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# conventions — French to English

How French *conventions* 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: conventions (87 072). By style: everyday 5 · parliamentary 2 414 · legal and administrative 4 088 · UN documents 80 565.

## conventions

Used about 75 556 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 509 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 874 · UN documents ≈ 72 173).

- L'art moderne s'est détaché des **conventions** du XIXe siècle.
  Modern art has broken away from nineteenth century **conventions**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CM · checked, community translation · [\#239641](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/239641) [\#12593477](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12593477))

- 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)

- Noms des modèles et autres **conventions**
  Template labelling and other **conventions**
  ([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 4714833)

- 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)

- L'imbrication de ces deux **conventions** est très forte.
  These two **conventions** are very closely interlinked.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1722479)

## agreements

Used about 7 006 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 352 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 618 · UN documents ≈ 5 035).

- (SV) Monsieur le Président, le modèle nordique du marché du travail repose sur des **conventions** entre les partenaires sociaux.
  (SV) Mr President, the Nordic labour market model is based on **agreements** between the social partners.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1299282)

- 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)

- Nous souhaiterions donc établir des **conventions** plus précises sur les clauses reprises dans les traités avec les pays tiers.
  We should like, therefore, to make further **agreements** on the clauses included in the treaties with third countries.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 428757)

- 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)

## ratified

Used about 1 678 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 678). Meaning: [ratified in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ratified/).

- La Convention sur la cybercriminalité (JO 9/02 - **Conventions** internationales, ratification du 3 juillet 2002).
  The Convention on Cybercrime (OG 9/02 International Agreements, **ratified** on 3 July 2002).
  ([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 18662171)

## collective

Used about 453 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 453). Meaning: [collective in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/collective/).

- 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)

- 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)

- Premièrement, les décisions de la Cour n'ont aucune incidence sur la liberté d'adhérer à des **conventions** collectives.
  Firstly, the Court's rulings do not have any impact on the freedom to enter into **collective** agreements.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1148787)

- par écrit. - (SV) Le rapport sur les **conventions** collectives dans l'Union européenne n'est que l'expression d'opinions sans valeur juridique.
  , in writing. - (SV) The report on **collective** agreements in the EU is an expression of opinion with no legal value.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1155563)

- Les questions relatives aux négociations ou aux **conventions** collectives relèvent des États membres et rien que des États membres.
  Questions concerning **collective** bargaining or collective agreements are a matter for the Member States themselves and not for anyone else.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 729847)

## international

Used about 85 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 85). Meaning: [international in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/international/).

- n’affectent pas les obligations qui incombent aux parties contractantes en vertu d’autres **conventions** ou accords internationaux;
  not affect the obligations of the Contracting Parties under any other **international** agreement or 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 413433)

## 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))

- Les hommes conventionnels sont enragés par les écarts par rapport aux **conventions**, surtout parce qu'ils considèrent ces écarts comme une critique d'eux-mêmes.
  Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard such departures as a criticism of themselves.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#411809](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/411809) [\#412839](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/412839))

- Défie les **conventions**.
  Defy convention.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by pkill and kemushi69 · checked, community translation · [\#5147434](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5147434) [\#10512234](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10512234))

## Grammar

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