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# fonctionnaires — French to English

How French *fonctionnaires* 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: fonctionnaires (164 678). By style: everyday 10 · literary 1 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 3 044 · legal and administrative 5 803 · UN documents 155 818.

## staff

Used about 110 625 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 254 · UN documents ≈ 110 371). Meaning: [staff in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/staff/).

- Le point positif dans ce cas est que le Statut des **fonctionnaires** de l'UE est sur le point d'être modifié.
  The positive aspect here is that the EU **Staff** Regulations are about to be reformed.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1565565)

- Destinataires : Les **fonctionnaires** du Secrétariat
  To: Members of the **staff**
  ([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 2204483)

- Il y aura peu de recrutements de nouveau personnel - cela paraît difficile à justifier lorsque l'institution compte déjà près de 6000 **fonctionnaires** et agents.
  Few new **staff** will be employed - indeed, that would be hard to justify with almost 6 000 employees.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1058098)

- \[Les délégués et les **fonctionnaires** du Secrétariat sont invités.
  \[Delegates and Secretariat **staff** are invited.
  ([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 30066912)

- D'autre part, on a organisé des concours pour **fonctionnaires** plus âgés, autrement dit au niveau A4 et A5. Ces personnes occupent alors des postes plus élevés.
  Separate competitions were held for more mature **staff** to be employed as A-4s or A-5s, higher up in the hierarchy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1686019)

## officials

Used about 23 219 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 1 903 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 078 · UN documents ≈ 16 231).

- Ces **fonctionnaires** du gouvernement sont corrompus.
  These government **officials** are corrupt.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#3555084](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3555084) [\#3559411](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3559411))

- Mais cela prouve que les salaires des **fonctionnaires** sont excessifs.
  But it does indicate that the salaries paid to **officials** are excessive.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1995464)

- **FONCTIONNAIRES** ET AGENTS DE L'UNION EUROPÉENNE
  **OFFICIALS** AND OTHER SERVANTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
  ([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 310781)

- v) Étude quantitative sur les **fonctionnaires** de la Trésorerie générale
  v) Quantitative study of male and female **officials** at the Treasury of the Republic
  ([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 20548273)

- Les **fonctionnaires** corrompus ont fui le pays.
  The corrupt government **officials** fled the country.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4225693](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4225693) [\#12197206](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12197206))

## officers

Used about 10 051 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 190 · legal and administrative ≈ 121 · UN documents ≈ 9 739).

- Le gardien de la paix est le grade de base des **fonctionnaires** actifs de la Police nationale.
  Peacekeeper is the basic rank of active **officers** in the French National Police.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#13362886](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13362886) [\#13362885](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13362885))

- À mes yeux, il importe également de protéger les **fonctionnaires** des prisons.
  I think it is very important that prison **officers** are protected as well.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1344046)

- Ces compétences de puissance publique ne peuvent être exercées que sous l'autorité et, en règle générale, en présence de **fonctionnaires** de l'État membre d'accueil.
  Such executive powers may be exercised only under the guidance and, as a rule, in the presence of **officers** from the host 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 1387570)

- En outre, des **fonctionnaires** en poste à l &apos; étranger réunissent des informations sur les produits alimentaires importés.
  In addition, the resident **officers** in foreign countries collect information regarding imported foods.
  ([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 6171344)

- La position adoptée par les **fonctionnaires** de la Communauté européenne et définie dans la résolution du Parlement européen corrobore ce fait.
  The stand taken by Community **officers** and in the European Parliament resolution confirms that.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1421955)

## servants

Used about 7 432 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 698 · legal and administrative ≈ 242 · UN documents ≈ 6 492).

- La plupart des lois seront adoptées par des **fonctionnaires** en secret.
  Most laws will be adopted by civil **servants** in secret.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1009510)

- de renforcer les compétences et les connaissances des jeunes, des étudiants et des **fonctionnaires** publics, notamment ceux qui résident dans des zones affectées par des défis territoriaux,
  increase the skills and knowledge of young people, students and civil **servants**, including those in areas with territorial challenges;
  ([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 5053554)

- On introduit également un nouveau régime d &apos; allocations pour les **fonctionnaires**.
  A new system of allowances for public civil **servants** is also being carried out.
  ([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 11830514)

- Il est essentiel, selon moi, que les **fonctionnaires** rendent des comptes aux citoyens.
  I believe that it is essential for civil **servants** to be accountable to the general public.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1377430)

- adopte les modalités de mise en œuvre appropriées pour donner effet au statut des **fonctionnaires** et au régime applicable aux autres agents, conformément à l'article 110 du statut des **fonctionnaires**;
  adopt appropriate implementing rules to give effect to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other **Servants** in accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations;
  ([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 4900855)

## civil

Used about 3 367 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 121 · UN documents ≈ 3 246). Meaning: [civil in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/civil/).

- Salaire brut des **fonctionnaires**
  **Civil** servant's gross wage
  ([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 2534079)

- 14. Les États ont progressivement constitué un corps de **fonctionnaires** permanent placé sous l &apos; autorité et le contrôle direct des ministères des États.
  14. The States over a period of time have constructed a permanent **civil** service under the immediate control and direction of Departments of the States.
  ([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 18963624)

## public

Used about 122 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · legal and administrative ≈ 121). Meaning: [public in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/public/).

- Dans la double file, le long de laquelle des gardes municipaux galopaient comme des chiens de berger, d'honnêtes berlingots de famille, encombrés de grand'tantes et d'aïeules, étalaient à leurs portières de frais groupes d'enfants déguisés, pierrots de sept ans, pierrettes de six ans, ravissants petits êtres, sentant qu'ils faisaient officiellement partie de l'allégresse publique, pénétrés de la dignité de leur arlequinade et ayant une gravité de **fonctionnaires**.
  In the double file, along which the municipal guards galloped like sheep-dogs, honest family coaches, loaded down with great-aunts and grandmothers, displayed at their doors fresh groups of children in disguise, Clowns of seven years of age, Columbines of six, ravishing little creatures, who felt that they formed an official part of the **public** mirth, who were imbued with the dignity of their harlequinade, and who possessed the gravity of functionaries.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 29555)

- Améliorer le fonctionnement et renforcer l'indépendance du comité de surveillance indépendant et du comité des nominations des hauts **fonctionnaires**.
  Improve the functioning and strengthen the independence of the Independent Oversight Board and the Senior **Public** Appointments Committee.
  ([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 1356932)

## More sentences

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

- La plupart des **fonctionnaires** gouvernementaux sont en congé.
  Most government workers are on furlough.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2789782](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2789782) [\#4956879](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4956879))

- Et tous les chefs des provinces, les satrapes, les gouverneurs, les **fonctionnaires** du roi, soutinrent les Juifs, à cause de l’effroi que leur inspirait Mardochée.
  All the princes of the provinces, the local governors, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EST 9:3)

- Si le roi le trouve bon, qu’on écrive l’ordre de les faire périr; et je pèserai dix mille talents d’argent entre les mains des **fonctionnaires**, pour qu’on les porte dans le trésor du roi.
  If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king’s business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EST 3:9)

## Grammar

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