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# matières — French to English

How French *matières* 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: matières (129 176). By style: everyday 30 · literary 4 · parliamentary 3 292 · legal and administrative 39 597 · UN documents 86 253.

## material

Used about 60 955 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 549 · legal and administrative ≈ 28 048 · UN documents ≈ 32 345). 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))

- Le phénomène s'accomplissait alors sans violence; l'issue était énorme, et les **matières** fondues, rejetées des entrailles du globe, s'étendirent tranquillement en vastes nappes ou en masses mamelonnées.
  No violence accompanied this change; the matter thrown out was in vast quantities, and the liquid **material** oozing out from the abysses of the earth slowly spread in extensive plains or in hillocky masses.
  ([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 1292)

- 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)

## substances

Used about 25 010 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 650 · UN documents ≈ 23 360).

- Installations destinées à la fusion de **matières** minérales, y compris celles destinées à la production de fibres minérales
  Installations for melting mineral **substances**, including the production of mineral fibres
  ([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 935191)

- Classification schématique des **matières** organométalliques
  Schematic classification of organometallic **substances**
  ([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 8391128)

- Mélanges de nitrate d'ammonium et de carbonate de calcium ou d'autres **matières** inorganiques dépourvues de pouvoir fertilisant
  Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising **substances**
  ([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 4389985)

- Lorsque d &apos; autres **matières** sont transportées, les dispositions suivantes s &apos; appliquent, selon les besoins.
  When other **substances** are carried, the following provisions apply as appropriate.
  ([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 28093925)

- 4.8.2.7 Les **matières** explosives solubles dans l &apos; eau doivent être emballées dans des emballages résistant à l &apos; eau.
  4.8.2.7 Packagings for water soluble **substances** should be water resistant.
  ([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 2206769)

## nuclear

Used about 1 866 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 69 · UN documents ≈ 1 797). Meaning: [nuclear in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/nuclear/).

- Nous devrons investir dans une nouvelle génération de centrales nucléaires, dans la sécurité du stockage et la réutilisation des **matières** combustibles, et dans la fusion nucléaire.
  We shall have to invest in a new generation of **nuclear** power plants, safe storage and reuse of fuel and nuclear fusion.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1203410)

- L &apos; Autriche estime que la protection physique fait partie intégrante du système national de sécurité nucléaire et doit donc être une condition préalable à la fourniture de **matières** nucléaires.
  12. In Austria &apos; s view, physical protection is an integral part of the national **nuclear** security system that must be required as a condition for nuclear supplies.
  ([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 23167397)

## subjects

Used about 1 808 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · UN documents ≈ 1 797).

- De toutes les **matières**, je préfère l'anglais.
  I like English best of all **subjects**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Pharamp and CK · checked, community translation · [\#37539](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37539) [\#12918](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12918))

- Durant le cycle suivant (de la cinquième à la huitième année de scolarité), les **matières** seront enseignées en langue albanaise et dans la langue de la minorité.
  In the next cycle (fifth to eight year of schooling), **subjects** shall be taught in Albanian and in the minority language.
  ([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 378068)

- Quelles étaient vos **matières** préférées à l'école ?
  What were your favourite **subjects** at school?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#1218090](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1218090) [\#13865180](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13865180))

- Quelles étaient tes **matières** préférées à l'école ?
  What were your favourite **subjects** at school?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#1218090](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1218090) [\#13865181](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13865181))

- Les maths et l'anglais étaient mes **matières** préférées.
  Math and English were my favorite **subjects**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Archibald and CK · checked, community translation · [\#270996](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/270996) [\#128777](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/128777))

## articles

Used about 1 650 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 650).

- AUTRES MÉTAUX COMMUNS; CERMETS; OUVRAGES EN CES **MATIÈRES**
  OTHER BASE METALS; CERMETS; **ARTICLES** 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 1909090)

- les articles dans lesquels les plumes ou le duvet n'entrent que comme **matières** de rembourrage et notamment les articles de literie du no 9404;
  **articles** in which feathers or down constitute only filling or padding (for example, bedding of heading 9404);
  ([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 4392517)

## raw

Used about 1 029 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 029). Meaning: [raw in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/raw/).

- 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)

- À l'avenir, il sera possible d'introduire d'autres **matières** premières, telles que le raisin, dans la vodka.
  In the future, it will be possible for other **raw** materials, such as grapes, to be put into vodka.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 941620)

## More sentences

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

- La table des **matières** se trouve à la fin du livre.
  The table of contents is at the end of the book.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#12131909](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12131909) [\#12131961](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12131961))

- Reporte-toi à la fin pour consulter la table des **matières**.
  Flip to the back of the book for the index.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#963951](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/963951) [\#963979](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/963979))

- Il me dame le pion dans toutes les **matières**.
  He outdoes me in every subject.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#290336](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/290336) [\#12686486](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12686486))

## 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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