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Meaning: [misconduct in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/misconduct/). - qui ont, en matière professionnelle, commis une **faute** grave; have been guilty of grave professional **misconduct**; ([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 1107390) - C. **Fautes** en rapport avec l ' informatique C. Computer-related **misconduct** ([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 23516924) - du degré d'intentionnalité ou de négligence dans la **faute** commise; the extent to which the **misconduct** involves intentional action or negligence; ([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 3836457) - Incohérences dans le traitement des **fautes**. 77. Inconsistencies in responses to findings of **misconduct**. ([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 14716833) - de la nature de la **faute** et des circonstances dans lesquelles elle a été commise; the nature of the **misconduct** and the circumstances in which it occurred; ([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 4169960) ## lack Used about 4 855 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 102 · legal and administrative ≈ 45 · UN documents ≈ 4 698). Meaning: [lack in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lack/). - Ma force musculaire a diminué **faute** d'entrainement. My muscular strength has weakened from **lack** of exercise. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Erwan29200 and gin · checked, community translation · [\#26540](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/26540) [\#747435](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/747435)) - --Mademoiselle Chien-**faute**-de-nom, va porter à boire à ce cheval. “Mademoiselle Dog-**lack**-name, go and water that horse.” ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 8184) - Le lion périt **faute** de proie, Et les petits de la lionne se dispersent. The old lion perishes for **lack** of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 4:11) - Les questions qui, **faute** de temps, n'ont pas reçu de réponse recevront des réponses écrites (voir Annexe). Questions which have not been answered for **lack** of time will be answered in writing (see Annex). ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1047067) - relève par ailleurs que les aménagements des locaux de Lille ont été remis à plus tard, **faute** de moyens; notes moreover that the improvement of the Lille premises was postponed due to the **lack** of 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 2761634) ## fault Used about 1 162 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 161 · literary ≈ 15 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 305 · legal and administrative ≈ 91 · UN documents ≈ 587). Meaning: [fault in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fault/). - C'est de ma **faute** ! It's my **fault**! ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by christian63 and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6794597](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6794597) [\#5992243](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5992243)) - D'où vient cette **faute**? Whence arises this **fault**? ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18156) - Frères, si un homme vient à être surpris en quelque **faute**, vous qui êtes spirituels, redressez-le avec un esprit de douceur. Prends garde à toi-même, de peur que tu ne sois aussi tenté. Brothers, even if a man is caught in some **fault**, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 6:1) - C'est de notre **faute**. That is our **fault**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 866749) - Il s’agit d’un régime de responsabilité pour **faute** lourde. This is a scheme of liability for serious **fault**. ([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 2017509) ## mistakes Used about 891 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 186 · parliamentary ≈ 382 · legal and administrative ≈ 30 · UN documents ≈ 294). - Je commets trop de **fautes**. I make too many **mistakes**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#252977](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/252977) [\#804697](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/804697)) - Des **fautes** ont néanmoins été commises. But **mistakes** have been made. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1919699) - Les erreurs linguistiques, les **fautes** de transcription et les erreurs manifestes commises dans les décisions de l’Office doivent être rectifiées. Linguistic errors, errors of transcription and patent **mistakes** in decisions of the Office shall be corrected. ([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 1896069) - Pour éviter de répéter les **fautes** commises par le passé, le Comité doit tenter de s ' entendre à l ' avance sur les questions de procédure restées en suspens. To avoid repeating the **mistakes** of the past, the Committee should seek to achieve early consensus on outstanding procedural issues. ([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 21316650) - Je fais trop de **fautes**. I'm making too many **mistakes**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6873099](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6873099) [\#11553132](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11553132)) ## blame Used about 663 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 127 · legal and administrative ≈ 227 · UN documents ≈ 294). Meaning: [blame in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/blame/). - Toutes partagent la **faute**. All share the **blame**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#4496081](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4496081) [\#4867294](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4867294)) - Puis, se jetant à ses pieds, elle dit: A moi la **faute**, mon seigneur! Permets à ta servante de parler à tes oreilles, et écoute les paroles de ta servante. She fell at his feet and said, “On me, my lord, on me be the **blame**! Please let your servant speak in your ears. Hear the words of your servant. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1SA 25:24) - Il ne revient pas à l'Europe des Nations de décider qui est en **faute**. The Europe of Nations Group does not have an opinion about who is to **blame**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1942888) - en vue de l'imputation de **fautes** ou de responsabilités; ou in order to attribute **blame** or liability; or ([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 3296629) - Il ne serait toutefois pas juste de rejeter la **faute** sur les organisateurs du processus de négociations. It would not be right, however, to lay the **blame** on the organizers of the negotiating process. ([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 23769379) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Il n'a pas pu faire une **faute** aussi évidente ; c'est impensable ! He can't have made such an obvious mistake; it's unthinkable! ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dreamk33 and Dreamk33 · checked, community translation · [\#2142600](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2142600) [\#2142604](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2142604)) - Tout ça est de ta **faute**. It is all because of you. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and thowas · checked, community translation · [\#4721105](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4721105) [\#2140185](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2140185)) - C'est ta **faute**. I'm blaming you. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#11630706](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11630706) [\#4548536](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4548536)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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