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# contrat — French to English

How French *contrat* 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: contrat (67 370), contrate (1), contrats (60 384). By style: everyday 142 · literary 3 · biblical 6 · parliamentary 3 167 · legal and administrative 36 826 · UN documents 87 611.

## contract

Used about 105 309 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 115 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 2 606 · legal and administrative ≈ 27 620 · UN documents ≈ 74 966). Forms: contract, contracts. Meaning: [contract in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/contract/).

- Ziri a signé le **contrat**.
  Ziri signed the **contract**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10225202](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10225202) [\#11837085](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11837085))

- Mes amis, autrefois, dans cet aimable autrefois, on se mariait savamment; on faisait un bon **contrat**, et ensuite une bonne boustifaille.
  My friends, in bygone days, in those amiable days of yore, people married wisely; they had a good **contract**, and then they had a good carouse.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 29292)

- Une alliance n'est pas un **contrat**.
  A covenant is not a **contract**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1165968)

- **Contrats** de traitement de données
  a. Data Processing **Contracts**
  ([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 3841734)

- \* **Contrats** et états de paie
  ::**Contract** and payroll records
  ([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 27117243)

## agreement

Used about 7 551 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 99 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 836 · UN documents ≈ 3 613). Forms: agreement, agreements. Meaning: [agreement in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/agreement/).

- Ce **contrat** prend effet à partir de minuit.
  This **agreement** becomes valid at midnight.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bourdu and vencxjo · checked, community translation · [\#3053056](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3053056) [\#354782](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/354782))

- Lorsque l'on se marie, le **contrat** de mariage peut être significatif.
  Before a wedding, the pre-nuptial **agreement** can be significant.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 378185)

- le **contrat** de location-vente de LILAS: 5375000 NOK.
  compensation related to LILAS’ lease **agreement**: NOK 5375000
  ([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 5638209)

- Convention n°22 de l &apos; OIT, concernant le **contrat** d &apos; engagement des marins;
  ILO Convention 22, Seamen &apos; s Articles of **Agreement**;
  ([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 18579083)

- La conclusion de **contrats** pour organiser les services de transports publics constitue un procédé approprié lorsqu' une aide publique accompagne ces **contrats**.
  Signing **agreements** when organising public transport services is the correct procedure in cases where such agreements enjoy public subsidy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 256339)

## signed

Used about 1 536 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 534).

- J’écrivis un **contrat**, que je cachetai, je pris des témoins, et je pesai l’argent dans une balance.
  I **signed** the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 32:10)

- Il importerait peu que ces **contrats** aient pu être conclus le même jour étant donné qu’ils poursuivent chacun un objectif différent.
  It is irrelevant that these agreements may have been **signed** on the same date as they each have a different purpose.
  ([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 3507828)

- et je remis le **contrat** d’acquisition à Baruc, fils de Nérija, fils de Machséja, en présence de Hanameel, fils de mon oncle, en présence des témoins qui avaient signé le **contrat** d’acquisition, et en présence de tous les juifs qui se trouvaient dans la cour de la prison.
  and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who **signed** the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 32:12)

- En conséquence, la Commission conclut que ces **contrats** étaient supposés rentables pour So.Ge.A.AL au moment où ils ont été signés.
  Consequently, the Commission concludes that those agreements were expected to be profitable for So.Ge.A.AL at the time they were **signed**.
  ([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 3521892)

- En 2010, Meridiana a exercé ses activités au départ de l'aéroport et a signé un **contrat** marketing ainsi qu'un **contrat** d'assistance en escale avec So.Ge.A.AL.
  In 2010, Meridiana took up operations from the airport and **signed** a marketing agreement as well as a handling agreement with So.Ge.A.AL.
  ([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 3522249)

## employment

Used about 903 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 903). Meaning: [employment in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/employment/).

- La loi précise quand la résiliation du **contrat** de travail est ou non légitime.
  In the legislation it is clarified as to when termination of **employment** is justified or unjustified.
  ([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 27699056)

## More sentences

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

- Il a sabordé le **contrat**.
  He blew the deal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#285269](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/285269) [\#4696084](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4696084))

- Nous vous préparerons un **contrat** d'assurance personnalisé.
  We'll prepare a custom insurance policy for you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and absvfx · checked, community translation · [\#9083396](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9083396) [\#4585205](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4585205))

- Je veux juste m'assurer que vous respectez votre partie du **contrat**.
  I just want to make sure you live up to your end of the bargain.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2042809](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2042809) [\#2460696](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2460696))

## Grammar

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