lumi and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#12949053](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12949053) [\#12949054](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12949054))

- Darling, you don't need the toy.. You have enough of **them** at home.
  Chéri, tu n'as pas besoin du jouet. Tu en as suffisamment à la maison.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#14080472](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14080472) [\#14080475](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14080475))

- I really want you to meet **them**.
  Je veux vraiment que tu les rencontres.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CH and bretsky · checked, community translation · [\#3912209](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3912209) [\#5939944](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5939944))

## 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. Every example names its source and licence. [Submit a better translation or example](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/submit/?pair=en-fr&word=them).


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