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# liaison — French to English

How French *liaison* 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: liaison (55 504), liaisons (12 126). By style: everyday 27 · literary 2 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 1 208 · legal and administrative 11 717 · UN documents 54 674.

## links

Used about 18 216 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 478 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 221 · UN documents ≈ 16 516). Forms: link, links.

- Mille diables ! Ma **liaison** réseau est interrompue.
  Hell! My network **link** is down.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#1742344](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1742344) [\#1230343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1230343))

- C’est maintenant que l’Europe a besoin d’améliorer ses **liaisons** en matière de transport.
  Europe needs improved transport **links** now.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 572161)

- un système d'extinction d'incendie ou une **liaison** directe avec la caserne de pompiers,
  fire extinction system and/or direct **link** to fire brigade,
  ([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 845232)

- **Liaisons** téléphoniques rurales, 2 lignes
  Rural telephone **links**, 2 lines
  ([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 5602033)

- Nos amendements soulignent également l'importance des **liaisons** transfrontalières.
  Our amendments also stress the importance of cross-border **links**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1917636)

## liaison

Used about 17 090 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 126 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 587 · UN documents ≈ 15 377). Meaning: [liaison in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/liaison/).

- Création d'un réseau d'officiers de **liaison** «Immigration» (débat)
  Creation of an immigration **liaison** officers' network (debate)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1450503)

- des bureaux de **liaison**, s'il y a lieu; et
  **liaison** offices, as required; and
  ([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 2507895)

- Service du protocole et de la **liaison**
  Protocol and **Liaison** Service
  ([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 6665112)

- Je suis en contact avec la **liaison** internationale de l'UNICEF, qui m'a confirmé la gravité de la situation.
  I am in touch with the international **liaison** at UNICEF, who has confirmed the severity of the situation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1125234)

- Systèmes d’analyse, **liaison**, index et sécurité
  Analysis, **liaison**, index and security 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 1106721)

## connections

Used about 5 531 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 201 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 343 · UN documents ≈ 3 987).

- Les **liaisons** aériennes avec ces régions sont vitales.
  Air **connections** to these areas are vital.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1016331)

- Les **liaisons** de cabotage avec les îles mineures italiennes
  Cabotage **connections** with the minor Italian islands
  ([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 536793)

- i) Statistiques des **liaisons** entre les ports maritimes et leur arrière-pays
  (i) Statistics on hinterland **connections** of seaports
  ([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 24727037)

- Cela nous aiderait à atteindre une décision sur la question des **liaisons**.
  That would help us reach a decision on the issue of **connections**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1097533)

- **Liaisons** électriques entre le véhicule tracteur et la remorque ou semi-remorque
  Electrical **connections** between towing vehicle and trailer or semi-trailer
  ([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 4934129)

## conjunction

Used about 3 267 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 13 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 685 · UN documents ≈ 570). Meaning: [conjunction in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/conjunction/).

- Nous travaillerons avec mes services très rapidement sur ce site SOLVIT.EU en **liaison** avec un autre projet qui concerne le site Votre Europe.
  We will work very quickly on this SOLVIT.EU site with my departments in **conjunction** with another project relating to the Your Europe site.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1352832)

- (À lire en **liaison** avec la partie II.B)
  (To be read in **conjunction** with Section II.B)
  ([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 1956229)

- en **liaison** avec le paragraphe (3) a) .3 a)
  in **conjunction** with paragraph (3)(a) .3 (a)
  ([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 8473598)

- (articles 5.09 et 5.10 en **liaison** avec les articles 5.02, paragraphe 1, 5.03, paragraphe 1, 5.04 et 16.06 de l’annexe II)
  (Articles 5.09 and 5.10 in **conjunction** with Articles 5.02(1), 5.03(1), 5.04 and 16.06 of Annex II)
  ([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 1462714)

- vu le traité sur le fonctionnement de l'Union européenne, et notamment son article 114 en **liaison** avec l'article 218, paragraphe 9,
  Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 in **conjunction** with Article 218(9) thereof,
  ([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 3166345)

## transport

Used about 2 860 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 13 · UN documents ≈ 2 848). Meaning: [transport in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/transport/).

- Logique, parce que tous trois constituent des points d'interconnexions et qu'en tant que tels, ils sont indispensables à la **liaison** entre eux des différents modes de transports.
  It makes sense because all three are after all **transport** connection points and as such they are indeed the condition for linking the various transport modes together.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1966692)

- Route : mise à disposition de camions et transport de charges complètes ou de lots en **liaisons** &lt; &lt; point à point &gt; &gt; ;
  (a) Road: Full-load **transport** and truck service, or &quot; point-to-point &quot; break-bulk deliveries;
  ([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 19147186)

- Amélioration des **liaisons** de transport routier avec la Chine au moyen d &apos; accords ou conventions bilatéraux et multilatéraux; et
  Improvement of road **transport** communication with China through bilateral and multilateral agreements/conventions, and
  ([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 26326099)

- Des **liaisons** supplémentaires assurées par des navires de plus gros tonnage sont également financées occasionnellement pour répondre aux besoins de transport des Tokélaou.
  Additional charters by larger vessels are occasionally funded to meet Tokelau &apos; s **transport** needs.
  ([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 27302799)

- On peut également recourir aux techniques informatiques pour mettre au point de meilleurs horaires de transport et rentabiliser les **liaisons** maritimes et aériennes.
  Computer technology can also be utilized to design more efficient **transport** schedules, allowing services to be more profitable.
  ([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 593018)

## routes

Used about 2 735 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 50 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 685).

- Nous savons cependant que ces **liaisons** transalpines se trouvent dans une zone très sensible.
  But, as we all know, these **routes** are in a highly sensitive zone.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 355468)

- Abandon de **liaisons** rentables et potentiellement rentables
  Surrender of profitable and potentially profitable **routes**
  ([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 2538142)

- L'apparition de nouveaux concurrents a entraîné une baisse significative des tarifs sur de nombreuses **liaisons**.
  The appearance of new competitors has brought a significant reduction in fares on numerous **routes**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 949641)

- RÉDUCTIONS SUR LES REDEVANCES POUR LA CRÉATION DE NOUVELLES **LIAISONS**
  REDUCTIONS IN THE CHARGES FOR CREATING NEW **ROUTES**
  ([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 3856052)

- Il sera également possible d'accorder des réductions aux usagers qui ouvrent de nouvelles **liaisons**, dans le respect du droit de la concurrence.
  Discounts may also be granted to users who open new **routes** in accordance with competition law.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1157685)

## functioning

Used about 244 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 244).

- vu le traité sur le fonctionnement de l’Union européenne, et notamment son article 136, en **liaison** avec l’article 121, paragraphe 6,
  Having regard to the Treaty on the **Functioning** of the European Union, and in particular Article 136, in combination with Article 121(6) thereof,
  ([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 2452809)

- apporter son soutien au fonctionnement des points de contact «produit» auxquels les États membres attribuent des missions en **liaison** avec la législation d'harmonisation de l'Union;
  to support the **functioning** of the Product Contact Points having duties assigned by Member States in relation to Union harmonisation legislation;
  ([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 4977646)

## More sentences

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

- Tom et Marie ont une **liaison** secrète.
  Tom and Mary are seeing each other secretly.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#3457031](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3457031) [\#3457666](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3457666))

- L'énergie de **liaison** entre les quarks représente quatre-vingt-dix-neuf pour cent de la masse des protons et des neutrons.
  The binding energy between quarks constitutes 99 percent of proton and neutron mass.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and rul · checked, community translation · [\#12442036](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12442036) [\#12413315](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12413315))

- Sami savait que sa femme avait une **liaison** avec un homme marié.
  Sami knew that his wife was having an affair with a married man.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and OsoHombre · checked, community translation · [\#6372759](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6372759) [\#6372800](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6372800))

## 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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