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Je pense **donc** je suis. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mikekchar and icietla · checked, community translation · [\#1634828](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1634828) [\#331611](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/331611)) - **Therefore** I disdain the human race. **Donc**, je dédaigne le genre humain. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14441) - I will **therefore** chastise him and release him.” Je le relâcherai **donc**, après l’avoir fait battre de verges. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 23:16) - This is **therefore** doubly serious. C' est **donc** doublement grave. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 113004) - It was, **therefore**, a general measure. Il s’agit **donc** selon elles d’une mesure générale. ([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 5624187) ## conséquent Used about 44 191 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 10 797 · legal and administrative ≈ 12 633 · UN documents ≈ 20 745). Forms: conséquence, conséquent. - They no longer loved each other, **therefore**, they split up. Ils ne s'aimaient plus, par **conséquent**, ils se sont séparés. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10041494](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10041494) [\#10041532](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10041532)) - The host served out to us a soup made of lichen and by no means unpleasant, then an immense piece of dried fish floating in butter rancid with twenty years' keeping, and, **therefore**, according to Icelandic gastronomy, much preferable to fresh butter. L'hôte nous servit une soupe au lichen et point désagréable, puis une énorme portion de poisson sec nageant dans du beurre aigri depuis vingt ans, et par **conséquent** bien préférable au beurre frais, d'après les idées gastronomiques de l'Islande. ([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 1152) - The debate will **therefore** resume at 3.00 p.m. Par **conséquent**, le débat reprendra à 15 heures. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 133742) - **Therefore**, relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision, Par **conséquent**, aucun facteur pertinent n’est pris en compte dans les démarches conduisant à la présente décision, ([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 2007053) - Let us resolve **therefore**: En **conséquence**, engageons-nous : ([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 6793181) ## convient Used about 26 846 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 26 846). - Decision 2002/231/EC should **therefore** be replaced. Il **convient**, en conséquence, de remplacer la décision 2002/231/CE. ([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 1688034) - Decision 92/216/EEC should **therefore** be amended accordingly. Il **convient**, dès lors, de modifier la décision 92/216/CEE en conséquence. ([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 1992947) - Annex II to the EEA Agreement should **therefore** be amended accordingly, Il **convient** dès lors de modifier l'annexe II de l'accord EEE en conséquence, ([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 109438) - Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 should **therefore** be amended accordingly. Il **convient** dès lors de modifier le règlement (UE) no 601/2012 en conséquence. ([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 4754975) - Regulation (EU) No 1344/2011 should **therefore** be amended accordingly, Il **convient** dès lors de modifier le règlement (UE) no 1344/2011 en conséquence, ([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 2963312) ## pourquoi Used about 19 609 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 412 · parliamentary ≈ 6 748 · UN documents ≈ 12 447). - Elisabeth's parents work the entire day, **therefore** she goes to the childcare after school. Les parents d'Élisabeth travaillent toute la journée, c'est **pourquoi** elle va dans la garderie d'enfants après l'école. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#13907343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13907343) [\#13907346](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13907346)) - **Therefore** I command you to set apart three cities for yourselves. C’est **pourquoi** je te donne cet ordre: Tu sépareras trois villes. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 19:7) - We **therefore** need a sounder basis for globalisation. C'est **pourquoi** nous avons besoin d'une base plus saine à la mondialisation. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1882634) - The original wording was **therefore** to be preferred. C ' est **pourquoi** il est préférable de conserver le libellé original. ([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 22037040) - **Therefore** now hear this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: C’est **pourquoi**, écoute ceci, malheureuse, Ivre, mais non de vin! ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 51:21) ## il Used about 19 530 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 232 · parliamentary ≈ 2 699 · UN documents ≈ 16 596). - **Therefore**, it is necessary to reduce the cost. Pour cela, **il** est nécessaire de réduire les coûts. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and jeo · checked, community translation · [\#53475](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/53475) [\#1042493](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1042493)) - "Because this liquid mass would be subject, like the ocean, to the lunar attraction, and **therefore** twice every day there would be internal tides, which, upheaving the terrestrial crust, would cause periodical earthquakes!" —C'est que cette masse liquide serait sujette comme l'Océan, à l'attraction de la lune, et conséquemment, deux fois par jour, **il** se produirait des marées intérieures qui, soulevant l'écorce terrestre, donneraient lieu à des tremblements de terre périodiques! ([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 522) - He went in **therefore**, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to the LORD. Élisée entra et ferma la porte sur eux deux, et **il** pria l’Éternel. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 4:33) - It is **therefore** gratifying that the European Parliament is represented by a woman in these contexts. Aussi faut-**il** se réjouir que le Parlement européen soit, dans ce contexte, représenté par une femme. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 100864) - In the paragraphs below, the Committee **therefore** deals with resources and other items specifically relating to UNMIL. Aussi ne traite-t-**il** dans le présent document que des ressources de la MINUL et des autres éléments qui la concernent directement. ([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 12913862) ## dès Used about 6 978 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 5 399 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 579). - We **therefore** hope that we shall vote wisely on these matters. Nous espérons **dès** lors pouvoir voter ces questions judicieusement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 473089) - **Therefore**, the internal audit activities of the Service do not typically target natural persons as such. Les activités d'audit interne du service ne visent **dès** lors pas, en règle générale, les personnes physiques en tant que telles. ([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 4554285) - We are **therefore** trying to remedy two cardinal errors here today. Nous essayons **dès** lors de corriger deux erreurs capitales ici aujourd’hui. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 790541) - We have **therefore** agreed that the funding earmarked for the cotton-growing Member States will be maintained in full. Nous avons **dès** lors convenu que les fonds prévus pour les États membres producteurs de cotons seraient maintenus dans leur entièreté. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1074231) - Members of the European Parliament are not very famous. It must **therefore** be the matter at issue which has triggered the correspondence. Les parlementaires européens ne sont pas très célèbres : il doit **dès** lors s'agir de l'objet de cette correspondance. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 71640) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - I am available the whole day, **therefore** I can come at whatever time is more convenient for you. Je suis libre toute la journée, si bien que je peux venir à l'heure qui sera la plus pratique pour toi. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by belgavox and rene1596 · checked, community translation · [\#1728503](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1728503) [\#1201852](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1201852)) - Both sides have pros and cons, **therefore** I will not decide yet which one I will support. Les deux opinions ont des mérites et des démérites, aussi ne vais-je pas décider tout de suite laquelle soutenir. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by belgavox and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1153949](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1153949) [\#563765](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/563765)) - Come, **therefore**, let us enter into a league; that it may be for a testimony between me and thee. Maintenant, tiens, concluons une alliance, moi et toi, ce sera une alliance entre nous deux. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7829375](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7829375) [\#8081063](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8081063)) ## 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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