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Meaning: [invite in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/invite/). - **Invite** qui tu veux. **Invite** anyone you want. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by GLOBULE38 and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#6537498](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6537498) [\#2175343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2175343)) - Si un non-croyant vous **invite** et que vous vouliez y aller, mangez de tout ce qu’on vous présentera, sans vous enquérir de rien par motif de conscience. But if one of those who don’t believe **invites** you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 10:27) - Aussi, je vous **invite** maintenant à répondre à la question intéressante qu'à posée Mme Larive. I now **invite** you to reply to her question. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1842325) - Le directeur exécutif **invite** les États membres concernés à prendre les mesures nécessaires. The executive director shall **invite** the Member States concerned to take the necessary measures. ([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 4039675) - It **invites** the new institution to apply for accreditation. It **invites** the new institution to apply for accreditation. ([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 20238183) ## call Used about 6 508 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 576 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 067 · UN documents ≈ 3 864). Forms: call, calls. Meaning: [call in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/call/). - Si j'étais un rossignol, je jouerais le rôle d'un rossignol ; si j'étais un cygne, je jouerais le rôle d'un cygne. Mais comme je suis un être doué de raison, il est de mon devoir de louer Dieu, et je vous **invite** à vous joindre au même chant. Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan. However, since I am a reasoning being, it is my duty to praise God, and I **call** on you to join in the same song. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · [\#12213904](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12213904) [\#12214146](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12214146)) - J'**invite** tous mes collègues à faire de même. I **call** on all colleagues to do likewise. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 66920) - **invite** la Commission à appliquer les mesures correctives annoncées; **calls** on the Commission to pursue the corrective measures announced; ([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 2758014) - 44. **Invite** tous les États : 44. **Calls** upon all States: ([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 7257330) - J’**invite** le Conseil à rejeter cette proposition. I **call** on the Council to oppose this proposal. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 703159) ## parties Used about 1 596 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 49 · UN documents ≈ 1 546). - On ne m'**invite** pas aux fêtes. I'm not invited to **parties**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2344606](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2344606) [\#2345821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2345821)) - En application de l’article 88, paragraphe 2, du traité CE, la Commission **invite** les parties intéressées à présenter leurs observations. Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty requires the Commission to give the **parties** concerned notice to submit their comments. ([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 1972772) - Il existe une Loi sur les partis politiques qui les **invite** à ne pas faire de discrimination à l ' égard des femmes. There was a law on political **parties**, which encouraged them not to discriminate against women. ([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 15159159) - On ne l'**invite** pas aux fêtes. She's not invited to **parties**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2344761](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2344761) [\#2345814](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2345814)) - 217. L ' article 6 **invite** instamment les États parties de prendre toutes les mesures appropriées pour lutter contre la traite des femmes et l ' exploitation de la prostitution. Article 6 urges States **parties** to take all appropriate measures to suppress traffic in women and exploitation of prostitution of women. ([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 22373914) ## rapporteur Used about 871 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 98 · UN documents ≈ 773). - Au-delà, votre rapporteur nous **invite** à aller plus loin et à réfléchir à la nature de la portée des grandes orientations, en vue de créer un policy mix contraignant. Your **rapporteur** asks us to go further and to consider the scope of the broad guidelines, with a view to creating an obligatory policy mix. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1953700) - 103. La Rapporteuse spéciale **invite** instamment la FMC à créer dans toutes les provinces des refuges pour les femmes victimes de la violence. 103. The Special **Rapporteur** urges FMC to establish shelters for women victims of violence in all provinces. ([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 7278288) ## government Used about 773 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 773). Meaning: [government in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/government/). - SUHAKAM **invite** le Gouvernement à modifier la loi 597 afin de la mettre en conformité avec les Principes de Paris. SUHAKAM called upon the **Government** to amend Act 597 in line with the Paris Principles. ([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 18598588) ## ask Used about 691 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 492 · legal and administrative ≈ 194). Meaning: [ask in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ask/). - Quand tu ne sais pas quoi faire, demande à celui qui nous **invite**. When you don't know what to do, **ask** the host. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rene1596 and rul · checked, community translation · [\#71540](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/71540) [\#1186070](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1186070)) - Mais, lorsque tu donnes un festin, **invite** des pauvres, des estropiés, des boiteux, des aveugles. But when you make a feast, **ask** the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 14:13) - Je vous **invite** à affronter la réalité et à réagir. I would **ask** you to face up to the truth and to take action. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 657258) - Lorsqu'une demande est incomplète, l'Autorité **invite** sans tarder le demandeur à présenter toutes les informations complémentaires requises. Where an application is incomplete, the Authority shall **ask** the applicant without delay to submit any additional information required. ([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 3397411) - Tu as insinué à demi-mot que tu voulais que je t'**invite** à sortir. You sort of hinted that you wanted me to **ask** you out. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1895656](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1895656) [\#2131630](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2131630)) ## provide Used about 98 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 98). Meaning: [provide in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/provide/). - J'**invite** instamment la Commission à assumer de toute urgence son devoir de prudence en tant qu'employeur de Mme Bekele et à nommer un conseiller juridique pour sa défense. I urge the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to take seriously its duty of care as an employer and **provide** Mrs Bekele with legal counsel. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 864853) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - « Viens, je t'**invite** à déjeuner. » « D'accord. Avec plaisir. » "Let me buy you lunch." "Sure. I'd like that." ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1855167](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1855167) [\#11318810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11318810)) - J'**invite** cinq amis à ma fête. I am inviting five friends to my party. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#13411947](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13411947) [\#13411946](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13411946)) - « Quelle heure est-il ? » « Une heure moins le quart. » « Je vous **invite** à déjeuner. Vous devez avoir faim. » « J'ai des sandwichs que ma femme m'a préparés. » "What's the time?" "Quarter to one." "I'll treat you to lunch. You must be hungry." "I've got some sandwiches my wife made me." ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#9981429](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9981429) [\#11461931](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11461931)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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