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# fonctionnement — French to English

How French *fonctionnement* 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: fonctionnement (178 455), fonctionnements (87). By style: everyday 13 · parliamentary 6 942 · legal and administrative 54 893 · UN documents 116 694.

## operation

Used about 64 085 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 388 · legal and administrative ≈ 20 151 · UN documents ≈ 42 545). Forms: operated, operating, operation. Meaning: [operation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/operation/).

- L'Intelligence Artificielle Faible fait référence à la construction de machines et de logiciels partiellement intelligents, dont le **fonctionnement** ne dispense pas d'une intervention humaine.
  Weak Artificial Intelligence refers to the construction of partially intelligent machines and software, whose **operation** does not dispense with human intervention.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10472252](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10472252) [\#10472262](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10472262))

- En premier lieu, le **fonctionnement** du système actuel et son évolution éventuelle.
  The first deals with the **operation** of the present system and possible future developments.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1893892)

- condition de **fonctionnements** de la source,
  **Operating** conditions of the source
  ([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 3554254)

- c) Conditions de **fonctionnement** de la justice
  (c) **Operation** of justice
  ([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 2967679)

- Le rapporteur explique de manière très éloquente le **fonctionnement** de ces trois régimes différents.
  The rapporteur very eloquently explains the **operation** of these three different regimes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1899282)

## functioning

Used about 49 484 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 893 · legal and administrative ≈ 25 709 · UN documents ≈ 21 880).

- Un maliciel, ou logiciel malveillant, est un logiciel destiné à perturber, altérer ou détruire des éléments logiques indispensables au bon **fonctionnement** d’un système informatique.
  Malware is software designed to disrupt, alter, or destroy logical elements essential to the proper **functioning** of a computer system.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Myrano\_ and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#13539002](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13539002) [\#13539001](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13539001))

- Cela entrave le **fonctionnement** correct du marché intérieur.
  This hinders the proper **functioning** of the internal market.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 339795)

- vu le traité sur le **fonctionnement** de l'Union européenne,
  Having regard to the Treaty on the **Functioning** 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 4258082)

- b) Les organes législatifs et leur **fonctionnement**
  (b) The legislative authorities and their **functioning**
  ([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 6431900)

- On assiste à un effondrement général du **fonctionnement** du système immunitaire humain.
  There is a widespread breakdown in the **functioning** of the human immune system.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 941153)

## malfunctions

Used about 8 889 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 379 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 864 · UN documents ≈ 3 647).

- Désormais, les incidents, défauts et mauvais **fonctionnements**, qui représentent des informations sur la sécurité dont on ne peut se passer, seront signalés obligatoirement dans tous les États membres de l'UE.
  Reports on faults, defects and **malfunctions**, which represent vital safety information, are now mandatory in all the Member States of the EU.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 207887)

- Pannes, mauvais **fonctionnements** et défauts
  Failures, **malfunctions** and defects
  ([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 1946917)

- 4.7.1.2 Données concernant les défauts de **fonctionnement** des dispositifs antipollution
  4.7.1.2. Information about active emission-related **malfunctions**
  ([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 17354789)

- Ces questions sont surveillées par le rapporteur, M. Medina Ortega, depuis longtemps, et c’est pourquoi sa riche expérience des lacunes, des mauvais **fonctionnements** et des faiblesses de l’élaboration de la législation est cristallisée dans ce rapport.
  These issues have been monitored for a long time by the rapporteur, Mr Medina Ortega, which is why his rich experience of the lacunae, **malfunctions** and weaknesses in law-making are crystallised in his report.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 504140)

- Les dommages, défauts ou mauvais **fonctionnements** du véhicule peuvent être cause d &apos; accidents ou mettre en danger les autres usagers de la route.
  Damage, faults or **malfunctions** in the vehicle can cause accidents or endanger other road users.
  ([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 5518096)

## european

Used about 2 936 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 505 · UN documents ≈ 2 431). Meaning: [european in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/european/).

- Si c'est le cas, pourquoi ne pas modifier les objectifs et le mode de **fonctionnement** de la Banque centrale européenne?
  If so, why not amend the objectives and the modus operandi of the **European** Central Bank?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 909621)

- Le Parlement européen, dans sa décision récente, qui manque d &apos; impartialité et d &apos; équilibre, a avant tout porté atteinte à ses propres **fonctionnements**.
  The **European** Parliament, with its recent decision which is devoid of any balance or impartiality, has, more than anything else, damaged its own functions.
  ([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 6913104)

- Il a parfaitement saisi le **fonctionnement** du Parlement européen, peut-être même mieux que certains de nos États membres.
  He has grasped very well how the **European** Parliament works, perhaps rather better than some of our Member States.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1376030)

- Nous exprimons notre grande inquiétude devant ces événement et des **fonctionnements** sociaux qui semblent être la conséquence d &apos; un abandon de nos valeurs démocratiques et laïques, abandon propre à favoriser la montée d &apos; un extrémisme qui nous percevons au sein même de notre propre pays, la France, et au niveau de l &apos; Union Européenne.
  We are extremely worried by such events and by a social disfunctioning that is in fact the renunciation of our democratic and secular values, a renunciation that favours the rise of extremism visible in our own country, France, as well as in the whole of the **European** Union.
  ([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 10730624)

- Repenser le **fonctionnement** de nos sociétés est bien plus urgent que de créer de nouveaux observatoires et instituts européens.
  Rethinking how our societies work is much more urgent than establishing new **European** monitoring centres and institutes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1334281)

## union

Used about 1 010 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 010). Meaning: [union in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/union/).

- Il aurait suffi pour moderniser les institutions et le **fonctionnement** de l’Union.
  That would have been enough to modernise the institutions and the workings of the **Union**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 637932)

- Le **fonctionnement** de l'Union européenne repose sur de nombreuses décisions supposant des sanctions.
  There are many decisions in the workings of the European **Union** that involve sanctions.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1327982)

- La responsabilité personnelle des **fonctionnements** de l'Union est un élément important de l'approche du budget basée sur les activités.
  Personal accountability for the **Union**'s operations is an important element of the activity-based budget approach.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 922135)

- Or, aujourd'hui, il nous est demandé de procéder à un vote qui est en violation du **fonctionnement** de l'Assemblée paritaire Union européenne-ACP.
  However, today, we are asked to take a vote which is in violation of the procedures of the Joint Assembly of the European **Union** and ACP.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1775721)

- Il convient d'envoyer un signal clair qui souligne le début d'une phase irréversible nous menant à une solution indispensable au **fonctionnement** de l'Union.
  There must be a definite signal marking the start of an irreversible stage which will lead to the solution the **Union** needs to operate effectively.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1994492)

## treaty

Used about 695 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 695). Meaning: [treaty in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/treaty/).

- Avec effet au 1er décembre 2009, les articles 87 et 88 du traité CE deviennent respectivement les articles 107 et 108 du traité sur le **fonctionnement** de l’Union européenne.
  With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC **Treaty** have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the TFEU.
  ([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 2488982)

## More sentences

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

- Tout est en parfait état de **fonctionnement**.
  Everything is in perfect working order.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4013943](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4013943) [\#6716679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6716679))

- Cette protéine est cruciale au bon **fonctionnement** de l'organisme.
  This protein is essential to the proper function of the organism.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and zogwarg · checked, community translation · [\#13714203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13714203) [\#8553127](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8553127))

- Établissons quelques règles afin d'assurer le bon **fonctionnement** de notre équipe.
  Let's lay out some rules to ensure good teamwork.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and zogwarg · checked, community translation · [\#13714208](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13714208) [\#8819975](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8819975))

## Grammar

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