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# adjoint — French to English

How French *adjoint* 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: adjoint (61 741), adjointe (7 606), adjointes (208), adjoints (4 290). By style: everyday 11 · parliamentary 198 · legal and administrative 3 489 · UN documents 70 147.

## deputy

Used about 41 013 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 127 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 882 · UN documents ≈ 37 996). Forms: deputies, deputy. Meaning: [deputy in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deputy/).

- Je suis votre **adjoint**.
  I'm your **deputy**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3374193](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3374193) [\#14034528](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14034528))

- Où est le secrétaire général **adjoint**?
  Where is the **Deputy** Secretary-General, since he is not at this debate?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1252032)

- Directeur **adjoint** de la police
  **Deputy** Director of Police
  ([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 1425894)

- Secrétaire **adjointe** au logement
  **Deputy** Secretary for Housing
  ([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 9175868)

- Dan est un shérif **adjoint** à la retraite.
  Dan is a retired **deputy** sheriff.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#3991292](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3991292) [\#3991790](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3991790))

## secretary

Used about 9 920 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 5 · legal and administrative ≈ 51 · UN documents ≈ 9 864). Meaning: [secretary in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secretary/).

- Est-ce vrai, Monsieur le Commissaire, que vous avez publiquement demandé le licenciement du secrétaire **adjoint** et du négociateur APE de la CEMAC?
  Is it the case that you, Commissioner, have publicly called for the executive **secretary** and chief EPA negotiator in CAEMC to be dismissed?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 793754)

- Secrétaire exécutif des FDLR et chef **adjoint** du haut commandement militaire des FDLR jusqu'à son arrestation.
  Executive **Secretary** of the FDLR and Vice-President of the FDLR military high command until his arrest.
  ([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 3170958)

- Secrétaire générale **adjointe** aux affaires juridiques,
  Under-**Secretary**-General for Legal Affairs,
  ([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 21428022)

- La Commission a été en contact avec la Secrétaire générale **adjointe** des Nations unies aux affaires humanitaires et à la coordination des secours d'urgence, la baronne Amos.
  The Commission was in touch with the UN Under-**Secretary** General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordination, Baroness Amos.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1433843)

- à la prise en charge des besoins spécifique des femmes et des enfants victimes des conflits, en particulier à la réadaptation des enfants touchés par la guerre, y compris des enfants-soldats, notamment en coopération avec la secrétaire générale **adjointe** de l’ONU, représentante spéciale du secrétaire général pour les enfants et les conflits armés,
  assisting with the special needs of women and children affected by armed conflict, particularly rehabilitation of children affected by war, including child soldiers, also in cooperation with the UN under Under-**Secretary**-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict,
  ([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 2764951)

## assistant

Used about 5 498 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 5 480). Meaning: [assistant in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/assistant/).

- Tom est mon **adjoint**.
  Tom is my **assistant**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2273289](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2273289) [\#10715055](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10715055))

- Un secrétaire **adjoint** des Nations unies a souligné qu'il nous fallait vraiment lancer le sprint final pour les cinq années à venir.
  It was put to us by an **Assistant** Secretary of the United Nations that we really do need 'a dash to the finish' over the next five years.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1407291)

- Expertes &amp; Directrices générales **adjointes**
  Experts &amp; **Assistant** Directors General
  ([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 27651150)

- Le salaire du contrôleur de la protection des données et de son **adjoint** ont fait l'objet de nombreuses discussions au sein de nos commissions.
  Indeed, the salary of both the Data Protection Supervisor and his **assistant** has resulted in numerous discussions within our committees.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 297387)

- Secrétaire **adjoint**: recherche, politique, planification et information
  **Assistant** Secretary: Research, Policy, Planning and Information
  ([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 10430458)

## director

Used about 2 583 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 25 · UN documents ≈ 2 557). Forms: director, directors. Meaning: [director in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/director/).

- au réalisateur, à l’**adjoint** du réalisateur, au directeur artistique, au directeur technique;
  the producer, the assistant producer, the artistic **director** and the technical director;
  ([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 1372742)

- Rapport de la Secrétaire générale **adjointe** et Directrice exécutive d &apos; ONU-Femmes sur la structure régionale
  Report of the Under-Secretary-General/Executive **Director** on the regional architecture
  ([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 28669608)

- :: Déclaration du Président du Conseil d &apos; administration et de la Secrétaire générale **adjointe** et Directrice exécutive
  :: Statements by the President of the Executive Board and the Under-Secretary-General/Executive **Director**
  ([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 30340504)

- Hormis les secrétaires généraux **adjoints** et les sous-secrétaires généraux, c &apos; est la catégorie des directeurs qui a l &apos; âge moyen le plus élevé (54 ans).
  Besides the USGs and ASGs, the grade with the highest average age is the **Directors** (54 years).
  ([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 6899805)

- Rapport de la Secrétaire générale **adjointe** et Directrice exécutive sur les progrès réalisés dans la mise en œuvre du plan stratégique 2011-2013 de l &apos; ONU-Femmes (UNW/2013/3\*)
  Report of the Under-Secretary-General/Executive **Director** on progress made on the UN-Women strategic plan, 2011-2013 (UNW/2013/3\*)
  ([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 28376544)

## minister

Used about 2 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2). Meaning: [minister in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/minister/).

- La présence du Conseil au débat sera assurée par Mme Neyts-Uyttebroeck, ministre **adjoint** au ministre des Affaires étrangères.
  Mrs Neyts-Uyttebroeck, joint **minister** at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will represent the Council at the debate.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 219642)

## More sentences

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

- Le second de cuisine est l'**adjoint** du chef cuisinier.
  The sous-chef is the head chef's second-in-command.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and tieguy · checked, community translation · [\#13806371](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13806371) [\#12754319](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12754319))

- Marie a **adjoint** le nom de son mari au sien.
  Mary added her husband's name to hers.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · [\#3567834](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3567834) [\#2914563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2914563))

- Nous nous sommes **adjoint** des partenaires majeurs.
  We roped in some major partners.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#919178](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/919178) [\#920573](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/920573))

## 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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