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# urge — English to French

How English *urge* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 8 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: urge (25 203), urges (63 297). By style: everyday 17 · literary 1 · biblical 6 · parliamentary 5 500 · legal and administrative 422 · UN documents 82 554.

## instamment

Used about 36 672 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 286 · legal and administrative ≈ 269 · UN documents ≈ 36 117).

- The Commission **urges** the national authorities in charge of its implementation to be vigilant in that respect.
  La Commission appelle **instamment** les autorités nationales responsables de cette mise en œuvre à se montrer vigilantes à cet égard.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 509745)

- **Urges** the Commission to:
  demande **instamment** à la Commission:
  ([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 5605833)

- I **urge** them to do so without delay.
  Je leur demande **instamment** de le faire sans retard.
  ([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 14530190)

- I would **urge** the Commission to stop tabling proposals of this kind and instead to bring proposals which will meet with support in Parliament.
  Je prie **instamment** la Commission d’arrêter de présenter des propositions de cette nature et, en lieu et place, de formuler des propositions qui auront le soutien du Parlement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 760663)

- **urges** the EIB to implement this policy;
  invite **instamment** la BEI à appliquer cette politique;
  ([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 2759533)

## nous

Used about 12 732 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 687 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 12 039).

- We must also **urge** calm in such a situation.
  **Nous** devons également appeler au calme dans une telle situation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1566562)

- We **urge** you and all Malagasy political stakeholders to persevere in your efforts to implement the roadmap as soon as possible so that the EU can support the consensus-based, neutral transition process to help Madagascar emerge from the crisis.
  **Nous** vous exhortons, ainsi que tous les partenaires politiques malgaches, à poursuivre avec la plus grande persévérance vos efforts pour mettre en œuvre la feuille de route le plus rapidement possible, afin de permettre à l'Union européenne d'accompagner le processus de transition consensuel et neutre pour la sortie de crise à Madagascar.
  ([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 2292524)

- **Urge** all stakeholders to:
  4. **Nous** engageons toutes les parties prenantes :
  ([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 13689417)

- Mr President, an analogy with the Council of Ministers **urges** itself upon us.
  Monsieur le Président, l’analogie avec le Conseil de ministres **nous** saute aux yeux.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 601580)

- We **urge** continued consideration of this proposal.
  **Nous** insistons pour que l &apos; examen de cette proposition puisse se poursuivre.
  ([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 1817832)

## exhorte

Used about 9 875 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 401 · legal and administrative ≈ 11 · UN documents ≈ 9 459).

- I **urge** caution.
  J'**exhorte** à la prudence.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2247436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2247436) [\#2427306](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2427306))

- Therefore I **urge** you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
  Je vous **exhorte** donc, frères, par les compassions de Dieu, à offrir vos corps comme un sacrifice vivant, saint, agréable à Dieu, ce qui sera de votre part un culte raisonnable.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 12:1)

- I further **urge** it to revise the development policy statement.
  Je l’**exhorte** en outre à réviser la déclaration sur la politique de développement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 640569)

- It also **urges** the Polish Parliament to reconsider the recent amendments to the law on Ordinary Courts Organisation.
  Elle **exhorte** aussi le Parlement polonais à réexaminer les dernières modifications de la loi sur l'organisation des juridictions de droit commun.
  ([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 4557984)

- &quot; 6. **Urges** States, while countering terrorism:
  6. **Exhorte** les États, dans la lutte qu &apos; ils mènent contre le terrorisme, à :
  ([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 23642144)

## invite

Used about 3 231 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 490 · legal and administrative ≈ 22 · UN documents ≈ 1 720).

- I **urge** everyone to keep to the facts.
  J' **invite** tout le monde à s' en tenir aux faits.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 165613)

- It therefore **urges** the Commission to demand further information and explanations from the Government.
  Aussi **invite**-t-elle la Commission à demander au gouvernement suédois des renseignements et des explications complémentaires.
  ([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 1126869)

- I **urge** Member States to channel their assistance through the interministerial list of priority posts.
  J &apos; **invite** vivement les États Membres à s &apos; y référer pour acheminer leur aide.
  ([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 9623514)

- I **urge** colleagues to support this resolution.
  J'**invite** mes collègues à soutenir cette résolution.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1230345)

- **Urges** the Authority to keep carryovers to the next financial year to a minimum in future;
  **invite** l’Autorité à diminuer à l’avenir le niveau des engagements reportés sur l’exercice suivant et à le réduire le plus possible;
  ([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 5608732)

## j

Used about 2 812 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 229 · UN documents ≈ 2 580).

- I **urge** everyone to do the same.
  **J**'insiste pour que tout le monde fasse pareil.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Yemana · checked, community translation · [\#5652379](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5652379) [\#5653777](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5653777))

- Ruth said, “Don’t **urge** me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.
  Ruth répondit: Ne me presse pas de te laisser, de retourner loin de toi! Où tu iras **j**’irai, où tu demeureras je demeurerai; ton peuple sera mon peuple, et ton Dieu sera mon Dieu;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · RUT 1:16)

- My report **urges** the Commission to convert its pledges into tangible financial resources.
  Dans mon rapport, **j**'insiste pour que la Commission transpose ses engagements en ressources financières tangibles.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 457161)

- I **urge** the Government of Iraq to abolish capital punishment and implement a moratorium on death sentences.
  **J** &apos; engage vivement le Gouvernement iraquien à abolir la peine capitale et à imposer un moratoire sur les condamnations à mort.
  ([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 16012611)

- I have an **urge** to buy something.
  **J**'ai une envie irrépressible d'acheter quelque chose.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#750813](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/750813) [\#12466963](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12466963))

## demande

Used about 1 325 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 458 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 860).

- I strongly **urge** you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.
  C’est avec instance que je vous **demande** de le faire, afin que je vous sois rendu plus tôt.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 13:19)

- I would **urge** the House to support this amendment.
  Je **demande** à mes collègues de soutenir cet amendement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1649593)

- **urges** the Agency to continue its efforts in this area;
  **demande** à l’Agence de poursuivre ses efforts dans ce domaine;
  ([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 2762391)

- I **urge** these groups to stop such practices immediately.
  Je **demande** à ces groupes de mettre fin à de telles pratiques immédiatement.
  ([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 26719040)

- I would **urge** Parliament to continue to support me in this endeavour.
  Je **demande** au Parlement de continuer à me soutenir dans cet effort.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1712453)

## prie

Used about 115 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 115).

- I **urge** them to remain firm in their resolve to reject the Treaty.
  Je les **prie** de rejeter le Traité avec la même détermination.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1277397)

- Mr President, this consists of adding the following: ‘**urges** the Commission, the Member States and India to increase cooperation in the field of renewable energies’.
  Monsieur le Président, il s’agit d’ajouter ceci: «**prie** la Commission, les États membres et l’Inde d’accroître la coopération dans le domaine des énergies renouvelables».
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 724398)

## faire

Used about 59 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 57).

- I never wrote to her, despite the **urge** to do so.
  Je ne lui ai jamais écrit, malgré l'envie irrépressible de le **faire**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by erikspen and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1528896](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1528896) [\#1529083](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1529083))

- All the people came to **urge** David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else, until the sun goes down.”
  Et tout le peuple pleura de nouveau sur Abner. Tout le peuple s’approcha de David pour lui **faire** prendre quelque nourriture, pendant qu’il était encore jour; mais David jura, en disant: Que Dieu me traite dans toute sa rigueur, si je goûte du pain ou quoi que ce soit avant le coucher du soleil!
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2SA 3:35)

- Finally, I would like to **urge** the Commission not to let this process drag on.
  Enfin, je voudrais inviter la Commission à ne pas **faire** traîner ce processus.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1565146)

## 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 feel the **urge** to urinate more frequently?
  Ressens-tu plus fréquemment l'envie d'uriner ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by NurseMeeks and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#9853789](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9853789) [\#9934847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9934847))

- He felt a sudden **urge** to write a novel.
  Il sentit une soudaine urgence d'écrire un roman.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#295224](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/295224) [\#131827](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/131827))

- I couldn't resist the **urge** to applaud.
  Je n'ai pas pu résister au besoin d'applaudir.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Dreamk33 · checked, community translation · [\#1172529](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1172529) [\#3230604](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3230604))

## 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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