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Forms: trade, trading. Meaning: [trade in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/trade/). - Le **commerce** des armes est florissant. The arms **trade** is flourishing. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and rul · checked, community translation · [\#13708676](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13708676) [\#13706908](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13706908)) - Ce gentleman semblait devoir échouer dans sa dernière tentative, quand il aperçut, mouillé devant la Batterie, à une encablure au plus, un navire de **commerce** à hélice, de formes fines, dont la cheminée, laissant échapper de gros flocons de fumée, indiquait qu'il se préparait à appareiller. He seemed about to give up all hope, when he espied, anchored at the Battery, a cable’s length off at most, a **trading** vessel, with a screw, well-shaped, whose funnel, puffing a cloud of smoke, indicated that she was getting ready for departure. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2815) - Par ta grande sagesse et par ton **commerce** Tu as accru tes richesses, Et par tes richesses ton cœur s’est élevé. By your great wisdom and by your **trading** you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—” ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 28:5) - Le premier est le **commerce** international. One of them is international **trade**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 990414) - La marque de fabrique ou de **commerce**; The **trade** name or mark; ([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 5531375) ## business Used about 43 801 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 2 327 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 956 · UN documents ≈ 39 501). Forms: business, businesses. Meaning: [business in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/business/). - Il fait du **commerce** en Turquie. He does **business** in Turkey. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and marioo · checked, community translation · [\#8434523](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8434523) [\#3872194](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3872194)) - Il paraît qu'avant son arrestation il avait réussi à retirer de chez Mr Laffitte une somme de plus d'un demi-million qu'il y avait placée, et qu'il avait, du reste, très légitimement, dit-on, gagnée dans son **commerce**. It appears that previous to his arrest he had succeeded in withdrawing from the hands of M. Laffitte, a sum of over half a million which he had lodged there, and which he had, moreover, and by perfectly legitimate means, acquired in his **business**. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7778) - Les **commerces** ont-ils joué le rôle des banques ? Have **businesses** played the role of the bankers? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 280359) - Sciences sociales, **commerce** et droit Social sciences, **business** and law ([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 1520634) - − Enfants au travail (artisanat, petits **commerces**, les services, etc.); Children in employment (craft work, small **businesses**, services, etc.); ([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 13584878) ## shops Used about 31 756 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2 054 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 174 · UN documents ≈ 28 529). - Les **commerces** de quartier font partie des communautés qu'ils servent. Small neighbourhood **shops** are part of the communities they serve. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1753283) - (b9) Puissance lumineuse installée inférieure à 12 W/m2 pour les supermarchés et à 30 W/m2 pour les **commerces** spécialisés \[11\]. (b9) Installed lighting power lower than 12 W/m2 for supermarkets and 30 W/m2 for specialist **shops** \[11\]. ([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 3490291) - **Commerces** de cosmétiques et de bijoux Cosmetics and jewellery **shops** ([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 3733560) - Je pense à des **commerces**, des banques et des compagnies de transport en commun. **Shops**, banks and public transport companies spring to mind. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 340725) - la propriété du bâtiment bon nombre de **commerces** sont intégrés dans un bâtiment résidentiel ou commercial qui appartient à un tiers. Building ownership many **shops** are integrated in a residential or commercial building, which belongs to a third party. ([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 3490246) ## commerce Used about 19 441 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 095 · legal and administrative ≈ 783 · UN documents ≈ 17 556). Meaning: [commerce in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/commerce/). - Le **commerce** aide notre économie. **Commerce** helps our economy. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#11564149](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11564149) [\#11564162](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11564162)) - Par la grandeur de ton **commerce** Tu as été rempli de violence, et tu as péché; Je te précipite de la montagne de Dieu, Et je te fais disparaître, chérubin protecteur, Du milieu des pierres étincelantes. By the abundance of your **commerce**, your insides were filled with violence, and you have sinned. Therefore I have cast you as profane out of God’s mountain. I have destroyed you, covering cherub, from the middle of the stones of fire. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 28:16) - Cela n'est pas le rôle du **commerce** ni ne peut l'être. This is not the role of **commerce**, nor can it be. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1509332) - Comité 愦灭;quot;Investissements, services, **commerce** électronique et marchés publics愦灭;quot; Committee on Investment, Services, Electronic **Commerce** and Government Procurement ([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 335743) - ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU **COMMERCE** (OMC) ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU **COMMERCE** (OMC) ([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 6679216) ## retail Used about 11 282 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 548 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 956 · UN documents ≈ 8 778). Meaning: [retail in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/retail/). - Je voudrais donc que la recherche portant sur les moyens logistiques destinés aux **commerces** de détail des centres villes bénéficie d'un plus large soutien. I should therefore like to see more support for research into inner-city **retail** logistics. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1253657) - Autres **commerces** de détail hors magasin Other non-store **retail** sale ([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 5623395) - Sécurité privée, services juridiques et services pénitentiaires, **commerces** de gros et de détail Private Security, Legal and Wholesale and **Retail** Correctional Services ([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 13450754) - Cette pratique est déjà employée en Grande-Bretagne par des **commerces** de détail, qui utilisent des dispositifs tels que les cartes de fidélité. That is already being done in Britain by private **retail** companies using such devices as loyalty cards. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 791203) - Vêtements de travail: collectivités/**commerces**/services, etc. Work clothes: institutions/**retail**/service, etc. ([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 2541850) ## stores Used about 8 497 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 4 108 · UN documents ≈ 4 389). - (i5) Pourcentage de **commerces** contrôlés (i5) Percentage of **stores** controlled ([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 3490263) - En fait, l ' abandon des petits **commerces** au profit des grandes surfaces est peut—être le changement le plus facile à cerner. Indeed the switch from smaller to larger **stores** may be the easiest one to recognise. ([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 6118144) - **Commerces** de détail en magasin spécialisé n.c.a. Retail sale in specialised **stores** n.e.c. ([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 5623392) - 75. Les principales cartes de crédit (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club) sont généralement acceptées dans les grands hôtels, les restaurants, les grands magasins et divers autres grands **commerces**. Major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club) are generally accepted in large hotels, restaurants, department **stores** and several large stores. ([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 28299435) - 100 % des **commerces** et des processus sont contrôlés. 100 % of **stores** and processes monitored. ([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 3490711) ## small Used about 5 210 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 821 · UN documents ≈ 4 389). Meaning: [small in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/small/). - Le **commerce** électronique entre les entreprises et les consommateurs demeure assez modeste. Business consumer e-commerce is still rather **small**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 286925) - e) Faillite de petits **commerces**; (e) **Small** business failures; ([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 1261166) - L'amendement 7 est crucial. Pourtant le rapport propose de supprimer l'exemption pour certains petits **commerces** de détail. Amendment No 7 is a crucial one where the report seeks to delete the exemption for **small** firms. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1680693) - La plupart des femmes sont engagées dans de petits **commerces**. Most of women are committed to **small** business enterprises. ([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 18711249) - Troisièmement, Monsieur le Président, il y a les petits **commerces** de détail, à qui nous devons continuer à donner toutes leurs chances. Thirdly, Mr President, there are all the **small** shopkeepers to whom we have to continue to give every assistance. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1785482) ## development Used about 2 195 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 2 195). Meaning: [development in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/development/). - **commerce** et du développement sur le trentième **Development** Board on the thirtieth anniversary of ([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 574095) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Il fait le **commerce** de meubles. He deals in furniture. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#294433](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/294433) [\#4696107](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4696107)) - La Bourse de **commerce** attire des investisseurs étrangers. The commodity exchange attracts foreign investors. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#13406278](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13406278) [\#13406277](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13406277)) - Les gens achetaient leurs pipes chez un buraliste. Désormais, ils les achètent à un **commerce** de proximité. People used to buy their smokes at a tobacconist. Now they buy them at a convenience store. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#1686185](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1686185) [\#1725755](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1725755)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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