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# énergie — French to English

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

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: énergie (161 038), énergies (15 356). By style: everyday 200 · literary 7 · parliamentary 21 322 · legal and administrative 28 715 · UN documents 126 150.

## energy

Used about 145 372 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 179 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 16 436 · legal and administrative ≈ 23 630 · UN documents ≈ 105 125). Forms: energies, energy. Meaning: [energy in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/energy/).

- Il est à court d'**énergie**.
  He has run out of **energy**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1415651](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1415651) [\#7158095](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7158095))

- La mère Plutarque lisait avec cette **énergie**-là le roman qu'elle tenait à la main.
  It was with this sort of **energy** that Mother Plutarque was reading the romance which she had in hand.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14999)

- Les **énergies** renouvelables n'y font pas exception.
  Renewable **energy** is no exception.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 120835)

- **Énergies** sûres, propres et efficaces
  Secure, clean and efficient **energy**
  ([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 3061529)

- COMITÉ DE L &apos; **ÉNERGIE** DURABLE
  COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE **ENERGY**
  ([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 15462259)

## renewables

Used about 16 042 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 554 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 290 · UN documents ≈ 9 198). Forms: renewable, renewables.

- Les **énergies** renouvelables sont notre avenir.
  **Renewables** are our future.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 964392)

- Apports d'autres sources: d'**énergies** renouvelables
  Receipts from other sources: from **Renewables**
  ([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 4414259)

- Les **énergies** renouvelables 2007: Rapport sur la situation globale.
  **Renewables** 2007: Global Status Report.
  ([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 21458387)

- J'espère qu'à l'avenir, les **énergies** renouvelables bénéficieront de plus de fonds.
  I hope that more funds will be available for **renewables** in the future.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 459538)

- Apports d’autres sources: d’**énergies** renouvelables
  Receipts from other sources: from **renewables**
  ([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 5034195)

## sources

Used about 2 628 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 2 628).

- 4. Utilisation des sources d &apos; **énergie** nucléaires dans l &apos; espace
  4. Use of nuclear power **sources** in outer space
  ([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 16340710)

- Premièrement, les sources de financement spécialement consacrées à l &apos; utilisation rationnelle de l &apos; **énergie** font défaut et les banques locales sont généralement peu familiarisées avec les investissements correspondants.
  Firstly, dedicated **sources** of financing are lacking and local banks are generally unfamiliar with such investments.
  ([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 27267070)

## power

Used about 2 521 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 196 · UN documents ≈ 1 314). Meaning: [power in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/power/).

- C'est l'**énergie** hydraulique qui actionne la roue.
  Water **power** turns the wheel.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_VOA · checked, community translation · [\#2163198](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2163198) [\#2164899](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2164899))

- conduites de transport, lignes de communication et de transport d’**énergie** électrique à longue distance
  long-distance pipelines, communication and **power** lines,
  ([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 3193267)

- Le gaz est ainsi devenu plus avantageux pour la production de chaleur et d &apos; **énergie** électrique.
  Gas thus became more attractive for heat and electric **power** generation.
  ([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 5232703)

- L'**énergie** solaire est respectueuse de l'environnement.
  Solar **power** is environmentally friendly.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and shea · checked, community translation · [\#5695938](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5695938) [\#13225679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13225679))

- une pompe mue par la machine principale et deux pompes indépendantes mues par une source d’**énergie**, dont une doit être située et actionnée en dehors du local des machines.
  one main engine pump and two independent **power** pumps, one of which has to be located and powered outside the engine room.
  ([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 5160720)

## nuclear

Used about 1 536 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 222 · UN documents ≈ 1 314). Meaning: [nuclear in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/nuclear/).

- Les États membres qui ont investi dans l'**énergie** nucléaire sont ceux où le niveau de la dette publique est le plus élevé.
  The Member States that have invested in **nuclear** power are the ones with the highest levels of public debt.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1543349)

- SÛRETÉ DES SATELLITES ÉQUIPÉS D’UNE SOURCE D’**ÉNERGIE** NUCLÉAIRE
  SAFETY OF **NUCLEAR**-POWERED SATELLITES
  ([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 4645684)

## efficiency

Used about 299 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 299). Meaning: [efficiency in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/efficiency/).

- elle présente un rendement, c’est-à-dire un taux de conversion de l’**énergie** mécanique en **énergie** électrique, au moins égal à:
  it has an **efficiency**, i.e. a conversion rate from mechanical into electric power, of at least:
  ([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 5065955)

## use

Used about 299 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 299). Meaning: [use in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/use/).

- La consommation propre des centrales, l’**énergie** absorbée par le pompage, la consommation des pompes à chaleur et la consommation des chaudières électriques sont exclues.
  Excludes own **use** by plant, used for pumped storage, heat pumps and electric boilers.
  ([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 2879827)

## More sentences

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

- Nous vivons à l'ère de l'**énergie** nucléaire.
  We are living in the atomic age.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Clavain and AOCinJAPAN · checked, community translation · [\#1008893](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1008893) [\#454045](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/454045))

- En raison du pourcentage élevé d'oxygène, les gens se sentent pleins de vigueur et d'**énergie**.
  The high percentage of oxygen makes humans feel energized and alive.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by marioo and corvard · checked, community translation · [\#1566522](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1566522) [\#8029393](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8029393))

- C'est un composé à haute **énergie** et d'une forte instabilité. Ne le fabrique pas !
  That's a highly energetic and unstable compound. Don't make it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and halfb1t · checked, community translation · [\#2083077](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2083077) [\#2083302](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2083302))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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