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# avant — French to English

How French *avant* 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: avant (400 567), avante (9), avants (31). By style: everyday 2 166 · literary 130 · biblical 202 · parliamentary 33 585 · legal and administrative 64 441 · UN documents 300 083.

## before

Used about 126 243 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 715 · literary ≈ 81 · biblical ≈ 143 · parliamentary ≈ 15 501 · legal and administrative ≈ 32 878 · UN documents ≈ 75 925). Meaning: [before in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/before/).

- Regarde **avant** de sauter.
  Look **before** you leap.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#272230](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/272230) [\#1134728](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1134728))

- **Avant** qu'on le montre, tout le monde l'a vu.
  All the world has seen him **before** we can show him.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 6911)

- Il est **avant** toutes choses, et toutes choses subsistent en lui.
  He is **before** all things, and in him all things are held together.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · COL 1:17)

- - **Avant** le vote sur l'amendement 2
  - **Before** the vote on amendment 2:
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 888223)

- Revenu net **avant** impôt et **avant** accrétion du Zora
  Net earnings **before** tax and ZORA accretion
  ([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 4804074)

## front

Used about 56 207 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 9 206 · UN documents ≈ 47 001). Meaning: [front in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/front/).

- Sièges du conducteur et du passager **avant** extérieur.
  Designated seating position: driver and outside **front** passenger
  ([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 5467529)

- 6.1.9.3 Avec le feu de brouillard **avant**;
  6.1.9.3. with the **front** fog-lamp;
  ([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 29835550)

- écrasement à l’**avant** (essai dynamique ou statique)
  crushing at the **front** of the structure (dynamic or static test)
  ([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 2043883)

- 3.2 Si les résultats des essais ne satisfont pas aux prescriptions, les essais sont répétés sur un autre échantillon de feu de brouillard **avant** prélevé au hasard.
  If the test results fail to satisfy the requirements, the tests shall be repeated on another sample of **front** foglamps selected at random.
  ([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 15575698)

- z le taux de freinage pour une pression de fonctionnement des freins **avant**;
  z braking rate at a given **front** brake line pressure
  ([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 5550248)

## first

Used about 18 429 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 45 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 2 583 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 315 · UN documents ≈ 14 462). Meaning: [first in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/first/).

- Pour bien des femmes, c'est l'amour qui vient **avant** tout.
  With many women, love always comes **first**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#274868](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/274868) [\#7466450](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7466450))

- En somme, ce n'est pas moi qui hérite, mais je pense au petit **avant** tout.
  After all, I am not the heir—but I think **first** of the little ’un.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 296)

- Il faut que le laboureur travaille **avant** de recueillir les fruits.
  The farmer who labors must be the **first** to get a share of the crops.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 2:6)

- Cette réponse doit être **avant** tout financière.
  And this response must be **first** and foremost a financial one.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 162599)

- le lot d’abattage concerné était-il le premier ou un des lots d’abattage ultérieurs issus de ce même troupeau (**avant** détassage ou non),
  information regarding if this was the **first** or a subsequent batch to be slaughtered from the flock (preceding thinning or not),
  ([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 1144959)

## given

Used about 9 842 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 1 292 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 315 · UN documents ≈ 7 231).

- Pour l’amour de mon serviteur Jacob, Et d’Israël, mon élu, Je t’ai appelé par ton nom, Je t’ai parlé avec bienveillance, **avant** que tu me connusses.
  For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have **given** you a title, though you have not known me.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 45:4)

- Mais je pense **avant** tout que ce programme est particulièrement opportun, puisque cette année est celle du dialogue interculturel.
  Above all, I think this programme is particularly pertinent, **given** that this is the Year of Intercultural Dialogue.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1151257)

- Néanmoins, étant donné qu'une décision de non-renouvellement est prise **avant** cette nouvelle date d'expiration, il convient que le présent règlement s'applique dès que possible.
  However, **given** that a decision on the non-renewal of the approval is taken ahead of that extended expiry date, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible.
  ([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 4915969)

- 98. À propos du projet d &apos; article 6.9.2, on a demandé si l &apos; avis de retard pourrait être donné **avant** la livraison au destinataire.
  98. In respect of subparagraph 6.9.2, the issue was raised whether notice of damages for delay could be **given** prior to delivery to the consignee.
  ([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 8853493)

- Les agriculteurs, outre le rôle économique et financier qu'ils jouent, ont un rôle social, culturel et environnemental qu'il faut **avant** tout privilégier.
  Besides the economic and financial role that farmers play, they also have a social, cultural and environmental role that must be **given** top priority.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1995605)

## More sentences

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

- Rien ne sera plus jamais comme **avant**.
  Nothing will ever be the same again.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#9193111](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9193111) [\#13071160](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13071160))

- Nous devons rendre le rapport **avant** la fin du mois.
  We have to hand in the report by the end of the month.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#10712712](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10712712) [\#10712847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10712847))

- Il a fait un pas en **avant**.
  He took a step forward.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#288459](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/288459) [\#1600960](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1600960))

## 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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