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# agression — French to English

How French *agression* 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: agression (24 106), agressiones (1), agressions (10 469). By style: everyday 5 · literary 1 · parliamentary 900 · legal and administrative 97 · UN documents 33 573.

## aggression

Used about 14 224 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 328 · legal and administrative ≈ 50 · UN documents ≈ 13 845). Meaning: [aggression in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/aggression/).

- Il n'y a pas eu d'**agression**.
  There was no **aggression**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by genes1s and CM · checked, community translation · [\#5746106](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5746106) [\#13366674](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13366674))

- Ces **agressions** ne sont pas gratuites.
  It is not disinterested **aggression**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 959538)

- Des mesures doivent être prises pour minimiser les **agressions** dans les groupes.
  Measures shall be taken to minimise **aggression** in groups.
  ([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 1461683)

- PAR L &apos; IRAQ ET DE L &apos; **AGRESSION**
  AND **AGGRESSION** AGAINST KUWAIT
  ([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 1690406)

- La frontière est mince entre affirmation de soi et **agression**.
  There's a fine line between assertiveness and **aggression**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and patgfisher · checked, community translation · [\#3366757](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3366757) [\#3422740](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3422740))

## attack

Used about 7 935 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 309 · legal and administrative ≈ 11 · UN documents ≈ 7 614). Forms: attack, attacks. Meaning: [attack in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/attack/).

- Il n'y a pas de menace d'**agression** militaire en vue.
  There is no sign of a military **attack** on the horizon.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1714963)

- afin d’éviter une **agression** réelle ou imminente.
  to avert an actual or impending **attack**.
  ([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 5023657)

- 5. En cas d &apos; **agression** de citoyens ou des forces de police;
  5. **Attacks** on citizens and police bodies;
  ([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 20444890)

- Il semble maintenant que de telles **agressions** sont monnaie courante.
  It now transpires that this kind of **attack** takes place regularly.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1757884)

- afin d’éviter une **agression** réelle ou imminente contre des biens.
  to avert an actual or impending **attack** on property.
  ([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 5023652)

## assault

Used about 4 192 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 19 · legal and administrative ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 4 153). Meaning: [assault in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/assault/).

- Si quelqu'un se fait gifler avec un dictionnaire, est-ce une **agression** physique ou verbale ?
  If someone gets slapped with a dictionary, is it physical or verbal **assault**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#10335161](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10335161) [\#10461769](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10461769))

- La proposition constituait par ailleurs une **agression** sans retenue à l'encontre de la législation de la Cour de justice.
  At the same time, moreover, the proposal was an unrestrained **assault** on the legislation of the Court of Justice.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1260491)

- **Agression** sexuelle sur mineur
  Sexual **assault** of a minor
  ([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 1669473)

- Les formes de violence le plus couramment signalées étaient des **agressions** physiques et des jets de pierres.
  The most common forms were reported to be physical **assault** and stone-throwing.
  ([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 28849471)

- En Algérie, une femme se rend au commissariat pour une **agression** subie, et les flics, eux, font des attouchements sexuels à la victime.
  In Algeria, a woman goes to the police station for an **assault** and the cops touch the victim sexually.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#8114956](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8114956) [\#8114957](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8114957))

## sexual

Used about 1 076 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 38 · UN documents ≈ 1 038). Meaning: [sexual in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sexual/).

- Human Rights Watch rapporte de nombreuses **agressions** sexuelles contre des enfants.
  Human Rights Watch reports many **sexual** assaults against children.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 562203)

- Exploitation et **agressions** sexuelles
  **Sexual** exploitation and abuse
  ([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 26979762)

- Ce sont toujours les femmes qui sont victimes d’actes de violence et d’**agressions** sexuelles, actes souvent commis dans leur environnement proche.
  Women are continually on the receiving end of violence and victims of **sexual** assaults, often committed by those close to them.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 653705)

- Le taux de détection concernant les **agressions** sexuelles est resté au même niveau, soit 34 %, entre 2004 et 2005;
  the detection rate for **sexual** assaults remained level at 34% between 2004 2005;
  ([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 18771227)

- J'ai voté pour cette résolution, car il est urgent de mettre un terme au recours à la violence et aux **agressions** sexuelles à l'encontre des femmes.
  I voted in favour of this resolution because there is an urgent need to halt the use of violence and **sexual** abuse against women.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1544177)

## against

Used about 43 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 38 · legal and administrative ≈ 5).

- Et la vieille trouble-fête invisible eût pu avoir à se repentir de ses **agressions** contre la bohémienne, s'ils n'eussent été distraits en ce moment même par la procession du pape des fous, qui, après avoir parcouru force rues et carrefours, débouchait dans la place de Grève, avec toutes ses torches et toute sa rumeur.
  And the old invisible kill-joy might have had occasion to repent of her aggressions **against** the gypsy had their attention not been diverted at this moment by the procession of the Pope of the Fools, which, after having traversed many streets and squares, debouched on the Place de Grève, with all its torches and all its uproar.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 972)

- L'épuration ethnique et les **agressions** massives contre les populations albanaises sont absolument inacceptables.
  Ethnic cleansing and massive acts of cruelty **against** the Albanian people can never be accepted.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1986413)

- Protection contre les **agressions** mécaniques
  Protection **against** mechanical injuries
  ([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 3961030)

- L’un des nombreux signes préoccupants est le fait que les **agressions** commises contre les minorités sont devenues monnaie courante.
  One of the many worrying signs is that assaults **against** minorities have become commonplace.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 609574)

- Les canalisations électriques doivent être solidement attachées et placées de telle façon que les conducteurs soient convenablement protégés contre les **agressions** mécaniques et thermiques.
  Cables shall be securely fastened and positioned in such a way that the conductors are adequately protected **against** mechanical and thermal stresses.
  ([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 5475843)

## More sentences

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

- Le 19 décembre, juste avant la Noël, j' ai été victime d' une **agression** à main armée juste devant notre Parlement à Bruxelles.
  On 19 December, just before Christmas, I was the victim of a robbery in the immediate vicinity of our Parliament in Brussels.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 278965)

- Le commerce et les échanges doivent venir à bout de l'**agression** nationale et alors, les moyens nécessaires devront être mis à disposition.
  Trade and change must replace national aggressions and the necessary means must be put in place to achieve this.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2001549)

- Nous avons affaire à une guerre d'**agression** dénuée de toute légalité.
  This war is aggressive and illegal.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1992013)

## Grammar

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