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# oeuvre — French to English

How French *oeuvre* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: oeuvre (134 898), oeuvres (1 499). By style: literary 19 · parliamentary 4 340 · legal and administrative 315 · UN documents 131 723.

## implementation

Used about 40 599 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 678 · legal and administrative ≈ 129 · UN documents ≈ 39 791). Forms: implementation, implemented. Meaning: [implementation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/implementation/).

- Nous devons encore améliorer la qualité de la mise en **oeuvre**, mais je pense que nous réussirons.
  We need better **implementation**, but I think we will be successful.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1913418)

- MISE EN **OEUVRE** DE LA STI «ÉNERGIE»
  **IMPLEMENTATION** OF THE ENERGY TSI
  ([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 1366029)

- ORGANE SUBSIDIAIRE DE MISE EN **OEUVRE**
  SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR **IMPLEMENTATION**
  ([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 4103117)

- Un autre point de satisfaction est le souhait d'associer les partenaires à la mise en **oeuvre** de Leonardo.
  Another welcome point is the desire to involve the social partners in the **implementation** of Leonardo.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1911211)

- MISE EN **OEUVRE** DE LA STI «CONTRÔLE-COMMANDE»
  **IMPLEMENTATION** OF THE TSI CONTROL-COMMAND
  ([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 851533)

## works

Used about 29 061 times in the texts (literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 1 582 · legal and administrative ≈ 34 · UN documents ≈ 27 442).

- Le lecteur n'est pas sans avoir feuilleté l'**oeuvre** admirable de Rembrandt, ce Shakespeare de la peinture.
  The reader cannot have failed to turn over the admirable **works** of Rembrandt, that Shakespeare of painting.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 4062)

- Ce qui revient à traiter les **oeuvres** culturelles comme n'importe quelle marchandise.
  This amounts to treating cultural **works** in the same way as any type of goods.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1905097)

- La présente directive n'englobe pas le droit de location et de prêt en ce qui concerne les **oeuvres** d'architecture et les **oeuvres** des arts appliqués.
  This Directive shall not cover rental and lending rights in relation to buildings and to **works** of applied art.
  ([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 913801)

- À ses aimables **oeuvres**, la Nature a mêlé
  “To her fair **works** did nature link
  ([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 4614376)

- C'était une sorte de placement de bonnes **oeuvres** qu'il effectuait sur la tête de son jeune frère; c'était une pacotille de bonnes actions qu'il voulait lui amasser d'avance, pour le cas où le petit drôle un jour se trouverait à court de cette monnaie, la seule qui soit reçue au péage du paradis.
  It was a sort of investment of good **works**, which he was effecting in the name of his young brother; it was a stock of good works which he wished to amass in advance for him, in case the little rogue should some day find himself short of that coin, the only sort which is received at the toll-bar of paradise.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2147)

## art

Used about 6 996 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 136 · UN documents ≈ 6 861). Meaning: [art in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/art/).

- La proposition de la Commission européenne visant à accorder à un artiste un pourcentage sur la vente de ses **oeuvres** est mal conçue.
  The European Commission's proposal for an artist's percentage on the sale of a work of **art** is ill-thought-out.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1703914)

- Certains articles comme les véhicules à moteur et les **oeuvres** d &apos; art en sont exclus.
  Some items such as motor vehicles and **art** are excluded.
  ([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 2261125)

- Je devrais signaler que Sothebys a récemment été déclaré coupable de se livrer à des activités de trafic international d'**oeuvres** d'art à grande échelle.
  I should point out that Sothebys has recently been found guilty of international **art** smuggling on a large scale.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1702711)

- L &apos; on entend par &apos; créateur d &apos; une **oeuvre** artistique &apos; une personne qui crée des **oeuvres** de valeur.
  &quot; The **art** creator means a person who creates valuables of article 2.
  ([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 9155739)

- Quant au risque de déplacement des ventes d'**oeuvres** d'art vers des pays qui ne reconnaissent pas ce droit, il ne semble pas qu'il soit particulièrement important.
  As regards the danger of a transfer of **art** work sales to countries which do not recognize this right, it does not appear to be very acute.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1702961)

## programme

Used about 4 303 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 181 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 · UN documents ≈ 4 116). Meaning: [programme in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/programme/).

- La mise en **oeuvre** du programme de la Commission est un problème structurel grave.
  We have here a serious structural problem in the administration of the **programme** by the Commission.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1769005)

- Problèmes rencontrés lors de la mise en **oeuvre** du programme annuel national:
  Problems encountered in implementing the national annual **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 809182)

- Quelque 90 **oeuvres** sociales ont adhéré à ce programme, dont les bénéficiaires sont au nombre de 7 653 945.
  Some 90 welfare schemes, with 7,653,945 beneficiaries, had joined the **programme**.
  ([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 6241390)

- C'est pourquoi l'Organisation mondiale de la santé met en **oeuvre** un programme pour réduire la consommation d'alcool en Europe.
  The World Health Organisation therefore has a **programme** to reduce alcohol consumption in Europe.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1634787)

- Il convenait plutôt de tout mettre en **oeuvre** pour expliquer les recommandations du Programme d &apos; action de la Conférence.
  Instead, the ICPD+5 process should seek ways to take up the challenge to renew efforts to implement the recommendations of the ICPD **Programme** of Action.
  ([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 4997467)

## More sentences

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

- Et dans ces deux endroits si semblables et si divers, ces deux espèces d'êtres si différents accomplissaient la même **oeuvre**, l'expiation.
  And in these two places, so similar yet so unlike, these two species of beings who were so very unlike, were undergoing the same work, expiation.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12560)

- «Descendre dans un tromblon, pensai-je, quand il est peut-être chargé et qu'il peut partir au moindre choc, c'est l'**oeuvre** de fous.»
  "What madness," I thought, "to go down into a mortar, perhaps a loaded mortar, to be shot up into the air at a moment's notice!"
  ([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 1379)

- Une armée est un étrange chef-d'**oeuvre** de combinaison où la force résulte d'une somme énorme d'impuissance.
  An army is a strange masterpiece of combination where force results from an enormous sum of impotence.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7919)

## 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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