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# ways — English to French

How English *ways* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: ways (79 031). By style: everyday 113 · literary 11 · biblical 179 · parliamentary 5 526 · legal and administrative 1 525 · UN documents 71 677.

## moyens

Used about 36 248 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 1 612 · legal and administrative ≈ 286 · UN documents ≈ 34 345).

- There are several **ways** to get in contact with other Tatoeba users or to get instant help.
  Il existe plusieurs **moyens** de contacter les autres utilisateurs de Tatoeba ou d'obtenir une aide rapide.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Juba and Juba · checked, community translation · [\#3853661](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3853661) [\#3853660](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3853660))

- They will also include **ways** and means for achieving that objective.
  Il y aura aussi des **moyens** et des procédures pour réaliser cet objectif.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1621534)

- Different **ways** of lubrication have been investigated by the railway sector.
  le secteur ferroviaire a examiné plusieurs **moyens** de graissage,
  ([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 3424035)

- **Ways** to enhance the capacity of the Organization
  **Moyens** de renforcer la capacité de l &apos; Organisation et du système
  ([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 3022259)

- In the C language, there are two **ways** to pass parameters to a function: by value and by reference.
  En langage C, il y a deux **moyens** de passer des paramètres à une fonction : soit par valeur, soit par référence.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Christophe and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#1714989](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1714989) [\#1714996](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1714996))

## façons

Used about 5 107 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 24 · literary ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 345 · legal and administrative ≈ 254 · UN documents ≈ 4 480).

- There are only two **ways**.
  Il n'y a que deux **façons**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and LdjuherTaqvaylit · checked, community translation · [\#12962391](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12962391) [\#12146261](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12146261))

- In truth! ’Tis a paltry king in his **ways** with men of letters, and one who commits very barbarous cruelties.
  En vérité! c'est un roi étroit dans ses **façons** avec les gens de lettres, et qui fait des cruautés fort barbares.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 8137)

- The report also puts forward various proposals for **ways** of achieving this.
  Il propose également plusieurs **façons** d'y parvenir.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1234734)

- Sampling can generally be done in two **ways**:
  Le prélèvement peut en général être effectué de deux **façons**:
  ([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 615219)

- SMEs can profit from this situation in a number of **ways**.
  Les PME peuvent tirer parti de cette situation de multiples **façons**.
  ([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 7511267)

## manières

Used about 3 613 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 345 · legal and administrative ≈ 254 · UN documents ≈ 2 987).

- I admire her aristocratic **ways**.
  J'admire ses **manières** aristocratiques.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mhulbert and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#12094766](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12094766) [\#451589](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/451589))

- There was in the two **ways** in which “Master Jacques” was pronounced on the one hand, and the “master” by preeminence on the other, the difference between monseigneur and monsieur, between domine and domne.
  Il y avait dans les deux **manières** dont fut prononcé d'une part ce maître Jacques, de l'autre ce maître par excellence, la différence du monseigneur au monsieur, du domine au domne.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 4285)

- There are other **ways** to make savings.
  Il y a d'autres **manières** de réaliser des économies.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1570526)

- This can be accomplished in several **ways** \[127\].
  De tels résultats peuvent être atteints de différentes **manières** \[127\].
  ([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 3478158)

- 201. The Dutch government encourages and facilitates affirmative action in various **ways**.
  201. Le Gouvernement néerlandais encourage et facilite de diverses **manières** les mesures en faveur de groupes désavantagés.
  ([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 13640016)

## voies

Used about 269 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 119 · parliamentary ≈ 115 · legal and administrative ≈ 32).

- He knows other and easier **ways** of getting what he desires.
  Il connaît d'autres **voies**, et plus faciles, pour obtenir ce qu'il veut.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Source\_Benedict\_1921 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#847181](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/847181) [\#1035544](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1035544))

- Show me your **ways**, LORD. Teach me your paths.
  Éternel! fais-moi connaître tes **voies**, Enseigne-moi tes sentiers.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 25:4)

- All these dimensions are vital **ways** to guarantee this common energy security that we all want.
  Ces dimensions sont autant de **voies** nécessaires pour garantir cette sécurité énergétique commune que nous souhaitons tous.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1204192)

- This class includes: construction of highways, streets, roads, other vehicular and pedestrian **ways**,
  la construction d’autoroutes, de routes, de chaussées et d’autres **voies** pour véhicules et piétons
  ([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 3197509)

- Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his **ways**.
  Qui ne commettent point d’iniquité, Et qui marchent dans ses **voies**!
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 119:3)

## More sentences

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

- The belief in Western cultural superiority often manifests in a dismissive attitude towards non-Western customs, traditions, and **ways** of life.
  La croyance en la supériorité culturelle de l'Occident se manifeste souvent par une attitude méprisante envers les coutumes, traditions et styles de vie non-occidentaux.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#11856298](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11856298) [\#12117742](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12117742))

- I will never change my **ways**.
  Je ne changerai jamais ma façon de faire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Littoral and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#9757202](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9757202) [\#13328](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13328))

- There are various **ways** to get to her house.
  Il y a différents chemins pour se rendre chez elle.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AOCinJAPAN and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1008811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1008811) [\#1013053](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1013053))

## 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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