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Forms: accord, accords. - Transatlantic relations should include formal **understandings** with Canada as soon as possible. Les relations transatlantiques devront également inclure au plus vite des **accords** formels avec le Canada. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1612908) - The following Sector **Understandings** are part of the Arrangement: Font partie de l’arrangement les **accords** sectoriels suivants: ([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 2462037) - The Parties to this Memorandum of **Understanding**, Les Parties au présent Mémorandum d ' **accord**, ([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 3041295) - It is vital that there are common policies, agreements and **understandings** between the 15 Member States. Il est essentiel de disposer de politiques, d'**accords** et d'arrangements entre les 15 États membres. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 407319) - The following Sector **Understandings** are part of the Arrangement: Font partie de l'Arrangement les **accords** sectoriels sur les secteurs suivants: ([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 4589040) ## compréhension Used about 17 360 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 27 · parliamentary ≈ 1 188 · legal and administrative ≈ 611 · UN documents ≈ 15 535). - Thank you for **understanding**. Merci pour votre **compréhension**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2643710](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2643710) [\#13563940](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13563940)) - There must be **understanding** and national dialogue. La **compréhension** et le dialogue national sont de rigueur. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1055583) - to promote a better **understanding** of CSDP as an essential part of CFSP; promouvoir une meilleure **compréhension** de la PSDC en tant qu’élément essentiel de la PESC; ([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 5107414) - " XIV. contribution to a mutual **understanding** on the international and community levels. " XIV. Contribuer à une **compréhension** mutuelle aux plans international et communautaire. ([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 7880480) - His **understanding** of logic is abysmal. Sa **compréhension** de la logique est insondable. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Swift and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#883899](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/883899) [\#963845](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/963845)) ## entre Used about 3 649 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 52 · legal and administrative ≈ 262 · UN documents ≈ 3 329). - “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of **understanding**, she says to him, Que celui qui est stupide **entre** ici! Elle dit à celui qui est dépourvu de sens: ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 9:16) - However, this response has been late in coming and is limited to bilateral **understandings** between the United States and some Member States. Cette réponse est cependant venue tardivement et se limite à des arrangements bilatéraux **entre** les États-Unis et certains États membres. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1337194) - the existence of informal **understandings** between the recipient and the donor authorities, l'existence d'une entente officieuse **entre** le bénéficiaire et l'organisme donneur, ([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 4589271) - In that regard, mutual **understanding** and close cooperation between the Organization and the host Government were essential. À ce sujet, une entente et une coopération étroite **entre** l ' Organisation et le gouvernement hôte seront indispensables. ([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 8836740) - He said to them, “Are you also without **understanding**? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, Il leur dit: Vous aussi, êtes-vous donc sans intelligence? Ne comprenez-vous pas que rien de ce qui du dehors **entre** dans l’homme ne peut le souiller? ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 7:18) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - I have trouble **understanding** what they say. J'ai du mal à comprendre ce qu'ils disent. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by glossboss and glossboss · checked, community translation · [\#13025680](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13025680) [\#13025671](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13025671)) - The scientific method is the best way we have for **understanding** the world around us. La méthode scientifique est le meilleur moyen que nous avons de comprendre le monde qui nous entoure. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and Pyrimadine · checked, community translation · [\#503457](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/503457) [\#8343718](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8343718)) - You're very **understanding**. Tu es très compréhensive. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2218503](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2218503) [\#2226720](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2226720)) ## 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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