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# fois — French to English

How French *fois* 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: fois (254 580). By style: everyday 2 730 · literary 217 · biblical 222 · parliamentary 33 707 · legal and administrative 23 277 · UN documents 194 427.

## once

Used about 62 312 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 455 · literary ≈ 59 · biblical ≈ 28 · parliamentary ≈ 2 809 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 304 · UN documents ≈ 52 657). Meaning: [once in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/once/).

- Je t'ai prévenu une **fois**.
  I warned you **once**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4429487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4429487) [\#5554279](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5554279))

- Une **fois** Marius dit à Cosette:
  **Once** Marius said to Cosette:—
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 21785)

- Et comme il est réservé aux hommes de mourir une seule **fois**, après quoi vient le jugement,
  Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die **once**, and after this, judgment,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 9:27)

- Autrement dit, elle a perdu 50 % de la valeur de son argent en le changeant une **fois** dans un sens et une **fois** dans l'autre.
  That means she lost 50 % of the value just by changing it and changing it back **once**!
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1814665)

- Plus d'une **fois** par mois \[12\]
  More than **once** per month \[12\]
  ([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 3580323)

## time

Used about 60 874 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 820 · literary ≈ 90 · biblical ≈ 162 · parliamentary ≈ 8 427 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 819 · UN documents ≈ 44 556). Forms: time, times. Meaning: [time in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/time/).

- Je mange trois **fois** par jour.
  I eat three **times** a day.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CarpeLanam · checked, community translation · [\#5129540](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5129540) [\#9710613](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9710613))

- Cette **fois** c'était fini.
  This **time**, it was decisive.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27058)

- La parole de l’Éternel me fut adressée une seconde **fois**, en ces mots:
  The LORD’s word came to me the second **time**, saying,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 13:3)

- Cette **fois**, ce n'est pas arrivé.
  This **time** that did not happen.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1864764)

- Lumière clignotante à une fréquence de 90 ± 30 **fois** par minute.
  Light flashing 90 ± 30 **times** per minute.
  ([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 5590790)

## both

Used about 37 482 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 57 · literary ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 2 107 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 910 · UN documents ≈ 32 405). Meaning: [both in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/both/).

- Les médicaments peuvent provoquer à la **fois** de la dépendance et de l'accoutumance.
  Drugs can cause **both** dependency and tolerance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and whitefishglobal · checked, community translation · [\#4823636](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4823636) [\#12452790](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12452790))

- Fantine, sans changer d'attitude, reprit d'une voix haute et avec un accent tout à la **fois** impérieux et déchirant:
  Fantine, without changing her attitude, continued in a loud voice, and with an accent that was **both** imperious and heart-rending:—
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 5702)

- Mesdames et Messieurs, avons-nous donc à la **fois** un "oui" et une critique?
  So, ladies and gentlemen, **both** 'yes' and criticism?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 497892)

- matériel pour obtenir à la **fois** la sphéricité et l’uniformité particulaire de la poudre métallique citée au point ML8.c.8;
  Equipment to achieve **both** sphericity and uniform particle size in metal powder listed in ML8.c.8.;
  ([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 1748672)

- Le terme s &apos; applique à la **fois** aux fleuves, rivières et lacs navigables, et aux canaux navigables.
  This term covers **both** navigable rivers and lakes and navigable canals.
  ([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 11289549)

## again

Used about 19 849 times in the texts (literary ≈ 18 · biblical ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 11 236 · legal and administrative ≈ 485 · UN documents ≈ 8 101). Meaning: [again in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/again/).

- --Rien», répondit Passepartout en vidant encore une **fois** son verre.
  “Nothing,” replied Passepartout, **again** emptying his glass.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 1466)

- Si l’homme une **fois** mort pouvait revivre, J’aurais de l’espoir tout le temps de mes souffrances, Jusqu’à ce que mon état vînt à changer.
  If a man dies, will he live **again**? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 14:14)

- Nous souhaitons que ce chiffre doit diminué encore une **fois** d'autant.
  We want it down by the same percentage **again**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 496375)

- Une **fois** de plus, comme indiqué dans la décision d’ouverture, l’appréciation ne s’est pas limitée aux PME, les régimes étant ouverts à toutes les entreprises.
  **Again**, as pointed out in the opening decision, the assessment is not limited to SMEs, as the schemes were open to all undertakings.
  ([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 5071536)

- Les équipes ont une **fois** de plus été empêchées de faire leur travail.
  The teams were **again** blocked.
  ([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 4253066)

## first

Used about 1 455 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 455). Meaning: [first in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/first/).

- Il est possible de ne demander que la partie A d'un nouveau certificat, puis de demander ultérieurement, pour la première **fois**, la partie B du certificat.
  It is possible to apply only for a new Part A Certificate and, with a second application, later for the **first** Part B Certificate.
  ([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 1250066)

- Le processus de détermination de l’État membre responsable commence dès qu’une demande de protection internationale est introduite pour la première **fois** auprès d’un État membre.
  The process of determining the Member State responsible shall start as soon as an application for international protection is **first** lodged with a Member State.
  ([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 2959398)

- Contenu de la législation nationale: La dérogation s’applique aux véhicules destinés au transport local de marchandises dangereuses (catégories ONU 1202, 1268, 1223, 1863, 2614, 1212, 1203, 1170, 1090, 1193, 1245, 1294, 1208, 1230, 3262 et 3257) immatriculés pour la première **fois** avant le 31 décembre 2001.
  Content of the national legislation: The derogation applies to vehicles intended for the local transport of dangerous goods (categories UN 1202, 1268, 1223, 1863, 2614, 1212, 1203, 1170, 1090, 1193, 1245, 1294, 1208, 1230, 3262 and 3257) which were **first** registered before 31 December 2001.
  ([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 1665914)

## three

Used about 5 times in the texts (literary ≈ 5). Meaning: [three in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/three/).

- Si, par hasard, ce monologue se rapportait à la dernière **fois** où il avait dîné, il y avait trois jours, car on était au vendredi.
  Yes, perchance, this monologue had some connection with the last occasion on which he had dined, **three** days before, for it was now Friday.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 20503)

## More sentences

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

- Une **fois** mes devoirs terminés, j'ai enfin pu regarder la télévision.
  Having done my homework, I could finally watch television.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#252275](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/252275) [\#6484334](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6484334))

- Quand as-tu, pour la dernière **fois**, essuyé les larmes de quelqu'un ?
  When did you last wipe someone's tears away?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Katabasis · checked, community translation · [\#3578197](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3578197) [\#3578932](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3578932))

- À chaque **fois** que j'écoute cette chanson, je verse une larme.
  I tear up whenever I hear that song.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and patgfisher · checked, community translation · [\#4737176](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4737176) [\#4738334](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4738334))

## 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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