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# fins — French to English

How French *fins* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: fins (257 502). By style: everyday 33 · literary 3 · parliamentary 3 669 · legal and administrative 63 714 · UN documents 190 083.

## purposes

Used about 147 206 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 1 758 · legal and administrative ≈ 42 476 · UN documents ≈ 102 962). Forms: purpose, purposes.

- Cette salle est utilisée à diverses **fins**.
  This room is used for various **purposes**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#57337](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/57337) [\#12320485](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12320485))

- La cause en est que les portions inutiles aux **fins** du CCR ne seront pas traduites.
  That is because the areas which are not useful for the **purposes** of the CFR will not be translated.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1120010)

- Aux **fins** du présent protocole, on entend par:
  For the **purpose** of this Protocol,
  ([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 2766538)

- h) Aux **fins** suivantes:
  (h) For the **purpose** of:
  ([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 13480569)

- Pour toutes **fins** pratiques, ce mot est obsolète.
  For all practical **purposes**, that word is obsolete.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#6994467](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6994467) [\#8751259](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8751259))

## use

Used about 18 650 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 153 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 655 · UN documents ≈ 15 840). Forms: use, used. Meaning: [use in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/use/).

- Il est interdit d'utiliser ces informations à des **fins** commerciales.
  It's forbidden to **use** this information commercially.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and eastasiastudent · checked, community translation · [\#1269314](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1269314) [\#1269317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1269317))

- Une meilleure coordination et une plus grande flexibilité sont nécessaires aux **fins** d'une utilisation exhaustive de cette ressource limitée.
  Better coordination and a greater level of flexibility are necessary in order to make full **use** of this limited resource.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1133369)

- Les quotas de substances réglementées pouvant être utilisées en laboratoire et à des **fins** d’analyse sont attribués à:
  The quota of controlled substances which may be **used** for laboratory and analytical uses, are allocated to:
  ([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 2547237)

- 19. La réparation est effectivement exécutée lorsque les marchandises, une fois réparées, sont propres aux **fins** convenues.
  19. Repair is effectively executed when after repair the goods can be **used** as agreed.
  ([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 11701457)

- Sami a lutté contre un problème majeur : l'usage de drogues à des **fins** récréatives.
  Sami struggled with a major issue: recreational drug **use**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and OsoHombre · checked, community translation · [\#6715442](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6715442) [\#12880100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12880100))

## fine

Used about 5 313 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 310). Meaning: [fine in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fine/).

- Ziri avait les traits **fins**.
  Ziri had **fine** features.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by always and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10315848](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10315848) [\#12481992](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12481992))

- La chandelle faisait saillir les angles farouches et **fins** de son visage.
  The candle brought out the fierce and the **fine** angles of his countenance.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17146)

- Poils **fins** ou grossiers, non cardés ni peignés
  **Fine** or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed
  ([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 3694177)

- Sa petite tête blonde, à chaque mouvement du bateau, faisait en arrière un mouvement brusque et joli qui soulevait sur les tempes ses **fins** cheveux.
  Her fair head went back with an engaging little jerk every time the boat moved forward, making the **fine** wayward hairs flutter about her temples.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 142)

- Tissus de laine cardée ou de poils **fins** cardés
  Woven fabrics of carded wool or carded **fine** animal hair
  ([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 2420096)

## ends

Used about 4 192 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 229 · UN documents ≈ 3 960).

- Pour parvenir à ses **fins**, elle recourt à la séduction.
  To achieve her **ends**, she resorts to seduction.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and LimeGreenTeknii · checked, community translation · [\#10278758](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10278758) [\#13068607](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13068607))

- Il se peut même que le contraire se produise, si les stéréotypes économiques deviennent des **fins** en soi et créent de nouveaux problèmes.
  Even the opposite might happen, with the economic stereotypes which are **ends** in themselves creating new problems.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1419819)

- L &apos; invocation, par de nombreuses délégations, de **fins** politiques pour justifier le mandat du Rapporteur spécial n &apos; a fait que les discréditer.
  The justification of the Special Rapporteur &apos; s mandate by many delegations for political **ends** merely discredited them.
  ([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 27342248)

- L'énergie atomique peut être utilisée à des **fins** pacifiques.
  Atomic energy can be used for peaceful **ends**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and papabear · checked, community translation · [\#707201](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/707201) [\#136067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/136067))

- Le Premier ministre turc utilise le processus d’adhésion à l’UE à des **fins** qui lui sont propres et tente d’islamiser le pays de manière détournée.
  The Prime Minister of Turkey is using the EU process for his own **ends** and attempting to Islamise the country by stealth.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 854875)

## More sentences

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

- Une aubaine ! Pour les **fins** connaisseurs !
  A bargain! For the true connoisseur!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#848323](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/848323) [\#9816571](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9816571))

- Les murs sont très **fins**.
  The walls are very thin.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2571305](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2571305) [\#7125036](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7125036))

- Elle est finalement arrivée à ses **fins**.
  She has finally achieved her goal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by BigMouse and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#311608](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/311608) [\#1591154](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1591154))

## 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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