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# matière — French to English

How French *matière* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: matière (660 330), matières (129 176). By style: everyday 164 · literary 16 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 49 078 · legal and administrative 112 910 · UN documents 627 337.

## material

Used about 172 974 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 29 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 4 090 · legal and administrative ≈ 44 694 · UN documents ≈ 124 160). Forms: material, materials. Meaning: [material in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/material/).

- Je préfère les **matières** simples.
  I prefer plain **materials**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and \_undertoad · checked, community translation · [\#2267088](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2267088) [\#5600947](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5600947))

- Ce tout petit changement en effet avait prodigieusement réduit le prix de la **matière** première, ce qui avait permis, premièrement, d'élever le prix de la main-d'oeuvre, bienfait pour le pays; deuxièmement, d'améliorer la fabrication, avantage pour le consommateur; troisièmement, de vendre à meilleur marché tout en triplant le bénéfice, profit pour le manufacturier.
  This very small change had, in fact, prodigiously reduced the cost of the raw **material**, which had rendered it possible in the first place, to raise the price of manufacture, a benefit to the country; in the second place, to improve the workmanship, an advantage to the consumer; in the third place, to sell at a lower price, while trebling the profit, which was a benefit to the manufacturer.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 3529)

- Nous ne transportons plus du bois, du vin et des cailloux mais des **matières** bien plus dangereuses.
  We no longer transport wood, wine and stones but much more dangerous **materials**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 587269)

- **Matières** polarisantes en feuilles ou en plaques
  Sheets and plates of polarising **material**
  ([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 343912)

- **MATIÈRES** RADIOACTIVES, APPAREILS ou OBJETS EN COLIS EXCEPTÉS
  RADIOACTIVE **MATERIAL**, EXCEPTED PACKAGE - INSTRUMENTS or ARTICLES
  ([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 17336838)

## requirements

Used about 35 405 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 511 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 290 · UN documents ≈ 19 604).

- Je suis pleinement satisfait que ce projet de règlement sur les droits en **matière** de sexualité et de reproduction soit totalement conforme aux exigences fixées par l'accord du Caire.
  I am fully satisfied that this draft regulation on sexual and reproductive rights fully complies with the **requirements** laid down by the Cairo agreement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 425002)

- PRESCRIPTIONS EN **MATIÈRE** D’EFFICACITÉ EN SERVICE
  IN-USE PERFORMANCE **REQUIREMENTS**
  ([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 5513590)

- Des exemples peuvent être donnés en ce qui concerne les prescriptions relatives à la compatibilité des **matières** plastiques.
  Examples can be found in plastics compatibility **requirements**.
  ([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 14317114)

- Colonne F2d du tableau des exigences en **matière** de données:
  Data **Requirements** table column F2d:
  ([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 3751539)

- 2. Accroître le nombre de Parties qui s &apos; acquittent de leurs obligations en **matière** de communication de données.
  2. Increased number of parties complying with reporting **requirements**.
  ([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 25176028)

## matter

Used about 19 331 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · literary ≈ 12 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 534 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 705 · UN documents ≈ 13 070). Meaning: [matter in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/matter/).

- Pour moi, l'humanité est une forme que prend la **matière**.
  For me, humanity is a **matter**'s shape.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#874781](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/874781) [\#874792](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/874792))

- **Matière** à déclamations, disent les habiles.
  A **matter** for declamations, say the clever.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10925)

- Si une cause relative à un meurtre, à un différend, à une blessure, te paraît trop difficile à juger et fournit **matière** à contestation dans tes portes, tu te lèveras et tu monteras au lieu que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, choisira.
  If there arises a **matter** too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise, and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 17:8)

- J' aimerais, sans préjuger de la suite, dire que nous sommes tous satisfaits de l' engagement qu' il apporte personnellement dans cette **matière**.
  Without wishing to pre-empt him, I would like to say that we are all very pleased with his personal commitment to the **matter**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 175450)

- Nature de la **matière**: éléments chimiques;
  Nature of **matter**: the chemical elements;
  ([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 4671325)

## raw

Used about 7 671 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 7 668). Meaning: [raw in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/raw/).

- Le bois est la **matière** première pour la fabrication du papier.
  Wood is the **raw** material for making paper.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Dejo · checked, community translation · [\#2590638](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2590638) [\#11180001](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11180001))

- Le dollar s'enfonce, les prix des **matières** premières, même des aliments de base, flambent.
  The dollar is sinking and prices of **raw** materials, including basic foodstuffs, are soaring.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1009629)

- Les prix des **matières** premières sont particulièrement volatils et la diversification est plutôt rare.
  **Raw** materials prices are fluctuating wildly; there is but little diversification.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 801027)

- Le monde ne devrait pas être l'otage de spéculateurs financiers et de monopoles des **matières** premières.
  The world should not be hostage to speculative capital and **raw** material monopolies.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1089788)

- Adopter le système économique russe sans posséder les **matières** premières de la Russie n'a aucun sens.
  It does not make any sense to adopt a Russian economic system without having Russian **raw** materials.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1445548)

## More sentences

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

- C'est quoi ta **matière** préférée ?
  What's your favorite subject in school?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and CK · checked, community translation · [\#906896](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/906896) [\#13660806](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13660806))

- Quelle est ta **matière** favorite à l'école ?
  What's your favorite subject in school?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Elliv and CK · checked, community translation · [\#906896](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/906896) [\#3698755](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3698755))

- Sa **matière** préférée sont les mathématiques.
  Her favourite subject is Mathematics.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#11137844](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11137844) [\#1147073](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1147073))

## 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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