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# observations — French to English

How French *observations* 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: observations (185 442). By style: everyday 9 · literary 6 · parliamentary 2 035 · legal and administrative 21 857 · UN documents 161 535.

## comments

Used about 77 943 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 975 · legal and administrative ≈ 16 393 · UN documents ≈ 60 576).

- Y a-t-il des **observations**?
  Are there any **comments**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1857984)

- **OBSERVATIONS** DE L’ALLEMAGNE
  **COMMENTS** FROM THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES
  ([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 2221190)

- **Observations** générales du Comité \[10\]
  General **comments** of the Committee \[10\]
  ([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 17662729)

- **OBSERVATIONS** DES TIERS INTÉRESSÉS
  **COMMENTS** FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
  ([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 1663764)

- M. Annabi répond aux **observations** et questions.
  Mr. Annabi responded to **comments** and questions raised.
  ([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 12400037)

## observations

Used about 77 289 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 509 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 732 · UN documents ≈ 74 037).

- Elle consigne les **observations**.
  She records the **observations**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#12776871](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12776871) [\#13365292](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13365292))

- QUELQUES **OBSERVATIONS** POUR LE BIEN DU SERVICE.
  A FEW **OBSERVATIONS** FOR THE GOOD OF THE SERVICE.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28709)

- Permettez-moi trois **observations**.
  Allow me to make three **observations**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 172946)

- présente ses **observations** dans la résolution ci-après;
  Sets out its **observations** in the resolution below;
  ([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 4780894)

- IX. **Observations** et recommandations
  IX. **Observations** and recommendations
  ([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 19501627)

## parties

Used about 4 731 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 366 · UN documents ≈ 3 365). Forms: parties, party.

- Cela a également été confirmé par les **observations** des parties intéressées.
  This was also confirmed by the information provided by interested **parties**.
  ([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 3820425)

- III. RÉPONSE DE L &apos; ÉTAT PARTIE AUX **OBSERVATIONS** FORMULÉES PAR LE COMITÉ AU PARAGRAPHE 15
  III. State **Party** &apos; s Response to CERD/C/GUY/CO/14, Paragraph 15
  ([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 18787137)

- La Commission a invité les parties intéressées à formuler des **observations** sur l’échantillon provisoire.
  The Commission invited interested **parties** to comment on the provisional sample.
  ([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 5260895)

- La Commission a invité les parties intéressées à communiquer leurs **observations** sur l'échantillon provisoire.
  The Commission invited interested **parties** to comment on the provisional sample.
  ([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 4054872)

## concluding

Used about 3 365 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 3 365).

- Les intervenants ont formulé des **observations** finales et l &apos; &apos; animateur a récapitulé les discussions de la table ronde.
  The panelists made **concluding** remarks and the Moderator summarized the discussion of the round table.
  ([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 17164049)

## report

Used about 212 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 212). Meaning: [report in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/report/).

- Ces **observations** faites, je voudrais attirer l'attention sur deux points à l'égard desquels le rapport est un peu timide.
  Next, I should like to move on to two areas where the **report** is somewhat timid.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1746335)

- Pour terminer, Monsieur le Président, je voudrais encore formuler quelques **observations** sur le rapport de notre collègue Grosch.
  I should like to finish off with a remark about the **report** by Mr Grosch.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 281767)

- Il est important que les différentes institutions rendent des comptes, mais aussi qu'elles se portent mutuellement garantes et qu'elles formulent mutuellement des **observations**.
  It is important that the individual institutions not only **report**, but also respond to and comment on each other.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1451811)

- Au bénéfice de ces **observations**, nous voterons bien entendu le rapport de Mme Mosiek, que je tiens de nouveau à remercier pour son excellent travail.
  In that spirit we shall, of course, vote in favour of the Mrs Mosiek-Urbahn's **report**, and I want to thank her again for her excellent work.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1764148)

- . - Monsieur le Président, Madame Honeyball, votre rapport aborde plusieurs sujets très sensibles et j’ai déjà rencontré les difficultés que vous avez mentionnées dans vos premières **observations**.
  . Mr President, Mrs Honeyball, your **report** considers some very sensitive matters and I have already encountered the difficulty which you mentioned in your introductory remarks.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 714223)

## made

Used about 1 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1).

- Depuis notre départ de Port-Graüben, le professeur Lidenbrock m'avait chargé de tenir le «journal du bord», de noter les moindres **observations**, de consigner les phénomènes intéressants, la direction du vent, la vitesse acquise, le chemin parcouru, en un mot, tous les incidents de cette étrange navigation.
  Since our departure from Port Gräuben, Professor Liedenbrock had entrusted the log to my care; I was to register every observation, make entries of interesting phenomena, the direction of the wind, the rate of sailing, the way we **made**--in a word, every particular of our singular voyage.
  ([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 2769)

## More sentences

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

- La science se base sur des **observations** rigoureuses.
  Science is based on careful observation.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Dejo · checked, community translation · [\#24002](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/24002) [\#4949737](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4949737))

- Phileas Fogg répondit qu'il tiendrait compte de ces **observations** et qu'il aviserait.
  Phileas Fogg replied that he would reflect upon the matter.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 969)

- —Eh bien, d'après mes **observations**, nous sommes arrivés à dix mille pieds au-dessous du niveau de la mer.
  "By my observation we are at 10,000 feet below the level of the sea."
  ([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 1619)

## 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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