Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Translate** · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/)

This page as HTML: <https://translate.elamur.ai/free/en/fr-en/adopte/>

# adopte — French to English

How French *adopte* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: adopte (35 112), adoptes (15). By style: everyday 3 · literary 1 · parliamentary 2 516 · legal and administrative 5 657 · UN documents 26 950.

## adopted

Used about 26 924 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 939 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 303 · UN documents ≈ 19 678). Forms: adopt, adopted, adopts. Meaning: [adopted in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/adopted/).

- Il faudrait que chacun **adopte** au moins une phrase dans sa langue maternelle.
  Everyone should **adopt** at least one sentence in their native language.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and araneo · checked, community translation · [\#13658164](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13658164) [\#13658168](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13658168))

- «J'**adopte** cet enfant», dit le prêtre.
  “I **adopt** this child,” said the priest.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2083)

- (Le Parlement **adopte** la décision)
  (Parliament **adopted** the decision)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 133754)

- **ADOPTE** LA PRÉSENTE DÉCISION:
  HAS **ADOPTED** THIS DECISION:
  ([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 2239881)

- Le Conseil **adopte** le projet de décision.
  The Council **adopted** the draft decision.
  ([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 28427339)

## l

Used about 1 711 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 711). Meaning: [l in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/).

- Le Comité **adopte** l’ordre du jour provisoire figurant dans le document CRC/C/74.
  Le Comité adopte **l**’ordre du jour provisoire figurant dans le document CRC/C/74.
  ([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 5361109)

- La Commission **adopte** le Chapitre III de la Partie II (Contre-mesures) (A/CN.4/1996/L.524).
  La Commission adopte le Chapitre III de la Partie II (Contre-mesures) (A/CN.4/1996/**L**.524).
  ([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 3069045)

- La Commission **adopte** ensuite le texte corrigé et décide de l &apos; incorporer au rapport final.
  La Commission adopte ensuite le texte corrigé et décide de **l** &apos; incorporer au rapport final.
  ([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 3117169)

- Le Comité **adopte** également des observations finales au titre de la procédure d’examen au sujet de l’Éthiopie.
  Le Comité adopte également des observations finales au titre de la procédure d’examen au sujet de **l**’Éthiopie.
  ([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 4151718)

## draft

Used about 546 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 118 · UN documents ≈ 428). Meaning: [draft in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/draft/).

- Si le Parlement **adopte** une résolution dans ce délai, la Commission devrait réexaminer les projets d'amendements ou de mesures.
  If, within that period, a resolution is adopted by the European Parliament, the Commission should re-examine the **draft** amendments or measures.
  ([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 890683)

- a) **Adopte** à titre provisoire les modèles de rapports contenus dans ce document;
  Provisionally adopt the **draft** reporting templates contained in this document;
  ([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 24894868)

## More sentences

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

- Il **adopte** l'attitude que la résistance est une perte d'énergie.
  He takes the attitude that resistance is a waste of energy.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_Benedict\_1921 · checked, community translation · [\#847184](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/847184) [\#1035552](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1035552))

- C'est l'attitude que l'on **adopte** depuis quelque temps déjà face à des phénomènes sociaux normaux comme l'avortement, l'immigration, voire la drogue.
  It is the same reaction as that which has been aroused by normal social phenomena for a long time now, in matters of abortion, migration or even drugs.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 85589)

- Je souhaite que le Parlement européen les **adopte**, à son tour, à une large majorité.
  Let us not pick a quarrel with the Moroccans.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 810512)

## 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/).

## About these examples

Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. Every example names its source and licence. [Submit a better translation or example](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/submit/?pair=fr-en&word=adopte).


Every example is quoted under its source's licence and credited with it; the rest of the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.
