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# peines — French to English

How French *peines* 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: peines (63 092). By style: everyday 7 · literary 1 · biblical 4 · parliamentary 753 · legal and administrative 532 · UN documents 61 795.

## inhuman

Used about 31 013 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 16 · legal and administrative ≈ 100 · UN documents ≈ 30 897). 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)

- Convention contre la torture et autres **peines** ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants
  Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, **Inhuman** or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  ([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 1576102)

- 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)

- de la convention contre la torture et autres **peines** ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants du 10 décembre 1984,
  the Convention of 10 December 1984 against Torture and other Cruel, **Inhuman** or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
  ([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 117091)

- BIENS SUSCEPTIBLES D'ÊTRE UTILISÉS EN VUE D'INFLIGER LA TORTURE OU D'AUTRES **PEINES** OU TRAITEMENTS CRUELS, INHUMAINS OU DÉGRADANTS
  GOODS THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TORTURE OR OTHER CRUEL, **INHUMAN** OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
  ([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 4899748)

## sentences

Used about 12 095 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 251 · legal and administrative ≈ 255 · UN documents ≈ 11 587). Forms: sentenced, sentences.

- 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 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)

- 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)

- 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)

- 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))

## penalties

Used about 6 665 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 173 · legal and administrative ≈ 55 · UN documents ≈ 6 437).

- Comment les traduire en justice et quelles seront les **peines**?
  How can we take them to court and what are the **penalties**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1635574)

- Ces sanctions devraient être effectives, proportionnées et dissuasives et devraient comprendre des **peines** d’emprisonnement et/ou des amendes.
  Those **penalties** should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and should include imprisonment and/or fines.
  ([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 2856464)

- B. Mesures et **peines** qui peuvent être prises
  B. Measures and **penalties** which may be imposed on
  ([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 3799672)

- Les **peines** doivent être lourdes et dissuasives, afin de décourager les négociants de fourrure de chat et de chien.
  There must be tough and dissuasive **penalties** to deter the cat and dog fur traders.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 940932)

- Les formes graves d’abus sexuels et d’exploitation sexuelle des enfants devraient faire l’objet de **peines** effectives, proportionnées et dissuasives.
  Serious forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children should be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive **penalties**.
  ([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 2319340)

## punishment

Used about 3 920 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 47 · legal and administrative ≈ 11 · UN documents ≈ 3 862). Meaning: [punishment in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/punishment/).

- 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)

- **Peines** et amendes infligées dans les autres cas de non-respect du nombre requis de pêcheurs mauritaniens à bord
  Fining of and **punishment** for other shortfall of Mauritanian fishermen on board
  ([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 152513)

- Le Rapporteur spécial demandait aussi dans sa lettre si les délits allégués méritaient vraiment des **peines** d &apos; emprisonnement.
  The Special Rapporteur questioned whether the **punishment** of imprisonment was proportional to the offences allegedly committed.
  ([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 3996644)

- Le Parlement européen attire l'attention sur les menaces de **peines** en cas de conversion à d'autres croyances et sur l'interdiction des activités des missionnaires.
  The European Parliament draws attention to bans on missionary activity and threats of **punishment** in cases where people change faith.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 488833)

- b) Le nombre d &apos; enfants qui ont été condamnés et le type de **peines** ou sanctions prononcées, ainsi que la durée de la privation de liberté;
  (b) Children who have been sentenced and the type of **punishment** or sanction handed down, including the length of deprivation of liberty;
  ([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 27782197)

## degrading

Used about 1 287 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 287).

- Interdiction de la torture, c &apos; est-à-dire de **peines** et traitements dégradants et
  Prohibition of torture, i.e. **degrading** punishment and treatment and the
  ([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 10359946)

## More sentences

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

- Les **peines** peuvent nous apprendre beaucoup de choses. Et beaucoup plus que les mots.
  Trials can teach us many things. And much more than simply words.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and slivercat · checked, community translation · [\#885279](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/885279) [\#802482](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/802482))

- Toutes mes **peines** n'ont servi à rien.
  All my troubles came to nothing.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Zifre · checked, community translation · [\#18378](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/18378) [\#4872410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4872410))

- Tu n'es pas au bout de tes **peines**.
  You're not out of the woods.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CM · checked, community translation · [\#5736083](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5736083) [\#11767764](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11767764))

## 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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