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Meaning: [behaviour in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/behaviour/). - Votre **comportement** a été honteux. Your **behaviour** was disgraceful. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and zvzuibqx · checked, community translation · [\#4870718](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4870718) [\#2329816](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2329816)) - Son **comportement** a-t-il irrité le violeur? Did her **behaviour** irritate the rapist? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1318856) - théorie du **comportement** du conducteur; theory of driving **behaviour**, ([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 917138) - Le **comportement** des jeunes européens en matière de contraception; Contraceptive **behaviour** of young Europeans ([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 9050518) - Ton **comportement** était inexcusable. Your **behaviour** was inexcusable. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#11985593](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11985593) [\#5382938](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5382938)) ## conduct Used about 10 842 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 95 · legal and administrative ≈ 728 · UN documents ≈ 10 012). Meaning: [conduct in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/conduct/). - Nous fûmes surpris par son **comportement**. We were surprised at his **conduct**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#22746](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/22746) [\#460228](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/460228)) - Le fait de servir des vins médiocres n'est donc pas vraiment un rempart contre les mauvais **comportements**. So serving bad wines is not really a safeguard against unruly **conduct**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1937771) - Ce **comportement** serait en conformité avec le critère de l'OEM et bénéficierait à la RAS. Such **conduct** would be in line with the MEO test and would benefit RAS. ([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 3521018) - «a) La nature du **comportement**; “(a) The nature of the actor’s **conduct**, ([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 5970364) - Je n'ai jamais vu un **comportement** si irrespectueux. Se conduit-il toujours de cette manière? I've never seen such disrespectful **conduct**. Does he always behave this way? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tras and karloelkebekio · checked, community translation · [\#7575410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7575410) [\#7575494](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7575494)) ## attitudes Used about 6 360 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 189 · legal and administrative ≈ 49 · UN documents ≈ 6 118). - Les **comportements** sociaux prennent souvent plusieurs générations pour se modifier. Social **attitudes** oftentimes take generations to change. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Thomz and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#5761669](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5761669) [\#5762383](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5762383)) - Je disais donc que les **comportements** doivent changer. **Attitudes**, therefore, have to change. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1220342) - les **comportements** et façons de voir les choses: ne pas accepter qu’il soit nécessaire de recycler, ne pas être assez motivé pour limiter et trier les déchets. **attitudes** and perceptions: not accepting there is a need to recycle, being insufficiently motivated to avoid and sort waste. ([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 5078688) - modifier les attitudes et les **comportements**; Changing **attitudes** and behaviours ([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 18673650) - Les **comportements** changent petit à petit et uniquement si une situation change réellement. **Attitudes** change slowly and only if the reality of a situation improves. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 962380) ## change Used about 1 224 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 63 · legal and administrative ≈ 49 · UN documents ≈ 1 112). Meaning: [change in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/change/). - Pour y arriver, il faut toutefois changer les normes de production et les **comportements** de consommation. To achieve this, however, entails a **change** in standards of production and consumption. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 906570) - Amélioration de la performance énergétique des bâtiments publics existants grâce à la surveillance, à la gestion de l’énergie et à la promotion du changement des **comportements** Improving the energy performance of existing public buildings through monitoring, energy management and fostering of behavioural **change** ([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 4786694) - Pour favoriser un changement de **comportement**, il fallait organiser des campagnes de sensibilisation et pour apprécier les changements structurels il fallait utiliser des indicateurs qualitatifs. Behavioural **change** must be promoted via awareness campaigns, while structural changes called for qualitative indicators. ([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 6200949) - On peut espérer qu'ainsi, le moment viendra où les **comportements** changeront et où ces pratiques abominables cesseront. In that way, hopefully, at some stage, we may get a **change** of attitude and an elimination of this abominable practice. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1541767) - Les programmes visant la modification du **comportement** au Cambodge par exemple ont contribué à multiplier par quatre le taux d ' allaitement maternel en 2005 par rapport à 2000. Behavioural **change** educational programmes in Cambodia, for example, had led to a fourfold increase in breastfeeding by 2005 compared with 2000. ([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 20697996) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Son **comportement** force le respect. His behavior is worthy of respect. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julien\_PDC and CM · checked, community translation · [\#286814](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/286814) [\#130343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/130343)) - Votre **comportement** est inexcusable. Your behavior is inexcusable. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#9354761](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9354761) [\#549398](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/549398)) - Je ne suis pas satisfait de son **comportement** lors de la fête. I am dissatisfied with his manners at the party. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Petrus and Dejo · checked, community translation · [\#35716](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/35716) [\#1593580](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1593580)) ## 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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