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# espèces — French to English

How French *espèces* 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: espèces (46 937). By style: everyday 55 · literary 10 · biblical 11 · parliamentary 1 895 · legal and administrative 21 081 · UN documents 23 885.

## species

Used about 27 129 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · literary ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 1 658 · legal and administrative ≈ 14 493 · UN documents ≈ 10 947). Meaning: [species in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/species/).

- Qu'ont ces deux **espèces** en commun ?
  What do these two **species** have in common?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5948202](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5948202) [\#13480862](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13480862))

- Et dans ces deux endroits si semblables et si divers, ces deux **espèces** d'êtres si différents accomplissaient la même oeuvre, l'expiation.
  And in these two places, so similar yet so unlike, these two **species** of beings who were so very unlike, were undergoing the same work, expiation.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12560)

- L'une est spécifique aux **espèces**, l'autre pas.
  One is **species**-specific, the other is not.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1069998)

- RSL — Liste réduite d’**espèces**
  RSL — Reduced **Species** List
  ([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 4490526)

- C. Écosystèmes, habitats et **espèces**
  C. Ecosystems, habitats and **species**
  ([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 4542814)

## cash

Used about 12 766 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · parliamentary ≈ 39 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 757 · UN documents ≈ 10 947). Meaning: [cash in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cash/).

- Je paierai en **espèces**.
  I'll pay in **cash**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by atitarev and atitarev · checked, community translation · [\#13183799](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13183799) [\#13183834](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13183834))

- Il faut noter que les pays qui se préparent à changer de monnaie sont confrontés à un besoin significatif de services de transport d'euros en **espèces**.
  It should be noted that in countries that are preparing to change currency, a significant need for euro **cash** transportation services is emerging.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1567768)

- Créances pour sûretés en **espèces** fournies dans le cadre de transactions sur dérivés
  Receivables for **cash** collateral posted in derivatives transactions
  ([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 3962341)

- Contributions volontaires en **espèces**
  Voluntary contributions in **cash**
  ([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 25499182)

- Je paie en **espèces**.
  I am paying with **cash**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Shishir and JudithKiwi18 · checked, community translation · [\#7303297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7303297) [\#1193231](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1193231))

## animals

Used about 881 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 3 · legal and administrative ≈ 878). Forms: animal, animals.

- Tous les animaux, tous les reptiles, tous les oiseaux, tout ce qui se meut sur la terre, selon leurs **espèces**, sortirent de l’arche.
  Every **animal**, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 8:19)

- La directive 64/432/CEE fixe les règles applicables aux échanges, dans l'Union, d'animaux des **espèces** bovine et porcine.
  Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules applicable to trade in the Union in bovine **animals** and swine.
  ([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 3469298)

- J’enverrai contre eux quatre **espèces** de fléaux, dit l’Éternel, L’épée pour les tuer, Les chiens pour les traîner, Les oiseaux du ciel et les bêtes de la terre Pour les dévorer et les détruire.
  “I will appoint over them four kinds,” says the LORD: “the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, the birds of the sky, and the **animals** of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 15:3)

- d’animaux sauvages d’**espèces** non domestiques appartenant aux familles Suidae, Tayassuidae ou Tapiridae (modèle «SUW»);
  wild non-domestic **animals** belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families (Model ‘SUW’);
  ([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 2096576)

- Vous observerez mes lois. Tu n’accoupleras point des bestiaux de deux **espèces** différentes; tu n’ensemenceras point ton champ de deux **espèces** de semences; et tu ne porteras pas un vêtement tissé de deux **espèces** de fils.
  “‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not cross-breed different kinds of **animals**. “‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 19:19)

## extinction

Used about 498 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 498). Meaning: [extinction in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/extinction/).

- - Du fait des activités humaines, les taux d &apos; extinction des **espèces** sont de 100 à 10 000 fois plus importants que ne l &apos; étaient les taux d &apos; extinction naturels antérieurs.
  Human activities have increased previous background **extinction** rates by between 100 and 10,000 times.
  ([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 25203241)

## kind

Used about 444 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 5 · legal and administrative ≈ 439). Meaning: [kind in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/kind/).

- le corbeau et toutes ses **espèces**;
  any **kind** of raven,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 11:15)

- contenant en poids moins de 40 % de viande ou d'abats, de toutes **espèces**, y compris le lard et les graisses de toute nature ou origine
  Containing by weight less than 40 % of meat or meat offal, of any **kind**, including fats of any kind or origin
  ([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 4059123)

- le corbeau et toutes ses **espèces**;
  every raven of any **kind**,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 14:14)

- Voici ceux que vous mangerez: la sauterelle, le solam, le hargol et le hagab, selon leurs **espèces**.
  Even of these you may eat: any **kind** of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 11:22)

- Toutes les **espèces** de bêtes et d’oiseaux, de reptiles et d’animaux marins, sont domptés et ont été domptés par la nature humaine;
  For every **kind** of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JAM 3:7)

## fish

Used about 40 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 39). Meaning: [fish in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fish/).

- Des pêcheurs se tiendront sur ses bords; depuis En-Guédi jusqu’à En-Églaïm, on étendra les filets; il y aura des poissons de diverses **espèces**, comme les poissons de la grande mer, et ils seront très nombreux.
  It will happen that fishermen will stand by it. From En Gedi even to En Eglaim will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their **fish** will be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceedingly many.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 47:10)

- Ils savent parfaitement que ces pays fermeront les yeux sur les activités de ces navires, quelles qu' elles soient : la manière dont ils pêchent et les **espèces** qu' ils capturent.
  They know perfectly well that these countries will turn a blind eye to whatever these ships do: how they **fish** and what they catch.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 207550)

## More sentences

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

- L'addition a été payée en **espèces**.
  The bill was paid in coin.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tras and fishda · checked, community translation · [\#21043](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/21043) [\#7561444](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7561444))

- Tous les présidents algériens sont des marionnettes de généraux ignorants et corrompus. Mais les deux **espèces** sont consanguines.
  All Algerian presidents are puppets of ignorant and corrupt generals. But both are inbred.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#9533724](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9533724) [\#9830802](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9830802))

- Certaines **espèces** d'oiseaux ne peuvent pas voler.
  Some kinds of birds can't steal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Archibald and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#9933145](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9933145) [\#606851](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/606851))

## 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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