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# effectif — French to English

How French *effectif* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: effectif (52 304), effectifs (63 130). By style: everyday 6 · parliamentary 1 355 · legal and administrative 7 848 · UN documents 106 225.

## staff

Used about 27 834 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 296 · legal and administrative ≈ 981 · UN documents ≈ 26 556). Forms: staff, staffing. Meaning: [staff in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/staff/).

- Ce dont elle a besoin, c'est d'**effectifs**.
  What they need is more **staff**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 264144)

- **Effectif** total des principaux gestionnaires d'infrastructure
  Total **staff** of main infrastructure managers
  ([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 3652023)

- II. Gestion et **effectifs**
  II. Management and **staffing**
  ([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 5657342)

- Si des **effectifs** supplémentaires sont requis, on tentera le redéploiement.
  Where additional **staff** are needed, redeployment is attempted.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1058097)

- Il définit également la programmation des ressources, notamment le budget pluriannuel et les **effectifs**.
  It shall also set out resource programming including multi-annual budget and **staff**.
  ([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 4746545)

## actual

Used about 15 311 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 71 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 962 · UN documents ≈ 13 278). Meaning: [actual in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/actual/).

- Ce sont toutes des questions très intéressantes, qui ne témoignent cependant pas d'un poids politique **effectif**.
  These are all extremely important, but they do not add up to **actual** political weight.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1955276)

- le maniement **effectif** de tous les types d’issues;
  **Actual** operation of all types of exits;
  ([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 1471448)

- Coût moyen **effectif** (janvier-mars 2009)
  Average **actual** cost for January- March 2009
  ([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 19742696)

- On voit davantage de moulinets et on entend plus de grandes phrases qu'on ne constate de résultats **effectifs**.
  Further shadow boxing and fine-sounding speeches are more in evidence than **actual** results.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 322675)

- des adaptations des services aux besoins **effectifs**.
  Adjustments of services to **actual** requirements.
  ([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 5102682)

## personnel

Used about 11 478 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 85 · legal and administrative ≈ 327 · UN documents ≈ 11 065). Meaning: [personnel in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/personnel/).

- Le brigadier-chef encadre les **effectifs** et veille à la bonne exécution des missions de sécurité publique.
  The chief brigadier supervises **personnel** and ensures the proper execution of public safety missions.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#13362890](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13362890) [\#13362889](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13362889))

- Nous avons augmenté les **effectifs** par l'envoi de 280 coopérants supplémentaires.
  We have increased the workforce by 280 international **personnel**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1321786)

- Ces autorités transfèrent le contrôle opérationnel (OPCON) de leurs **effectifs**, équipes et unités au commandant d'opération civile.
  Those authorities shall transfer Operational Control (OPCON) of their **personnel**, teams and units to the Civilian Operation Commander.
  ([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 2791236)

- **Effectif** total des établissements d &apos; enseignement supérieur :
  Total number of **personnel** in higher education,
  ([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 15125303)

- Plus d'un tiers de ses **effectifs** signe fièrement et volontairement avant d'atteindre l'âge adulte.
  More than a third of its **personnel** proudly and voluntarily sign up before they reach adulthood.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 317934)

## effective

Used about 9 969 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 423 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 799 · UN documents ≈ 7 746). Meaning: [effective in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/effective/).

- Toute personne a droit à un recours **effectif** devant les juridictions nationales compétentes contre les actes violant les droits fondamentaux qui lui sont reconnus par la constitution ou par la loi.
  Everyone has the right to an **effective** remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and jakov · checked, community translation · [\#554658](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/554658) [\#9763620](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9763620))

- Nous ne retenons qu’un seul taux, le taux annuel **effectif** global.
  We retain only one rate, the overall **effective** annual rate.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 585136)

- ayant un diamètre **effectif** au moins égal à 160 mm,
  it has an **effective** diameter of not less than 160 mm;
  ([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 5483022)

- &lt; &lt; 3.2 Citerne: marque, modèle, volume **effectif**:. &gt; &gt;
  &quot; 3.2. tank; make, model, **effective** volume: . &quot;
  ([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 12797850)

- Cette médiation a donc permis le cessez-le-feu **effectif**, à quelques tristes exceptions près.
  This mediation therefore allowed an **effective** ceasefire, with a few sad exceptions.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1118804)

## number

Used about 4 770 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 99 · legal and administrative ≈ 245 · UN documents ≈ 4 426). Meaning: [number in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/number/).

- La situation n'est pas bonne en ce qui concerne les **effectifs** et la position des fonctionnaires femmes.
  The situation has not been good as regards the **number** and position of women officials.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1618151)

- **Effectif** moyen (à enregistrer pour la colonne M uniquement)
  Average **number** (to be recorded for column A only)
  ([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 2616191)

- 530. Tableau 3: **Effectif** des Filles des Lycées Techniques et professionnels :
  530. Table 3: **Number** of girls in technical and vocational high schools
  ([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 27666701)

- De nombreux autres domaines importants échappent à un contrôle démocratique **effectif** du Parlement européen.
  There are a **number** of other important areas that still remain outside the democratic control of the European Parliament.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1847242)

- en cas de variation d’**effectifs**, un état justificatif motivant les demandes d’emplois nouveaux;
  where there is a change in the **number** of persons in post, a statement justifying the request for new posts;
  ([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 3056175)

## total

Used about 4 671 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 245 · UN documents ≈ 4 426). Meaning: [total in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/total/).

- **Effectifs**: nombre d’unités de travail-année (colonne T1)
  **Total** work force: number of annual units (column W1)
  ([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 2615568)

- **Effectif** total, mois/personne
  **Total** strength, person/months
  ([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 3288197)

- Cette politique a permis à Tieliikelaitos de réduire son **effectif** de 116 personnes.
  In **total**, this enabled Tieliikelaitos to reduce its problem of overstaffing by 116 persons.
  ([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 1403033)

- Les femmes comptent pour 45 % dans l &apos; **effectif** total des employés.
  Women account for 45 % of the **total** number of employees.
  ([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 15387768)

- Des petits différents sont utilisés pour les tests cognitifs à JAN 23 et chez les jeunes adultes (par exemple petits surnuméraires à l'**effectif** de 20).
  Different pups are used for cognitive tests at PND 23 and in young adults (e.g. even/odd litters from **total** of 20).
  ([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 3375970)

## More sentences

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

- Notre département est en sous-**effectif**.
  Our department is understaffed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Toynop and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5791114](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5791114) [\#5798760](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5798760))

- Avez-vous un John Harrison dans vos **effectifs** ?
  Do you have a John Harrison in your employ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#874569](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/874569) [\#874645](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/874645))

- Pour lui rendre justice, il a fait de son mieux avec des ressources et des **effectifs** limités.
  To do him justice, he did his best with his limited men and supplies.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#240490](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/240490) [\#462044](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/462044))

## 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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