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Je **pense** savoir pourquoi. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2915208](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2915208) [\#8170528](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8170528)) - “When I **think** that he has dared to come here and talk to me like a cobbler!” --Quand je **pense** qu'il ose venir me parler comme à un savetier! ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17412) - For if a man **thinks** himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Si quelqu’un **pense** être quelque chose, quoiqu’il ne soit rien, il s’abuse lui-même. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 6:3) - I **think** that the opposite is the case. Je **pense** que c'est tout le contraire. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1485743) - It is noteworthy as well that a well-established importer which is also a retailer also **thinks** that people will continue to eat from ceramic plates rather than from plates made of other types of materials — and its expansion plans are tailored accordingly. Il convient également de noter qu’un importateur bien connu, qui est également un détaillant, **pense** lui aussi que les consommateurs continueront à manger dans des assiettes en céramique plutôt que dans des assiettes fabriquées à partir d’autres types de matières et ses projets de développement misent sur cette continuité. ([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 2722076) ## estime Used about 5 939 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 4 572 · legal and administrative ≈ 51 · UN documents ≈ 1 313). - Therefore I **think** that because of the distress that is on us, it’s good for a man to remain as he is. Voici donc ce que j’**estime** bon, à cause des temps difficiles qui s’approchent: il est bon à un homme d’être ainsi. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:26) - This Parliament **thinks** that Latin America does not need gifts, but rather opportunities. Le Parlement **estime** que l'Amérique latine n'a nul besoin de dons, mais bien d'opportunités. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 279719) - If the Commission **thinks** that the measures distorted competition, it should follow the procedure described in Article 298 of the Treaty. Si la Commission **estime** que les mesures concernées ont faussé la concurrence, elle est tenue de suivre la procédure de l’article 298 du traité. ([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 1695666) - A woman who is not beaten by her husband **thinks** that he doesn ' t really love her. Une femme qui n ' est pas battue par son mari s ' **estime** mal aimée. ([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 16946654) - “I **think** myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things the Jews accuse me of, Je m’**estime** heureux, roi Agrippa, d’avoir aujourd’hui à me justifier devant toi de toutes les choses dont je suis accusé par les Juifs, ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 26:2) ## crois Used about 5 913 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 735 · literary ≈ 22 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 4 572 · UN documents ≈ 584). - I **think** I'm gonna faint. Je **crois** que je vais m'évanouir. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#6376012](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6376012) [\#6376028](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6376028)) - “Bah!” said Thénardier, “do you **think** so?” --Bah! dit Thénardier, **crois**-tu? ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 21283) - But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I **think** that I also have God’s Spirit. Elle est plus heureuse, néanmoins, si elle demeure comme elle est, suivant mon avis. Et moi aussi, je **crois** avoir l’Esprit de Dieu. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:40) - I **think** this has to be said. Je **crois** qu'il faut le dire. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1064573) - I **think** at the moment I have informed you about something. Je **crois** que je vous ai informés sur un point. ([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 22353330) ## réflexion Used about 558 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 120 · UN documents ≈ 438). - **Think** tanks and research institutions Groupes de **réflexion** et organismes de recherche ([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 3238340) - With the benefit of some time to **think** about the proposals, did they have additional views? Après mûre **réflexion**, avaient-ils quelque chose à ajouter? ([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 12516205) - **Think** tanks, research and academic institutions Groupes de **réflexion**, organismes de recherche et institutions académiques ([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 2328632) - (a) Establish a Minds Platform that would bring together selected members of academia, media, and **think**-tanks. a) D ' établir un groupe de savants composé de membres éminents des milieux universitaires, des médias et de groupes de **réflexion**. ([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 21542150) - In January 2008, in the first global survey of **think** tanks, the organization was identified as the leading **think** tank in sub-Saharan Africa. En janvier 2008, la première enquête mondiale des centres de **réflexion** a retenu le nom de l ' organisation comme centre important de réflexion en Afrique subsaharienne. ([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 24521873) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Do you really **think** that? Le pensez-vous vraiment ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3731683](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3731683) [\#3902204](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3902204)) - You **think** I'm stupid, don't you? Tu penses que je suis stupide, n'est-ce pas ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#3221355](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3221355) [\#5835116](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5835116)) - I am going to **think** about it. Je vais y réfléchir. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Balamax and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#7991364](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7991364) [\#2846502](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2846502)) ## 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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