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# importants — French to English

How French *importants* 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: importants (95 671). By style: everyday 59 · literary 1 · parliamentary 10 809 · legal and administrative 5 518 · UN documents 79 284.

## important

Used about 42 636 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 43 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 6 756 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 150 · UN documents ≈ 34 687). Meaning: [important in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/important/).

- Ceux-là sont tous **importants**.
  Those are all **important**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4494325](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4494325) [\#4867239](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4867239))

- Avant les **importants** travaux commencés en 1833, la voirie souterraine de Paris était sujette à des effondrements subits.
  Before the **important** works, undertaken in 1833, the subterranean drain of Paris was subject to these sudden slides.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27904)

- Il y a aussi d'**importants** motifs budgétaires.
  There are also **important** budgetary considerations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 452928)

- Les plus **importants** sont:
  The most **important** are:
  ([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 5666848)

- Ces travaux sont aussi coûteux qu &apos; ils sont **importants**.
  Such examinations and forensic work are expensive as well as **important**.
  ([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 899760)

## significant

Used about 17 377 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 901 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 609 · UN documents ≈ 14 866). Meaning: [significant in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/significant/).

- Des progrès **importants** ont été réalisés dans la lutte contre le paludisme.
  **Significant** progress has been made in the fight against malaria.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Blabla and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#11254402](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11254402) [\#3075549](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3075549))

- Ce sont probablement les deux pas les plus **importants** que l'Europe a franchis récemment.
  Those are probably two of the most **significant** steps Europe has taken in its recent history.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1861766)

- à la suite de changements socio-économiques **importants**;
  following **significant** socio-economic changes;
  ([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 1256463)

- Le Myanmar a réalisé des progrès **importants** et entamé sa transition vers la démocratie.
  Myanmar had made **significant** progress and had begun its transition to democracy.
  ([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 11653764)

- Dans cette même commission, nous avons réalisé, je pense, des progrès **importants**, mais encore insuffisants.
  This committee has achieved, I believe, **significant** progress, but it is not sufficient.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 405638)

## large

Used about 5 979 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 676 · legal and administrative ≈ 345 · UN documents ≈ 4 955). Meaning: [large in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/large/).

- Je n'aime pas voyager en groupes **importants**.
  I don't enjoy traveling in **large** groups.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#953421](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/953421) [\#1368989](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1368989))

- Des montants **importants** sont actuellement consacrés à ces restitutions à l’exportation.
  **Large** sums are at present used for these export refunds.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 577206)

- À confisqué Iron Mask Estate en 2002; soupçonnée de tirer illégalement d'**importants** profits de l'extraction de diamants.»
  Took over the Iron Mask Estate in 2002; alleged to illicitly derive **large** profits from diamond mining.’
  ([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 4795154)

- Ces dernières années, la Corée du Sud s &apos; est dotée d &apos; **importants** équipements militaires modernes.
  In recent years, South Korea has introduced up-to-date military equipment on a **large** scale.
  ([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 3558448)

- 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))

## there

Used about 2 102 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 450 · UN documents ≈ 1 652). Meaning: [there in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/there/).

- Les risques sont particulièrement **importants** dans les régions frontalières.
  **There** are risks in this respect particularly in border regions.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1659019)

- Les inventaires des émissions et la représentation des principaux processus atmosphériques qui régissent la répartition des particules organiques dans toute l &apos; Europe posent d &apos; **importants** problèmes.
  **There** are major problems with emission inventories and with the representation of the main atmospheric processes that control the distribution of particulate organic matter across 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 17261920)

- La mise en ?uvre de réformes nationales est donc impérative dans les grands États où les goulots d'étranglement en matière de réforme sont particulièrement **importants**.
  That means that in the larger Member States, in which **there** is an especially big backlog of reforms, national reforms will have to be tackled.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 303253)

## progress

Used about 1 877 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 225 · UN documents ≈ 1 652). Meaning: [progress in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/progress/).

- Mais d'**importants** progrès positifs ont été réalisés sur la directive "Renouvelables".
  But much positive **progress** has been made on the Renewables Directive.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1174988)

- Les deux parties ont estimé que des progrès **importants** avaient déjà été réalisés.
  The two parties considered that good **progress** had already been made.
  ([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 2577279)

## most

Used about 1 767 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 115 · UN documents ≈ 1 652). Meaning: [most in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/most/).

- Ces fluctuations sont difficiles à expliquer par le fonctionnement «normal» du marché et sont très probablement dues aux volumes peu **importants** des ventes.
  Such fluctuations are difficult to explain by ‘normal’ market forces and **most** likely are the result of the low sales quantities.
  ([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 3709499)

- La Bolivie vit l &apos; un des moments les plus **importants** de son histoire.
  Bolivia is going through one of the **most** momentous eras of its history.
  ([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 20782897)

## More sentences

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

- L'épisode de la Transfiguration du Christ est traditionnellement considéré comme l'un des miracles les plus **importants**.
  The transfiguration of Christ is traditionally considered to be one of the greatest miracles.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and zogwarg · checked, community translation · [\#14037646](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14037646) [\#14037673](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14037673))

- Avant les soldes, ils augmentent les prix pour que les rabais aient l'air plus **importants**.
  Before the sale, they raise prices to make the discounts seem larger.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and pip · checked, community translation · [\#11228450](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11228450) [\#11229635](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11229635))

- L'année dernière a connu d'**importants** changements politiques au Japon.
  Last year saw a big political change in Japan.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#244726](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/244726) [\#1580055](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1580055))

## 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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