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# uses — English to French

How English *uses* 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: uses (48 160). By style: everyday 99 · literary 1 · biblical 5 · parliamentary 1 111 · legal and administrative 10 586 · UN documents 36 358.

## utilisations

Used about 28 545 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 116 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 190 · UN documents ≈ 24 239).

- Moreover, it clearly distinguishes the three remaining **uses** from the use of oestradiol for growth promotion.
  En outre, ce texte fait clairement la distinction entre les trois **utilisations** restantes et l'utilisation d'?stradiol afin de stimuler la croissance.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 476163)

- Only **uses** as herbicide may be authorised.
  Seules les **utilisations** en tant qu’herbicide peuvent être autorisées.
  ([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 3036640)

- Critical **uses** = 83 ODP-t.
  **Utilisations** critiques = 83 t PDO.
  ([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 28647316)

- We therefore need more discriminating analyses with regard to the potential **uses** and the dubiousness of the recipients.
  Nous avons donc besoin de mener des analyses plus discriminatoires concernant les **utilisations** potentielles de tels outils et le caractère douteux des destinataires.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1527171)

- Only **uses** as insecticide may be authorised.
  Seules les **utilisations** en tant qu’herbicide peuvent être autorisées.
  ([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 888833)

## espace

Used about 3 030 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 030).

- **Uses** of Outer Space
  de l &apos; **espace** extra-atmosphérique
  ([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 27294585)

- There is also a need for additional assurances of the peaceful **uses** of outer space.
  Il existe également un besoin de garanties complémentaires sur l &apos; utilisation pacifique de l &apos; **espace**.
  ([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 20102006)

## utilise

Used about 2 695 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 70 · parliamentary ≈ 324 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 544 · UN documents ≈ 757).

- It **uses** solar power.
  Ça **utilise** l'énergie solaire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2025425](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2025425) [\#2025671](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2025671))

- Everyone, or nearly everyone, accepts and **uses** these products.
  Tout le monde, ou presque, accepte ces produits et les **utilise**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 111944)

- The airline **uses** a comparison with Luton, East Midlands, Prestwick and Liverpool airports.
  La compagnie **utilise** la comparaison avec les aéroports de Luton, de East Midlands, de Prestwick et de Liverpool.
  ([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 3856189)

- EBRD **uses** data collected for the Economic Survey of Europe.
  La BERD **utilise** les données recueillies pour l &apos; Étude sur la situation économique de l &apos; Europe.
  ([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 6397942)

- Tom always **uses** a condom.
  Tom **utilise** toujours un condom.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1495185](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1495185) [\#1498388](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1498388))

## usages

Used about 2 519 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 93 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 426).

- Recycling and recovery will ensure that mercury is still available for remaining legitimate **uses**.
  Le recyclage et la récupération garantiront la disponibilité du mercure pour des **usages** justifiés.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 943321)

- Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary **uses**
  autres, pour **usages** médicaux, chirurgicaux ou vétérinaires
  ([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 5075987)

- The **uses** and applications of the internet and mobile phones have multiplied greatly since they were first introduced.
  Les **usages** et applications de l'internet et du téléphone mobile se sont fortement multipliés depuis qu'ils ont fait leur apparition.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1147781)

- Vulcanised cellular rubber articles for technical **uses**
  Ouvrages à **usages** techniques en caoutchouc vulcanisé alvéolaire
  ([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 3367391)

- We need a responsible strategy and adequate means of eliminating all nuclear waste produced for energy purposes, for research, or for medical **uses**.
  Nous avons besoin d'une stratégie responsable et des moyens appropriés pour éliminer tous les déchets nucléaires produits à des fins énergétiques, pour la recherche ou pour des **usages** médicaux.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1587767)

## pacifiques

Used about 757 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 757).

- In that connection, those States parties were not at all satisfied with the current level of nuclear technology transfers for peaceful **uses**.
  À cet égard, ces États parties ne sont pas du tout satisfaits du niveau actuel des transferts de technologie nucléaire à des fins **pacifiques**.
  ([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 2132175)

## coopération

Used about 23 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 23).

- Calm cooperation is the method which our Union **uses**.
  La **coopération** et le calme sont les méthodes en usage dans notre Union.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 137555)

## More sentences

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

- He often **uses** a subway.
  Il emprunte souvent le métro.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#293297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/293297) [\#131487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/131487))

- He **uses** the same dictionary as I do.
  Il se sert du même dictionnaire que moi.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Christiane · checked, community translation · [\#297434](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/297434) [\#744370](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/744370))

- He **uses** extreme care when he drives in the rain.
  Il fait preuve d'une extrême prudence lorsqu'il conduit sous la pluie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#284741](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/284741) [\#11742479](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11742479))

## 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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