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# durable — French to English

How French *durable* 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: durable (278 142), durables (44 631). By style: everyday 28 · literary 2 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 12 137 · legal and administrative 10 687 · UN documents 299 917.

## sustainable

Used about 197 553 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 8 218 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 127 · UN documents ≈ 181 200). Meaning: [sustainable in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sustainable/).

- L'économie algérienne est-elle **durable** ?
  Is Algeria's economy **sustainable**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10132229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10132229) [\#10925534](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10925534))

- Une logistique efficace est la clé d'une mobilité **durable**.
  Efficient logistics is the key to **sustainable** mobility.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 957288)

- Croissance **durable**: ressources naturelles
  **Sustainable** growth: natural resources
  ([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 5332814)

- Groupe des infrastructures **durables**
  **Sustainable** Infrastructure Practice Group
  ([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 29588758)

- L'Algérie a-t-elle une économie **durable** ?
  Is Algeria's economy **sustainable**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10132229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10132229) [\#10925535](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10925535))

## durable

Used about 28 820 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 253 · legal and administrative ≈ 445 · UN documents ≈ 28 117). Meaning: [durable in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/durable/).

- Ces pantalons sont faits de tissu **durable**.
  These trousers are made of **durable** cloth.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#60953](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/60953) [\#7955563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7955563))

- La pensée humaine découvre un moyen de se perpétuer non seulement plus **durable** et plus résistant que l'architecture, mais encore plus simple et plus facile.
  Human thought discovers a mode of perpetuating itself, not only more **durable** and more resisting than architecture, but still more simple and easy.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2680)

- C'est dans ce nouveau contexte politique que les pourparlers entre la Syrie et Israël pourront connaître un nouvel élan et aboutir à un accord de paix juste et **durable**.
  Talks between Syria and Israel will be able to find fresh impetus in this new political context and could lead to a just and **durable** peace agreement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 64576)

- Biens **durables** (4 points au maximum)
  **Durable** goods (up to 4 points)
  ([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 4145209)

- Réfugiés : protection internationale, solutions **durables** et assistance
  International protection, **durable** solutions and assistance to refugees
  ([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 28688657)

## lasting

Used about 27 453 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 1 896 · legal and administrative ≈ 557 · UN documents ≈ 24 993).

- Ce livre a laissé une empreinte **durable** sur elle.
  This book left a **lasting** impression on her.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2982360](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2982360) [\#12645831](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12645831))

- Il est dans notre intérêt à tous de réaliser de véritables progrès **durables**.
  It is in all our interests to make real and **lasting** progress.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 489979)

- La présence sur ce segment est aussi de nature plus **durable**.
  The presence in this segment is also of a more **lasting** nature.
  ([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 4246363)

- mettre en relation les jeunes et les entreprises pour un emploi **durable**.
  Creating contacts between young people and enterprises with a view to **lasting** employment.
  ([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 18661051)

- Le changement **durable** ne vient pas du jour au lendemain.
  **Lasting** change doesn’t happen overnight.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and Nuel · checked, community translation · [\#13625310](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13625310) [\#14020811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14020811))

## peace

Used about 3 126 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · UN documents ≈ 3 124). Meaning: [peace in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peace/).

- Tout le monde veut une paix **durable**.
  Everybody wants permanent **peace**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and CK · checked, community translation · [\#276539](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/276539) [\#772585](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/772585))

- Il encourage toutes les parties à continuer de négocier de bonne foi afin de jeter les bases d &apos; un dialogue politique inclusif nécessaire pour parvenir à une paix **durable**.
  He encouraged all parties to continue to negotiate in good faith to create the basis for an inclusive political dialogue necessary for a sustained **peace**.
  ([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 29075202)

- Tout le monde voudrait une paix **durable**.
  Everybody wants permanent **peace**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#276539](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/276539) [\#830211](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/830211))

## development

Used about 3 124 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 124). Meaning: [development in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/development/).

- Nous avons besoin de l &apos; espace pour le développement **durable** des générations à venir.
  We need space for the stable **development** of future generations.
  ([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 14868129)

## More sentences

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

- Il considère les femmes comme des plaisirs jetables plutôt que comme une quête **durable**.
  He regards women as disposable pleasures rather than as meaningful pursuits.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#725436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/725436) [\#801085](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/801085))

- Une croissance économique aussi impressionnante ne peut être **durable**.
  Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and alpucca · checked, community translation · [\#49796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/49796) [\#1834749](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1834749))

- Les habitants furent frappés d'une **durable** sécheresse.
  The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#239647](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/239647) [\#1213266](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1213266))

## Grammar

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