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([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Pharamp · checked, community translation · [\#26553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/26553) [\#9877](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9877)) - America's part in our collective security is, and will remain, **vital**. Le rôle de l'Amérique dans notre sécurité collective est, et restera, **essentielle**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1217396) - Cooperation between national administrations is **vital** for the Internal Market to function well. La coopération entre autorités nationales est **essentielle** au bon fonctionnement du marché intérieur. ([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 1731464) - The school has a **vital** place in the educational system. La place de l ' école dans le système éducatif est **essentielle**. ([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 1181796) - That red cloth is a "fukusa"; it is a **vital** tool used to cleanse the tea equipment. Le linge rouge est un « fukusa »; c'est un outil **essentiel** utilisé dans la purification du service à thé. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by papabear and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#326821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/326821) [\#1645736](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1645736)) ## vital Used about 8 356 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 17 · parliamentary ≈ 1 986 · legal and administrative ≈ 299 · UN documents ≈ 6 053). Forms: vital, vitale, vitales. - No **vital** organs were damaged. Aucun organe **vital** n'a été touché. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Blabla · checked, community translation · [\#4850036](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4850036) [\#3072622](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3072622)) - Regardless of its regime, Syria is a country that is **vital** to peace in the region. Indépendamment de son régime, la Syrie est un pays **vital** pour la paix dans la région. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 871985) - 20, Palyakow **Vital**, 15 days in prison. 20 décembre 2010, Palyakow **Vital**, 15 jours d'emprisonnement. ([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 2589580) - It is therefore **vital** to support the activities of the OPCW. L ' appui aux activités de l ' OIAC a donc d ' une importance **vitale**. ([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 3558645) - It is **vital** that you be present. Il est **vital** que tu sois présent. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dejo and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1349639](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1349639) [\#1350019](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1350019)) ## indispensable Used about 2 345 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 917 · legal and administrative ≈ 82 · UN documents ≈ 1 345). - A win tonight is **vital** to stave off the threat of relegation. Une victoire ce soir est **indispensable** pour écarter la menace de la relégation. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#11205368](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11205368) [\#12963188](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12963188)) - This **vital** redefinition of our concept of Europe will be the best possible preventive policy. Cette **indispensable** redéfinition de notre conception de l'Europe sera la meilleure politique préventive possible. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1986402) - Third, the production of MOX was **vital** for the survival of the nuclear processing sector. Troisièmement, la production du MOX est **indispensable** à la survie de la filière du traitement nucléaire. ([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 4177722) - Partnerships between government, donors, NGOs and communities are **vital** to achievements in water and sanitation. 252. La collaboration entre le gouvernement, les donateurs, les ONG et les communautés est **indispensable** pour réaliser des progrès dans le domaine de l ' eau et de l ' assainissement. ([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 2376870) - For a business owner, having a clear overview of one's entire business is **vital**. Pour un chef d'entreprise, avoir une vue d'ensemble claire de son entreprise est **indispensable**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by peterius and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#6040014](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6040014) [\#8915303](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8915303)) ## importance Used about 1 805 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 458 · UN documents ≈ 1 345). - Water is a natural resource of **vital** importance. L'eau est une ressource naturelle de la plus haute **importance**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by al\_ex\_an\_der and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#270791](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/270791) [\#180675](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/180675)) - That really demonstrates the **vital** importance of NATO and its maintenance. Ceci pour démontrer réellement l'**importance** capitale de l'OTAN et de sa préservation. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1216537) - 33. In shaping attitudes on gender equality, the mass media and the educational system were **vital**. Les médias et le système d ' enseignement revêtent une **importance** cruciale pour modifier les comportements en ce qui concerne l ' égalité des sexes. ([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 23819805) - Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the six months of the Dutch presidency ending with the Amsterdam summit will be of **vital** importance for the Union. Monsieur le Président, mes chers collègues, les six mois de présidence néerlandaise qui aboutiront au sommet d'Amsterdam seront pour l'Union d'une **importance** capitale. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1664885) - Capacity-building and increased technical cooperation for programmes in indigenous mountain communities would be particularly **vital**. Le renforcement des capacités et l ' accroissement de la coopération technique pour la mise en œuvre de programmes dans les communautés montagneuses autochtones seront d ' une **importance** capitale. ([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 13240235) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - The elevators in a skyscraper are **vital** systems. Les ascenseurs d’un gratte-ciel sont des systèmes vitaux. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by buster\_blu and zmoo · checked, community translation · [\#2186](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2186) [\#4013](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4013)) - Public opinion plays a **vital** role in politics. L'opinion publique joue un rôle crucial dans le monde politique. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#271230](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/271230) [\#1644502](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1644502)) - Europe is a minnow when it comes to the chips that are **vital** to high-end manufacturing. L'Europe fait figure de petit poucet dans le domaine des puces indispensables à la fabrication de produits haut de gamme. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#9794791](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9794791) [\#9799924](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9799924)) ## 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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