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# documentation — French to English

How French *documentation* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: documentation (75 976), documentations (159). By style: everyday 3 · parliamentary 272 · legal and administrative 6 845 · UN documents 69 015.

## documentation

Used about 56 517 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 212 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 979 · UN documents ≈ 50 323). Forms: documentation, documentations, documents. Meaning: [documentation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/documentation/).

- La **documentation** est assez bonne.
  The **documentation** is quite good.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and Miktsoanit · checked, community translation · [\#12231165](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12231165) [\#10758642](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10758642))

- J’ai sur moi de la **documentation** à ce sujet.
  I have **documentation** on the subject with me now.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 668698)

- **Documentation** sur le revêtement de la zone d’essai
  **Documentation** of the test surface
  ([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 5448763)

- **Documentation**: La norme (FFV-50: Pommes);
  **Documentation**: The Standard (FFV-50: Apples)
  ([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 19096882)

- La **documentation** n'est pas à jour.
  The **documentation** isn't up to date.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#11523244](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11523244) [\#8377359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8377359))

## document

Used about 6 470 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 6 470). Meaning: [document in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/document/).

- Demandes par téléphone d’information ou de **documentation** – grand public
  Phone queries/**document** requests (public)
  ([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 4715424)

- **Documentation** : Rapport du Secrétaire général (résolution 68/60).
  **Document**: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 68/60).
  ([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 28756191)

- **Documentation** : Rapport du Secrétaire général (résolution 51/158).
  **Document**: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 51/158).
  ([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 3312830)

- **Documentation** : Note du Secrétaire général (décision 49/314), A/52/107.
  **Document**: Note by the Secretary-General (decision 49/314), A/52/107.
  ([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 3308805)

- **Documentation** : Rapport du Secrétaire général (résolution 50/96), A/52/459.
  **Document**: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 50/96), A/52/459.
  ([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 3309058)

## material

Used about 3 620 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 25 · UN documents ≈ 3 595). Meaning: [material in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/material/).

- La **documentation** nécessaire pour discuter de ces questions existe, bien entendu; je la tiens à la main.
  I would like to state that there is relevant **material** available for discussion of these issues; I have it here in my hand.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1666403)

- **Documentations** techniques : CEPALC INDEX (2).
  Technical **material**: CEPAL INDEX (2).
  ([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 151512)

- Ce document fait souvent référence à la précieuse **documentation** générale que nous avons eu l'occasion d'utiliser lors des débats à la commission.
  There are many good examples in that document of the valuable background **material** which we were able to use during discussions in committee.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 141510)

- Nous devons travailler de manière plus systématique au recueil de données, d'informations, de **documentations** sur les différents contextes ainsi qu'à l'évaluation des situations respectives.
  We must work more systematically to collect and evaluate data, information and background **material**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 25232)

- Plusieurs représentants ont fait observer que ces **documentations** devraient être d &apos; une lecture facile et traduites dans les langues vernaculaires.
  Several representatives observed that the **material** should be easy to read and translated into local languages.
  ([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 340148)

## More sentences

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

- Des spécialistes des bibliothèques et de la **documentation** formés convenablement sont capables d'aider les gens à trouver le savoir et des expériences nouvelles sous une forme nouvelle.
  Professional staff with up-to-date training in the library and information field can also help to find knowledge and afford access to experiences which exist in new forms.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1735169)

- Nous avons peut-être tendance, une fois la **documentation** déclarée correcte et les cases cochées, à clore le dossier et à ne pas creuser davantage.
  There is perhaps a tendency, once the paper trail is correct and the boxes are ticked, to put it all to bed and not look underneath the surface.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1212229)

- Le premier amendement limite les dérogations relatives à la procédure de **documentation** et d'information aux OGM en transit et destinés à une utilisation confinée.
  The first of these amendments seeks to restrict derogations from the documentary and information procedures to GMOs in transit and in closed systems.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 362265)

## Grammar

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