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# marchandises — French to English

How French *marchandises* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 8 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: marchandises (105 768). By style: everyday 48 · literary 2 · biblical 10 · parliamentary 3 346 · legal and administrative 32 127 · UN documents 70 235.

## goods

Used about 81 048 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 38 · parliamentary ≈ 2 231 · legal and administrative ≈ 26 103 · UN documents ≈ 52 676). Meaning: [goods in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/goods/).

- Les **marchandises** sont arrivées hier.
  The **goods** arrived yesterday.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by cedo and CK · checked, community translation · [\#318491](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/318491) [\#653810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/653810))

- Accès au marché du transport international de **marchandises** par route (refonte) (
  International carriage of **goods** by road (recast) (
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1083875)

- Largage de **marchandises** dangereuses
  Release of dangerous **goods**
  ([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 3298199)

- **MARCHANDISES** DANGEREUSES ET DU SYSTÈME
  DANGEROUS **GOODS** AND ON THE GLOBALLY
  ([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 19611871)

- Les **marchandises** arrivèrent intactes.
  The **goods** arrived undamaged.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1702455](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1702455) [\#1703953](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1703953))

## merchandise

Used about 5 863 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 8 · UN documents ≈ 5 853). Meaning: [merchandise in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/merchandise/).

- Vous avez boycotté les **marchandises** de ce pays.
  You boycotted **merchandise** from that country.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2905901](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2905901) [\#10309023](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10309023))

- Un moment après, si l'émeute approche et gagne, il ferme précipitamment sa boutique et endosse rapidement son uniforme, c'est-à-dire met ses **marchandises** en sûreté et risque sa personne.
  A moment later, the riot approaches and gains in force, he shuts up his shop precipitately, hastily dons his uniform, that is to say, he places his **merchandise** in safety and risks his own person.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 23164)

- Javan, Tubal et Méschec trafiquaient avec toi; Ils donnaient des esclaves et des ustensiles d’airain En échange de tes **marchandises**.
  “‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your **merchandise**.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 27:13)

- Exportations cubaines de **marchandises**
  Cuban exports of **merchandise**
  ([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 18241449)

- Et quand tu as été brisée par les mers, Quand tu as disparu dans les profondeurs des eaux, Tes **marchandises** et toute ta multitude Sont tombées avec toi.
  In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your **merchandise** and all your company fell within you.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 27:34)

## transport

Used about 3 665 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 70 · legal and administrative ≈ 669 · UN documents ≈ 2 926). Meaning: [transport in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/transport/).

- Cela tient principalement aux différences existant entre les réglementations régionales des vols de nuit, touchant principalement le transport de **marchandises**.
  The main reason for this is the fact that different regions have different rules for night flying, a situation which affects cargo **transport** in particular.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 134659)

- Référence initiale à la législation nationale: arrêté du 1er juin 2001 relatif au transport des **marchandises** dangereuses par route, article 23-4.
  Initial reference to the national legislation: Arrêté du 1er juin 2001 relatif au **transport** des marchandises dangereuses par route — Article 23-4.
  ([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 1448917)

- COMITÉ D &apos; EXPERTS DU TRANSPORT DES **MARCHANDISES**
  COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE **TRANSPORT**
  ([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 16083158)

- Parmi les autres sujets abordés, figurent des indicateurs d &apos; efficacité de la logistique des mouvements de **marchandises** et la définition de critères d &apos; évaluation des terminaux intermodaux.
  Other issues addressed include performance indicators for freight **transport** logistics and benchmarking of intermodal terminals.
  ([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 19146349)

## movement

Used about 2 008 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 2 008). Meaning: [movement in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/movement/).

- Procédure de délivrance d’un certificat de circulation des **marchandises** EUR.1
  Procedure for the issue of a **movement** certificate EUR.1
  ([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 374224)

- Article 19 Délivrance d'un duplicata du certificat de circulation des **marchandises** EUR.1 ou EUR-MED
  Article 19 Issue of a duplicate **movement** certificate EUR.1 or EUR-MED
  ([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 32554)

- Les autorités douanières du pays d’importation doivent conserver pendant trois (3) ans au moins les certificats de circulation des **marchandises** EUR.1 et les déclarations d’origine qui leur sont présentés.
  The customs authorities of the importing country shall keep the **movement** certificates EUR.1 and the origin declarations submitted to them for at least three (3) years.
  ([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 361203)

## dangerous

Used about 1 463 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 463). Meaning: [dangerous in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dangerous/).

- transport international des **marchandises**
  International Carriage of **Dangerous**
  ([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 4331385)

## freight

Used about 1 090 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 418 · legal and administrative ≈ 669). Meaning: [freight in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/freight/).

- La locomotive tractait une longue file de wagons de **marchandises**.
  The locomotive was pulling a long line of **freight** cars.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#20470](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/20470) [\#1087069](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1087069))

- On entendait dans les profondeurs sonores de l'immense bâtiment une grande agitation confuse et continue, où la chute des **marchandises** entassées dans les cales se mêlait aux pas, aux voix, au mouvement des machines chargeant les caisses, aux sifflets des contremaîtres et à la rumeur des chaînes traînées ou enroulées sur les treuils par l'haleine rauque de la vapeur qui faisait vibrer un peu le corps entier du gros navire.
  In the hollow depths of the huge ship they could hear a confused and continuous commotion; the noise of bales and cases pitched down into the hold mingling with footsteps, voices, the creaking of the machinery lowering the **freight**, the boatswain’s whistle, and the clatter of chains dragged or wound on to capstans by the snorting and panting engine which sent a slight vibration from end to end of the great vessel.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 2307)

- Le rapporteur note à juste titre que la logistique du transport de **marchandises** en milieu urbain requiert une approche spécifique.
  The rapporteur rightly points out that urban **freight** logistics require a specific approach.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1127866)

- Les revenus commerciaux proviennent principalement du transport de **marchandises** et de bétail \[22\].
  Commercial revenues correspond to income from transporting **freight** and livestock \[22\].
  ([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 2230668)

- Pourquoi note-t-on la présence indésirable d' immigrés clandestins à divers endroits qui sont utilisés par les transporteurs ferroviaires de **marchandises** ?
  Why are illegal immigrants trespassing on various sites used by rail **freight** transporters?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 293251)

## road

Used about 139 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 139). Meaning: [road in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/road/).

- Le compromis sur le cabotage constituera une contribution importante à un marché du transport de **marchandises** par route plus transparent, plus efficace et plus sûr.
  The compromise on cabotage will make a significant contribution to a more transparent, more efficient and safer **road** haulage market.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1252302)

- Une telle option aurait nui selon moi à l'industrie du transport de **marchandises** par route, non seulement dans mon propre pays, mais aussi dans d'autres États membres.
  Such a move, I believe, would have had a detrimental effect on the **road** haulage business, not only in my own country but in other Member States as well.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1252358)

## free

Used about 70 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 70). Meaning: [free in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/free/).

- La Commission aurait-elle enfin pris conscience du fait capital que l'Europe est autre chose qu'une vaste zone de libre échange de **marchandises**.
  The Commission has finally realised the vital fact that Europe is more than just a vast **free** trade area.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1909938)

## More sentences

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

- Il a dû réduire le prix de ses **marchandises**.
  He had to reduce the price of his wares.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#298824](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/298824) [\#1349798](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1349798))

- Il dut réduire le prix de ses **marchandises**.
  He had to reduce the price of his wares.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#298824](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/298824) [\#1349797](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1349797))

- Essayons de débarquer ces **marchandises** avant le déjeuner.
  Let's try and offload this cargo before lunch.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Myrano\_ and timoteojohano · checked, community translation · [\#7004650](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7004650) [\#14051821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14051821))

## 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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