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# adopté — French to English

How French *adopté* 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: adopté (267 572), adoptée (113 887), adoptées (103 550), adoptés (45 300). By style: everyday 84 · literary 4 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 22 040 · legal and administrative 55 009 · UN documents 453 170.

## adopted

Used about 353 272 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 64 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 14 119 · legal and administrative ≈ 46 414 · UN documents ≈ 292 672). Meaning: [adopted in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/adopted/).

- Il a **adopté** son idée.
  He **adopted** her idea.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julien\_PDC and CM · checked, community translation · [\#302761](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/302761) [\#133182](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/133182))

- Cette abréviation avait été **adoptée** dans le couvent.
  This abbreviation had been **adopted** in the convent.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11375)

- Donc ils sont **adoptés**.
  They therefore stand **adopted**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1925189)

- Signature des actes **adoptés**
  Signing of **adopted** acts
  ([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 2325440)

- Le chapitre V est **adopté**.
  11. Chapter V was **adopted**.
  ([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 29482644)

## taken

Used about 27 674 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 492 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 579 · UN documents ≈ 23 603). Meaning: [taken in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/taken/).

- Lorsque son tour d’aller vers le roi fut arrivé, Esther, fille d’Abichaïl, oncle de Mardochée qui l’avait **adoptée** pour fille, ne demanda que ce qui fut désigné par Hégaï, eunuque du roi et gardien des femmes. Esther trouvait grâce aux yeux de tous ceux qui la voyaient.
  Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had **taken** her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EST 2:15)

- Le Conseil estime que toutes les mesures qui pouvaient être **adoptées** l'ont été.
  The Council believes that all possible measures have been **taken**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 203318)

- Toutefois, toute décision prise sur cette question doit recueillir l'unanimité pour être **adoptée** lors de cette réunion.
  However, any action **taken** on this item shall require unanimity for its adoption at that meeting.
  ([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 4172069)

- H. Mesures **adoptées** pour que les enfants migrants privés de liberté,
  H. Steps **taken** to ensure that migrant children who are detained, including for
  ([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 26050838)

- Le Parlement européen a **adopté** une approche très raisonnable de cette question.
  The European Parliament has **taken** a very reasonable approach to this matter.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1743736)

## resolution

Used about 12 203 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 115 · legal and administrative ≈ 287 · UN documents ≈ 11 801). Meaning: [resolution in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/resolution/).

- Dans une résolution **adoptée** en 1999, le Parlement a déjà traité de cette situation, où les décisions étaient adaptées dans le premier ou dans le troisième pilier.
  Parliament reflected this situation, in which decisions were adapted within the first or the third pillar, in a **resolution** in 1999.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 424074)

- Toute solution **adoptée** par les parties sur la question est rendue publique, sauf décision contraire arrêtée d'un commun accord.
  Any **resolution** reached by the Parties on the matter shall be made publicly available, unless otherwise mutually decided.
  ([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 336374)

- Réaffirmant sa résolution 696 (1991) du 30 mai 1991 et toutes les résolutions qu &apos; il a **adoptées** par la suite sur la question,
  Reaffirming its **resolution** 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991 and all subsequent relevant resolutions,
  ([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 1323550)

- Résolution **adoptée** par le Parlement géorgien au sujet des forces de maintien de la paix se trouvant sur le territoire de la Géorgie
  **Resolution** of the Parliament of Georgia on the peacekeeping forces located on the territory of Georgia
  ([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 14550746)

- Rappelant toutes les résolutions qu &apos; elle a **adoptées** sur la question depuis sa quarante-troisième session en 1988, notamment sa résolution 51/45 J du 10 décembre 1996,
  Recalling all its resolutions on the matter since its forty-third session in 1988, including its **resolution** 51/45 J of 10 December 1996,
  ([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 5583868)

## decision

Used about 1 433 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 433). Meaning: [decision in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/decision/).

- Le Parlement européen est immédiatement et pleinement informé de toute décision **adoptée** au titre des paragraphes 1 et 2.
  The European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed of any **decision** taken under paragraphs 1 and 2.
  ([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 1373840)

- Une décision distincte du Conseil devrait être **adoptée** pour fixer la date de la suppression des contrôles des personnes aux frontières intérieures.
  A separate Council **Decision** should be taken setting a date for the lifting of checks on persons at internal borders.
  ([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 1377390)

- La présente décision ne préjuge pas des décisions de conformité susceptibles d’être **adoptées** ultérieurement en application de l’article 33, paragraphe 5, du règlement (CE) no 1290/2005.
  This **decision** is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 33(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.
  ([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 2503097)

- Par la décision 2004/917/CE \[1\], **adoptée** sur recommandation de la Commission au titre de l’article 104, paragraphe 6, du traité, le Conseil a décidé qu’il existait un déficit excessif en Grèce.
  By Council **Decision** 2004/917/EC \[1\], following a recommendation from the Commission in accordance with Article 104(6) of the Treaty, it was decided that an excessive deficit existed in Greece.
  ([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 1140477)

- En tant que membre du Conseil de sécurité, il approuve les décisions en matière de répression **adoptées** au niveau ministériel, notamment celle de réprimer les manifestations pacifiques du 19 décembre 2010.
  As a member of the Security Council, he approves the repressive decisions agreed at ministerial level, including the **decision** to repress the peaceful demonstrations on 19 December 2010.
  ([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 2536416)

## amendments

Used about 1 148 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 148).

- (Les amendements oraux sont **adoptés**)
  (The oral **amendments** were accepted)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 944118)

- Certains des amendements qui ont été **adoptés** n'en ont pas fait un meilleur document.
  Some of the **amendments** that have come through have not made it a better document.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 156148)

- C'est pourquoi les amendements qui ne concernent que le secteur industriel ne peuvent être **adoptés**.
  Those **amendments** which relate only to the industrial sector cannot, therefore, be approved.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 75116)

- Nous aurions également voulu voir **adoptés** les amendements prévoyant la mise en place d'une commission d'enquête.
  We should also have welcomed the adoption of the **amendments** that called quite explicitly for the appointment of a committee of inquiry.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1620687)

- Nous avons cependant aussi indiqué clairement que nous ne pouvions pas soutenir le rapport si les deux derniers amendements étaient **adoptés**.
  However we have also made clear that we could not support the final report if two late **amendments** were passed.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1003453)

## More sentences

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

- Tom est né en Chine et a été **adopté** aux États-Unis à l'âge de trois ans.
  Tom was born in China and sent to the US for adoption at the age of three.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and Selena777 · checked, community translation · [\#6384787](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6384787) [\#6384799](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6384799))

- L'Algérie a **adopté** le commerce libre.
  Algeria embraced free trade.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10096387](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10096387) [\#11837174](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11837174))

- Marie s'est mariée et a **adopté** le nom de famille de son mari.
  Mary got married and took the surname of her husband.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6767471](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6767471) [\#6767238](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6767238))

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