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# fonds — French to English

How French *fonds* 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: fonds (476 446). By style: everyday 35 · literary 1 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 27 888 · legal and administrative 52 320 · UN documents 396 200.

## funds

Used about 338 713 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · parliamentary ≈ 22 078 · legal and administrative ≈ 35 970 · UN documents ≈ 280 642). Forms: fund, funds. Meaning: [funds in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/funds/).

- Ils manquent de **fonds**.
  They are short of **funds**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#306747](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/306747) [\#6443922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6443922))

- Passons à présent aux **Fonds** structurels.
  Now to the Structural **Funds**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 395519)

- Nombre de **fonds** nouveaux
  Number of new **Funds**
  ([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 1559658)

- **Fonds** des Nations Unies pour l &apos; enfance
  United Nations Children &apos; s **Fund**
  ([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 10911039)

- Elles manquent de **fonds**.
  They are short of **funds**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#306747](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/306747) [\#6443923](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6443923))

## nations

Used about 16 508 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 16 508).

- Rapport annuel axé sur les résultats du **Fonds**
  Results-oriented annual report of the United **Nations** Capital
  ([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 15297642)

- pour le développement, du **Fonds** des Nations Unies pour
  Executive Board of the United **Nations** Development Programme, the United Nations
  ([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 26622210)

## trust

Used about 16 508 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 16 508). Meaning: [trust in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/trust/).

- Trust for the Study of Adolescence (**Fonds** pour les études sur l &apos; adolescence)
  **Trust** for the Study of Adolescence
  ([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 9116423)

- **Fonds** administrés par le PNUD, **fonds** d &apos; allocation spéciale et autres **fonds**
  Funds, **trust** funds and other: Poverty Strategy Initiative
  ([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 3881923)

## united

Used about 9 925 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 581 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 090 · UN documents ≈ 8 254). Meaning: [united in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/united/).

- Au Royaume-Uni, nous disposons d'un secteur relatif au services financiers éthiques en plein essor, qui offre une épargne et des **fonds** de pension investissant dans une optique écologique.
  In the **United** Kingdom, we have a flourishing ethical financial services sector, offering savings and pensions which invest from a green perspective.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 23998)

- Investissements privés en **fonds** propres au Royaume-Uni
  Private equity investment activity in the **United** Kingdom
  ([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 1349892)

- Le **fonds** principal de gestion centralisée des liquidités ne court pas de risque de change sur ses placements, ces derniers étant libellés en dollars des États-Unis.
  The main cash pool has no currency risk for its investments which are in **United** States dollars.
  ([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 30184277)

## capital

Used about 5 452 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 450). Meaning: [capital in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/capital/).

- Qui fournira des **fonds** pour le capital-risque ?
  Who will provide **capital** for the venture?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sysko and CC · checked, community translation · [\#47257](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/47257) [\#1385343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1385343))

- Total des exigences de **fonds** propres (en Mio EUR)
  Total **capital** requirements (in MEUR)
  ([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 4959964)

- Il avait besoin de **fonds** pour démarrer sa nouvelle entreprise.
  He needed **capital** to start a new business.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#299890](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/299890) [\#15458](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/15458))

- Éléments de **fonds** propres AT1 ou déductions — autres
  **capital** elements or deductions - other
  ([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 4419248)

- Détentions directes brutes de **fonds** propres AT1 d’entités du secteur financier lorsque l’établissement ne détient pas d’investissement important
  Gross direct holdings of AT1 **capital** of financial sector entities where the institution does not have a significant investment
  ([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 3590320)

## own

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

- Vous avez pour père le diable, et vous voulez accomplir les désirs de votre père. Il a été meurtrier dès le commencement, et il ne se tient pas dans la vérité, parce qu’il n’y a pas de vérité en lui. Lorsqu’il profère le mensonge, il parle de son propre **fonds**; car il est menteur et le père du mensonge.
  You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his **own**; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 8:44)

## More sentences

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

- Ce projet nécessite des **fonds** financiers importants.
  We need a large amount of money for this project.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by trotter and CK · checked, community translation · [\#58994](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/58994) [\#182142](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/182142))

- Les plongeurs ont trouvé une épave sur les **fonds** marins.
  The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Swift · checked, community translation · [\#41152](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/41152) [\#9007393](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9007393))

- C'est un collecteur de **fonds** pour le parti Démocrate.
  He's a Democrat fundraiser.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1183949](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1183949) [\#1183956](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1183956))

## 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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