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# illicite — French to English

How French *illicite* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: illicite (56 562), illicites (35 143). By style: everyday 7 · literary 1 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 954 · legal and administrative 3 082 · UN documents 87 660.

## illicit

Used about 51 699 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 159 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 316 · UN documents ≈ 50 222).

- Aucune circonstance, aucun but, aucune loi, quelle qu'elle soit, ne peut jamais rendre licite un acte intrinsèquement **illicite**.
  No circumstance, no purpose, no law whatsoever can ever make licit an act which is intrinsically **illicit**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mugdul and gauravjiii · checked, community translation · [\#2654442](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2654442) [\#7263030](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7263030))

- Elle entrevoyait quelque aventure de coeur plus ou moins **illicite**, une femme dans la pénombre, un rendez-vous, un mystère, et elle n'eût pas été fâchée d'y fourrer ses lunettes.
  She espied some adventure of the heart, more or less **illicit**, a woman in the shadow, a rendezvous, a mystery, and she would not have been sorry to thrust her spectacles into the affair.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13675)

- Le trafic des substances **illicites** est devenu plus facile.
  It is easier than before to smuggle **illicit** substances across borders.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1921321)

- Coopération en matière de drogues **illicites**
  Cooperation on **illicit** drugs
  ([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 2074660)

- Autres opioïdes **illicites** (préciser)
  Other **illicit** opioids (specify)
  ([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 22895200)

## unlawful

Used about 8 880 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 20 · legal and administrative ≈ 642 · UN documents ≈ 8 218). Meaning: [unlawful in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/unlawful/).

- Elle anticipe également la ratification de la Constitution, ce qui est **illicite**.
  It also anticipates ratification of the Constitution, which is **unlawful**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 680997)

- la destruction accidentelle ou **illicite**;
  accidental or **unlawful** destruction;
  ([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 219083)

- Rapports sexuels **illicites**/viol
  **Unlawful** carnal knowledge Rape
  ([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 18868930)

- Les exemples bien connus d'injustice, même à l'encontre de représentants élus, associés aux pratiques **illicites** de l'administration américaine, ont créé un environnement instable.
  The well-known examples of injustice, even against elected representatives, together with the **unlawful** practices of the US administration, have created an unstable environment.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1321857)

- Appropriation ou détournement **illicite** d’énergie
  **Unlawful** appropriation or diversion of energy
  ([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 1669516)

## illegal

Used about 6 040 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 636 · legal and administrative ≈ 835 · UN documents ≈ 4 566). Meaning: [illegal in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/illegal/).

- Tom n'a commis aucun acte **illicite**.
  Tom did nothing **illegal**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3286821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3286821) [\#3432783](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3432783))

- Combattre la pêche **illicite** revêt une importance toujours croissante.
  Combating **illegal** fisheries is of increasing importance.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1413685)

- Accès **illicite** à des systèmes d’information
  **Illegal** access to information systems
  ([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 1669532)

- La Convention définit le trafic **illicite** à l &apos; article 9 comme suit :
  The Convention defines **illegal** traffic in Article 9 as follows:
  ([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 25171012)

- Consommes-tu des substances **illicites** ?
  Do you use any **illegal** substances?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and NurseMeeks · checked, community translation · [\#9849568](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9849568) [\#9937052](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9937052))

## convention

Used about 3 653 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 653). Meaning: [convention in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/convention/).

- Protocole contre le trafic **illicite** de migrants par terre, air et mer, additionnel à la Convention des Nations Unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée.
  Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations **Convention** against Transnational Organized Crime.
  ([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 12411196)

- c) Le Protocole contre le trafic **illicite** de migrants par terre, air et mer, additionnel à la Convention des Nations Unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée, en 2009;
  (c) Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations **Convention** against Transnational Organized Crime in 2009;
  ([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 26122663)

- Protocole contre le trafic **illicite** de migrants par terre, air et mer, additionnel à la Convention des Nations Unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée (2000; entrée en vigueur : 2004)
  Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations **Convention** against Transnational Organized Crime (2000, entry into force: 2004)
  ([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 19726892)

- 173. La République argentine a ratifié le Protocole contre le trafic **illicite** de migrants par terre, air et mer, additionnel à la Convention des Nations Unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée.
  The Argentine Republic has ratified the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea, supplementing the United Nations **Convention** against Transnational Organized Crime.
  ([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 11888508)

## drugs

Used about 1 846 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 20 · UN documents ≈ 1 826). Forms: drug, drugs.

- Notons que la Croatie est une zone de transit par laquelle circulent des grandes quantités de drogues **illicites** à destination d'autres pays.
  It should be noted that Croatia is a transit route through which large quantities of **drugs** are smuggled to other countries.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1567700)

- la distribution et la consommation **illicites** de stupéfiants
  Distribution and Consumption of Narcotic **Drugs** and Psychotropic
  ([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 4082396)

- Il importe que la France accroisse son aide aux toxicomanes et que les Pays-Bas s'attachent à combattre plus efficacement la production et le trafic **illicites** de stupéfiants.
  France must do more to help addicts and the Netherlands must do more to combat drug production and the trade in **drugs**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1689264)

- V. Organisation de la neuvième Réunion des chefs des services chargés au plan national de la lutte contre le trafic **illicite** de drogues, Europe
  V. Organization of the Ninth Meeting of Heads of National **Drug** Law Enforcement Agencies, Europe
  ([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 21513586)

## trafficking

Used about 923 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 10 · UN documents ≈ 913).

- La présente directive concerne plus précisément les victimes du trafic **illicite** d'êtres humains et des réseaux de passeurs, deux types d'infraction qu'il ne faut pas confondre.
  More precisely, this directive concerns the victims of **trafficking** and smuggling under these two types of offence, which must not be confused with one another.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 396726)

- e) Adoption de la Convention des Nations Unies contre la criminalité transnationale organisée et des Protocoles qui la complètent, sur le trafic **illicite** des migrants et la traite des personnes;
  (e) Adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto on the smuggling of migrants and **trafficking** in persons;
  ([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 24227362)

## arms

Used about 913 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 913). Meaning: [arms in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/arms/).

- :: Encourager les États à coopérer dans la sous-région pour lutter contre les mouvements transfrontières **illicites** d &apos; armes légères et empêcher le mouvement transfrontières **illicite** de personnes.
  :: Encourage States to cooperate within the subregion to combat illegal cross-border movement of small **arms** and prevent the illegal cross-border movement of persons.
  ([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 21383935)

## More sentences

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

- La voiture n'est pas garée de manière **illicite**.
  The car is not illegally parked.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1779716](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1779716) [\#1784776](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1784776))

- Garder des animaux sauvages comme animaux domestiques est **illicite**.
  It's not legal to keep wild animals as pets.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1657895](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1657895) [\#1657952](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1657952))

- Celui qui est issu d’une union **illicite** n’entrera point dans l’assemblée de l’Éternel; même sa dixième génération n’entrera point dans l’assemblée de l’Éternel.
  A person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into the LORD’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his enter into the LORD’s assembly.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 23:2)

## Grammar

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