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# ainsi — French to English

How French *ainsi* 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: ainsi (1 087 429). By style: everyday 650 · literary 188 · biblical 1 173 · parliamentary 55 268 · legal and administrative 113 969 · UN documents 916 181.

## thus

Used about 231 473 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 27 · literary ≈ 98 · parliamentary ≈ 2 303 · UN documents ≈ 229 045). Meaning: [thus in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/thus/).

- **Ainsi** danse Jean Petit.
  **Thus** dances Jean Petit.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Chocodoudou and tjwhale · checked, community translation · [\#11037640](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11037640) [\#5539205](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5539205))

- Il demeura longtemps **ainsi**.
  He remained a long time **thus**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 22266)

- L' Europe se taille **ainsi** une bonne réputation à peu de frais.
  Europe is **thus** creating a good reputation for itself on the cheap.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 35667)

- La Commission termine **ainsi** son débat général sur cette question.
  The Committee **thus** concluded its general discussion on this question.
  ([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 30071023)

- **Ainsi** voyons-nous une vieille vérité confirmée : la guerre est toujours inutile.
  **Thus** we see an old truth confirmed: war is always useless.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#4128337](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4128337) [\#7811167](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7811167))

## well

Used about 165 649 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 454 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 497 · UN documents ≈ 152 697). Meaning: [well in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/well/).

- En outre, nous tenons également compte de l'opinion publique dans le pays **ainsi** que chez nous.
  We are also heeding public opinion in the country as **well** as in the EU.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1822085)

- Cette exigence s’applique aux signaux analogiques **ainsi** qu’aux signaux digitaux et aux impulsions de synchronisation.
  This requirement applies to analogue signals as **well** as to synchronization pulses and digital signals.
  ([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 5455150)

- 75. Ce chapitre traite des programmes régionaux et nationaux du HCR **ainsi** que de ses programmes globaux.
  75. This Section deals with UNHCR &apos; s regional and country programmes, as **well** as its Global Programmes.
  ([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 10223461)

- La Commission a-t-elle entrepris une telle étude d'impact qui permettrait d'évaluer les avantages **ainsi** que les coûts possibles?
  Is the impact study being done by the Commission to consider these positive advantages as **well** as possible costs?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1701972)

- les paiements effectivement réalisés et reçus, **ainsi** que les paiements attendus pour les périodes futures, estimés sur la base des périodes passées.
  actual payments made and received as **well** as payments expected for future periods of time, estimated on the basis of past periods.
  ([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 1878667)

## so

Used about 86 143 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 122 · literary ≈ 24 · biblical ≈ 367 · parliamentary ≈ 6 909 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 374 · UN documents ≈ 76 348). Meaning: [so in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/so/).

- Alors qu’il en soit **ainsi** !
  Then **so** be it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#11222113](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11222113) [\#11222114](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11222114))

- —**Ainsi**, Axel, c'est la chaleur qui t'embarrasse?
  "**So**, Axel, it is the heat that troubles you?"
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 499)

- Gad alla vers David, et lui dit: **Ainsi** parle l’Éternel:
  **So** Gad came to David and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Take your choice:
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 21:11)

- S'il n'en était pas **ainsi**, il s'agirait seulement d'un simple désir de connaissance.
  If this were not **so**, we would merely be talking about a desire for knowledge, pure and simple.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 121747)

- Le certificat n’est valable que pour les produits et les quantités **ainsi** désignés;
  The licence shall be valid only for the products and quantities **so** designated;
  ([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 5211645)

## way

Used about 40 614 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 108 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 24 · parliamentary ≈ 2 303 · UN documents ≈ 38 174). Meaning: [way in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/way/).

- J'aime te voir **ainsi**.
  I like seeing you this **way**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2377464](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2377464) [\#2383990](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2383990))

- Il y avait **ainsi** à Rome des soldats carthaginois prisonniers qui refusaient de saluer Flaminius et qui avaient un peu de l'âme d'Annibal.
  In the same **way**, there were at Rome Carthaginian prisoners who refused to salute Flaminius, and who had a little of Hannibal’s spirit.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13237)

- C’est pourquoi, mes bien-aimés, et très chers frères, vous qui êtes ma joie et ma couronne, demeurez **ainsi** fermes dans le Seigneur, mes bien-aimés!
  Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this **way**, my beloved.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PHI 4:1)

- Il serait, en effet, impensable que le Parlement accepte d'être mis **ainsi** devant le fait accompli.
  It is unthinkable for Parliament to accept being presented with a fait accompli in this **way**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1606801)

- De nombreuses femmes et filles sont influencées par la discrimination des médias à leur égard **ainsi** que par la manière avec laquelle ces derniers les dépeignent.
  Many women and girls are influenced by media discrimination against them in terms of the **way** in which they are portrayed.
  ([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 26446017)

## More sentences

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

- Je n'aurais jamais imaginé que nous finirions un jour **ainsi**.
  I never imagined we'd end up like this.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#953555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/953555) [\#1201296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1201296))

- La réunion était pour **ainsi** dire close.
  The meeting was all but over.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#22569](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/22569) [\#1492365](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1492365))

- Il ne peut s'empêcher de penser **ainsi**.
  He can't stop thinking like that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and Ketutar · checked, community translation · [\#1234253](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1234253) [\#15178](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/15178))

## 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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