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# unless — English to French

How English *unless* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: unless (68 037). By style: everyday 137 · literary 14 · biblical 68 · parliamentary 3 308 · legal and administrative 16 496 · UN documents 48 014.

## sauf

Used about 30 974 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 276 · legal and administrative ≈ 11 685 · UN documents ≈ 19 006).

- We will go for a walk, **unless** it rains.
  Nous irons nous promener, **sauf** s'il pleut.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10094674](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10094674) [\#10094934](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10094934))

- That is **unless** we reach a point at which national governments prove to be incompetent in protecting their own undertakings.
  **Sauf** si nous en arrivons au point où les gouvernements reconnaissent leur incompétence en matière de protection de leurs entreprises.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 40237)

- All fields are mandatory, **unless** stated otherwise.
  Tous les champs sont obligatoires, **sauf** indication contraire.
  ([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 4298118)

- Furthermore, they would not engage the LRA forces **unless** fired upon.
  Il n &apos; engagera pas les hostilités avec l &apos; ARS, **sauf** à essuyer des tirs de sa part.
  ([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 25081904)

- We do not use force **unless** necessary.
  On n'utilise pas la force, **sauf** en cas de nécessité.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#6056965](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6056965) [\#11706280](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11706280))

## moins

Used about 16 658 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 91 · literary ≈ 10 · biblical ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 827 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 718 · UN documents ≈ 14 004).

- **Unless** it rains, I will go, too.
  À **moins** qu'il ne pleuve, j'irai aussi.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#26908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/26908) [\#11133940](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11133940))

- “**Unless** it’s the old fellow.”
  --À **moins** que ce ne soit l'autre vieux.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 29632)

- Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face, **unless** your brother is with you.’
  Juda lui répondit: Cet homme nous a fait cette déclaration formelle: Vous ne verrez pas ma face, à **moins** que votre frère ne soit avec vous.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 43:3)

- **Unless** the single market can be made to work properly, we will lose that battle.
  Nous perdrons donc cette bataille, à **moins** d’assurer un fonctionnement correct du marché unique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 657010)

- Replicas and reproductions are excluded, **unless** they fulfil the above three criteria.
  Les répliques et les reproductions sont exclues à **moins** de satisfaire aux trois critères ci-dessus.
  ([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 4067514)

## si

Used about 9 267 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · biblical ≈ 40 · parliamentary ≈ 1 172 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 031 · UN documents ≈ 7 002).

- He does not speak **unless** he is asked to.
  Il ne parle que **si** on lui demande.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#295238](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/295238) [\#131829](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/131829))

- **Unless** your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
  **Si** ta loi n’eût fait mes délices, J’eusse alors péri dans ma misère.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 119:92)

- However, **unless** we introduce new measures, we will reach more or less 70% by 2020.
  Mais **si** nous ne prenons pas les mesures qui s'imposent, nous atteindrons environ les 70 % vers 2020.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 89868)

- In case of carriage and delivery by maritime transport the goods may not be delivered in split consignments on more than one vessel, **unless** the NGO so agrees.
  **Si** le transport et la livraison s’effectuent par voie maritime, une livraison fractionnée sur plusieurs navires ne peut être opérée qu’avec l’accord de l’ONG.
  ([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 817672)

- **Unless** I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.
  **Si** je n &apos; entends pas d &apos; objection, je vais maintenant mettre aux voix le projet de résolution.
  ([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 16038943)

## ne

Used about 7 201 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 17 · parliamentary ≈ 827 · legal and administrative ≈ 344 · UN documents ≈ 6 002).

- The agreement, **unless** backed up by action, is meaningless.
  L'accord, s'il n'est pas soutenu par des actions, **ne** signifie rien.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by patgfisher and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3396495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3396495) [\#3422710](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3422710))

- “That sort of animal is never easy **unless** he’s overturning the authorities.”
  --Ça n'est pas tranquille si ça **ne** renverse pas l'autorité.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 23304)

- You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive **unless** it dies.
  Insensé! ce que tu sèmes **ne** reprend point vie, s’il ne meurt.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 15:36)

- **Unless** this directive has clarity, it will not work.
  Cette directive **ne** pourra pas fonctionner sans clarté.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1641348)

- Those animals must not be moved from that holding **unless** for immediate slaughter.
  Ils **ne** peuvent quitter ladite exploitation que pour un abattage immédiat.
  ([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 2093731)

## n

Used about 764 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 69 · legal and administrative ≈ 687).

- You won't succeed **unless** you work hard.
  Tu **n**'y arriveras pas sans travailler dur.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and superbolo · checked, community translation · [\#27562](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/27562) [\#138639](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/138639))

- He is not content with his trousers **unless** they have a watch-pocket.
  Il **n**'est pas content de sa culotte, s'il n'y a point de gousset de montre.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12619)

- Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned **unless** he has competed by the rules.
  et l’athlète **n**’est pas couronné, s’il n’a combattu suivant les règles.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 2:5)

- This will be the legacy of this United States Administration **unless** they are prepared to look again.
  Tel sera l'héritage du gouvernement des États-Unis s'il **n**'est pas disposé à revoir sa position.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 874022)

- An operator shall not operate an aeroplane **unless** it is equipped with:
  L’exploitant **n**’exploite un avion que s’il est équipé:
  ([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 1470674)

## contraire

Used about 344 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 344).

- Where such prima facie evidence is presented, the Member States and Belarus shall deem the conditions to be established, **unless** they can prove otherwise.
  Lorsqu’un tel commencement de preuve est présenté, les États membres et la Biélorussie considèrent que les conditions sont établies, à moins qu’ils ne puissent prouver le **contraire**.
  ([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 333737)

## More sentences

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

- Do two walk together, **unless** they have agreed?
  Deux hommes marchent-ils ensemble, Sans en être convenus?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · AMO 3:3)

- “Does our law judge a man **unless** it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”
  Notre loi condamne-t-elle un homme avant qu’on l’entende et qu’on sache ce qu’il a fait?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 7:51)

- **Unless** State aid is granted, production will fall by 20%, resulting in 100 000 lost jobs.
  Sans l'octroi des aides d'État, la production chutera de 20 %, ce qui entraînera la perte de 100 000 emplois.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1436131)

## 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/).

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