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# buts — French to English

How French *buts* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: buts (30 220). By style: everyday 17 · literary 1 · parliamentary 353 · legal and administrative 273 · UN documents 29 576.

## purposes

Used about 9 948 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 15 · legal and administrative ≈ 74 · UN documents ≈ 9 859).

- Il n’y a rien du tout au monde de tel que des fonctions, des **buts**, une téléologie.
  There are no such things as functions, no **purposes**, no teleology at all in the world.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#11305389](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11305389) [\#11305400](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11305400))

- La résolution qui vient d'être adoptée clarifie les **buts** et objectifs visés par la majorité de cette assemblée en ce qui concerne les relations UE-Russie.
  The resolution that has just been adopted makes the **purposes** and objectives intended by the majority of this House for EU-Russian relations clear.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1247710)

- Les lampes à incandescence à culot BA15d peuvent être utilisées pour des **buts** spéciaux;
  Filament lamps with cap BA15d may be used for special **purposes**;
  ([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 5528998)

- 1. destinés à des essais ou à des **buts** scientifiques
  1. intended for trials or scientific **purposes**
  ([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 8439401)

- Elle maintient des progrès dans la politique commune des transports et elle est compatible avec les **buts** poursuivis par au moins la majorité substantielle de cette Assemblée depuis des années.
  It maintains progress in the common transport policy and it is consistent with the **purposes** pursued by at least the substantial majority in this House over several years.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1993357)

## goals

Used about 8 847 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · parliamentary ≈ 132 · legal and administrative ≈ 74 · UN documents ≈ 8 626).

- Elles marquaient des **buts**.
  They scored some **goals**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#9211615](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9211615) [\#2563547](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2563547))

- Le Parlement est satisfait des **buts** que nous avons atteints.
  Parliament is satisfied with the **goals** we have achieved.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1459978)

- ne pas poursuivre de **buts** lucratifs;
  it shall not promote profit **goals**;
  ([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 1331018)

- Les **buts** du HCR au Burundi sont les suivants :
  98. The **goals** of UNHCR in Burundi are:
  ([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 5903873)

- Je veux marquer plus de **buts**.
  I want to score more **goals**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5193561](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5193561) [\#12198500](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12198500))

## aims

Used about 6 939 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 110 · legal and administrative ≈ 51 · UN documents ≈ 6 778).

- Voilà des **buts** louables.
  These are worthy **aims**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1842855)

- **Buts** du dialogue politique
  **Aims** of political dialogue
  ([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 291145)

- B. Les **buts** de l &apos; éducation (article 29)
  B. **Aims** of education (art. 29)
  ([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 3782637)

- Le Forum social mondial a en réalité deux **buts**.
  In reality, the World Social Forum has two **aims**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 645249)

- 2. La stratégie nationale : vision et **buts**
  2- The National Strategy: vision and **aims**
  ([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 20512367)

## targets

Used about 2 489 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 7 · legal and administrative ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 2 465).

- Le Parlement européen a également soutenu les **buts** fixés et a formulé des propositions que le Conseil a étudiées avec le plus grand intérêt.
  The European Parliament also supported the **targets** set then and formulated proposals which the Council studied with great interest.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1097233)

- INDICATEURS POUR LES OBJECTIFS GÉNÉRAUX ET SPÉCIFIQUES ET POUR LES **BUTS**
  INDICATORS FOR GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND **TARGETS**
  ([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 3058842)

- Le Protocole contient également 28 **buts** que les États membres doivent atteindre d &apos; ici 2015 pour réaliser l &apos; égalité des sexes.
  The Protocol also includes 28 **targets** that Member States must commit to by 2015 in order to achieve gender equality.
  ([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 29442309)

- Les mesures à inclure dans les plans pluriannuels et le calendrier de leur mise en œuvre sont proportionnés aux objectifs et **buts** poursuivis et au calendrier envisagé.
  The measures to be included in multiannual plans, and the calendar for implementing them, shall be proportionate to the objectives and **targets** pursued and to the time-frame envisaged.
  ([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 3089330)

- Il est impératif de poursuivre la réforme si l &apos; on veut que l &apos; ONU soit mieux à même d &apos; atteindre des **buts** clairement définis.
  66. It was vital to continue the reform efforts in order to equip the United Nations better to achieve clearly defined **targets**.
  ([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 20148382)

## objectives

Used about 1 271 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 22 · legal and administrative ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 1 232).

- Monsieur le Président, vu l'inhumanité absolue des terroristes à la poursuite de leurs soi-disant **buts** politiques, les objectifs ont changé.
  Mr President, the goalposts have now changed, given the sheer level of inhumanity shown by terrorists pursuing their so-called political **objectives**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 245000)

- Elles s’abstiennent de toutes mesures susceptibles de mettre en péril la réalisation des **buts** du présent accord».
  They shall abstain from any measures which could jeopardize the attainment of the **objectives** of this Agreement.”
  ([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 5639960)

- Les principaux **buts** de l &apos; Association sont les suivants:
  Its main **objectives** are:
  ([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 17072291)

- Il est important que nous nous fixions des **buts** dans ces domaines, et que nous pratiquions à l'avenir le benchmarking, de façon à pouvoir les atteindre.
  It is important that, in these areas, we establish **objectives** and have a system of benchmarking for the future so that we can achieve the objectives concerned.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2028503)

- la définition de **buts** de fonctionnement spécifiques ambitieux tout en restant réalistes par rapport aux **buts** d'un plan de mobilité urbaine durable;
  specific performance **objectives** which are realistically ambitious with regard to the objectives of a SUMP;
  ([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 5606420)

## charter

Used about 6 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 6). Meaning: [charter in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/charter/).

- RÉAFFIRMANT leur attachement aux **buts** et aux principes énoncés dans la charte des Nations unies et leur volonté de renforcer le rôle des Nations unies,
  REAFFIRMING their commitment to the purposes and principles of the **Charter** of the United Nations (‘UN Charter’) and to strengthening the role of the United Nations (‘UN’),
  ([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 217683)

## More sentences

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

- Il est toujours décevant de perdre un match aux tirs aux **buts**.
  It's always disappointing when you lose a match on penalties.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · [\#1629080](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1629080) [\#1629877](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1629877))

- Comment t'aimé-je ? Laisse-moi en compter les façons. Je t'aime aussi profond, aussi large et aussi haut Que mon âme puisse atteindre, même lorsqu'à l'aveuglette, elle sent les **buts** de l'existence et la grâce parfaite.
  How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#13778914](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13778914) [\#13778920](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13778920))

- Marius, en envoyant cette lettre, avait deux **buts**, dire adieu à Cosette et sauver Gavroche.
  Marius had had two objects in sending that letter: to bid farewell to Cosette and to save Gavroche.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 25992)

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