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# meilleurs — French to English

How French *meilleurs* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: meilleurs (31 922). By style: everyday 185 · literary 8 · biblical 18 · parliamentary 2 607 · legal and administrative 2 552 · UN documents 26 552.

## best

Used about 9 558 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 119 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 652 · legal and administrative ≈ 479 · UN documents ≈ 8 298). Meaning: [best in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/best/).

- Nous sommes les **meilleurs**.
  We're the **best**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julien\_PDC and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2210936](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2210936) [\#1226059](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1226059))

- Les **meilleurs** ne sont pas exempts d'une pensée égoïste.
  The **best** of us are not exempt from egotistical thoughts.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9494)

- Aspirez aux dons les **meilleurs**. Et je vais encore vous montrer une voie par excellence.
  But earnestly desire the **best** gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 12:31)

- J’ose espérer que notre collaboration donnera les **meilleurs** fruits au cours des six prochains mois.
  I hope that working together, as we will be during the next six months, will produce the **best** possible results.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 837362)

- Écart moyen entre les **meilleurs** prix affichés à l'achat et à la vente
  Average spread at **best** bid and offer
  ([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 4292621)

## soon

Used about 5 440 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 217 · legal and administrative ≈ 797 · UN documents ≈ 4 425). Meaning: [soon in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/soon/).

- Dans cette affaire, il importe de résoudre définitivement le problème, dans les **meilleurs** délais.
  What is important here is to find a solution as **soon** as possible to deal with the problem once and for all.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1471997)

- mis à mort dans les **meilleurs** délais; ou
  killed as **soon** as possible, or
  ([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 619001)

- k) Prendre contact dans les **meilleurs** délais avec les institutions ayant répondu, afin d’obtenir de leur part davantage d’informations pertinentes;
  (k) Contact the respondents as **soon** as possible to retrieve more relevant information;
  ([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 6448742)

- Elle a exhorté par ailleurs les responsables turcs à retirer leurs forces militaires du territoire irakien dans les **meilleurs** délais.
  It has also urged Turkish leaders to withdrawn military forces from Iraqi territories as **soon** as possible.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1742614)

- réalisée dans les **meilleurs** délais après leur introduction; ou
  must take place as **soon** as possible after their introduction; or
  ([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 5202670)

## better

Used about 4 571 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 50 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 1 195 · UN documents ≈ 3 319). Meaning: [better in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/better/).

- J'ai connu des jours **meilleurs**.
  I've had **better** days.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Quonpi and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2359819](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2359819) [\#645775](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/645775))

- (La plupart de ces privilèges, pour le noter en passant, et il y en avait de **meilleurs** que celui-ci, avaient été extorqués aux rois par révoltes et mutineries.
  The greater part of these privileges, it may be noted in passing, and there were some even **better** than the above, had been extorted from the kings by revolts and mutinies.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1838)

- Ne dis pas: D’où vient que les jours passés étaient **meilleurs** que ceux-ci? Car ce n’est point par sagesse que tu demandes cela.
  Don’t say, “Why were the former days **better** than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ECC 7:10)

- Cela signifie que nous devons nous efforcer de devenir encore **meilleurs**.
  This means that we must strive to become even **better**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1086229)

- Les premières estimations semblent indiquer que les résultats obtenus en 2000 seront **meilleurs** que ceux de l &apos; année précédente.
  On the basis of preliminary data, 2000 appears to be a **better** year in that respect than 1999.
  ([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 8464160)

## possible

Used about 2 587 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 109 · legal and administrative ≈ 266 · UN documents ≈ 2 213). Meaning: [possible in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possible/).

- La question essentielle est maintenant de savoir comment nous pourrions exercer des pressions sur d'autres pays afin d'obtenir les **meilleurs** résultats possibles à Kyoto.
  The question is now very largely how we can put pressure on other countries so we can achieve the highest **possible** targets in Kyoto.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1771767)

- La Commission décide dans les **meilleurs** délais dans quelle mesure il peut être donné suite aux demandes visées à l'article 4.
  The Commission shall decide as quickly as **possible** to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications referred to in Article 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 1016282)

- Après un examen post-mortem, les restes doivent être rendus à la famille dans les **meilleurs** délais.
  After post-mortem examination, the remains should be released to the family at the earliest time **possible**.
  ([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 22140460)

- Enfin, le Conseil européen de la recherche fait un travail excellent, et les projets qu'il finance devraient être largement diffusés, dans les **meilleurs** délais.
  Last but not least, the European Research Council does an excellent job, and the work that it funds should be made widely available to the public as quickly as **possible**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1564798)

- Afin d’éradiquer l’influenza aviaire dans les **meilleurs** délais, l’Union doit participer financièrement aux dépenses éligibles supportées par les États membres.
  With a view to eradicate avian influenza as rapidly as **possible** the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States.
  ([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 2291819)

## delay

Used about 1 351 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 797 · UN documents ≈ 553). Meaning: [delay in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delay/).

- soient transmises dans les **meilleurs** délais;
  is transmitted without undue **delay**;
  ([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 2556720)

- 5. Demande instamment à toutes les Parties qui ne l &apos; ont pas encore fait de s &apos; acquitter de leurs contributions dans les **meilleurs** délais;
  5. Urges all Parties that have not yet paid their contributions to do so without **delay**;
  ([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 15766132)

- En particulier, elle met à la disposition du public, dans les **meilleurs** délais:
  In particular, it shall make available to the public, without undue **delay**:
  ([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 3823048)

- La BCE examine un projet de décision de retrait d’agrément dans les **meilleurs** délais.
  The ECB shall assess the draft withdrawal decision without undue **delay**.
  ([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 3307744)

- Ils notifient à la Commission toute modification ultérieure le concernant dans les **meilleurs** délais.
  They shall notify the Commission without **delay** of any subsequent amendment thereto.
  ([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 1928854)

## More sentences

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

- Lesquels sont **meilleurs** pour la santé, les pommes ou le raisin ?
  Which are more healthy, apples or grapes?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#7920849](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7920849) [\#8487415](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8487415))

- De notre famille à la vôtre, nous vous adressons nos **meilleurs** vœux.
  Our family extends our warmest wishes to you and yours.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#13216229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13216229) [\#13216207](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13216207))

- Que faut-il donc, en ces jours **meilleurs**, pour conserver vivants mot ou forme ? Il vous suffit de les employer là où les glaneurs peuvent les trouver.
  What does it take in these brave new days to keep word or pattern alive? You need but use it where gleaners can find it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2024447](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2024447) [\#2024451](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2024451))

## Grammar

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