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# environ — French to English

How French *environ* 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: environ (110 755), environs (4 652). By style: everyday 364 · literary 24 · biblical 76 · parliamentary 4 534 · legal and administrative 10 641 · UN documents 99 768.

## approximately

Used about 20 059 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 614 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 774 · UN documents ≈ 17 667). Meaning: [approximately in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/approximately/).

- Déconnectez l'alimentation du modem, attendez **environ** une minute, puis connectez de nouveau le câble.
  Disconnect the power cable from the modem, wait for **approximately** one minute, then reconnect the cable.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and erikspen · checked, community translation · [\#1531128](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1531128) [\#1531802](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1531802))

- Cela représente **environ** 230 millions d'euros.
  This is **approximately** EUR 230 million.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1164722)

- Né aux **environs** de 1944.
  Date of birth: **Approximately** 1944.
  ([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 2108115)

- Omble chevalier : **environ** 3,9 ng/g de poids en lipides (0,07 ng/g de poids frais).
  (d) Arctic char **approximately** 3.9 ng/g lw (0.07 ng/g ww).
  ([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 16201620)

- Cette année, la Commission devrait consacrer **environ** 22 millions d'écus au déminage.
  This year, the Commission should allot **approximately** ECU 22m to demining.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1646450)

## about

Used about 15 056 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 152 · literary ≈ 16 · biblical ≈ 50 · parliamentary ≈ 331 · legal and administrative ≈ 998 · UN documents ≈ 13 510). Meaning: [about in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/about/).

- C'est à **environ** deux miles.
  It's **about** two miles.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and CK · checked, community translation · [\#72903](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/72903) [\#12466088](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12466088))

- «7 juin 1832, **environ** une heure du matin.»
  “June 7th, 1832, **about** one o’clock in the morning.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28730)

- **Environ** dix jours après, l’Éternel frappa Nabal, et il mourut.
  **About** ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal, so that he died.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1SA 25:38)

- J’ai repris une liste d’**environs** 20 points que la Commission devrait traiter.
  I have listed **about** 20 issues which the Commission should address.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 545016)

- Au total, le portefeuille immobilier compte **environ** 160 terrains.
  In total, the real estate comprises **about** 160 plots of land.
  ([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 2275806)

## around

Used about 14 541 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 102 · biblical ≈ 16 · parliamentary ≈ 1 370 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 660 · UN documents ≈ 10 393). Meaning: [around in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/around/).

- Je serai dans les **environs**.
  I'll be **around**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2247665](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2247665) [\#4693352](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4693352))

- Il fit tout autour de la ville des constructions, depuis Millo et aux **environs**; et Joab répara le reste de la ville.
  He built the city all **around**, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 11:8)

- Sera-ce aux **environs** de 15h30 ?
  Will that now be at **around** 3.30 p.m.?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 262416)

- Par ailleurs, le taux d'utilisation globale des capacités est d'**environ** 50 %.
  At the same time overall capacity utilization reaches **around** 50 %.
  ([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 3285886)

- b) Bassins creusés à proximité des têtes de puits et **environs** endommagés
  Areas damaged in and **around** wellhead pits
  ([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 11071424)

## surroundings

Used about 12 797 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 142 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 219 · UN documents ≈ 11 432). Meaning: [surroundings in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/surroundings/).

- Il faut que tu me retrouves ma dinde ou que tu me la payes. Va la chercher dans les **environs**, elle ne doit pas être loin.
  You have to find my turkey or pay for it. Go and search the **surroundings**. It can't have gotten far.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Ketutar · checked, community translation · [\#1240488](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1240488) [\#925558](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/925558))

- Il affirme tout aussi clairement que nous devons nous concentrer sur les **environs** géographiques de l'Union européenne.
  It is also made very clear that we must concentrate on the geographical **surroundings** of the European Union.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1213106)

- Cracovie et **environs**: (PL 213)
  Krakow and its **surroundings**: (PL 213)
  ([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 350231)

- CIMES : programme de soins de santé mutuels à Sucre et **environs**
  CIMES: Reciprocal health care scheme in Sucre and **surroundings**
  ([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 15130093)

- Je recommanderais à notre collègue Ephremidis de se rendre à Sarajevo et dans les **environs**; il reviendrait avec la même conclusion.
  I would recommend to Mr Ephremidis that he should go to Sarajevo and its **surroundings**; he would come back with the same realization.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1830450)

## million

Used about 3 839 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 378 · legal and administrative ≈ 333 · UN documents ≈ 3 118). Meaning: [million in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/million/).

- L'an dernier, mes revenus étaient d'**environ** cinq millions de yens.
  Last year my income was about five **million** yen.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and CK · checked, community translation · [\#250655](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/250655) [\#1168707](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1168707))

- **Environ** six millions de femmes en Pologne s'occupent de leur foyer.
  There are some six **million** women in Poland who are homemakers.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1206402)

- coût total des projets (**environ** 2046 millions d'EUR)/contributions au titre de la FIA (**environ** 62 millions d'EUR):
  total project cost (circa EUR 2046 billion) / AIF contributions (circa EUR 62 **million**):
  ([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 3782756)

- La contribution norvégienne se montera **environ** à 120 millions de couronnes norvégiennes par an, sous réserve d &apos; approbation par le Parlement.
  The Norwegian contribution per year will be some Nkr 120 **million** subject to parliamentary consent.
  ([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 2744086)

- Le Soleil est **environ** un million de fois plus grand que la Terre.
  The Sun is about one **million** times bigger than the Earth.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and cheazyname24 · checked, community translation · [\#13608098](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13608098) [\#1675828](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1675828))

## near

Used about 3 832 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 34 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 236 · legal and administrative ≈ 443 · UN documents ≈ 3 118). Meaning: [near in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/near/).

- Vivez-vous dans les **environs** ?
  Do you live **near** here?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2484513](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2484513) [\#5366426](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5366426))

- On a pu, plus tard, retrouver quelque trace de son passage dans l'Ain sur le territoire de Civrieux, dans les Pyrénées, à Accons au lieu dit la Grange-de-Doumecq, près du hameau de Chavailles, et dans les **environs** de Périgueux, à Brunies, canton de la Chapelle-Gonaguet.
  Later on, some trace of his passage into Ain, in the territory of Civrieux, was discovered; in the Pyrenees, at Accons; at the spot called Grange-de-Doumec, **near** the market of Chavailles, and in the environs of Perigueux at Brunies, canton of La Chapelle-Gonaguet.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9288)

- À Sacha, le juge de Nis, mort dans les **environs** de Split après avoir subi d'atroces tortures.
  To Sasha, the judge from Nis, who died somewhere **near** Split after dreadful torture, as we heard later.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1929580)

- Lieu et date de naissance: Pakostane, dans les **environs** de Zadar, le 7 février 1967
  Date of birth/Place of birth: 7.2.1967, Pakostane, **near** Zadar
  ([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 532020)

- Leur arrestation serait en lien avec les attentats à la bombe qui ont détruit plusieurs installations civiles dans les **environs** de Khartoum le 30 juin 1998.
  They were reportedly arrested in connection with bomb explosions in several civilian installations **near** Khartoum on 30 June 1998.
  ([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 7265849)

## More sentences

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

- L'Asie est **environ** quatre fois plus grande que l'Europe.
  Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#71855](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/71855) [\#8558560](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8558560))

- Le Texas est **environ** deux fois plus vaste que le Japon.
  Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mouche and CK · checked, community translation · [\#39575](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/39575) [\#12679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12679))

- Combien de minutes met-on pour se rendre à la gare en taxi, **environ** ?
  Roughly how many minutes does it take to get to the station by taxi?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by gillux and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#3486242](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3486242) [\#3481117](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3481117))

## 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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