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# adopter — French to English

How French *adopter* 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: adoptaient (271), adoptait (1 134), adopte (35 112), adoptent (10 267), adopter (138 811), adoptes (15), adoptez (75), adoptons (1 001), adopté (267 572), adoptée (113 887), adoptées (103 550), adoptés (45 300). By style: everyday 132 · literary 5 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 36 751 · legal and administrative 76 899 · UN documents 603 206.

## adopted

Used about 443 849 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 96 · literary ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 19 491 · legal and administrative ≈ 63 036 · UN documents ≈ 361 222). Forms: adopt, adopted. 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))

- «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)

- 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)

## draft

Used about 12 933 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 74 · UN documents ≈ 12 859). Meaning: [draft in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/draft/).

- . - Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Président en exercice du Conseil, Madame la Commissaire, Mesdames et Messieurs, lors de la période de session de septembre, nous avions déclaré que le projet de budget que nous soumettait le Conseil **adoptait** une approche comptable plutôt que politique.
  . Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in the September part-session we said that the **draft** budget presented to us by the Council took an accounting approach rather than a political approach.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 614995)

- 10. Décide également de recommander au Conseil économique et social d &apos; **adopter** le projet de décision suivant :
  10. Also decides to recommend to the Economic and Social Council the following **draft** decision for adoption:
  ([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 2867174)

- La Première Commission recommande à l &apos; Assemblée générale d &apos; **adopter** le projet de résolution ci-après :
  7. The First Committee recommends to the General Assembly the adoption of the following **draft** resolution:
  ([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 13072204)

- 7. La Première Commission recommande à l &apos; Assemblée générale d &apos; **adopter** le projet de résolution ci-après :
  7. The First Committee recommends to the General Assembly the adoption of the following **draft** resolution:
  ([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 724249)

- 6. La Cinquième Commission recommande à l &apos; Assemblée générale d &apos; **adopter** le projet de résolution ci-après :
  6. The Fifth Committee recommends to the General Assembly the adoption of the following **draft** resolution:
  ([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 3479965)

## resolution

Used about 11 333 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 595 · legal and administrative ≈ 217 · UN documents ≈ 10 521). Meaning: [resolution in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/resolution/).

- La résolution que nous **adoptons** aujourd'hui devrait envoyer un message clair.
  The **resolution** we are adopting today should give a clear message.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1332059)

- 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)

- 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)

- 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)

## parliament

Used about 5 714 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 860 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 516 · UN documents ≈ 2 338). Meaning: [parliament in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/parliament/).

- Les procès-verbaux sont **adoptés**.
  (**Parliament** approved the Minutes)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1671335)

- 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)

- Deux semaines plus tard, le 3 juin, le parlement monténégrin **adoptait** la déclaration d &apos; indépendance de la République du Monténégro.
  Two weeks later, on 3 June, the **parliament** of Montenegro passed a declaration on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro.
  ([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 14567084)

- (Le Parlement **adopte** le procès-verbal)
  (**Parliament** approved the Minutes)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1638771)

- Étant donné que la mesure provient de la loi **adoptée** par le Parlement hongrois, elle est clairement imputable à l'État hongrois.
  Since the measure results from an Act of the Hungarian **Parliament**, it is clearly imputable to the Hungarian State.
  ([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 3864502)

## More sentences

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

- **Adopter** un régime alimentaire basses-calories augmentera votre durée de vie.
  Adopting a low calorie diet will increase your lifespan.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1074090](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1074090) [\#1074483](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1074483))

- Tu peux maîtriser l'anglais sans pour autant **adopter** les habitudes américaines.
  You can master English without adopting yankee ways.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#9075650](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9075650) [\#11768519](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11768519))

- Je vous laisse décider quelle ligne de conduite **adopter**.
  I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Swift · checked, community translation · [\#38912](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/38912) [\#1183941](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1183941))

## 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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