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Je ne supporte pas la **violence**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and pfpillon · checked, community translation · [\#4526784](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4526784) [\#4526920](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4526920)) - In spite of my irritation I was moved with these words, as well as with the **violence** my uncle was doing to his own wishes in making so hazardous a proposal. En dépit de mon irritation, je fus ému de ces paroles et de la **violence** que se faisait mon oncle pour tenir un pareil langage. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 1881) - although there is no **violence** in my hands, and my prayer is pure. Je n’ai pourtant commis aucune **violence**, Et ma prière fut toujours pure. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 16:17) - Similar **violence** led to some 2000 deaths. Des **violences** similaires avaient provoqué environ 2 000 morts. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1732769) - Incitement to hatred and **violence** Incitation à la haine et à la **violence**. ([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 2362072) ## contre Used about 566 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 566). - Involved in **violence** against demonstrators. Implication dans la répression **contre** les manifestants. ([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 2239260) - Minister of Interior; involved in **violence** against demonstrators. Ministre de l'intérieur; impliqué dans la répression **contre** les manifestants. ([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 2382410) - Vice-President of Syria; involved in **violence** against the civilian population. Vice-président; impliqué dans la répression **contre** la population civile. ([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 2256588) - Involved in **violence** against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. Impliqué dans la répression **contre** la population civile en tant que membre de la milice Shabiha. ([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 2915133) - Head of Political Security Directorate; involved in **violence** against demonstrators. Chef de la direction de la sécurité politique; impliqué dans la répression **contre** les manifestants. ([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 2914479) ## toutes Used about 1 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1). - Above all things, the great **violence** of 1772 aroused him. Entre **toutes**, la grande voie de fait de 1772 le soulevait. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14054) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Inter-family is more likely than intra-family conflict to result in **violence**. Or is it? Les conflits inter-familiaux ont davantage de chances de devenir violents que les conflits intra-familiaux. Ou est-ce bien le cas ? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by halfb1t and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2082640](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2082640) [\#2083530](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2083530)) - From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers **violence**, and the violent take it by force. Depuis le temps de Jean-Baptiste jusqu’à présent, le royaume des cieux est forcé, et ce sont les violents qui s’en emparent. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 11:12) - for their hearts plot **violence** and their lips talk about mischief. Car leur cœur médite la ruine, Et leurs lèvres parlent d’iniquité. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 24:2) ## 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. Every example names its source and licence. 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