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# welcoming — English to French

How English *welcoming* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: welcoming (28 436). By style: everyday 13 · parliamentary 658 · legal and administrative 64 · UN documents 27 701.

## félicitant

Used about 11 550 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 8 · UN documents ≈ 11 542).

- By letter dated 24 December 2012, the President of the Republic of Mali addressed an invitation letter to the HR **welcoming** the deployment of an EU military training mission in Mali.
  Par lettre en date du 24 décembre 2012, le président de la République du Mali a adressé une lettre d’invitation au HR en se **félicitant** du déploiement d’une mission militaire de formation de l’Union européenne au Mali.
  ([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 2771155)

- **Welcoming** the report of the Secretary-General of 25 October 1996,A/51/557.
  Se **félicitant** du rapport, en date du 25 octobre 1996 A/51/557.
  ([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 2485803)

- **WELCOMING** the Agreement reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Paris on 12 December 2015, and recognizing that the accounting issues resulting from that Agreement will be looked at in due course,
  SE **FÉLICITANT** de l'accord conclu lors de la 21e conférence des parties à la CCNUCC qui s'est tenue à Paris, le 12 décembre 2015, et reconnaissant que les questions de comptabilité résultant dudit accord seront examinées en temps opportun,
  ([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 273931)

- **Welcoming** the reaffirmation made in the Final Declaration of the Fourth Review Conference BWC/CONF.IV/9, part II.
  Se **félicitant** que, dans sa Déclaration finale BWC/CONF.IV/9, partie II.
  ([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 5761763)

- On 27 November 2012, the Prime Minister of the Somali Republic addressed an invitation letter to the HR with regard to the deployment of the EU military mission, **welcoming** the Union’s support to the training of the Somali Armed Forces.
  Le 27 novembre 2012, le premier ministre de la République de Somalie a adressé une lettre d’invitation au HR concernant le déploiement de la mission militaire de l’Union en Somalie, en se **félicitant** que l’Union soutienne la formation des forces armées somaliennes.
  ([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 2772388)

## accueillant

Used about 4 067 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 14 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 4 040).

- He has a very **welcoming** smile.
  Il a un sourire très **accueillant**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Jenn and THURET · checked, community translation · [\#3865002](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3865002) [\#3660329](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3660329))

- It is not an architecturally **welcoming** building particularly to people with disabilities.
  D' un point de vue architectural, il ne s' agit pas d' un bâtiment particulièrement **accueillant**, surtout pour les personnes handicapées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2011084)

- The Convention aims to provide a safe, secure and **welcoming** environment at football matches and other sports events.
  La convention a pour but d'assurer un environnement sécurisé, sûr et **accueillant** lors des matches de football et autres manifestations sportives.
  ([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 4813261)

- **Welcoming** measures already taken by States to this end in conformity with their international obligations,
  **Accueillant** avec satisfaction les mesures que les États ont déjà prises à cette fin en conformité avec leurs obligations internationales,
  ([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 905484)

- Tom has a very **welcoming** smile.
  Tom a un sourire très **accueillant**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Jenn and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#3865000](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3865000) [\#3855439](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3855439))

## bienvenue

Used about 3 536 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 69 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 3 463).

- Mr President, I wish to begin by **welcoming** our new colleagues from the new Member States.
  Monsieur le Président, je tiens d'abord à souhaiter la **bienvenue** à nos nouveaux collègues des nouveaux États membres.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 451411)

- The anthem shall be played at the opening of every inaugural session at the beginning of a term of office and at other formal sessions, e.g. when **welcoming** heads of state or government, or new members following an enlargement.
  L'hymne est joué à l'ouverture de chaque séance constitutive en début de mandat et à l'occasion d'autres séances solennelles, notamment pour souhaiter la **bienvenue** à des chefs d'État ou de gouvernement ou pour accueillir de nouveaux membres à la suite d'un élargissement.
  ([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 2066132)

- At the opening ceremony, Tododaho Sid Hill, of the Onondaga Nation, delivered a **welcoming** address.
  À la séance inaugurale, Tododaho Sid Hill, membre de la Nation Onondaga, a prononcé une allocution de **bienvenue**.
  ([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 29613739)

- . – Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start by **welcoming** Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner.
  . - Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, je voudrais commencer par souhaiter la **bienvenue** à la commissaire Ferrero-Waldner.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 625425)

- The anthem shall be played at the opening of every inaugural session at the beginning of a term of office and at other formal sessions, e.g. when **welcoming** heads of state or government, or new members following an enlargement.
  L’hymne est joué à l’ouverture de chaque séance constitutive en début de mandat et à l’occasion d’autres séances solennelles, notamment pour souhaiter la **bienvenue** à des chefs d’État ou de gouvernement ou pour accueillir de nouveaux membres à la suite d’un élargissement.
  ([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 5352235)

## More sentences

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

- They were **welcoming** the guests.
  Ils accueillaient les invités.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#8981908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8981908) [\#2103258](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2103258))

- He was **welcoming** the guests.
  Il accueillait les invités.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#8981917](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8981917) [\#2103235](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2103235))

- Tom was **welcoming** the guests.
  Tom accueillait les invités.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lebensfreude and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10137428](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10137428) [\#2103238](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2103238))

## Grammar

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