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# motifs — French to English

How French *motifs* 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: motifs (46 547). By style: everyday 10 · literary 3 · biblical 3 · parliamentary 2 063 · legal and administrative 10 129 · UN documents 34 339.

## grounds

Used about 18 665 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 301 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 487 · UN documents ≈ 12 877). Meaning: [grounds in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/grounds/).

- Un malentendu subsiste concernant ces **motifs** de refus.
  A misunderstanding persists as to these **grounds** for refusal.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 524001)

- **Motifs** justifiant l’ouverture de la procédure
  **Grounds** for initiating the procedure
  ([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 2283834)

- L &apos; article 134 traite des **motifs** d &apos; expulsion.
  Article 134 provides for information on the **grounds** of removal.
  ([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 22014160)

- Les décisions se basent dès lors sur des **motifs** individuels et non sur des **motifs** collectifs.
  Therefore, the decisions are based on individual **grounds** and not collective grounds.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 444189)

- EXPOSÉ DES **MOTIFS** POUR L’OUVERTURE DE LA PROCÉDURE
  **GROUNDS** FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
  ([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 1395221)

## reasons

Used about 15 254 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 559 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 532 · UN documents ≈ 12 162).

- Il démissionna de son entreprise pour des **motifs** personnels.
  He left the company on account of personal **reasons**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by superbolo and CM · checked, community translation · [\#293704](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/293704) [\#393768](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/393768))

- Pour tous ces **motifs**, il importe d'être conscient de l'urgence de ce dossier.
  For these **reasons**, the urgency of this matter must not go unstated.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1350862)

- Liste de codes 4: **motifs** de refus d’historique
  Code list 4: History refusal **reasons**
  ([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 3948902)

- &quot; Par ces **motifs**,
  &quot; For these **reasons**,
  ([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 2451398)

- Les dispositions sur les **motifs** de la rétention, les recours et l'examen judiciaire sont essentielles.
  The provisions on **reasons** for detention and appeals and judicial review are crucial.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1095828)

## motives

Used about 1 521 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 86 · UN documents ≈ 1 431).

- Ces jours-ci, les **motifs** derrière le mariage ne sont pas nécessairement purs.
  These days, the **motives** for marriage are not necessarily pure.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by qdii and Zifre · checked, community translation · [\#18708](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/18708) [\#727359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/727359))

- «Excusez-moi d'envoyer ma fille et de ne pas me présenter moi-même, mais de tristes **motifs** de toilette ne me permettent pas, hélas! de sortir...»
  Excuse me for sending my daughter and not presenting myself, but sad **motives** connected with the toilet do not permit me, alas! to go out.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 15885)

- Quels qu'en soient les **motifs**, exploitation sexuelle ou travail, elle est inadmissible par les autorités de l'Union.
  Whatever the **motives**, be it sexual exploitation or work, it is considered unacceptable by the Union's authorities.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1454701)

- Plus on comprend les **motifs** et les calculs des principaux acteurs, mieux on peut concevoir une réponse préventive adaptée.
  The more we understand the **motives** and calculations of key actors, the better we will be able to tailor a preventive response.
  ([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 25071991)

- Et puis, par-dessus tout, Marius éprouvait des mouvements de révolte inexprimables en songeant que c'était M. Gillenormand qui, pour des **motifs** stupides, l'avait arraché sans pitié au colonel, privant ainsi le père de l'enfant et l'enfant du père.
  And then, over and above all, Marius experienced unutterable impulses to revolt, when he reflected that it was M. Gillenormand who had, from stupid **motives**, torn him ruthlessly from the colonel, thus depriving the father of the child, and the child of the father.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13651)

## explanatory

Used about 1 028 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 817 · legal and administrative ≈ 211). Meaning: [explanatory in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/explanatory/).

- J'ai tenté de la décrire dans l'exposé des **motifs**.
  I have in the **explanatory** statement described the human rights situation in the country.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1697961)

- Les amendements doivent indiquer à quelle partie du texte ils se réfèrent et être commentés par un exposé des **motifs** succinct.
  Proposals for amendments must specify the part of the text to which they refer and be supported by a brief **explanatory** statement.
  ([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 5352576)

- Cela dit, quelles que soient les vertus de l'exposé des **motifs**, il ne dit pas tout.
  Now, good as the **explanatory** statement is, it does not say it all.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1703098)

- Vous trouverez l'ensemble de nos propositions et l'exposé des **motifs** dans notre rapport.
  You can find all the proposals and the **explanatory** statement in our report.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 481795)

- M. Howitt a écrit quelque chose dans l'exposé des **motifs** que je ne partage pas du tout.
  Mr Howitt wrote something in the **explanatory** statement that I disagree with.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 490183)

## taliban

Used about 211 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 211). Meaning: [taliban in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/taliban/).

- **Motifs** de l'inscription sur la liste: cadre supérieur dans la province de Konar sous le régime des Taliban.
  Ground for listings: Senior official in Konar Province during the **Taliban** regime.
  ([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 2601963)

## More sentences

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

- Quels sont vos **motifs** d'irritation favoris ?
  What are your pet peeves?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1553326](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1553326) [\#2061253](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2061253))

- Quels sont tes **motifs** d'irritation favoris ?
  What are your pet peeves?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1553326](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1553326) [\#2061252](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2061252))

- Ni le lexique ni le catalogue des **motifs** de l'anglais n'est fermé.
  Neither the lexicon nor the pattern-book of English is closed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2024377](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2024377) [\#2024385](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2024385))

## 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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