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# wish — English to French

How English *wish* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: wish (115 488), wishes (40 009). By style: everyday 1 092 · literary 56 · biblical 22 · parliamentary 24 234 · legal and administrative 2 669 · UN documents 127 424.

## souhaite

Used about 44 570 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 102 · parliamentary ≈ 7 573 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 056 · UN documents ≈ 35 838).

- I **wish** you luck.
  Je te **souhaite** bonne chance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by piksea and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#858589](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/858589) [\#857072](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/857072))

- So again, heartfelt best **wishes**!
  Je **souhaite** encore une fois bonne chance au rapport.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1788657)

- The author of which **wishes** that his identity be kept confidential.
  Dont l'auteur **souhaite** garder son identité confidentielle.
  ([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 826286)

- May I take it that the Assembly **wishes** to do likewise?
  Puis-je considérer que l &apos; Assemblée **souhaite** agir de même?
  ([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 554948)

- He **wishes** to talk to you.
  Il **souhaite** te parler.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Yakuwari and THURET · checked, community translation · [\#5388205](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5388205) [\#3655764](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3655764))

## je

Used about 30 343 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 114 · literary ≈ 15 · biblical ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 6 311 · UN documents ≈ 23 892).

- I **wish** to speak to her.
  **Je** veux parler avec elle.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CH and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#3906825](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3906825) [\#1766637](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1766637))

- I **wish** to know all.”
  **Je** veux tout savoir.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 5584)

- “I came to throw fire on the earth. I **wish** it were already kindled.
  **Je** suis venu jeter un feu sur la terre, et qu’ai-je à désirer, s’il est déjà allumé?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 12:49)

- That is what I **wish** to call for now.
  C’est ce que **je** prône.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 540153)

- May I take it that the Assembly **wishes** to adopt the draft resolution?
  Puis-**je** considérer que l &apos; Assemblée décide d &apos; adopter le projet de résolution?
  ([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 8551121)

## faire

Used about 6 227 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · literary ≈ 7 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 757 · legal and administrative ≈ 139 · UN documents ≈ 5 309).

- I **wish** someone would help me do that.
  J'aimerais que quelqu'un m'aide pour le **faire**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Dobleue · checked, community translation · [\#6153357](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6153357) [\#6154922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6154922))

- Do you **wish** to try to do so?”
  Voulez-vous tenter de le **faire**?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2710)

- The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t **wish** to refuse her.
  Le roi fut attristé; mais, à cause de ses serments et des convives, il ne voulut pas lui **faire** un refus.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 6:26)

- One example is an Indian lady who **wishes** to bring her son from India.
  Il y a par exemple une femme indienne qui veut **faire** venir son fils d'Inde.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1868226)

- Member States and operation commanders may make use of framework contracts if they so **wish**.
  Les États membres et les commandants d’opération peuvent **faire** usage des contrats-cadres s’ils le souhaitent.
  ([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 5348198)

## vous

Used about 2 460 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 171 · literary ≈ 7 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 757 · legal and administrative ≈ 195 · UN documents ≈ 1 327).

- She sent you her best **wishes**.
  Elle **vous** a envoyé ses meilleurs vœux.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and GB3 · checked, community translation · [\#308158](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/308158) [\#6724495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6724495))

- “Do you **wish** to have your eyes bandaged?”
  --Voulez-**vous** qu'on vous bande les yeux?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27146)

- I **wish** that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.
  Puissent-ils être retranchés, ceux qui mettent le trouble parmi **vous**!
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 5:12)

- You have our best **wishes**, then; you will have Parliament behind you, and yours will be small steps in the right direction.
  Alors, allez de l'avant: **vous** aurez avec vous le Parlement et ce sera de petits pas dans la bonne direction.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1672312)

- If you **wish** to be paid by bank transfer, please give the necessary bank details.
  Si **vous** souhaitez être payé par virement bancaire, indiquez les renseignements bancaires nécessaires.
  ([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 1268039)

## More sentences

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

- I **wish** I had known about this when I was a kid.
  J'aurais aimé savoir ceci quand j'étais enfant.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#5172840](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5172840) [\#5603498](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5603498))

- Your **wish** has come true.
  Ton souhait a été exaucé.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1125628](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1125628) [\#1132843](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1132843))

- I **wish** we could have met under better circumstances.
  J'aimerais que nous ayons pu nous rencontrer dans de meilleures circonstances.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1412067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1412067) [\#1413204](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1413204))

## 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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