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# langue — French to English

How French *langue* 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: langue (67 016), langues (68 800). By style: everyday 1 786 · literary 34 · biblical 161 · parliamentary 6 159 · legal and administrative 14 058 · UN documents 113 618.

## language

Used about 115 727 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 600 · literary ≈ 14 · biblical ≈ 83 · parliamentary ≈ 5 646 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 418 · UN documents ≈ 102 966). Forms: language, languages. Meaning: [language in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/language/).

- Tu parles ma **langue**.
  You speak my **language**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Lumi\_alt · checked, community translation · [\#69320](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/69320) [\#576502](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/576502))

- «Mais quelle est cette **langue**?»
  "But what **language** is it?"
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 187)

- Toute la terre avait une seule **langue** et les mêmes mots.
  The whole earth was of one **language** and of one speech.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GEN 11:1)

- 2001 : Année européenne des **langues**
  2001: European Year of **Languages**
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 41034)

- La **langue** ou les **langues** utilisées dans le cadre de la ressource.
  The **language**(s) used within the resource.
  ([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 1625558)

## authentic

Used about 7 029 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 7 029). Meaning: [authentic in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/authentic/).

- (Le texte en **langue** danoise est le seul faisant foi.)
  (Only the Danish text is **authentic**)
  ([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 3491746)

- (Le texte en **langue** croate est le seul faisant foi.)
  (Only the Croatian text is **authentic**)
  ([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 5114048)

- (Le texte en **langue** anglaise est le seul faisant foi.)
  (Only the English text is **authentic**)
  ([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 5125227)

- (Le texte en **langue** allemande est le seul faisant foi.)
  (Only the German text is **authentic**)
  ([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 571353)

- (Le texte en **langue** espagnole est le seul faisant foi.)
  (Only the Spanish text is **authentic**)
  ([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 2515393)

## tongue

Used about 2 860 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 130 · literary ≈ 16 · biblical ≈ 72 · parliamentary ≈ 128 · legal and administrative ≈ 146 · UN documents ≈ 2 367). Meaning: [tongue in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/tongue/).

- Il cuisine de la **langue** de bœuf.
  He's cooking ox **tongue**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julien\_PDC and tieguy · checked, community translation · [\#11613573](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11613573) [\#8949991](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8949991))

- Depuis qu'elle connaissait Marius, cette affreuse **langue** lui était devenue impossible.
  That frightful **tongue** had become impossible to her since she had known Marius.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 22054)

- Il a sucé du venin d’aspic, La **langue** de la vipère le tuera.
  He will suck cobra venom. The viper’s **tongue** will kill him.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 20:16)

- Dans cette Europe, il n'existe pas de loi pour empêcher quiconque d'utiliser sa **langue** maternelle, pas même en Slovaquie.
  In that Europe, there is no law preventing anyone from using their mother **tongue**, not even in Slovakia.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1276437)

- Les carcasses sont présentées sans la **langue**, les soies, les onglons, les organes génitaux, la panne, les rognons et le diaphragme.
  Carcasses shall be presented without **tongue**, bristles, hooves, genital organs, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm.
  ([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 3076764)

## text

Used about 293 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 293). Meaning: [text in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/text/).

- La Commission note que la Slovénie a, à titre exceptionnel, accepté de recevoir le texte de la présente décision uniquement en **langue** anglaise,
  The Commission notes that Slovenia has exceptionally accepted to receive the **text** of this Decision only in English.
  ([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 4544507)

- D'autres erreurs apparaissent dans la version en **langue** allemande du texte de l'article 14, paragraphe 1, de l'article 15, paragraphe 2, et de l'article 16, paragraphe 1, du règlement délégué (UE) 2015/63.
  Further errors appear in the German version of the **text** of Articles 14(1), 15(2) and 16(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/63.
  ([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 4036312)

## official

Used about 64 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 64). Meaning: [official in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/official/).

- Le texte de la décision sera publié, sans les informations réservées, en **langue** espagnole au Journal officiel des Communautés européennes.
  The text of the decision, without the confidential information, will be published in Spanish in the **Official** Journal of the European Communities.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 212492)

## one

Used about 3 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 2). Meaning: [one in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/one/).

- On ne parvenait pas plus à s'orienter dans la voirie qu'à s'entendre dans la ville; en haut l'inintelligible, en bas l'inextricable; sous la confusion des **langues** il y avait la confusion des caves; Dédale doublait Babel.
  **One** could no more find one’s bearings in the sewer than one could understand one’s position in the city; above the unintelligible, below the inextricable; beneath the confusion of tongues there reigned the confusion of caverns; Dædalus backed up Babel.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27388)

- Des **langues**, semblables à des **langues** de feu, leur apparurent, séparées les unes des autres, et se posèrent sur chacun d’eux.
  Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and **one** sat on each of them.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 2:3)

## More sentences

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

- Retiens ta **langue**, ou tu seras tué.
  Watch your mouth or you'll get it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and jeanne · checked, community translation · [\#460270](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/460270) [\#135412](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/135412))

- Es-tu de **langue** maternelle française ?
  Are you a native French speaker?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#10011945](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10011945) [\#10011988](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10011988))

- Le mot « Tatoeba » vient de la **langue** japonaise ; il signifie « par exemple ».
  The word "Tatoeba" comes from Japanese, meaning "for example."
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and mexicanhere · checked, community translation · [\#12847784](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12847784) [\#12854011](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12854011))

## 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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