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# convention — French to English

How French *convention* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: convention (820 316), conventione (3), conventions (87 072). By style: everyday 10 · literary 1 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 14 460 · legal and administrative 25 483 · UN documents 867 435.

## convention

Used about 858 408 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 11 146 · legal and administrative ≈ 14 865 · UN documents ≈ 832 387). Forms: convention, conventions. Meaning: [convention in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/convention/).

- Le Mexique est-il signataire de la **convention** de Genève ?
  Is Mexico a signatory to the Geneva **Convention**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#1188657](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1188657) [\#1188783](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1188783))

- La clairvoyance aveugle de la Révolution, brisant la royauté dans le roi et le roi avec la royauté, sans presque remarquer l'homme dans le farouche écrasement de l'idée, le vaste orage de l'assemblée tribunal, la colère publique interrogeant, Capet ne sachant que répondre, l'effrayante vacillation stupéfaite de cette tête royale sous ce souffle sombre, l'innocence relative de tous dans cette catastrophe, de ceux qui condamnaient comme de celui qui était condamné, il avait regardé ces choses, il avait contemplé ces vertiges; il avait vu les siècles comparaître à la barre de la **Convention**; il avait vu, derrière Louis XVI, cet infortuné passant responsable, se dresser dans les ténèbres la formidable accusée, la monarchie; et il lui était resté dans l'âme l'épouvante respectueuse de ces immenses justices du peuple presque aussi impersonnelles que la justice de Dieu.
  The blind clairvoyance of the Revolution, breaking royalty in the King and the King with royalty, did so almost without noticing the man in the fierce crushing of the idea, the vast storm of the Assembly-Tribunal, the public wrath interrogating, Capet not knowing what to reply, the alarming, stupefied vacillation by that royal head beneath that sombre breath, the relative innocence of all in that catastrophe, of those who condemned as well as of the man condemned,—he had looked on those things, he had contemplated that giddiness; he had seen the centuries appear before the bar of the Assembly-**Convention**; he had beheld, behind Louis XVI., that unfortunate passer-by who was made responsible, the terrible culprit, the monarchy, rise through the shadows; and there had lingered in his soul the respectful fear of these immense justices of the populace, which are almost as impersonal as the justice of God.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18177)

- L'Ouganda a ratifié ces **conventions**.
  Uganda has ratified these **conventions**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1324458)

- Clauses finales de la **convention**
  Final clauses of the **Convention**
  ([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 2480598)

- A. État des **Conventions**
  A. Status of the **Conventions**
  ([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 22850953)

## international

Used about 17 789 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 265 · UN documents ≈ 17 524). Meaning: [international in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/international/).

- Les dispositions relatives à l’entretien du matériel radioélectrique sont énoncées dans la **convention** SOLAS 74, telle que modifiée, et dans les directives adoptées par l’Organisation maritime internationale.
  Provisions for radio maintenance are set forth in the SOLAS 74, as amended, and the guidelines adopted by the **International** Maritime Organisation.
  ([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 1459232)

- Les policiers, NS, DC et GE, ont été condamnés pour violation des pactes et **conventions** internationaux, actes de torture et coups et blessures légers.
  The officers -- NS, DC and GE -- were convicted of committing the offences of breaching **international** treaties and agreements, torture and minor injuries.
  ([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 27616599)

- Soulignant la nécessité d &apos; appliquer rapidement les dispositions des **conventions** internationales sur la lutte contre la désertification, la diversité biologique et les changements climatiques,
  Urging the importance of dispatch in the implementation of the provisions of the **international** agreements on desertification control, biological diversity and climate change,
  ([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 8579956)

## agreements

Used about 16 366 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2 561 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 044 · UN documents ≈ 8 762).

- On arrange les temps de travail, les **conventions** collectives de travail, bref, avec beaucoup de choses.
  Working hours are being fiddled, and so are collective labour **agreements** as well as many other things.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 284397)

- la conclusion de **conventions** de subventions,
  conclusion of grant **agreements**,
  ([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 866950)

- La loi sur les **conventions** et les accords collectifs institue un système de partenaires sociaux.
  A system of social partnership has been introduced and is embodied in the Collective Contracts and **Agreements** Act of Ukraine.
  ([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 1068572)

- Il est important que nous supprimions le passage: "**conventions** collectives déclarées d'obligation générale".
  It is important that we leave out the phrase 'collective **agreements** declared or deemed to be generally binding'.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 473315)

- Cependant, dans trois **conventions**, Abertis est restée propriétaire de l'équipement de TNT.
  However, in the case of 3 collaboration **agreements** Abertis remained the owner of the DTT equipment.
  ([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 3852996)

## protocol

Used about 265 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 265). Meaning: [protocol in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/protocol/).

- Le contrôle de gestion global et la surveillance générale visés au paragraphe 2, premier alinéa, sont efficaces et nécessitent que le contrat, la **convention** ou le protocole d'externalisation:
  The overall management control and supervision referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be effective and require that the outsourcing contract, agreement or **protocol**:
  ([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 4327194)

## ratified

Used about 151 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 151). Meaning: [ratified in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ratified/).

- La première limitation vient du fait que la **convention** EUROPOL n'est pas encore ratifiée.
  The first restriction is that the Europol Treaty has not yet been **ratified**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1692674)

## More sentences

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

- L'ordre social ne vient pas de la nature. Il est fondé sur des **conventions**.
  Social order does not come from nature. It is founded on customs.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and blay\_paul · checked, community translation · [\#415655](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/415655) [\#412848](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/412848))

- Maintenant, fais une **convention** avec mon maître, le roi d’Assyrie, et je te donnerai deux mille chevaux, si tu peux fournir des cavaliers pour les monter.
  Now therefore, please make a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 36:8)

- Maintenant, fais une **convention** avec mon maître, le roi d’Assyrie, et je te donnerai deux mille chevaux, si tu peux fournir des cavaliers pour les monter.
  Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 18:23)

## Grammar

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