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# caractère — French to English

How French *caractère* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: caractère (120 324), caractères (7 611). By style: everyday 95 · literary 13 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 6 225 · legal and administrative 25 002 · UN documents 96 598.

## bold

Used about 29 441 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 260 · UN documents ≈ 29 181). Meaning: [bold in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bold/).

- Les ventilations des données mensuelles sont indiquées en **caractères** gras, les ventilations des données trimestrielles sont indiquées en **caractère** maigre.
  Monthly data breakdowns are indicated in **bold**, quarterly data breakdowns are indicated in normal type.
  ([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 3029535)

- Note : Les ajouts proposés apparaissent en **caractères** gras.
  Note: Proposed new elements appear in **bold** type.
  ([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 14533328)

- Les nouveaux passages qu &apos; il est proposé d &apos; insérer figurent en **caractères** gras.
  Proposed new text is in **bold**.
  ([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 24549562)

- Les modifications apparaissent en **caractères** gras.
  The modification to the existing text of the Regulation is marked in **bold** characters.
  ([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 12821060)

- Les modifications existantes du Règlement sont indiquées en **caractères** gras.
  The modifications to the existing text of the Regulation are marked in **bold** characters.
  ([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 20978853)

## nature

Used about 21 299 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 843 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 344 · UN documents ≈ 18 112). Meaning: [nature in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/nature/).

- Cela révèle le **caractère** de ce rapport.
  It reveals the true **nature** of this report.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1600056)

- **Caractère** transfrontalier du litige
  Cross-border **nature** of the case
  ([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 1268025)

- L &apos; emploi de cet auxiliaire souligne le **caractère** discrétionnaire de ce droit.
  This emphasizes the discretionary **nature** of the right.
  ([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 8554917)

- C'est qu'elles n'ont pas un **caractère** nettement transfrontalier.
  These issues are not of a directly cross-border **nature**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 296245)

- Cette incertitude fragilisait donc le **caractère** réaliste des trois scénarios.
  This uncertainty therefore undermined the realistic **nature** of the three scenarios.
  ([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 3809603)

## character

Used about 17 493 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 60 · literary ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 519 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 855 · UN documents ≈ 8 050). Forms: character, characters. Meaning: [character in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/character/).

- C'est une femme de **caractère**.
  She's a woman of **character**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#11854571](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11854571) [\#11854570](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11854570))

- Le professeur considéra pendant quelques instants cette série de **caractères**; puis il dit en relevant ses lunettes:
  The Professor mused a few moments over this series of **characters**; then raising his spectacles he pronounced:
  ([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 112)

- Les conflits armés dans les pays en développement n'ont pas diminué, ils ont seulement changé de **caractère**.
  Armed conflicts in developing countries have not decreased; they have merely changed in **character**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 993842)

- Texte libre jusqu’à 32 **caractères**
  Free text up to 32 **characters**
  ([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 5179077)

- Gestion des jeux de **caractère** et des codages.
  • **Character** set and coding management
  ([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 24711705)

## marked

Used about 5 292 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 260 · UN documents ≈ 5 031).

- Chacun des principaux composants doit porter la marque de fabrique ou de commerce du demandeur et la désignation du type de composant, en **caractères** nettement lisibles et indélébiles;
  Each of the main components must be clearly and indelibly **marked** with the applicant’s trade name or mark and the type designation of that component.
  ([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 5502626)

- Chaque colis doit porter en **caractères** groupés sur un même côté, lisibles, indélébiles et visibles de l &apos; extérieur, les indications ciaprès:
  Each package must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly **marked** and visible from the outside:
  ([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 12741494)

- Chaque colis doit porter, en **caractères** groupés sur un même côté, lisibles, indélébiles et visibles de l &apos; extérieur, les indications ciaprès:
  Each package must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly **marked** and visible from the outside:
  ([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 9795137)

- Chaque colis doit porter en **caractères** groupés sur un même côté, lisibles, indélébiles et visibles de l &apos; extérieur, les indications ci-après:
  Each package must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly **marked** and visible from the outside:
  ([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 17292109)

- Chaque colis doit porter, en **caractères** groupés sur un même côté, lisibles, indélébiles et visibles de l &apos; extérieur, les indications ciaprès:
  Each package must bear the following particulars, in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly **marked**, and visible from the outside:
  ([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 9793298)

## letters

Used about 2 637 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 324 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 302 · UN documents ≈ 1 006).

- Remplir en **caractères** d'imprimerie, s'il vous plaît.
  Please fill in using block **letters**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by qdii and FeuDRenais · checked, community translation · [\#432843](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/432843) [\#432845](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/432845))

- Une inscription discrète figurera, en petits **caractères**, au dos de l' emballage, indiquant sa nouvelle composition.
  There will perhaps be a discreet entry, in small **letters** on the back of the package, indicating its new composition.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 22419)

- Le formulaire doit être rempli en **caractères** d'imprimerie, en utilisant uniquement les lignes pointillées.
  Please complete the form in block **letters**, writing on the dotted lines only.
  ([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 784228)

- **Caractères** majuscules de couleur blanche sur fond bleu (RAL 5017)
  White capital **letters** on blue ground (RAL 5017)
  ([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 11283330)

- S'il vous plaît, remplissez en utilisant des **caractères** d'imprimerie.
  Please fill in using block **letters**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by jerom and FeuDRenais · checked, community translation · [\#432843](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/432843) [\#432846](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/432846))

## text

Used about 390 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 130 · legal and administrative ≈ 260). Meaning: [text in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/text/).

- Les étiquettes doivent porter des signes, mais pas n'importe lesquels : en **caractères** gras helvetica, avec une trame de 100 % d'intensité.
  The labels must feature **text**, but not just any old text, it must be printed in black Helvetica bold type, 100% intensity.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 58501)

- Le formulaire doit être rempli en **caractères** d'imprimerie, en utilisant uniquement les lignes pointillées.
  Please complete the form in block capitals and write the **text** over dotted lines only.
  ([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 556436)

- Le texte devait être en lettres noires, avec un liseré noir de minimum 3 mm et maximum 4 mm de largeur; la police de **caractères** devait être Helvetica, et ainsi de suite.
  The **text** must be in black lettering, with a black border of minimum 3 mm and maximum 4 mm thickness, the font must be Helvetica, and so on and so forth.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 981833)

## regulation

Used about 325 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 65 · legal and administrative ≈ 260). Meaning: [regulation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regulation/).

- C'est pourquoi nous devons établir clairement le **caractère** contraignant du règlement.
  Therefore we must make it clear that the **regulation** is binding.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 84217)

- Lorsque des données à **caractère** personnel sont transférées d'Europol à Interpol, le présent règlement devrait s'appliquer, en particulier les dispositions relatives aux transferts internationaux.
  When personal data is transferred from Europol to Interpol, this **Regulation**, in particular the provisions on international transfers, should apply.
  ([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 3985725)

## More sentences

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

- J'ai un mauvais **caractère**.
  I have a bad temper.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and Catriona · checked, community translation · [\#5105226](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5105226) [\#7580192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7580192))

- Tom aime raconter des plaisanteries à **caractère** sexuel.
  Tom likes to tell dirty jokes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1669926](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1669926) [\#1692857](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1692857))

- Tant que tu ne la côtoies pas de près, tu ne connais pas son vrai **caractère**.
  If you don't get closer to her, you won't know her true colors.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and Lebensfreude · checked, community translation · [\#10658718](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10658718) [\#1947881](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1947881))

## 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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