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# peine — French to English

How French *peine* 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: peine (97 748), peines (63 092). By style: everyday 591 · literary 105 · biblical 74 · parliamentary 7 715 · legal and administrative 1 665 · UN documents 150 690.

## inhuman

Used about 37 770 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 80 · legal and administrative ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 37 673). Meaning: [inhuman in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/inhuman/).

- Dans cet immense pays qu’est le Nigeria, vous défendez des personnes qui vivent sous la menace de **peines** cruelles et inhumaines.
  In this enormous country of Nigeria, you defend people who live with the threat of cruel and **inhuman** punishments.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 755156)

- Est directementresponsable du recours à des traitements ou **peines** cruels, inhumains ou dégradants et du déni du droit à un procès équitable.
  He was directly responsible for the use of cruel, **inhuman** or degrading treatment or punishments; and denying the right to a fair trial.
  ([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 2499022)

- la torture et autres **peines**
  and Other Cruel, **Inhuman**
  ([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 29354262)

- et autres **peines** ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants
  and Other Cruel, **Inhuman** or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  ([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 7066430)

- Rapporteur spécial sur la torture et autres **peines** ou traitements cruels, inhumains
  Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, **inhuman** or degrading treatment or punishment
  ([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 18517853)

## penalty

Used about 32 928 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 447 · legal and administrative ≈ 87 · UN documents ≈ 31 394). Meaning: [penalty in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/penalty/).

- Celui que la colère emporte doit en subir la **peine**; Car si tu le libères, tu devras y revenir.
  A hot-tempered man must pay the **penalty**, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 19:19)

- Des **peines** plus sévères entraîneront une augmentation des prix.
  If we increase the **penalty**, then we see the price rise.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 166654)

- Fixation ultérieure d’une **peine** générale
  Subsequent formation of an overall **penalty**
  ([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 1669661)

- Question de la **peine** de mort
  Question of the death **penalty**
  ([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 10687404)

- Il reste le risque de **peines** de prison longues, voire de **peine** de mort.
  There is still the threat of long prison sentences or even the death **penalty**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1465919)

## punishment

Used about 16 315 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 321 · legal and administrative ≈ 295 · UN documents ≈ 15 697). Meaning: [punishment in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/punishment/).

- que Sodome et Gomorrhe et les villes voisines, qui se livrèrent comme eux à l’impudicité et à des vices contre nature, sont données en exemple, subissant la **peine** d’un feu éternel.
  Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the **punishment** of eternal fire.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JUD 1:7)

- Les entretiens thérapeutiques et autres formes de traitement similaires ne peuvent que compléter d'autres formes de sanction, comme les **peines** d'emprisonnement.
  Conversation therapy and other such forms of treatment can only supplement other forms of **punishment**, such as prison.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1532221)

- 7 juillet 2011, Lapatsik Yawhen, **peine** inconnue;
  07, Lapatsik Yawhen, **punishment** unknown;
  ([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 2491846)

- Cependant, la **peine** maximale imposable est de neuf mois de prison seulement.
  However, the maximum imposable **punishment** is only nine months of imprisonment.
  ([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 24174726)

- Je n'ai jamais participé à un débat sur la **peine** capitale dans lequel tout le monde était du même côté. Voilà un point qui mérite d'être médité.
  I have never taken part in a debate on capital **punishment** where everyone was on the same side and that is a point worth reflecting on.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 109879)

## sentences

Used about 13 734 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 32 · parliamentary ≈ 884 · legal and administrative ≈ 260 · UN documents ≈ 12 558).

- Le tribunal a le pouvoir d'infliger des **peines**.
  The court has the power to mete out **sentences**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and ddnktr · checked, community translation · [\#11742564](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11742564) [\#11742567](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11742567))

- Il faut arrêter de sanctionner des articles critiques par des **peines** d'emprisonnement.
  Critical articles should stop being punished with prison **sentences**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1297326)

- l'organisation, le financement et l'exécution des **peines** d'emprisonnement \[20\];
  the organisation, financing and enforcement of prison **sentences** \[20\];
  ([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 5675369)

- Les **peines** disproportionnées prononcées à leur encontre, à l &apos; instar des hommes qui prennent part à des infractions liées aux drogues;
  Like men who participate in drug offences, they are subjected to disproportionate **sentences**;
  ([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 29905186)

- Il est hors de question d'apprendre toutes ces **peines** par cœur.
  It is out of the question to learn all these **sentences** by heart.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and rul · checked, community translation · [\#55098](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/55098) [\#802317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/802317))

## other

Used about 3 412 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 80 · legal and administrative ≈ 191 · UN documents ≈ 3 139). Meaning: [other in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/other/).

- J’ai cette confiance en vous, dans le Seigneur, que vous ne penserez pas autrement. Mais celui qui vous trouble, quel qu’il soit, en portera la **peine**.
  I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no **other** way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 5:10)

- Deuxièmement: ne vaudrait-il pas la **peine** d'analyser nos projets déjà en cours sur le plan environnemental, à savoir les conventions?
  Secondly, should we not look at what we are already doing for environmental protection, in **other** words the covenants?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1944956)

- En juillet 2011, elle a condamné d'autres militants à des **peines** de prison de cinq et dix jours.
  In July 2011, she sentenced **other** activists to 5 and 10 days in jail.
  ([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 2818086)

- 2. Une infraction grave est définie comme étant toute infraction passible d’une **peine** de prison ou d’une **peine** privative de liberté d’au moins \[...\] ans.
  2. Serious crime is defined as any offence punishable by imprisonment or **other** deprivation of liberty of a maximum of at least \[ \] years.
  ([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 5045855)

- En 2011 et 2012, il a condamné d'autres militants à des **peines** de prison allant de sept à quatorze jours.
  In 2011 and 2012, he sentenced **other** activists to terms ranging from 7 to 14 days in jail.
  ([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 2716503)

## death

Used about 3 161 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 21 · UN documents ≈ 3 139). Meaning: [death in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/death/).

- Le meurtre est passible de la **peine** capitale.
  Murder is punishable by **death**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and LittleBoy · checked, community translation · [\#1538176](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1538176) [\#8241](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8241))

- 137.18 Commuer toutes les condamnations à mort en **peines** d &apos; emprisonnement (Italie).
  137.18 Commute all **death** sentences to terms of imprisonment (Italy).
  ([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 27470184)

- Es-tu pour ou contre la **peine** de mort ?
  Are you for or against the **death** penalty?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Cainntear · checked, community translation · [\#5748837](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5748837) [\#11223854](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11223854))

- 5.2 D &apos; après le conseil, la décision du Gouverneur général de commuer la **peine** capitale en réclusion à vie soulève des questions au titre des articles 9 et 14 du Pacte.
  5.2 Counsel contends that the decision by the Governor-General to substitute the authors &apos; **death** sentence with life imprisonment raises issues under articles 9 and 14 of the Covenant.
  ([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 5566940)

## More sentences

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

- Comment puis-je faire les lettres plus grosses ? Elles sont trop petites. Je peux à **peine** lire le texte.
  How can I make the letters bigger? They are too small. I can barely read the text.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#14080433](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14080433) [\#14080434](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14080434))

- Pourriez-vous m'expliquer le sens de cette **peine** ?
  Will you please explain the meaning of this sentence to me?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#57235](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/57235) [\#802322](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/802322))

- Tu travailles avec **peine** ou bien à **peine** ?
  Working hard or hardly working?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#1202067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1202067) [\#1202070](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1202070))

## 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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