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Meaning: [time in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/time/). - Le colis a été livré dans les **délais**. The package was delivered on **time**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and ddnktr · checked, community translation · [\#12065575](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12065575) [\#12947381](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12947381)) - Nous fixons un **délai**. We set a **time** limit. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1875018) - **Délais** de report de paiement **Time** limits for deferred payment ([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 1541506) - a) **Délais** de recrutement. (a) Recruitment target **time**. ([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 28866193) - Tom se rendit maître de la situation sans **délai**. Tom was master of the situation in no **time**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tras and RoyalBee · checked, community translation · [\#37059](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37059) [\#7499299](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7499299)) ## within Used about 22 695 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 321 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 354 · UN documents ≈ 13 019). Meaning: [within in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/within/). - Si vous recevez ce courrier, envoyez-le à 10 autres personnes dans un **délai** de 12 heures, sinon la malchance s'abattra sur vous. If you receive this mail, send it on to another 10 people **within** 12 hours or else bad luck befalls you. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and corbinjurgens · checked, community translation · [\#4641805](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4641805) [\#10321226](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10321226)) - Et Mudge avait intérêt à arriver dans le **délai** convenu, car Mr. Fogg, fidèle à son système, l'avait alléché par une forte prime. Mr. Fogg had made it for Mudge’s interest to reach Omaha **within** the time agreed on, by the offer of a handsome reward. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2747) - Vous savez que les énergies renouvelables s'amortiraient dans un **délai** de neuf à douze mois. You know the costs of renewable energy would pay for themselves **within** nine to twelve months. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2011204) - Les décisions ont été rendues dans un **délai** de huit mois à compter de la date d’ouverture. The determinations were made **within** eight months from the date of the initiation. ([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 2932979) - Cette étude devrait être achevée dans un **délai** d ' un an. > > The study is expected to be completed **within** a year. " ([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 26236503) ## deadline Used about 20 267 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · parliamentary ≈ 1 523 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 315 · UN documents ≈ 10 415). Forms: deadline, deadlines. Meaning: [deadline in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deadline/). - Peux-tu tenir le **délai** ? Can you make the **deadline**? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#73510](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/73510) [\#1336032](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1336032)) - Je continue de penser que ce **délai** est optimiste. I still believe this **deadline** is optimistic. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 532185) - **Délais** à respecter par la Commission **Deadlines** for the Commission ([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 1968388) - Les neuf Parties ayant demandé que le **délai** soit repoussé ont indiqué que leur demande avait été acceptée. All nine respondents that had requested an extension of a **deadline** indicated that their request had been accepted. ([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 12106780) - Pouvez-vous tenir le **délai** ? Can you make the **deadline**? ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#73510](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/73510) [\#1336033](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1336033)) ## period Used about 13 113 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 882 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 118 · UN documents ≈ 9 113). Meaning: [period in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/period/). - Et nous aurions dû, dans le même temps, instaurer un **délai** de grâce. We should also have made provision for a grace **period**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1961364) - Ce **délai** est prolongé de deux mois à l’initiative du Parlement européen ou du Conseil. That **period** shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council. ([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 2955787) - 102/3: Le **délai** de prescription du viol est de 10 ans. 102/3: The prescription **period** for rape is 10 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 15255524) - Le **délai** appelé publiquement période de réflexion a été gaspillé. The time publicly designated as a **period** of reflection was wasted. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1009573) - Ce **délai** peut être prolongé de deux mois à l'initiative du Parlement européen ou du Conseil. That **period** shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council. ([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 3064773) ## soon Used about 6 330 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 122 · UN documents ≈ 5 207). Meaning: [soon in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/soon/). - Je me réjouis par conséquent de votre soutien en faveur de son adoption dans les plus brefs **délais**. I accordingly look forward to your support for its adoption as **soon** as possible. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 687878) - La Secrétaire générale adjointe invite instamment tous les États Membres qui ne l ' ont pas encore fait à verser dans les meilleurs **délais** leurs contributions pour 2009. She urged the remaining Member States to pay their assessed contributions for 2009 in full as **soon** as possible. ([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 21991678) - Et ces bénéfices sont d'une ampleur telle qu'il nous faut absolument réaliser l'élargissement dans des **délais** les plus brefs possibles. They are so great that enlargement ought to be undertaken as **soon** as it possibly can be. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 96657) - 11. Je reste convaincu que ces faits nouveaux montrent encore plus l ' importance d ' instaurer dans les meilleurs **délais** un processus de paix viable. 11. I remain convinced that these developments underscore even more the importance of establishing as **soon** as practicable a viable peace process. ([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 427188) - Il est très important que cette autorité soit opérationnelle dans les plus brefs **délais**, quel que soit son emplacement. It is very important that this authority is up and running as **soon** as possible, no matter where it is located. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 267933) ## possible Used about 3 640 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 638). Meaning: [possible in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possible/). - Il doit s'y mettre dans les plus brefs **délais**. He has to start as soon as **possible**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aristys and BraveSentry · checked, community translation · [\#2323986](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2323986) [\#3790532](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3790532)) - dans les meilleurs **délais** avant la marée, transmet à la Commission les informations suivantes: as early as **possible** in advance of the fishing trip, transmits to the Commission the following information: ([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 4952846) - J'attends votre réponse dans les plus brefs **délais**. I look forward to receiving your reply as soon as **possible**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and CK · checked, community translation · [\#39537](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/39537) [\#2042496](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2042496)) - Il est nécessaire d'appliquer cette modification dans les plus brefs **délais**, compte tenu de la situation du marché. In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as **possible**. ([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 2073680) - La Commission examine, dans les plus brefs **délais**, l'avis de l'Autorité ainsi que toutes les observations reçues. The Commission shall examine the opinion of the Authority and any comments received as soon as **possible**. ([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 1090216) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Nous avons obtenu un **délai** court, mais amplement suffisant. We got a short but ample respite. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Lillith · checked, community translation · [\#9368970](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9368970) [\#9840731](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9840731)) - J'ai obtenu un **délai**. I have gotten a respite. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Lindoula · checked, community translation · [\#5170138](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5170138) [\#9012773](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9012773)) - Il exigea que nous partions sans **délai**. He demanded that we leave at once. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rene1596 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#297344](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/297344) [\#1186307](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1186307)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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