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Meaning: [guidance in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/guidance/). - Il a une réunion d'**orientation** professionnelle. Donc, aujourd'hui, c'est juste toi et moi. He's got a career **guidance** meeting. So today it's just me and you. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by chtof and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#327737](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/327737) [\#536357](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/536357)) - Le programme d'**orientation** pluriannuel a échoué. The multi-annual **guidance** programme has failed. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 329008) - **Orientations** non contraignantes sur la mise en œuvre Non-binding **guidance** on implementation ([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 3976899) - A. L ' **orientation** parentale (art. 5) A. Parental **guidance** (art. 5) ([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 10498713) - Les programmes d'**orientation** pluriannuels proposés par la Commission renferment des idées très intéressantes. The multiannual **guidance** programmes proposed by the Commission make a lot of sense. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 219289) ## guidelines Used about 15 296 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 553 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 607 · UN documents ≈ 5 136). Forms: guideline, guidelines. - Il adopte des **orientations** d'action. The European Council provides **guidelines** for action. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1102764) - A ADOPTÉ LA PRÉSENTE **ORIENTATION**: HAS ADOPTED THIS **GUIDELINE**: ([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 4573340) - Plan adopté et recommandations/**orientations** disponibles Road map adopted and recommendations/**guidelines** available. ([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 28088923) - Le nombre d'**orientations** devrait si possible être réduit. If possible, the **guidelines** should be reduced in number. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 370880) - L ' UIT a aussi adopté des **orientations** pour la mise en œuvre d ' un nouveau programme de centres d ' excellence pour le cycle 2015-2018. ITU also adopted **guidelines** for implementation of a new Centres of Excellence programme for the 2015 - 2018 cycle. ([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 28991181) ## policy Used about 10 635 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 363 · UN documents ≈ 10 272). Meaning: [policy in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/policy/). - Nous voulons exercer un droit de codécision sur les grandes **orientations** des politiques. We want the right of codecision on the broad outlines of **policy**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 816284) - 1.2 Réforme d ' **orientation** favorable aux pauvres aux fins de la réalisation des OMD 1.2 Pro-poor **policy** reform to achieve MDG targets ([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 13604537) - De manière globale, il est demandé la reconduction, dans ses **orientations** générales, de la politique de l'Union dans le domaine de la pêche. Review of the main areas of the Union' s fisheries **policy** is called for throughout. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 142365) - On définit actuellement des **orientations** à plus long terme au sujet des personnes déplacées. A longer-term **policy** framework on internally displaced persons is being developed. ([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 19499251) - En conséquence, il serait essentiel d'aménager l'**orientation** de façon à ce que la politique de l'emploi devienne une composante prépondérante de toutes les politiques. It is therefore important that we should take an approach which makes employment **policy** a defining element in all other policies. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1720737) ## orientation Used about 10 510 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 725 · legal and administrative ≈ 539 · UN documents ≈ 9 245). Meaning: [orientation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/orientation/). - Son **orientation** était changée. His **orientation** had changed. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13638) - En effet, cette dernière condition est fondamentale pour une **orientation** censée des fonds structurels. This last condition is indeed fundamental for the proper **orientation** of the Structural Funds. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 137124) - L’inclinaison ou l’**orientation** des cylindres n’est pas un critère; The inclination or **orientation** of the cylinders is not a criterion); ([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 5498253) - Programme annuel d ' **orientation** DPI/ONG Annual DPI/NGO **Orientation** 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 10942466) - Il faut en outre combattre les violences commises à l'encontre des personnes ayant une **orientation** sexuelle différente. We must also counter violent crimes against individuals on the basis of their sexual **orientation**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1958210) ## direction Used about 3 306 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 218 · UN documents ≈ 3 082). Meaning: [direction in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/direction/). - Il n'a aucun sens de l'**orientation**. He has no sense of **direction**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Despear and CK · checked, community translation · [\#303651](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/303651) [\#2084260](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2084260)) - La structuration budgétaire est aussi une bonne **orientation**. The budget structuring is also a step in the right **direction**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1172137) - - **Orientation** stratégique et moyens de mise en oeuvre; - Strategic **direction** and means of 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 9905191) - Tu n'as aucun sens de l'**orientation**. You have no sense of **direction**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8390](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8390) [\#417432](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/417432)) - C'est l'**orientation** que devrait prendre la politique de l'Union européenne. That is the **direction** in which the European Union's policy should be pointing. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1749434) ## strategic Used about 1 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1). Meaning: [strategic in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/strategic/). - Le chef d’état-major de l’armée de Terre coordonne les grandes **orientations** stratégiques des forces terrestres françaises. The Chief of Staff of the French Army coordinates the major **strategic** directions of the land forces. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#13362875](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13362875) [\#13362872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13362872)) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - La course d'**orientation** exige une bonne condition physique ainsi qu'un haut degré de réflexion. Orienteering requires physical fitness as well as a high level of mental performance. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and zumley · checked, community translation · [\#6838038](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6838038) [\#6846793](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6846793)) - Ce journal n'a pas d'**orientation** politique. This newspaper has no political slant. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and \_undertoad · checked, community translation · [\#2268962](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2268962) [\#9679472](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9679472)) - Il y a quelques années, à San Francisco, une jeune femme vint à nous pour une **orientation** professionnelle. A few years ago, in San Francisco, a young woman came to us for vocational advice. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_Benedict\_1921 · checked, community translation · [\#847229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/847229) [\#1035814](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1035814)) ## 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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