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# opération — French to English

How French *opération* 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: opération (81 360), opérations (294 022). By style: everyday 101 · literary 5 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 4 974 · legal and administrative 52 741 · UN documents 317 560.

## operation

Used about 250 755 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 57 · literary ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 3 264 · legal and administrative ≈ 32 414 · UN documents ≈ 215 015). Forms: operation, operations. Meaning: [operation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/operation/).

- J'ai besoin d'une **opération**.
  I need an **operation**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5961549](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5961549) [\#4681637](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4681637))

- C'était cette **opération** qui lui faisait faire les mouvements particuliers observés du hangar par Jean Valjean.
  It was this **operation** which had caused him to execute the peculiar movements observed from the shed by Jean Valjean.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10080)

- Ma préoccupation suivante concerne les **opérations** de nettoyage.
  My next concern is the local clear-up **operation**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1551714)

- Position au début de l'**opération**
  Position of start of **operation**
  ([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 2370858)

- **Opération** des Nations Unies à Chypre
  United Nations **operation** in Cyprus
  ([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 14646665)

## peacekeeping

Used about 23 155 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 23 155). Meaning: [peacekeeping in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peacekeeping/).

- L &apos; année 2007 a été décisive pour les **opérations** de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies.
  73. The year 2007 has been a momentous one for United Nations **peacekeeping**.
  ([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 16464305)

- :: Reçus pour les contributions versées par les États Membres au titre des **opérations** de maintien de la paix (2 500)
  2,500 receipts to Member States for **peacekeeping** contributions
  ([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 14519288)

- Il fait observer toutefois que cette **opération** a mis en lumière qu &apos; un grand nombre de postes restaient longtemps vacants.
  The exercise had, however, highlighted the number of posts in **peacekeeping** that had remained vacant for long periods.
  ([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 23831348)

- Cette Section comprend actuellement un poste de Chef de Section (P-5) financé au titre du compte d &apos; appui aux **opérations** de maintien de la paix.
  The Section currently comprises a Chief of Section (P-5) funded by the support account for **peacekeeping**.
  ([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 21562935)

- Cette projection postule que le montant des contributions au financement des **opérations** de maintien de la paix sera à peu près le même en 2002 qu &apos; en 2001.
  This projection reflects a level of **peacekeeping** assessments in 2002 at around the same level as for 2001.
  ([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 8515693)

## transactions

Used about 11 756 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 207 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 241 · UN documents ≈ 3 308). Meaning: [transactions in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/transactions/).

- Autant de questions qui affectent la fiabilité des **opérations**.
  These are all matters that affect the reliability of **transactions**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1941673)

- **Opérations** non dénouées jusqu’à 4 jours (Facteur de 0 %)
  **Transactions** unsettled up to 4 days (Factor 0 %)
  ([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 3590653)

- Considérant que les problèmes créés par les incertitudes quant au régime juridique applicable aux cessions dans le commerce international constituent un obstacle aux **opérations** de financement,
  Considering that problems created by the uncertainties as to the content and choice of legal regime applicable to assignments in international trade constitute an obstacle to financing **transactions**,
  ([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 4753938)

- Ils sont tenus de tout rassembler dans un système et les **opérations** sont ensuite effectuées par la direction générale du budget.
  They are obliged to feed everything into one single system, and the Budget Directorate-General then carries out the actual **transactions**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 394130)

- C. Marqueurs spécifiques liés aux **opérations** transfrontières
  C. Specific hallmarks related to cross-border **transactions**
  ([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 4562385)

## nations

Used about 6 616 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 6 616).

- ONUB **Opération** des Nations Unies au Burundi
  United **Nations** Regional Office for Central Africa
  ([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 25258075)

- 69. Les **opération** de démonstration et d &apos; essai du système se sont déroulées à Baltimore (États-Unis) le 4 mars 1993.
  69. The demonstration and testing of the United **Nations** access control system was carried out in Baltimore, Maryland, on 4 March 1993.
  ([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 1619744)

## military

Used about 3 360 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 52 · UN documents ≈ 3 308). Meaning: [military in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/military/).

- L'Union européenne a appelé Israël à mettre fin à ses **opérations** militaires à Gaza.
  The European Union has called on Israel to cease its **military** action in Gaza.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 880874)

- Activités de l &apos; **opération** militaire de l &apos; Union européenne en Bosnie-Herzégovine
  Activities of the European Union **military** mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  ([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 14194478)

## More sentences

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

- L'**opération** s'est bien déroulée.
  The surgery went well.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3396548](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3396548) [\#13271636](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13271636))

- Combien de temps dure l'**opération** ?
  How long is the surgery?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#11497634](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11497634) [\#11497638](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11497638))

- Avez-vous fait l'objet d'un traitement pour une infection après votre **opération** ?
  Were you treated for an infection after your surgery?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and NurseMeeks · checked, community translation · [\#9851466](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9851466) [\#9965044](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9965044))

## 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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