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# cours — French to English

How French *cours* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: cours (595 748). By style: everyday 767 · literary 9 · biblical 25 · parliamentary 26 898 · legal and administrative 62 453 · UN documents 505 596.

## during

Used about 130 517 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 64 · parliamentary ≈ 5 604 · legal and administrative ≈ 19 517 · UN documents ≈ 105 333). Meaning: [during in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/during/).

- Ne parle pas en **cours** !
  Don't talk **during** class.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4902557](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4902557) [\#4902561](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4902561))

- J'espère que nous ne perdrons pas ce principe des yeux au **cours** de la discussion.
  I hope, therefore, that we will bear this in mind **during** this discussion.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1673682)

- Case no 56: Autres incidents au **cours** du transport
  Box 56: Other incidents **during** carriage
  ([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 1624505)

- :: Le développement législatif au **cours** des années précédant l &apos; élaboration du présent rapport;
  :: Legislative developments **during** the years prior to the preparation of this report.
  ([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 24299492)

- La ville a été endommagée au **cours** de la guerre.
  The city was damaged **during** the war.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4228260](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4228260) [\#4236025](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4236025))

## being

Used about 66 742 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2 242 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 301 · UN documents ≈ 63 200). Meaning: [being in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/being/).

- De nombreuses recherches sont en **cours**, dans l'UE également, en vue de venir à bout de cette maladie.
  In order to stop the disease, much research is **being** carried out, also within the EU.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1405243)

- Montant du prélèvement dû inclus dans la colonne (d) pour lequel une procédure juridique est en **cours**
  Amount of levy due included in (d) **being** pursued by legal process
  ([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 1888422)

- Les dispositions législatives et administratives qui ont été prises en vue de la mise en oeuvre de cette politique sont déjà en place ou en **cours** d &apos; élaboration.
  The legislative and administrative arrangements to implement it are partly in place and partly **being** developed.
  ([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 4795622)

- La Commission s'efforce actuellement de garantir leur mise en œuvre concrète dans les documents de programmation qui sont actuellement en **cours** de négociation.
  The Commission is now working to ensure their practical implementation in the programming documents that are now **being** negotiated.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 917768)

- Par ailleurs, une révision des programmes et des documents pédagogiques est en **cours** en vue de supprimer toute référence malveillante aux femmes.
  On the other hand, review of the curriculum and educational materials is **being** done to remove all reference that is derogatory to women.
  ([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 13436655)

## years

Used about 49 219 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 4 483 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 602 · UN documents ≈ 42 133).

- Éternel, j’ai entendu ce que tu as annoncé, je suis saisi de crainte. Accomplis ton œuvre dans le **cours** des années, ô Éternel! Dans le **cours** des années manifeste-la! Mais dans ta colère souviens-toi de tes compassions!
  LORD, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Renew your work in the middle of the **years**. In the middle of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HAB 3:2)

- Ils représentent également une référence pour les progrès que nous pourrons accomplir au **cours** des prochaines années.
  They are also a reference for the progress we can make in the next few **years**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 156722)

- la distribution géographique des cas d’infection par la maladie de catégorie B ou C concernée au **cours** des cinq dernières années au moins;
  the geographical distribution of cases of infection with the relevant category B or C disease covering at least the past 5 **years**;
  ([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 5317332)

- Le programme doit être exécuté au **cours** des deux prochaines années.
  The programme is expected to be implemented over the next two **years**.
  ([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 16345989)

- Tout ce qu'ils avaient connu jusque là, au **cours** des vingt-cinq dernières années, c'était le terrorisme, les attentats à la bombe et la contestation.
  All they had known was terrorism, bombs and civil strife over the past twenty-five **years**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1620229)

## period

Used about 41 088 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 681 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 807 · UN documents ≈ 31 600). Meaning: [period in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/period/).

- D'abord, le respect d'un régime fiscal rigoureux au niveau européen au **cours** de la période allant jusqu'à l'année 2006.
  Firstly, a tight fiscal regime is to operate at European level over the **period** to the year 2006.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1931771)

- Le prix de la boîte a augmenté d’environ 15 % au **cours** de la période considérée.
  The price of the can has increased by around 15 % over the **period** considered.
  ([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 1068638)

- Au **cours** de la période considérée, la COCOVINU a organisé un **cours** de formation au Canada du 17 au 21 octobre.
  27. In the **period** under review, UNMOVIC conducted one training course in Canada from 17 to 21 October.
  ([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 14219009)

- Nous devons tout faire pour éviter une réduction de l'enveloppe budgétaire de la politique de cohésion au **cours** de la prochaine période de programmation.
  We have to make efforts to prevent a reduction in the funding made available for cohesion policy in the next programming **period**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1584655)

- Le niveau des stocks n'a pas suivi l'augmentation de la production et des ventes au **cours** de la période d'enquête.
  The level of stocks did not follow the increased production and sales in the investigation **period**.
  ([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 4906807)

## course

Used about 26 340 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 64 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 204 · UN documents ≈ 21 067). Meaning: [course in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/course/).

- Tom s'est inscrit à un **cours** de français.
  Tom enrolled in a French **course**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6844936](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6844936) [\#6853763](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6853763))

- Les félicitations de Claude Frollo à Jacques Coictier avaient trait surtout aux nombreux avantages temporels que le digne médecin avait su extraire, dans le **cours** de sa carrière si enviée, de chaque maladie du roi, opération d'une alchimie meilleure et plus certaine que la poursuite de la pierre philosophale.
  Claude Frollo’s felicitations to Jacques Coictier bore reference principally to the temporal advantages which the worthy physician had found means to extract, in the **course** of his much envied career, from each malady of the king, an operation of alchemy much better and more certain than the pursuit of the philosopher’s stone.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2382)

- Mon âme est dégoûtée de la vie! Je donnerai **cours** à ma plainte, Je parlerai dans l’amertume de mon âme.
  “My soul is weary of my life. I will give free **course** to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 10:1)

- Le **cours** se déroulera en anglais.
  The **course** will be conducted in English.
  ([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 2497937)

- Cette liste n &apos; est pas exhaustive et d &apos; autres questions pourraient être posées au **cours** du dialogue.
  This list is not exhaustive as other issues might be raised in the **course** of the dialogue
  ([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 18827316)

## last

Used about 5 584 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 681 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 903). Meaning: [last in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/last/).

- Nous avons promis à la FIME 2,2 millions d’euros au **cours** du dernier exercice financier.
  We promised the FIME EUR 2.2 million in the **last** financial year.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 517370)

- lieu d’utilisation de l’internet au **cours** des trois derniers mois: sur le lieu de formation,
  location of internet use in the **last** three months: at place of education,
  ([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 1602354)

- Au **cours** des 12 derniers mois, le taux d’inflation en Lituanie a en effet été légèrement supérieur à la valeur limite.
  In the **last** 12 months, the inflation rate in Lithuania has been slightly above the threshold value.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 822288)

- personne ayant été exposée, au **cours** des 21 derniers jours, à un cas probable ou confirmé de FHV s’étant déclarée au **cours** des six derniers mois.
  Exposure within the **last** 21 days to a probable or confirmed case of a VHF whose onset of illness was within the last six months
  ([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 2528647)

- . - Monsieur le Président, au **cours** des derniers mois, différents événements survenus dans l’application du Pacte de stabilité et de croissance ont engendré une grave crise institutionnelle.
  Mr President, over the **last** few months we have seen various developments in the application of the Stability and Growth Pact which have created a serious institutional crisis.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 530116)

## over

Used about 1 880 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 16 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 560 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 301). Meaning: [over in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/over/).

- J'ai repris le poids que j'avais perdu au **cours** de l'été.
  I gained back the weight I'd lost **over** the summer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2329329](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2329329) [\#2329730](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2329730))

- Ce qui est certain, c'est que le lendemain «un postillon» fut lancé de la cour Charlemagne dans la fosse-aux-lions par-dessus le bâtiment à cinq étages qui séparait les deux **cours**.
  What is certain is, that on the following morning, a “postilion” was flung from the Charlemagne yard into the Lions’ Ditch, **over** the five-story building which separated the two court-yards.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18889)

- Il donna libre **cours** à sa colère, Il ne sauva pas leur âme de la mort, Il livra leur vie à la mortalité;
  He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life **over** to the pestilence,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 78:50)

- Au **cours** des décennies écoulées, la politique agricole commune (PAC) a été orientée sur le développement économique de l'agriculture et des espaces ruraux.
  The focus of the common agricultural policy (CAP) **over** recent decades has been on the positive economic development of agriculture and rural areas.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1528855)

- Le financement public constant a permis à HIS, au **cours** des dernières décennies, de développer ses produits et de parvenir à la position qu’elle occupe actuellement sur le marché.
  HIS could develop its products and obtain its current market position as a result of continuous State financing **over** the past decades.
  ([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 5070438)

## More sentences

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

- La présentation pour le **cours** d'histoire est à rendre la semaine prochaine.
  The presentation for the history lesson is due next week.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#13907436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13907436) [\#13907443](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13907443))

- Voyager sur Mars pourrait devenir possible au **cours** de mon existence.
  A trip to Mars may become possible in my lifetime.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and Dejo · checked, community translation · [\#251294](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/251294) [\#138969](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/138969))

- Elle vient de sécher le **cours** de français.
  She's just skipped French class.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#3272510](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3272510) [\#3272511](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3272511))

## 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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