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# étape — French to English

How French *étape* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: étape (36 950), étapes (25 918). By style: everyday 49 · literary 1 · parliamentary 5 539 · legal and administrative 6 621 · UN documents 50 658.

## steps

Used about 22 400 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 31 · parliamentary ≈ 2 769 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 242 · UN documents ≈ 16 358). Forms: step, steps.

- C'est une grande **étape**.
  It's a big **step**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3315022](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3315022) [\#6560556](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6560556))

- Je propose cinq **étapes**.
  I propose five **steps**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1494298)

- Description des **étapes** de gestion \[12\]
  Descriptions of the management **steps** \[12\]
  ([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 3545799)

- 70. Ce processus s &apos; effectue en deux **étapes**.
  This process consists of two **steps**.
  ([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 17532364)

- C'est une grande **étape**.
  That's a big **step**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5375022](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5375022) [\#6560556](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6560556))

## stage

Used about 21 324 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 442 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 931 · UN documents ≈ 17 941). Forms: stage, stages. Meaning: [stage in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stage/).

- La première **étape** est achevée.
  The first **stage** is complete.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and tinowls · checked, community translation · [\#4193795](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4193795) [\#4218268](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4218268))

- Ton nom gravé d'**étapes** en **étapes** conduit droit à son but le voyageur assez audacieux pour te suivre, et, au centre même de notre planète, il se trouvera encore inscrit de ta propre main.
  Your name, graven from **stage** to stage, leads the bold follower of your footsteps to the very centre of our planet's core, and there again we shall find your own name written with your own hand.
  ([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 3572)

- Nous prévoyons des tests de résistance en trois **étapes**.
  The stress test consists of three **stages**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1577673)

- dont:Instruments dépréciés (**étape** 3)
  Of which: Credit-impaired instruments (**Stage** 3)
  ([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 5191877)

- 256. L &apos; **étape** de l &apos; enquête et l &apos; **étape** du procès.
  256. The investigation and trial **stage**.
  ([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 20635142)

## process

Used about 2 168 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 58 · UN documents ≈ 2 111). Meaning: [process in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/process/).

- À toutes fins utiles, en janvier 2009, la Commission a publié et transmis aux institutions de l'Union européenne un rapport d'**étape** sur le processus tranche incitative.
  In January 2009, the Commission published an interim report on the incentive fund **process** and sent it to all the institutions of the European Union, for whatever purpose it may serve.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1231992)

- Il est possible de diminuer les pertes de matériau à toutes les **étapes** de la fabrication.
  Material losses can be reduced throughout the manufacturing **process**.
  ([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 2903614)

- En général, le processus récurrent d &apos; inspection se déroule selon les **étapes** ciaprès:
  In general, the recurring inspections **process** comprises the following:
  ([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 30292620)

- Son adoption constituera une **étape** importante sur la voie de l &apos; abolition de la peine de mort.
  Its adoption would be an important part of the **process** leading to the abolition of the death penalty.
  ([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 16626368)

- La programmation et les besoins détaillés seront indiqués dans le budget-programme, à une **étape** ultérieure.
  The programme budget itself, which would come later in the **process**, would reflect detailed programming and the review and establishment of requirements at a detailed level.
  ([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 20143688)

## next

Used about 644 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 115 · UN documents ≈ 528). Meaning: [next in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/next/).

- La Pologne est la prochaine **étape**.
  Poland is **next**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and AutoBot · checked, community translation · [\#10691720](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10691720) [\#12861840](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12861840))

- Enfin, il convient d'envisager la prochaine **étape**, en 2004.
  Finally, to contemplate the **next** phase 2004.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 130038)

- L’intervenant est persuadé qu’une fois cette **étape** franchie, l’avenir de l’ONUDI, en tant qu’institution viable et efficace, sera garanti pour le siècle prochain.
  Once that exercise had been completed, he was confident that UNIDO’s future as a viable and effective institution would be guaranteed for the **next** century.
  ([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 5249959)

- Ensuite, à l'**étape** suivante, la Commission vérifie la conformité avec les conditions, avant tout si les caractéristiques d'une catastrophe majeure sont réunies.
  The **next** procedure is for the Commission to verify compliance with the conditions, primarily those of a major disaster.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1160928)

## More sentences

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

- L'ultime **étape** du voyage fut un parcours à travers le désert.
  The last part of the trip was across the desert.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and \_undertoad · checked, community translation · [\#2268367](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2268367) [\#2269995](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2269995))

- Une nouvelle **étape** importante a été franchie.
  Another milestone has been passed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#10599996](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10599996) [\#10779867](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10779867))

- L'observation d'ondes gravitationnelles inaugurera une nouvelle **étape** dans l'étude de l'univers.
  The observation of gravitational waves will start a new phase in the study of the universe.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and riccioberto · checked, community translation · [\#908604](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/908604) [\#1334418](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1334418))

## 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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