Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Translate** · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) This page as HTML: # moyens — French to English How French *moyens* 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: moyens (294 254). By style: everyday 162 · literary 2 · biblical 18 · parliamentary 13 596 · legal and administrative 17 602 · UN documents 262 874. ## means Used about 72 849 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 41 · parliamentary ≈ 3 399 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 168 · UN documents ≈ 60 242). 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)) - 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) - La fin justifie les **moyens**. The end justifies the **means**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ulquiorra and MUIRIEL · checked, community translation · [\#26656](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/26656) [\#9884](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9884)) ## ways Used about 24 349 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 1 700 · legal and administrative ≈ 733 · UN documents ≈ 21 906). - Il existe d'autres **moyens** de le faire. There are other **ways** to do this. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4497669](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4497669) [\#11898222](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11898222)) - Dans le même temps, il est bien sûr important de trouver des **moyens** pour soutenir l'opposition. At the same time, it is of course important to find **ways** of supporting the opposition. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 275932) - La procédure doit prévoir des **moyens** pour: The procedure must include **ways** of: ([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 4213524) - Mme Ortiz demande instamment à l ' État partie d ' envisager des **moyens** de réduire le nombre d ' enfants vivant en institution. She urged the State party to consider **ways** of reducing the number of children living in institutions. ([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 22553797) - À travers des gestes simples, elle trouvait toujours des **moyens** de lui montrer son amour. With simple gestures, she always found **ways** to show him her love. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by samir\_t and samir\_t · checked, community translation · [\#12967676](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12967676) [\#12967678](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12967678)) ## average Used about 18 997 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 2 567 · UN documents ≈ 16 430). Meaning: [average in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/average/). - 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) - Le dimensionnement de l ' infrastructure correspond aux coûts **moyens** minimums. The capacity of the facility equals the minimum **average** costs. ([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 17309051) - Les prix **moyens** de ces importations ont diminué, passant de 1448 EUR/tonne en 2001 à 1302 EUR/tonne pendant la période d’enquête. **Average** prices of imports from Turkey decreased from 1448 EUR/tonne in 2001 to 1302 EUR/tonne in the IP. ([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 744912) - b) Au titre du personnel de police, dont les effectifs **moyens** (732 hommes) ont été moindres que prévu au budget (897 hommes); (b) United Nations police due to the lower **average** strength (732) compared to the budgeted strength (897); ([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 17949390) - Les prix **moyens** des importations en provenance de Turquie ont augmenté de 12 % au cours de la période considérée, atteignant 6,11 EUR/m2 durant la PER. The **average** import prices of Turkey rose by 12 % over the period considered, to 6,11 EUR/m2 in the RIP. ([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 4431539) ## how Used about 17 455 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 283 · legal and administrative ≈ 733 · UN documents ≈ 16 430). Meaning: [how in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/how/). - Les pharisiens sortirent, et ils se consultèrent sur les **moyens** de le faire périr. But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, **how** they might destroy him. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 12:14) - Mesdames et Messieurs, je vous invite à réfléchir aux **moyens** de surmonter cet obstacle. Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you to consider **how** to overcome that obstacle. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 483915) - Veuillez fournir des informations détaillées sur les **moyens** mis en œuvre à cet effet. Please provide details on **how** the compliance with this condition will be ensured. ([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 5636266) - Les études de préfaisabilité doivent apporter des réponses quant aux **moyens** permettant de réduire les incertitudes liées à ces quatre éléments. The pre-feasibility studies need to answer **how** uncertainties in these four elements could be reduced. ([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 24561035) - Alors les pharisiens allèrent se consulter sur les **moyens** de surprendre Jésus par ses propres paroles. Then the Pharisees went and took counsel **how** they might entrap him in his talk. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 22:15) ## financial Used about 11 523 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 567 · UN documents ≈ 10 953). Meaning: [financial in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/financial/). - Malheureusement, il manque des **moyens** financiers pour conduire une campagne présidentielle. Regrettably, he lacks the **financial** wherewithal to run a presidential campaign. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#950348](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/950348) [\#950486](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/950486)) - La nouvelle législation ébranle le pluralisme et la liberté des **moyens** de communication de masse et leur enlève leur indépendance politique et financière. The new legislation undermines the pluralism and freedom of the mass media and removes its political and **financial** independence. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1519409) - 39. L ' expansion du nombre des opérations de maintien de la paix et la nature de leur mandat requièrent des **moyens** humains, logistiques et financiers considérables. 39. The expansion of the number of peace-keeping operations and the nature of their mandates called for considerable human, logistic and **financial** resources. ([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 882895) - Ces propositions ont été, à notre grand dam, rejetées par la commission temporaire du Parlement sur les défis politiques et les **moyens** budgétaires de l’Union élargie 2007-2013. These proposals were, to our dismay, rejected by Parliament’s Temporary Committee on the **Financial** Perspective. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 686648) - Les **moyens** de transport et de communication sont de bonne qualité en raison du revenu relativement élevé de l ' archipel et du développement de son secteur financier offshore. 40. Transport and communication facilities are of a good standard, reflecting the Territory ' s relatively high income and the developing offshore **financial** sector. ([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 7757565) ## resources Used about 8 960 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 116 · legal and administrative ≈ 367 · UN documents ≈ 5 477). - Mon oncle employait volontiers les grands **moyens** et sans hésiter. My uncle was always willing to employ magnificent **resources**. ([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 1473) - En vérité, nous sommes dans une situation où la Banque centrale n’a guère les **moyens**. The truth is that the ECB scarcely has the **resources**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 646581) - **Moyens** financiers mis à disposition pour exécuter le plan dans chaque État membre: Financial **resources** made available to implement the plan in each Member State: ([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 1035237) - Toutefois, cette situation pouvait fournir aux gouvernements africains l ' occasion d ' explorer de nouveaux **moyens** de mobiliser des ressources intérieures. However, that situation could constitute an opportunity for African governments to explore new avenues for mobilizing **resources** internally. ([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 24761646) - Dans les années qui viennent, ces **moyens** financiers doivent encore être amplifiés. In the coming years, these **resources** must be further increased. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1732041) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Je n'arrive pas à le faire par mes propres **moyens**. I can't do this alone. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1839478](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1839478) [\#2302507](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2302507)) - La France entretient un État providence dont elle n'a plus les **moyens**. France is running a welfare state it can no longer afford. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by U2FS and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#814831](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/814831) [\#814865](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/814865)) - Arrête de te la raconter ! Tu n'aurais pas les **moyens** d'acheter une maison pareille. Don't kid yourself. You couldn't afford to buy a house like this. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1860457](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1860457) [\#2142640](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2142640)) ## 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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