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# acte — French to English

How French *acte* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: acte (104 239), actes (187 771). By style: everyday 92 · literary 15 · biblical 29 · parliamentary 9 399 · legal and administrative 35 474 · UN documents 247 001.

## act

Used about 129 849 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 32 · literary ≈ 6 · biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 4 308 · legal and administrative ≈ 30 301 · UN documents ≈ 95 198). Forms: act, acts. Meaning: [act in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/act/).

- Ce fut un **acte** de courage.
  It was an **act** of courage.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and \_undertoad · checked, community translation · [\#2258968](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2258968) [\#4557632](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4557632))

- Mais nous doutons qu'il eût songé au suicide, **acte** irréligieux.
  But we doubt whether he had thought of suicide, an irreligious **act**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27207)

- Le reste des actions de Salomon, tout ce qu’il a fait, et sa sagesse, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des **actes** de Salomon?
  Now the rest of the **acts** of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren’t they written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 11:41)

- Quel a été l'**acte** marquant de cette révolution?
  What was the signature **act** of the revolution?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1519282)

- X **Acte** réglementaire applicable.
  X Regulatory **act** applicable.
  ([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 2737896)

## note

Used about 44 698 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 587 · legal and administrative ≈ 370 · UN documents ≈ 43 740). Meaning: [note in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/note/).

- Jean Valjean inclina la tête comme pour prendre **acte**, et continua:
  Jean Valjean bent his head, as though taking **note** of this, and continued:
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 30263)

- La Commission prend **acte** du rapport sur la table.
  The Commission has taken **note** of the report in question.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1825475)

- prend **acte** des mesures prises par le CESE afin de procéder à une auto-évaluation de ses travaux avec l’aide de l’Institut européen d’administration publique;
  Takes **note** of the developments undertaken by the EESC to self-assess its work with the assistance of the European Institute for Public Administration;
  ([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 5602767)

- La Commission est invitée à prendre **acte** du rapport.
  The Commission is invited to take **note** of the 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 29882494)

- Nous prenons **acte** de votre déclaration et de votre souhait.
  We take **note** of your statement and your wishes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1785728)

## actions

Used about 10 906 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 587 · UN documents ≈ 10 292).

- Je ne regrette pas mes **actes**.
  I don't regret my **actions**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Quonpi and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#9169180](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9169180) [\#645809](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/645809))

- Ses idées semblaient pareilles à ses **actes**; il les indiquait, les promettait, les esquissait, les suggérait, mais ne les énonçait pas.
  His ideas seemed to be like his **actions**; he suggested them, promised them, sketched them, hinted at them, but never fully uttered them.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 474)

- Le moment est donc venu, je le pense, de passer des paroles aux **actes**.
  In my view, the time has therefore come to pass from words to **actions**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1642463)

- Ils ont demandé à la Jamahiriya arabe libyenne d &apos; apporter sans délai par des **actes** concrets les preuves d &apos; une telle renonciation.
  The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was requested to promptly, by concrete **actions**, prove its renunciation of terrorism.
  ([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 6593922)

- Nous avons besoin d'**actes**, pas de mots.
  We need **actions**, not words.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#1152195](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1152195) [\#844199](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/844199))

## commission

Used about 3 410 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 98 · legal and administrative ≈ 739 · UN documents ≈ 2 573). Meaning: [commission in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/commission/).

- Enfin, et j'en terminerai par là, la Commission prend **acte** des considérations développées au sujet du processus politique en ex-Yougoslavie.
  Lastly, and I shall end with this, the **Commission** notes the points made concerning the political process in the former Yugoslavia.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1624459)

- de fournir un appui à la mise en œuvre des programmes, en vertu de la délégation de la Commission définie dans l’**acte** de délégation.
  providing support in programme implementation where the **Commission** has empowered it to do so in the instrument of delegation.
  ([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 2833834)

- 1. Prend **acte** avec satisfaction du rapport du Secrétaire général (E/CN.4/1998/50) et des progrès accomplis dans l &apos; application de la résolution 1997/45;
  1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary—General (E/CN.4/1998/50) and the progress achieved in the implementation of **Commission** resolution 1997/45;
  ([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 5035907)

- Le 19 décembre 2019, la Commission a reçu l’**acte** d’opposition et la déclaration d’opposition motivée correspondante de l’Allemagne.
  On 19 December 2019 the **Commission** received the notice of opposition and the related reasoned statement of opposition from Germany.
  ([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 5318664)

## against

Used about 2 676 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 98 · UN documents ≈ 2 573).

- Veux-tu donc disputer avec lui, Parce qu’il ne rend aucun compte de ses **actes**?
  Why do you strive **against** him, because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 33:13)

- Les autorités se doivent de mettre en garde l'opinion publique et de poursuivre les auteurs de ces **actes** avec la plus grande fermeté.
  The authorities should warn public opinion most emphatically and must take a tough stance **against** the perpetrators.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 317541)

- Il note également l &apos; absence de législation fédérale ou de normes minimales relatives à la protection des femmes contre les **actes** de violence, notamment dans la famille.
  It also notes the lack of federal legislation or minimum standards for protection of women **against** violence and domestic violence.
  ([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 22359788)

- il a effacé l’**acte** dont les ordonnances nous condamnaient et qui subsistait contre nous, et il l’a détruit en le clouant à la croix;
  wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was **against** us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · COL 2:14)

- Après ces choses et ces **actes** de fidélité, parut Sanchérib, roi d’Assyrie, qui pénétra en Juda, et assiégea les villes fortes, dans l’intention de s’en emparer.
  After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, encamped **against** the fortified cities, and intended to win them for himself.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CH 32:1)

## More sentences

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

- Il est au-dessus d'un tel **acte**.
  He is above doing such a thing.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#295793](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/295793) [\#1349971](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1349971))

- C'est un **acte** chirurgical assez mineur, aussi le médecin vous administrera probablement juste un anesthésique local.
  It's a pretty minor surgery so the doctor will probably only give you a local anaesthetic.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#719921](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/719921) [\#801519](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/801519))

- C'est un **acte** criminel et tu seras sûrement puni pour cela !
  That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and orcrist · checked, community translation · [\#42184](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42184) [\#829280](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/829280))

## 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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