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# générales — French to English

How French *générales* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: générales (87 119). By style: everyday 4 · literary 1 · parliamentary 2 830 · legal and administrative 13 778 · UN documents 70 506.

## general

Used about 56 872 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 2 535 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 204 · UN documents ≈ 41 129). Meaning: [general in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/general/).

- Elles étaient toutes procureures **générales**.
  They were all attorneys **general**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#13556211](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13556211) [\#13556224](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13556224))

- Il voulait qu'on versât aux esprits les principes étendus d'idées **générales**; il disait: Révolution, mais civilisation; et autour de la montagne à pic il ouvrait le vaste horizon bleu.
  He desired to pour into all minds the extensive principles of **general** ideas: he said: “Revolution, but civilization”; and around the mountain peak he opened out a vast view of the blue sky.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13997)

- Je me limiterai à ces déclarations **générales**.
  I would like to limit myself to these **general** statements.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1380333)

- Règles **générales** sur le contrôle
  **General** rules on control
  ([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 3398150)

- CHAPITRE II. DISPOSITIONS **GÉNÉRALES**
  CHAPTER II. **GENERAL** PROVISIONS
  ([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 4753941)

## comments

Used about 8 813 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 8 813).

- 71. Communication des observations **générales** 46
  71. Communication of general **comments** 47
  ([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 10849773)

- 13. Observations **générales** et journées de débat général.
  General **comments** and days of general discussion.
  ([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 27832340)

- Il travaille actuellement à la rédaction de trois Observations **générales**, dont une consacrée à l &apos; article 9 de la Convention (accessibilité).
  It was currently drafting three general **comments**, including one on article 9 of the Convention regarding accessibility.
  ([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 27851979)

- La Vice-Secrétaire générale mettait le point final aux directives **générales** après avoir reçu les observations et les suggestions des membres du CAC.
  Generic guidelines were being finalized by the Deputy Secretary-General, following the receipt of **comments** and suggestions from ACC members.
  ([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 5966362)

- Ces suggestions et ces recommandations **générales** sont incluses dans le rapport du Comité, accompagnées, le cas échéant, des observations des États Parties.
  Such suggestions and general recommendations shall be included in the report of the Committee together with **comments**, if any, from States Parties.
  ([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 14999924)

## overall

Used about 6 280 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 118 · legal and administrative ≈ 287 · UN documents ≈ 5 876). Meaning: [overall in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overall/).

- Les statistiques **générales**, les moyennes, sont très mauvaises; elles sont vraiment alarmantes.
  The **overall** statistics - the averages - are very bad; they are really alarming.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1552024)

- Il convient d'intégrer la protection contre les sources naturelles de rayonnement dans les exigences **générales** plutôt que de la traiter séparément dans un titre spécifique.
  Protection against natural radiation sources, rather than being addressed separately in a specific title, should be fully integrated within the **overall** requirements.
  ([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 2861354)

- A. Organes chargés de questions **générales** de développement
  A. Organs dealing with **overall** development issues
  ([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 5804259)

- La Commission a proposé une durée de deux ans - 2004 et 2005 - parce qu’elle inclura ce sujet dans les réflexions **générales** sur l’avenir de la stratégie d’égalité après 2005.
  The Commission proposed a duration of two years 2004 and 2005 because it will include this topic in the **overall** reflections on the future of the equality strategy after 2005.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 527644)

- Cette tendance aura inévitablement une influence sur la nature des relations internationales **générales** et globales au niveau mondial.
  This trend will inevitably influence the character of **overall** and comprehensive international relations in global proportions.
  ([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 3534114)

## More sentences

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

- Tom est un excellent garçon, qui avait gagné l'affection et l'estime **générales**.
  Tom was a wonderful boy, who had gained the affection and esteem of all.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1930634](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1930634) [\#1929115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1929115))

- Il y a en outre des raisons morales plus **générales** à ces sanctions contre la Birmanie.
  There are other broader moral grounds for taking action against Burma.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1698015)

- Il faut, en effet, que ces États membres exercent, à travers leurs directions **générales** de l'aviation civile, leurs responsabilités.
  The Member States must carry out their responsibilities through their civil aviation authorities.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1035808)

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