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# pendant — French to English

How French *pendant* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 8 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: pendant (313 168), pendante (943), pendantes (1 376), pendants (613). By style: everyday 1 346 · literary 104 · biblical 454 · parliamentary 11 373 · legal and administrative 42 743 · UN documents 260 080.

## pending

Used about 153 180 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 208 · legal and administrative ≈ 23 996 · UN documents ≈ 125 976). Meaning: [pending in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pending/).

- Relevé des propositions législatives **pendantes**
  List of legislative proposals **pending**
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1990078)

- La procédure est **pendante**.
  The case is **pending**.
  ([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 4498869)

- L &apos; affaire est **pendante**.
  The case is **pending**.
  ([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 20445983)

- Vous savez que la question reste à ce jour **pendante**.
  You know very well that the matter is still **pending**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1115086)

- Cette procédure est **pendante**.
  That case is **pending**.
  ([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 3515179)

## outstanding

Used about 47 095 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 604 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 499 · UN documents ≈ 41 992). Meaning: [outstanding in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/outstanding/).

- De nombreuses questions demeurent **pendantes**.
  Numerous questions are still **outstanding**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 4393)

- Erreurs financières **pendantes** des années précédentes
  **Outstanding** financial errors from previous year
  ([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 3808850)

- Toute question **pendante** sera examinée.
  Any **outstanding** issue will be discussed.
  ([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 1365166)

- Nous tentons aujourd'hui de débloquer au niveau du Conseil les propositions **pendantes** en la matière.
  Today we are trying to unblock the **outstanding** proposals about this in Council.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1773629)

- Déduction **pendante** des années précédentes \[5\] (quantité en kg)
  **Outstanding** deduction from previous years \[5\] (qty in kilograms)
  ([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 4255019)

## during

Used about 37 566 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 330 · literary ≈ 20 · biblical ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 802 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 249 · UN documents ≈ 31 155). Meaning: [during in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/during/).

- Leurs fils sont morts **pendant** la guerre.
  Their sons died **during** the war.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#12058814](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12058814) [\#12058850](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12058850))

- Ses provisions étaient renouvelées par une main invisible **pendant** son sommeil.
  Her provisions were replenished by an invisible hand **during** her slumbers.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 6336)

- Voyant que cela était agréable aux Juifs, il fit encore arrêter Pierre. C’était **pendant** les jours des pains sans levain.
  When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was **during** the days of unleavened bread.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 12:3)

- Les femmes et les enfants ont également souffert **pendant** les années de guerre et de violence au Népal.
  Women and children have also suffered **during** the years of war and violence in Nepal.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 724831)

- Émissions spécifiques **pendant** la régénération
  Specific emission **during** regeneration
  ([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 5511291)

## case

Used about 14 290 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 25 · parliamentary ≈ 219 · legal and administrative ≈ 500 · UN documents ≈ 13 546). Forms: case, cases. Meaning: [case in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/case/).

- Une vertu telle que l'honnêteté peut être associée à un défaut en relation avec l'honnêteté, tel qu'être trop confiant, trop prêt à supposer que les autres sont aussi honnêtes que soi-même. Dans un tel cas, nous pouvons dire : « Ses défauts étaient les **pendants** de ses vertus. »
  A virtue like honesty may be allied to a defect related to honesty, such as being too trusting, too ready to assume that others are as honest as oneself. In such a **case** we may say, "Hers were the defects of her virtues."
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and halfb1t · checked, community translation · [\#2125822](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2125822) [\#2126600](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2126600))

- Il s'agissait de cas de femmes qui, **pendant** ou avant les hostilités, ont tragiquement tué leurs propres enfants.
  Those were **cases** in which women who during the hostilities, or before the hostilities, tragically killed their own children.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 10906)

- figurer à l'actif de l'entreprise et demeurer dans l'établissement bénéficiaire de l'aide régionale **pendant** au moins cinq ans, ou trois ans dans le cas des PME.
  be included in the assets of the firm and remain in the establishment receiving the regional aid for at least five years or three years in the **case** of SMEs;
  ([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 1040961)

- Quatre affaires sont **pendantes**.
  Four **cases** are currently on trial.
  ([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 11954896)

- Avec tout mon respect pour l’auteur de la question, il serait peu judicieux de se lancer dans des débats généraux sur cette affaire, étant donné qu’elle est actuellement **pendante**.
  . With the greatest of respect to the questioner, it would be injudicious to be drawn into general discussions of this **case** given its status as at present.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 704881)

## before

Used about 4 718 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 9 · parliamentary ≈ 146 · legal and administrative ≈ 500 · UN documents ≈ 4 064). Meaning: [before in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/before/).

- Nous apportons, comme offrande à l’Éternel, chacun les objets d’or que nous avons trouvés, chaînettes, bracelets, anneaux, **pendants** d’oreilles, et colliers, afin de faire pour nos personnes l’expiation devant l’Éternel.
  We have brought the LORD’s offering, what every man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls **before** the LORD.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NUM 31:50)

- Ce livre ne fait qu'attirer l'attention sur tous les documents qui sont également à la base d'une demande de levée d'immunité parlementaire des députés Dell'Utri et Berlusconi ; la demande est actuellement **pendante** devant ce Parlement.
  This book does nothing more than draw attention to all the documents underlying, amongst other things, a request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Dell'Utri and Mr Berlusconi, a request which lies **before** Parliament.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 188543)

- Chef de la fédération de cricket du Zimbabwe, ayant publiquement soutenu la campagne de terreur menée avant et **pendant** les élections
  Chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, publicly supported the campaign of terror waged **before** and during the elections
  ([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 1386960)

- Seule l &apos; affaire Butare concernant six personnes reste **pendante** devant la Chambre d &apos; appel.
  Only the Butare case, concerning six persons, remains **before** the Appeals Chamber.
  ([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 30212769)

- Secundo, si l'on veut conserver à une Union élargie ses capacités de négociation interne, il est indispensable que les trois questions institutionnelles laissées **pendantes** à Amsterdam - taille et composition de la Commission, pondération des voix au sein du Conseil, élargissement des décisions prises à la majorité - fassent l'objet d'un règlement rapide et complet avant l'élargissement.
  My second point is that if an enlarged Union is to retain its ability to negotiate then it is essential that the three institutional questions that remained open in Amsterdam, namely the size and composition of the Commission, vote weighting in the Council, and extending majority voting, are clarified in good time and comprehensively **before** enlargement takes place.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2001123)

## proceedings

Used about 3 177 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 73 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 750 · UN documents ≈ 1 355).

- Dans le domaine de l'obtention des preuves, les procédures judiciaires **pendantes** devant la juridiction d'un État membre impliquent, par exemple, toujours plus d'auditions de témoins résidant dans un autre État membre.
  For example, when it comes to taking evidence, legal **proceedings** taking place under the jurisdiction of one Member State increasingly involve taking evidence from witnesses resident in another Member State.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 168164)

- Sans préjudice de l'article 163, une procédure **pendante** peut être suspendue:
  Without prejudice to Article 163, **proceedings** may be stayed:
  ([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 3566446)

- Une affaire reste **pendante** car des procédures judiciaires en cours pourraient avoir une incidence sur les poursuites administratives.
  The remaining file is currently on hold because legal **proceedings** are under way that might have a bearing on the administrative prosecution.
  ([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 12518835)

- Sans préjudice des articles 125, paragraphe 5, 126, paragraphe 4, et 127, paragraphe 6, une procédure **pendante** peut être suspendue:
  Without prejudice to Articles 125(5), 126(4) and 127(6), **proceedings** may be stayed:
  ([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 3237172)

- Sans préjudice des articles 117, paragraphe 4, 118, paragraphe 4, et 119, paragraphe 4, une procédure **pendante** peut être suspendue:
  Without prejudice to Articles 117(4), 118(4) and 119(4), **proceedings** may be stayed:
  ([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 1197392)

## still

Used about 1 882 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 17 · parliamentary ≈ 510 · UN documents ≈ 1 355). Meaning: [still in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/still/).

- Et voici, **pendant** que tu parleras là avec le roi, j’entrerai moi-même après toi, et je compléterai tes paroles.
  Behold, while you are **still** talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 1:14)

- Pour autant nous considérons que trois questions restent **pendantes**.
  We also believe that there are **still** three questions that need to be answered.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 353796)

- L &apos; avocat s &apos; est pourvu devant la Cour constitutionnelle et l &apos; affaire est toujours **pendante**.
  Counsel for the convicted man appealed to the Constitutional Court, which is **still** hearing the case.
  ([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 16795745)

- La parole de l’Éternel fut adressée à Jérémie une seconde fois, en ces mots, **pendant** qu’il était encore enfermé dans la cour de la prison:
  Moreover the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was **still** locked up in the court of the guard, saying,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 33:1)

- Il reste en effet de nombreuses questions **pendantes** - vous en avez évoqué quelques-unes.
  After all, there are **still** many unresolved issues: you have already referred to them.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 975301)

## court

Used about 1 333 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 583 · legal and administrative ≈ 750). Meaning: [court in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/court/).

- L'accord conclu, Madame la Présidente, ne préjuge en rien des actions **pendantes** devant la Cour de justice.
  . (FR) Madam President, the agreement that has been reached does not, to any extent, prejudge legal challenges before the **Court** of Justice.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 168073)

- Cette question ne portait pas sur la procédure **pendante**.
  This question did not refer to the case under examination by the **Court**.
  ([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 570466)

- L’affaire est toujours **pendante** et le syndicat en question a également déclaré qu’il interjetterait probablement appel devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme.
  The proceedings are still under way and the trade union organisation in question has also stated that it might appeal to the European **Court** of Human Rights.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 704677)

- Plus particulièrement, remplir tous les engagements **pendants** figurant dans la charte constitutionnelle: établir en particulier la cour d'État, et un accord sur la portée exacte de ses compétences.
  In particular, fulfil all outstanding commitments laid down in the Constitutional Charter, notably the establishment of the State **Court** including agreement on the exact scope of its powers.
  ([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 395755)

- Une procédure pénale publique a tout d'abord été introduite, puis abandonnée, et une action privée est à présent **pendante** devant le tribunal correctionnel de Cascais.
  Initially, public criminal proceedings were initiated but these were dropped and there is now a private action taking place before the Cascais First Criminal **Court**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 102881)

## More sentences

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

- Mon portefeuille a été volé **pendant** que je dormais.
  My wallet was stolen while I was asleep.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#8312767](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8312767) [\#11327619](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11327619))

- Garde un œil sur ma valise **pendant** que j'achète les billets.
  Keep an eye on my suitcase while I buy the tickets.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2639960](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2639960) [\#8437583](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8437583))

- J'ai acheté une médaille commémorative **pendant** mon voyage.
  I bought a commemorative medal on my trip.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Kirschen112 and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1331039](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1331039) [\#1331043](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1331043))

## Grammar

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