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# conviction — French to English

How French *conviction* 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: conviction (22 981), convictions (9 979). By style: everyday 38 · literary 8 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 2 725 · legal and administrative 286 · UN documents 29 902.

## belief

Used about 16 892 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 511 · legal and administrative ≈ 173 · UN documents ≈ 16 197). Forms: belief, beliefs. Meaning: [belief in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/belief/).

- C'est ma sincère **conviction**.
  That is my sincere **belief**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#8354482](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8354482) [\#8412268](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8412268))

- Chacun peut renoncer à ses **convictions** religieuses.
  People can abandon their religious **beliefs**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 232627)

- garantir le respect de leur liberté de religion ou de **conviction**.
  ensure respect for their freedom of religion or **belief**.
  ([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 3899854)

- 3. Le port des signes de **conviction**
  3. Wearing of symbols of **belief**
  ([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 27740178)

- Cela va à l’encontre de mes **convictions**.
  That goes against my **beliefs**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#42364](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42364) [\#9976988](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9976988))

## conviction

Used about 12 136 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 20 · literary ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 1 192 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 · UN documents ≈ 10 902). Forms: conviction, convictions. Meaning: [conviction in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/conviction/).

- Il n'a aucune **conviction** profonde.
  He has no deep **convictions**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5360732](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5360732) [\#7871629](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7871629))

- Javert se mit à rire de ce rire douloureux qui échappe à une **conviction** profonde:
  Javert began to laugh, with that mournful laugh which comes from profound **conviction**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 4689)

- Et laissez-moi vous dire ma **conviction**.
  Allow me to share my **conviction** with you.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 72263)

- Cette dernière a en effet interrompu le processus de réduction progressive destiné à faciliter la transition vers l’application du tarif plein, ce qui montre bien que les autorités italiennes avaient la **conviction** que la société avait été pleinement indemnisée.
  This extension interrupted a phasing-out mechanism intended to ease the companies' transition to the full tariff, which signalled the Italian authorities' **conviction** that the companies had been fully compensated for.
  ([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 1376551)

- **conviction** politique ou idéologique
  Political or ideological **conviction**
  ([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 17538090)

## discrimination

Used about 314 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 3 · UN documents ≈ 311). Meaning: [discrimination in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/discrimination/).

- Au sens de la présente loi, on entend par «informations à caractère personnel nécessitant des précautions particulières» les informations à caractère personnel concernant la race, les **convictions** religieuses, le statut social, les antécédents médicaux, le casier judiciaire, le fait d’avoir subi un préjudice résultant d’un acte criminel, ou d’autres descriptions, etc., fixées par arrêté ministériel, dont le traitement requiert des précautions particulières afin d’éviter à la personne concernée toute discrimination injuste, tout préjudice ou tout autre dommage.
  Special care-required personal information” in this Act means personal information comprising a principal's race, creed, social status, medical history, criminal record, fact of having suffered damage by a crime, or other descriptions etc. prescribed by cabinet order as those of which the handling requires special care so as not to cause unfair **discrimination**, prejudice or other disadvantages to the principal.
  ([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 4803310)

- 7. Application de la Déclaration sur l &apos; élimination de toutes les formes d &apos; intolérance et de discrimination fondées sur la religion ou la **conviction** 28
  7. Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of **Discrimination**
  ([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 1897401)

## freedom

Used about 311 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 311). Meaning: [freedom in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/freedom/).

- La liberté d &apos; expression des écrivains doit donc être défendue et soutenue avec **conviction** et détermination.
  The **freedom** of expression of writers should therefore be strongly defended and their cause encouraged.
  ([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 6306563)

## religion

Used about 84 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 57 · legal and administrative ≈ 27). Forms: religion, religious. Meaning: [religion in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/religion/).

- Il s'agit donc de réaffirmer la différence entre la norme juridique et les **convictions** religieuses.
  We must make the difference between the law and **religious** principles clear.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 85586)

- D’une manière générale, le terme «religion» désigne les personnes définies par référence à leurs **convictions** religieuses ou croyances.
  ‘**Religion**’ should be understood as broadly referring to persons defined by reference to their religious convictions or beliefs.
  ([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 1429760)

- Par conséquent, notre groupe pense qu'il est particulièrement important de prendre des mesures décisives contre l'intolérance à l'égard des autres **convictions** religieuses et surtout des minorités religieuses.
  Therefore, our group believes that it is particularly important to take decisive action against intolerance of other **religious** views and especially of religious minorities.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1477381)

- l’égalité de traitement entre les hommes et les femmes et toute action visant à combattre les discriminations fondées sur le sexe, la race ou l’origine ethnique, la religion ou les **convictions**, un handicap, l’âge ou l’orientation sexuelle;
  equal treatment for men and women and any action to combat any discrimination based on sex, race or ethnic origin, **religion**, beliefs, disabilities, age or sexual orientation;
  ([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 1458400)

- Décrire de quelle manière il est prévu de prévenir toute forme de discrimination fondée sur le sexe, la race ou l’origine ethnique, la religion ou les **convictions**, le handicap, l’âge ou l’orientation sexuelle aux différentes étapes de la mise en œuvre du programme.
  Describe how any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, **religion** or beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation is prevented during the various stages of programme implementation.
  ([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 1097445)

## More sentences

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

- Jeanne d'Arc refusa de renoncer à sa **conviction** que les voix qu'elle entendait étaient de Dieu et nulle autre.
  Joan of Arc refused to attribute the voices she could hear to anything other than the Word of the Lord.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ANH\_DAO and jeanne · checked, community translation · [\#460225](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/460225) [\#3787](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3787))

- J'en ai l'intime **conviction**.
  I can feel it in my bones.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2300696](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2300696) [\#9731141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9731141))

- Un pénis sectionné constitue une solide pièce à **conviction** pour un viol.
  A severed penis constitutes a solid piece of evidence for rape.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#916189](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/916189) [\#916196](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/916196))

## 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/).

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