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By style: everyday 56 · literary 4 · parliamentary 9 658 · legal and administrative 108 236 · UN documents 158 407. ## amended Used about 114 031 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 881 · legal and administrative ≈ 63 182 · UN documents ≈ 48 968). Forms: amend, amended. Meaning: [amended in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/amended/). - Les perspectives financières doivent être **modifiées**. The financial perspective must be **amended**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 364525) - le point 3 est **modifié** comme suit: point 3 is **amended** as follows: ([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 5327538) - Paragraphe 1, **modifier** comme suit: Paragraph 1., **amend** to read: ([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 29846504) - La Grèce affirme devoir **modifier** son code pénal. Greece reports that it needs to **amend** its penal law. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 182118) - La partie 1 est **modifiée** comme suit: Part 1 is **amended** as follows: ([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 2578546) ## changed Used about 36 707 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 35 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 2 345 · legal and administrative ≈ 10 664 · UN documents ≈ 23 662). Forms: change, changed. - La loi a été **modifiée**. The law was **changed**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by melospawn and CK · checked, community translation · [\#321042](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/321042) [\#781150](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/781150)) - Mais cette tendance, peu marquée d'ailleurs, ne devait pas rassurer le professeur, car la nature des couches ne se **modifiait** pas, et la période de transition s'affirmait davantage. But this tendency, which was very trifling, could not do anything to reassure the Professor; for there was no **change** in the beds, and the transitional characteristics became more and more decided. ([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 1722) - Il faut **modifier** les lignes directrices. The guidelines need to be **changed**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 994710) - Enfin, le contrat de DSP ne **modifiait** en rien cette analyse. The public service delegation agreement did nothing to **change** that analysis. ([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 3173204) - La définition du chômeur a été **modifiée**. The notion of the unemployed was **changed**. ([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 27749228) ## modified Used about 29 882 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 997 · legal and administrative ≈ 10 130 · UN documents ≈ 17 747). Meaning: [modified in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/modified/). - Je suis un organisme génétiquement **modifié**. I'm a genetically **modified** organism. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and marcelostockle · checked, community translation · [\#1406477](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1406477) [\#899847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/899847)) - Et il signa la sentence ainsi **modifiée**. And he signed the sentence thus **modified**. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2968) - Le Traité peut-il être **modifié**? Can the Treaty be **modified**? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 820785) - Aluminiures **modifies** en métal noble(3) Noble metal **modified** aluminides (3) ([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 2618689) - a) Organismes génétiquement **modifiés** (a) Genetically **modified** organisms ([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 22733411) ## regulation Used about 3 765 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 255 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 866 · UN documents ≈ 1 643). Meaning: [regulation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/regulation/). - Cet amendement **modifie** la règle des quatre heures qui figure dans le nouveau règlement de contrôle. This amendment changes the four-hour rule which is in the new control **regulation**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1434175) - Le présent règlement **modifie** le Uitvoeringsregeling visserij (ci-après «le règlement»). This **regulation** amends Uitvoeringsregeling visserij (hereinafter referred to as: the regulation). ([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 2535523) - :: Règlement (CE) no 117/2008 de la Commission du 28 janvier 2008. Le règlement **modifie** le règlement (CE) no 329/2007. :: Commission **Regulation** (EC) No. 117/2008 of 28 January 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 329/2007 ([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 26806937) - En résumé, les amendements du rapport de la commission de la pêche **modifient** la proposition de règlement de la manière suivante : The amendments contained in the Committee on Fisheries' report, in summary, modify the proposed **regulation** in the following fashion: ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 261734) - Elles **modifient** ces données immédiatement après avoir été informées par l’exportateur enregistré conformément à l’article 89 du présent règlement. They shall modify those data immediately after having been informed by the registered exporter in accordance with Article 89 of this **Regulation**. ([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 3756315) ## ec Used about 3 466 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 3 466). - La décision A 2004/619/CE **modifie** le régime d’importation du riz décortiqué et du riz blanchi dans la Communauté. Decision 2004/619/**EC** modifies the import regime for husked rice and milled rice in the Community. ([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 482476) - Les annexes I, VIII, IX et XI de la directive 2007/46/CE sont **modifiées** conformément à l'annexe I du présent règlement. Annexes I, VIII, IX and XI to Directive 2007/46/**EC** are corrected in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. ([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 4358817) - Elles ne **modifient** pas les critères de ciblage des prélèvements d'échantillons définis dans la décision 98/179/CE de la Commission \[6\]. They do not affect the targeting criteria for sampling as laid down in Commission Decision 98/179/**EC** \[6\]. ([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 4304487) - Il convient que l’Union **modifie** les annexes pertinentes du règlement (CE) no 1013/2006 afin de tenir compte de ces modifications. It is appropriate for the Union to modify the relevant Annexes to Regulation (**EC**) No 1013/2006 to take account of these changes. ([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 5326388) - L’obligation de transposer la présente directive en droit national devrait se limiter aux dispositions qui **modifient** la directive 2002/92/CE sur le fond. The obligation to transpose this Directive into national law should be confined to those provisions which represent an amendment of the substance of Directive 2002/92/**EC**. ([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 3894818) ## annex Used about 1 933 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 23 · legal and administrative ≈ 267 · UN documents ≈ 1 643). Meaning: [annex in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/annex/). - Les dispositions du texte relatif à la sécurité ne **modifient** en aucune manière la portée de cette annexe. The provisions of the text relating to security in no way affect the scope of this **annex**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1064663) - Lorsqu'une Partie **modifie** une annexe au présent chapitre, la partie: When a Party modifies an **Annex** to this Chapter, the Party shall: ([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 251530) - Titre de l ' annexe 1, page 1, **modifier** comme suit: Title of **Annex** I on page 1, correct to read: ([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 24694259) - 2. Les présents mandat et Règlement intérieur s ' appliquent au WP.29 et ne **modifient** pas les dispositions des Accords énumérés dans l ' annexe 1. 2. These Terms of Reference and the Rules of Procedure apply to WP.29 and do not modify the provisions of the Agreements listed in **Annex** 1. ([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 6771486) - 2. Les présents mandat et Règlement intérieur s ' appliquent au WP.1 et ne **modifient** pas les dispositions des instruments juridiques énumérés en annexe. 2. These Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure apply to WP.1 and do not modify the provisions of the legal instruments listed in the **annex**. ([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 12768268) ## genetically Used about 682 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 23 · UN documents ≈ 657). - Les opposants déclarent que les cultures génétiquement **modifiées** peuvent polliniser de manière croisée et endommager les autres cultures. Opponents say **genetically** engineered crops can cross-pollinate and damage other crops. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_VOA · checked, community translation · [\#1141308](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1141308) [\#1141360](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1141360)) - Est-ce ainsi qu'ils entendent susciter la confiance des consommateurs envers les denrées alimentaires génétiquement **modifiées** ? Does it really believe that confidence in **genetically** manipulated foodstuffs can be created in that way? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 344783) - 7. Règles de 1989 sur la fabrication, l ' utilisation, l ' importation, l ' exportation et le stockage de micro-organismes dangereux et d ' organismes ou cellules génétiquement **modifiés** Rules for Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms and **Genetically** Engineered Organisms and Cells of 1989 8. ([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 16025063) - vii) ACGM/HSE/DOE Note 7 - Guidelines for the risk assessment of operations involving the contained use of genetically **modifies** microorganisms (GMMs) (Directives concernant l ' évaluation des risques liés aux opérations comportant l ' utilisation confinée de micro-organismes génétiquement **modifiés**), septembre 1993; (vii) ACGM/HSE/DOE Note 7 - Guidelines for the risk assessment of operations involving the contained use of **genetically** modifies microorganisms (GMMs), September 1993; ([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 1938147) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Je ne peux pas **modifier** cette phrase parce qu'il n'y a pas d'onglet de modification. I can't edit this sentence; there's no edit tab. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#12863544](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12863544) [\#12863531](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12863531)) - Je ne peux pas **modifier** cette phrase parce qu'il n'y a pas d'onglet de modification. I cannot modify this sentence because there is no edit tab. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#12863553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12863553) [\#12863531](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12863531)) - Je ne peux pas **modifier** cette phrase, car il n'y a pas d'onglet d'édition. I cannot modify this sentence because there is no edit tab. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and menaud · checked, community translation · [\#12863553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12863553) [\#12863485](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12863485)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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