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# where — English to French

How English *where* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: where (518 029). By style: everyday 4 719 · literary 272 · biblical 480 · parliamentary 36 251 · legal and administrative 152 026 · UN documents 324 281.

## où

Used about 161 353 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 424 · literary ≈ 227 · biblical ≈ 380 · parliamentary ≈ 18 881 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 836 · UN documents ≈ 121 605).

- **Where**'s my mama?
  **Où** est ma maman ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and fleur74 · checked, community translation · [\#2254644](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2254644) [\#3627909](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3627909))

- “**Where** is he living now?”
  --**Où** demeure-t-il maintenant?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 15550)

- **where** then is my hope? As for my hope, who will see it?
  Mon espérance, **où** donc est-elle? Mon espérance, qui peut la voir?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 17:15)

- Well, **where** do we actually stand now?
  **Où** en sommes-nous, au juste?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1718365)

- **Where** do the highly qualified personnel (66) come from?
  D’**où** provient le personnel hautement qualifié (66)?
  ([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 1505471)

## cas

Used about 78 875 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 755 · legal and administrative ≈ 44 341 · UN documents ≈ 33 779).

- In some cases it was not legally feasible to do so, and we identified **where** that was the case very quickly.
  Dans certains **cas**, il était impossible d'appliquer cette règle d'un point de vue légal et nous les avons très rapidement identifiés.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1582410)

- Article 46 shall apply **where** appropriate.
  L’article 46 s’applique, le **cas** échéant.
  ([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 1935799)

- This applies in all cases except **where** the trade warrants the use of negotiable documents.
  Ceci est valable dans tous les **cas**, sauf lorsque la transaction justifie l &apos; utilisation de documents négociables.
  ([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 24594935)

- Total expenditure of beneficiaries, **where** applicable
  Montant total des dépenses des bénéficiaires, le **cas** échéant
  ([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 4260194)

- Some members considered that a collegial selection process, **where** appropriate, could be one of the methods that could be used.
  Des membres ont estimé qu &apos; un processus de sélection collégial pouvait le **cas** échéant être une des méthodes utilisées.
  ([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 11424018)

## lorsque

Used about 48 210 times in the texts (literary ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 3 021 · legal and administrative ≈ 31 672 · UN documents ≈ 13 512).

- After a good walk I returned to M. Fridrikssen's house, **where** I found my uncle already in his host's company.
  Après une bonne promenade, **lorsque** je rentrai dans la maison de M. Fridriksson, mon oncle s'y trouvait déjà en compagnie de son hôte.
  ([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 868)

- A longer deadline will also be granted in cases **where** the Member States face acute compliance problems.
  Un délai plus long sera également accordé **lorsque** les États membres éprouvent d’importantes difficultés pour respecter les limites.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 851266)

- Such transfer shall not be carried out **where**:
  Aucun transfert de ce type n'est effectué **lorsque**:
  ([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 4985251)

- However, even **where** such a special category of legal status has been in place for a long time, very few NGOs actually achieve it.
  Toutefois, même **lorsque** ce statut juridique particulier existe depuis longtemps, rares sont les ONG qui en sont dotées.
  ([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 19060075)

- **Where** slaughterhouses discharge directly into the public sewer, the general rules of the directive are valid.
  **Lorsque** les abattoirs évacuent directement leurs eaux dans les égouts publics, les règles générales de la directive sont d'application.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 271167)

## si

Used about 46 027 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 19 003 · UN documents ≈ 27 023).

- **Where** the information is similar or identical for several entities, they may be grouped together, on condition that this is specified.
  **Si** des renseignements sont similaires ou identiques pour plus d’une entité, ils peuvent être regroupés en le précisant.
  ([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 528821)

- This distance may be reduced to 400 mm **where** the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1,300 mm.
  Cette distance peut être ramenée à 400 mm **si** la largeur hors tout du véhicule est inférieure à 1 300 mm.
  ([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 12821700)

- **Where** necessary, the management board may hold joint meetings with the management boards of EASO and Europol.
  **Si** nécessaire, le conseil d’administration peut tenir des réunions conjointes avec le conseil d’administration de l’EASO et celui d’Europol.
  ([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 5023209)

- Retrial of the original or similar offence **where** the acquittal is tainted
  Nouveau procès pour l &apos; infraction initiale ou une infraction similaire **si** l &apos; acquittement est entaché d &apos; illégalité.
  ([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 19338887)

- **Where** necessary, cross cutting of the logs by the permit holder, and marking of such logs so as to ensure consistency with the Log Production Report.
  **si** nécessaire, coupe transversale des grumes par le titulaire du permis et marquage de ces grumes afin de garantir la cohérence avec le rapport de production des grumes.
  ([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 162071)

## lieu

Used about 17 033 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 20 · parliamentary ≈ 755 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 502 · UN documents ≈ 6 756).

- You shall have a place also outside of the camp **where** you go relieve yourself.
  Tu auras un **lieu** hors du camp, et c’est là dehors que tu iras.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 23:12)

- **Where** a product comes from is important.
  Le **lieu** d'origine d'un produit est important.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1364722)

- Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, **where** appropriate.
  Les conditions d'utilisation comprennent, s'il y a **lieu**, des mesures d'atténuation des risques.
  ([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 4036123)

- (a) Preparation and implementation and, **where** appropriate, review and modification of international legal instruments.
  a) Élaboration et mise en œuvre et, s &apos; il y a **lieu**, examen et modification d &apos; instruments juridiques internationaux.
  ([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 15502620)

- His disciples answered him, “From **where** could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”
  Ses disciples lui répondirent: Comment pourrait-on les rassasier de pains, ici, dans un **lieu** désert?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 8:4)

## More sentences

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

- **Where**'s the catch?
  Qu'est-ce qu'il y a à piger ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1600600](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1600600) [\#1600899](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1600899))

- **Where** in Australia are you from?
  De quel coin de l'Australie venez-vous ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3395981](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3395981) [\#3412209](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3412209))

- **Where** was he headed?
  Dans quelle direction se dirigeait-il ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1111707](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1111707) [\#1111723](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1111723))

## 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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