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# occupant — French to English

How French *occupant* 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: occupant (23 087), occupante (9 136), occupantes (301), occupants (4 983). By style: everyday 1 · literary 1 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 490 · legal and administrative 1 781 · UN documents 35 233.

## occupying

Used about 17 110 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 191 · legal and administrative ≈ 37 · UN documents ≈ 16 882).

- Le Maroc, puissance **occupante**, s’y oppose.
  Morocco, the **occupying** power opposes it.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 525182)

- effectuent les quatre premiers décollages et atterrissages du LIFUS dans un avion sous la supervision d’un TRI(A) **occupant** l’autre siège de pilote.
  conduct the first four take-offs and landings of the LIFUS in the aeroplane under the supervision of a TRI(A) **occupying** the other pilot seat.
  ([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 3245844)

- Les actes de terrorisme sont ceux que perpètrent les forces **occupantes**.
  The acts of terrorism were those perpetrated by the **occupying** forces.
  ([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 7015012)

- Nous ne travaillons pas main dans la main avec la puissance **occupante**.
  We are not working hand in hand with the **occupying** power.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 523286)

- invite la Commission et le SEAE à poursuivre leur dialogue avec Israël à ce sujet et à rappeler à celui-ci les obligations qui lui incombent en vertu du droit international, en tant que puissance **occupante**;
  Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue engaging with the government of Israel on these issues and to keep reminding it of its obligations as the **occupying** power under the international law;
  ([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 5602568)

## occupants

Used about 7 212 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 36 · legal and administrative ≈ 936 · UN documents ≈ 6 239). Forms: occupant, occupants.

- Protection des **occupants** des véhicules à moteur
  Protection for **occupants** of motor vehicles
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1635370)

- Thème: Nombre d'**occupants**
  Topic: Number of **occupants**
  ([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 4288706)

- Les deux **occupants** du véhicule ont été tués.
  Both **occupants** of the vehicle were killed.
  ([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 14974940)

- Beaucoup ont même pensé qu'après l'adhésion, l'UE allait contraindre la Turquie à restituer Famagouste à ses **occupants** légitimes.
  Many were even convinced that after accession the EU would force Turkey to return Famagusta to its rightful **occupants**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 884173)

- Moins de 10 m2 par **occupant**
  Under 10 square metres per **occupant**
  ([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 4288747)

## powers

Used about 184 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 184). Forms: power, powers.

- On ne devrait pas laisser les puissances **occupantes** nous mettre devant le fait accompli sur le terrain pour essayer de régler leurs différends territoriaux sur une telle base.
  Occupation **Powers** should not be allowed to create faits accomplis on the ground and seek the settlement of territorial disputes on that basis.
  ([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 11717355)

## occupied

Used about 16 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 16). Meaning: [occupied in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/occupied/).

- Il n'y a pas d'égalité entre occupés et **occupants**.
  There is no equality between **occupied** and occupier.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 273292)

- Pourquoi met-on sur le même plan les occupés et les **occupants** ?
  Why are occupiers and **occupied** placed on the same level?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 221287)

- Le déséquilibre, la symétrie et la situation des Palestiniens et des Israéliens, des occupés et des **occupants**, ne sont pas des considérations banales.
  The imbalance, symmetry and situation of Palestinians and Israelis, of **occupied** and occupiers, are not trivial considerations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 469952)

- Entre-temps, chaque jour, il y a de plus en plus d'habitations et d'**occupants** dans ce qui devrait être l'État de Palestine, les territoires occupés depuis1967.
  Meanwhile, the number of settlers and settlements is increasing every day in what ought to be the State of Palestine, the territories which have been **occupied** since 1967.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 149234)

- Mais aujourd'hui, alors que la situation empire de jour en jour dramatiquement, que les accords d'Oslo sont enterrés, piétinés, qu'à la radicalisation des **occupants** répond la radicalisation d'une partie des occupés, comment comprendre le silence des Quinze à Bruxelles ?
  But today, when the situation is worsening dramatically day by day, when the Oslo Accords are cast aside and forgotten, when the radical elements of the occupiers responds to the radical elements of a part of the **occupied**, how can we interpret the silence of the European Union Member States?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 384147)

## forces

Used about 3 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3).

- Les organisations internationales doivent être présentes pour garantir des élections libres, sans aucune pression politique ou économique de la part des forces **occupantes**.
  International organisations need to be present to guarantee free elections, elections free of any political or economic pressures from the occupation **forces**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 606970)

## More sentences

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

- Mon désir de devenir médecin s'est développé en m'**occupant** de mon frère maladif.
  My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#28065](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/28065) [\#13001104](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13001104))

- J’irai faire du butin et me livrer au pillage, Porter la main sur des ruines maintenant habitées, Sur un peuple recueilli du milieu des nations, Ayant des troupeaux et des propriétés, Et **occupant** les lieux élevés du pays.
  to take the plunder and to take prey; to turn your hand against the waste places that are inhabited, and against the people who are gathered out of the nations, who have gotten livestock and goods, who dwell in the middle of the earth.’
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 38:12)

- Résolvez les deux problèmes, encouragez le riche et protégez le pauvre, supprimez la misère, mettez un terme à l'exploitation injuste du faible par le fort, mettez un frein à la jalousie inique de celui qui est en route contre celui qui est arrivé, ajustez mathématiquement et fraternellement le salaire au travail, mêlez l'enseignement gratuit et obligatoire à la croissance de l'enfance et faites de la science la base de la virilité, développez les intelligences tout en **occupant** les bras, soyez à la fois un peuple puissant et une famille d'hommes heureux, démocratisez la propriété, non en l'abolissant, mais en l'universalisant, de façon que tout citoyen sans exception soit propriétaire, chose plus facile qu'on ne croit, en deux mots sachez produire la richesse et sachez la répartir; et vous aurez tout ensemble la grandeur matérielle et la grandeur morale; et vous serez dignes de vous appeler la France.
  Solve the two problems, encourage the wealthy, and protect the poor, suppress misery, put an end to the unjust farming out of the feeble by the strong, put a bridle on the iniquitous jealousy of the man who is making his way against the man who has reached the goal, adjust, mathematically and fraternally, salary to labor, mingle gratuitous and compulsory education with the growth of childhood, and make of science the base of manliness, develop minds while keeping arms busy, be at one and the same time a powerful people and a family of happy men, render property democratic, not by abolishing it, but by making it universal, so that every citizen, without exception, may be a proprietor, an easier matter than is generally supposed; in two words, learn how to produce wealth and how to distribute it, and you will have at once moral and material greatness; and you will be worthy to call yourself France.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18308)

## Grammar

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