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# west — English to French

How English *west* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 7 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [west in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/west/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: west (69 470). By style: everyday 118 · literary 5 · biblical 61 · parliamentary 2 843 · legal and administrative 3 261 · UN documents 63 182.

## ouest

Used about 37 645 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 93 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 948 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 378 · UN documents ≈ 34 224).

- We're going **west**.
  On va vers l'**ouest**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#2240776](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2240776) [\#13002648](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13002648))

- My uncle pointed out to me in the far **west** a light steam or mist, a semblance of land, which bounded the distant horizon of waters.
  Mon oncle, se tournant vers l'**ouest**, m'indiqua de la main une légère vapeur, une brume, une apparence de terre qui dominait la ligne des flots.
  ([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 1365)

- Without the directive, however, the Wild **West** would have been a lot wilder
  Mais, sans cette directive, "l’**Ouest** sauvage" aurait été plus sauvage encore.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 523075)

- Cod to the **west** of Scotland
  Cabillaud de l'**ouest** de l'Écosse
  ([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 1648446)

- (a) CCIVS: Boarding the &quot; East-**West** Express &quot; ;
  a) CCSVI : embarquement dans l &apos; &quot; Express Est-**Ouest** &quot; ;
  ([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 1931730)

## cisjordanie

Used about 13 679 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 237 · legal and administrative ≈ 272 · UN documents ≈ 13 163).

- Zionist extremists reject the name "**West** Bank."
  Les sionistes extrémistes rejettent le nom de la "**Cisjordanie**".
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#12101708](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12101708) [\#12103285](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12103285))

- If they are pursuing a viable Palestinian state, law and order must first be restored on the **West** Bank.
  Si l'objectif est de créer un État palestinien viable, il faut tout d'abord rétablir la loi et l'ordre en **Cisjordanie**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1213397)

- **West** Bank and Gaza Strip
  **Cisjordanie** et bande de Gaza
  ([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 645317)

- Qalqilia Hospital, **West** Bank
  Hôpital de Qalqilia, **Cisjordanie**
  ([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 4566849)

- All the Jewish settlements in the **West** Bank are illegal.
  Toutes les colonies juives de la **Cisjordanie** sont illégales.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#11698464](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11698464) [\#12104675](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12104675))

## afrique

Used about 1 494 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 178 · UN documents ≈ 1 316).

- Other projects are under consideration in South Ossetia and **West** Africa.
  D'autres projets sont à l'étude en Ossétie du Sud et en **Afrique** occidentale.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 99302)

- The current financial and economic crisis affecting many countries around the globe, particularly in the **West**, has reached the shores of Africa.
  La crise financière et économique qui touche de nombreux pays, notamment en Occident, a atteint les rivages de l &apos; **Afrique**.
  ([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 21600891)

- We have probably seen more democracies in **West** Africa than there have ever been.
  Nous avons probablement assisté à l'éclosion de plus de démocraties en **Afrique** occidentale que jamais auparavant.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1718661)

- Commissioner, we know that at the moment in **West** Africa, cotton is a specific example of proposals and negotiations where Europe could make a considerable difference.
  Monsieur le Commissaire, nous savons qu'en **Afrique** occidentale, le coton est actuellement un exemple concret de propositions et de négociations dans lesquelles l'Europe pourrait faire une différence essentielle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 479045)

## occident

Used about 1 252 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 51 · parliamentary ≈ 1 185).

- General Gaïd Salah is a lion in Algeria but a worm in the **West** and everywhere else.
  Le général Gaïd Salah est un lion en Algérie mais un ver de terre en **Occident** et partout ailleurs.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#8135191](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8135191) [\#8135192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8135192))

- Finally, far away to the east, Vincennes, and its seven quadrangular towers to the south, Bicêtre and its pointed turrets; to the north, Saint-Denis and its spire; to the **west**, Saint Cloud and its donjon keep.
  Enfin, au loin, à l'orient, Vincennes et ses sept tours quadrangulaires; au sud, Bicêtre et ses tourelles pointues; au septentrion, Saint-Denis et son aiguille; à l'**occident**, Saint-Cloud et son donjon.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1971)

- “By the border of Dan, from the east side to the **west** side, Asher, one portion.
  Sur la limite de Dan, de l’orient à l’**occident**: Aser, une tribu.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 48:2)

- The last thing we want to see is a new rift between East and **West**.
  Loin de nous l' idée d' appeler à un nouveau schisme entre l' **Occident** et l' Orient.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 231664)

- The majority of Algerians are schizophrenic, they vote for Islamists but emigrate to the **West**.
  La majorité des algériens sont schizophrènes, ils votent pour des islamistes mais émigrent en **Occident**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#8112740](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8112740) [\#8112741](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8112741))

## sud

Used about 59 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 59).

- Many sectors and types of production have ceased to exist in Europe due to unfair competition from producers in South-**West** Asia and South America.
  De nombreux secteurs et de nombreuses productions ont ainsi disparu en Europe à cause de la concurrence déloyale des producteurs d'Asie du **Sud**-Est et d'Amérique du Sud.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1002100)

## côté

Used about 6 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 6).

- “The **west** side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the **west** side.
  Le **côté** occidental sera la grande mer, depuis la limite jusque vis-à-vis de Hamath: ce sera le côté occidental.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 47:20)

- “At the **west** side four thousand five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
  Du **côté** occidental quatre mille cinq cents cannes, et trois portes: la porte de Gad, une, la porte d’Aser, une, la porte de Nephthali, une.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 48:34)

- These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the **west** side four thousand and five hundred.
  En voici les mesures: du **côté** septentrional quatre mille cinq cents, du côté méridional quatre mille cinq cents, du côté oriental quatre mille cinq cents, et du côté occidental quatre mille cinq cents.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 48:16)

- The border extended, and turned around on the **west** quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and ended at Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the **west** quarter.
  Du **côté** occidental, la limite se prolongeait et tournait au midi depuis la montagne qui est vis-à-vis de Beth-Horon; elle continuait vers le midi, et aboutissait à Kirjath-Baal, qui est Kirjath-Jearim, ville des fils de Juda. C’était le côté occidental.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 18:14)

- You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the **west** side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall be the pasture lands of their cities.
  Vous mesurerez, en dehors de la ville, deux mille coudées pour le **côté** oriental, deux mille coudées pour le côté méridional, deux mille coudées pour le côté occidental, et deux mille coudées pour le côté septentrional. La ville sera au milieu. Telles seront les banlieues de leurs villes.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NUM 35:5)

## orient

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1).

- The LORD of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the **west** country.
  Ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées: Voici, je délivre mon peuple du pays de l’**orient** et du pays du soleil couchant.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ZEC 8:7)

## More sentences

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

- Cultures of the East and the **West** meet together in this country.
  Les cultures orientales et occidentales se rencontrent dans ce pays.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#838833](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/838833) [\#390155](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/390155))

- The **west** border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.
  La limite occidentale était la grande mer. Telles furent de tous les côtés les limites des fils de Juda, selon leurs familles.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 15:12)

- that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the **west**, that there is no one besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no one else.
  C’est afin que l’on sache, du soleil levant au soleil couchant, Que hors moi il n’y a point de Dieu: Je suis l’Éternel, et il n’y en a point d’autre.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 45:6)

## Grammar

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