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# durables — French to English

How French *durables* 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: durables (44 631). By style: everyday 4 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 1 457 · legal and administrative 1 722 · UN documents 41 446.

## sustainable

Used about 15 916 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 880 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 220 · UN documents ≈ 13 815). Meaning: [sustainable in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sustainable/).

- Cette maison est faite de matériaux **durables**.
  This house is made out of **sustainable** materials.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#8669774](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8669774) [\#10754435](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10754435))

- Il sera crucial de suivre des modèles d'investissement **durables** et compétitifs.
  **Sustainable** and competitive investment patterns will be crucial.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1409208)

- Fabriqué à partir de bois provenant de forêts **durables**
  Made using wood from **sustainable** forests
  ([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 3138628)

- 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)

- Les premiers projets de développement **durables** sont, sans aucun doute, ceux-là.
  The first **sustainable** development projects are unquestionably those.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 11819)

## durable

Used about 7 873 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 30 · legal and administrative ≈ 72 · UN documents ≈ 7 771). Meaning: [durable in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/durable/).

- A cet égard, le président Santer a souligné que nous avons besoin de nouvelles stratégies, lesquelles doivent être multiples, **durables** et surtout - serais-je tenté d'ajouter - concrètes.
  In this context President Santer has stated that we need new strategies which must be both diverse and **durable** and, if I may add, most importantly practical.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1759375)

- 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)

- Biens d'équipement ménager non **durables**
  Non-**durable** household goods
  ([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 3985106)

- b) Les causes des conflits et la promotion d &apos; une paix et d &apos; un développement **durables** en Afrique.
  (b) Causes of conflict and the promotion of **durable** peace and sustainable development in Africa.
  ([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 27071280)

## lasting

Used about 5 527 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 273 · legal and administrative ≈ 72 · UN documents ≈ 5 181).

- La communication responsable promeut des valeurs éthiques et **durables**.
  Responsible communication promotes ethical and **lasting** values.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#12883400](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12883400) [\#12738080](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12738080))

- 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)

- À leur place, les prix à l'exportation vers des pays tiers ont été utilisés pour déterminer les futurs prix à l'exportation qui pourraient être considérés comme **durables**.
  Instead, export prices to third countries were used in order to determine future export prices that could be considered as **lasting**.
  ([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 954254)

- Néanmoins, il reste à relever de nombreux défis à la stabilité et au développement **durables**.
  Nevertheless, there are still many challenges to **lasting** stability and sustainable development.
  ([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 13175930)

- Pour cette raison, en sus des directives communautaires, des normes internationales **durables** doivent être développées.
  That is why, along with Community measures, we must develop **lasting** international standards.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1766218)

## solutions

Used about 1 727 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 727).

- a) Accès réduit au financement de solutions **durables**, en particulier en ce qui concerne l &apos; infrastructure urbaine;
  (a) Reduced access to finances for sustainable **solutions**, especially regarding urban infrastructure;
  ([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 19216179)

- Le programme intègre des moyens de subsistance **durables** pour les personnes déplacées dans le cadre de solutions conjointes des Nations Unies.
  The programme integrates sustainable livelihoods for IDPs in the framework of joint United Nations **solutions**.
  ([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 17112395)

## long

Used about 1 002 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 30 · legal and administrative ≈ 108 · UN documents ≈ 863). Meaning: [long in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/long/).

- Quand nous sommes jeunes, nous pouvons avoir une expérience totalement nouvelle, subjective ou objective, à chaque heure de la journée. Notre capacité d'attention est indéfectible, notre faculté à retenir les choses est immense et les souvenirs que nous conservons de cette époque, comme les souvenirs de journées consacrées à des voyages rapides intéressants, sont par nature complexes, multiples et **durables**. Mais à mesure que les années passent et transforment une partie de ces expériences en routines auxquelles nous prêtons de moins en moins attention, les jours et les semaines s'aplanissent dans notre souvenir en unités vides de tout contenu, les années elles-mêmes perdent leur substance et s’effondrent.
  In youth we may have an absolutely new experience, subjective or objective, every hour of the day. Apprehension is vivid, retentiveness strong, and our recollections of that time, like those in a time spent in rapid and interesting travel, are of something intricate, multitudinous, and **long**-drawn-out. But as each passing year converts some of this experience into automatic routine which we hardly note at all, the days and the weeks smooth themselves out in recollection to a contentless unit, and the years grow hollow and collapse.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2944215](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2944215) [\#8121105](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8121105))

- Les problèmes qui affectent l'économie mondiale - et donc, l'économie européenne également - sont profonds et **durables** par nature.
  The problems affecting the global economy - and therefore the European economy too - are deeply-rooted and **long**-term in nature.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1256407)

- Obstructions **durables** dans le chenal
  **Long** time obstructions in the fairway
  ([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 1229450)

- La majorité des pays (à quelques exceptions près) essaient d &apos; encourager les investissements privés et d &apos; établir des relations **durables** avec les compagnies pétrolières internationales.
  The majority of the governments (with very few exceptions) are attempting to encourage the flow of private-sector investment and to establish **long**-term relationships with international oil companies.
  ([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 20113442)

- Les déclarations d'intention (lettres d'intention) des sociétés contactées mentionnent le nombre prévisible d'emplois **durables** créés.
  Letters of intent from the firms contacted are available, specifying the **long**-term jobs expected to be created.
  ([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 1157000)

## More sentences

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

- Les vraies amitiés sont **durables**.
  True friendships are abiding.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and senorsmile · checked, community translation · [\#2487108](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2487108) [\#11670987](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11670987))

- Avec moi sont la richesse et la gloire, Les biens **durables** et la justice.
  With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 8:18)

- Prêtez l’oreille, et venez à moi, Écoutez, et votre âme vivra: Je traiterai avec vous une alliance éternelle, Pour rendre **durables** mes faveurs envers David.
  Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 55:3)

## Grammar

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