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# moyen — French to English

How French *moyen* 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: moyen (284 494), moyens (294 254). By style: everyday 459 · literary 42 · biblical 35 · parliamentary 27 255 · legal and administrative 56 031 · UN documents 494 926.

## means

Used about 110 156 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 62 · literary ≈ 17 · parliamentary ≈ 4 826 · legal and administrative ≈ 22 763 · UN documents ≈ 82 488). Meaning: [means in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/means/).

- Venez par tous les **moyens**.
  Do come by all **means**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#51290](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/51290) [\#11967](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11967))

- --Au fait, c'est qu'il n'y a pas d'autre **moyen**.
  “Well, since there is no other **means**.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11897)

- Pour atteindre cet objectif, il faut s'en donner les **moyens**.
  In order to achieve this objective, we first need the **means**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1653242)

- **Moyens** de mise en œuvre du programme
  The **means** for implementing the programme
  ([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 565538)

- **Moyens** traditionnels de communication
  Traditional **means** of communication
  ([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 19896065)

## average

Used about 75 460 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 852 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 588 · UN documents ≈ 67 021). Meaning: [average in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/average/).

- En 1993, le coût **moyen** de la recherche et développement a été évalué à 275 millions d'écus.
  In 1993 the **average** cost of research and development was estimated at ECU 275 million.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1591558)

- Prix d’exportation **moyens** (en EUR/tonne)
  **Average** export price (EUR/tonne)
  ([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 2721901)

- Nombre **moyen** de nouveaux partenaires,
  Monthly **average** number of new partners
  ([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 27924834)

- Comme nous le savons tous, le supermarché **moyen** aime à se présenter au consommateur comme un "casseur" de prix.
  We all know how the **average** supermarket likes to present itself to the consumer as a 'slasher' of prices.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1374756)

- Coût **moyen** de la main-d'œuvre par salarié (en EUR)
  **Average** labour costs per employee (EUR)
  ([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 3629202)

## middle

Used about 73 900 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 24 · literary ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 5 678 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 167 · UN documents ≈ 67 021). Meaning: [middle in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/middle/).

- L'Algérie n'est pas située au **Moyen**-Orient.
  Algeria isn't located in the **Middle** East.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#8617887](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8617887) [\#13395296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13395296))

- De ces divers endroits il est voyer, haut, **moyen** et bas justicier, plein seigneur.
  Of these divers places he is voyer, high, **middle**, and low, justiciary, full seigneur.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 7594)

- Il est au cœur de notre politique au **Moyen**-Orient.
  It is at the heart of our **Middle** East policy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1212602)

- Distillats **moyens** hydrotraités (pétrole), à point d'ébullition intermédiaire;
  Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated **middle**, intermediate boiling;
  ([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 4624186)

- LA SITUATION AU **MOYEN**-ORIENT
  THE SITUATION IN THE **MIDDLE** EAST
  ([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 2357698)

## through

Used about 38 713 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 284 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 335 · UN documents ≈ 36 088). Meaning: [through in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/through/).

- et ils sont gratuitement justifiés par sa grâce, par le **moyen** de la rédemption qui est en Jésus-Christ.
  being justified freely by his grace **through** the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 3:24)

- Je suis heureux de pouvoir dire que la commission des budgets est d’accord avec nous et qu’elle a remédié à ces réductions au **moyen** de l’amendement global.
  I am pleased to say that the Committee on Budgets agreed with us and **through** the global amendment has restored those cuts.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 615149)

- la mesure doit être imputable à l'État et être financée au **moyen** de ressources d'État;
  the measure must be imputable to the State and financed **through** State resources;
  ([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 3166967)

- Activité exécutée au **moyen** d &apos; une procédure de consultation en ligne en mai et juin 2012 (aucun coût)
  Implemented **through** an online consultation process in May and June 2012 (no cost).
  ([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 26280901)

- Car c’est par la grâce que vous êtes sauvés, par le **moyen** de la foi. Et cela ne vient pas de vous, c’est le don de Dieu.
  for by grace you have been saved **through** faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EPH 2:8)

## way

Used about 9 325 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 172 · literary ≈ 6 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 407 · legal and administrative ≈ 584 · UN documents ≈ 5 155). Meaning: [way in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/way/).

- Il n'y a pas d'autre **moyen**.
  There is no other **way**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1815744](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1815744) [\#1815995](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1815995))

- --Monsieur, demanda-t-il, y a-t-il **moyen** de pénétrer dans la salle?
  “Is there any **way** of getting into the court-room, sir?” said he.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 5835)

- Aucune tentation ne vous est survenue qui n’ait été humaine, et Dieu, qui est fidèle, ne permettra pas que vous soyez tentés au-delà de vos forces; mais avec la tentation il préparera aussi le **moyen** d’en sortir, afin que vous puissiez la supporter.
  No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the **way** of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 10:13)

- Je crois que la garantie du service universel est le seul **moyen** d'y parvenir effectivement.
  I believe that a guaranteed universal service is the only **way** to achieve this aim in practice.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 133248)

- Lorsque les marchandises sont transportées au **moyen** d’un véhicule tracteur et d’une remorque, indiquer la nationalité du véhicule tracteur et celle de la remorque.
  Where goods are transported by **way** of a trailer and a tractor, enter the nationality of both trailer and tractor.
  ([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 5365804)

## More sentences

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

- Saisir de chaque côté à feu **moyen** pendant 4 à 5 minutes.
  Sear on each side over medium heat for 4 - 5 minutes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and pauldhunt · checked, community translation · [\#896000](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/896000) [\#1833671](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1833671))

- Par quel **moyen** vous rendez-vous au travail ?
  How do you travel to work?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and wwkudu · checked, community translation · [\#1735110](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1735110) [\#1735870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1735870))

- Je voulais lui rendre hommage par ce **moyen**.
  I meant to pay homage to him with that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and Miktsoanit · checked, community translation · [\#12255748](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12255748) [\#12254786](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12254786))

## 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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