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# avoir — French to English

How French *avoir* 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: avoir (375 799), avoirs (25 877). By style: everyday 4 033 · literary 198 · biblical 352 · parliamentary 39 110 · legal and administrative 35 588 · UN documents 322 395.

## assets

Used about 168 202 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 82 · parliamentary ≈ 12 222 · legal and administrative ≈ 11 492 · UN documents ≈ 144 406). Forms: asset, assets. Meaning: [assets in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/assets/).

- Tous les dirigeants algériens ont des **avoirs** à l'étranger, des résidences, des comptes bancaires et même des passeports étrangers alors qu'ils utilisent le nationalisme algérien artificiel contre le peuple kabyle accusé de tous les maux dont souffre l'Algérie.
  All Algerian leaders have **assets** abroad, residences, bank accounts and even foreign passports while they use Algerian nationalism which is artificial against the Kabyle people who are accused of all the evils that Algeria is suffering.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#9433367](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9433367) [\#9734352](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9734352))

- Objet: Mise en place de bureaux de recouvrement d'**avoirs**
  Subject: Establishment of **asset** recovery offices
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1110251)

- Cession des **avoirs** confisqués
  Disposition of confiscated **assets**
  ([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 4406088)

- V. Gel des **avoirs**
  V. The **assets** freeze
  ([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 26780113)

- Il ne suffit pas de geler les **avoirs** des groupes terroristes.
  It is not enough just to freeze **assets** of terrorist groups.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 288786)

## having

Used about 15 473 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 329 · literary ≈ 66 · parliamentary ≈ 2 037 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 966 · UN documents ≈ 10 075).

- Je regrette d'**avoir** fait une telle chose.
  I regret **having** done such a thing.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#253827](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/253827) [\#180873](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/180873))

- Et, après **avoir** vidé son verre, il ajouta:
  And after **having** emptied his glass, he added:—
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 23632)

- Je voudrais également remercier le rapporteur d'**avoir** travaillé si rapidement.
  I would also like to thank the rapporteur for **having** worked so quickly.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1542428)

- Après **avoir** été prolongée à deux reprises, la dérogation est parvenue à son terme le 31 décembre 2016.
  **Having** been prolonged twice, the derogation then expired on 31 December 2016.
  ([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 4332404)

- Le Comité félicite l &apos; État partie d &apos; **avoir** ratifié la plupart des instruments internationaux relatifs aux droits de l &apos; homme.
  59. The Committee commends the State party for **having** ratified most international human rights instruments.
  ([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 14670041)

## after

Used about 9 663 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 247 · literary ≈ 17 · biblical ≈ 51 · parliamentary ≈ 407 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 224 · UN documents ≈ 6 717). Meaning: [after in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/after/).

- Après **avoir** perdu du poids, elle se sentait mieux.
  **After** she lost weight, she felt better.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10299206](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10299206) [\#10299221](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10299221))

- Et, après **avoir** laissé passer un coup de cloche du glas, Fauchelevent poursuivit:
  And **after** waiting until another stroke of the knell had sounded, Fauchelevent went on:—
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11277)

- Le Seigneur, après leur **avoir** parlé, fut enlevé au ciel, et il s’assit à la droite de Dieu.
  So then the Lord, **after** he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 16:19)

- (PL) Monsieur le Président, si vous me le permettez, je voudrais faire quelques commentaires après **avoir** écouté attentivement le débat d'aujourd'hui.
  (PL) Mr President, **after** listening attentively to today's debate, I should like to make a few comments, if I may.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1582262)

- SOGAER a toujours choisi les transporteurs après **avoir** publié une invitation sur son propre site web.
  SOGAER always chose carriers **after** publishing an invitation on its own website.
  ([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 4204346)

## freeze

Used about 815 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 815). Meaning: [freeze in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/freeze/).

- Permettez-moi également de vous rappeler qu'en janvier, le Conseil a adopté des mesures de restriction composées d'une interdiction de voyager et d'un gel des **avoirs**.
  Let me also remind you that in January, the Council adopted restrictive measures comprising a travel ban and an asset **freeze**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1563870)

- En ce qui concerne les moyens financiers, le Conseil a décidé, suite à la résolution 1373, de geler les **avoirs** appartenant à des terroristes ou à des organisations terroristes.
  With regard to financial resources, the Council has, as a follow-up to Resolution 1373, taken steps to **freeze** funds belonging to terrorists and terrorist organisations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 379791)

## More sentences

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

- Il doit y **avoir** une autre explication.
  There has to be another explanation for it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#9159338](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9159338) [\#10974030](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10974030))

- Je suis désolé d’**avoir** mis autant de temps.
  I'm sorry it took so long.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by gillux and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2544672](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2544672) [\#3602084](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3602084))

- Je ne veux pas **avoir** d'enfants. Est-ce anormal ?
  I don't want to have children. Is that abnormal?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CM · checked, community translation · [\#245998](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/245998) [\#7290610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7290610))

## Grammar

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