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# permanent — French to English

How French *permanent* 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: permanent (177 329), permanente (114 801), permanentes (32 809), permanents (34 900). By style: everyday 34 · literary 3 · biblical 4 · parliamentary 4 760 · legal and administrative 19 117 · UN documents 335 921.

## permanent

Used about 252 505 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 18 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 2 677 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 364 · UN documents ≈ 241 443). Meaning: [permanent in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/permanent/).

- Je n'ai pas d'emploi **permanent**.
  I don't have a **permanent** job.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#9663023](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9663023) [\#12197522](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12197522))

- Cet infini est-il un, immanent, **permanent**; nécessairement substantiel, puisqu'il est infini, et que, si la matière lui manquait, il serait borné là, nécessairement intelligent, puisqu'il est infini, et que, si l'intelligence lui manquait, il serait fini là?
  Is that infinite there, inherent, **permanent**; necessarily substantial, since it is infinite; and because, if it lacked matter it would be bounded; necessarily intelligent, since it is infinite, and because, if it lacked intelligence, it would end there?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11029)

- Il ne peut simplement pas s'agir d'un déploiement **permanent**;
  Only it cannot be a **permanent** deployment.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 926713)

- Cultures **permanentes** sous serre
  **Permanent** crops under glass
  ([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 3670322)

- Juges **permanents** de la Chambre d &apos; appel
  **Permanent** judges, 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 19779886)

## mission

Used about 24 494 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 24 494). Forms: mission, missions. Meaning: [mission in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mission/).

- M. Petko BAEV, Conseiller, Mission **permanente**, Genève
  M. Petko BAEV, Conseiller, **Mission** permanente, Genève
  ([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 4322292)

- M. Tiemoko MORIKO, Conseiller, Mission **permanente**, Genève
  M. Tiemoko MORIKO, Conseiller, **Mission** permanente, Genève
  ([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 17816295)

- M. Paul Roger Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, Mission **permanente**, Genève
  M. Paul Roger Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, **Mission** permanente, Genève
  ([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 23310575)

- M. Boumediène Mahi, Secrétaire diplomatique, Mission **permanente**, Genève
  M. Boumediène Mahi, Secrétaire diplomatique, **Mission** permanente, Genève
  ([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 17828750)

- Mission **permanente** auprès de l &apos; Office des Nations Unies à Genève
  **Mission** permanente auprès de l &apos; Office des Nations Unies à Genève
  ([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 25604377)

## standing

Used about 20 759 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 248 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 264 · UN documents ≈ 12 247).

- Je suis également ravie de la création de commissions **permanentes**.
  I am also happy that **standing** committees have been set up.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 804537)

- Constitution des commissions **permanentes**
  Setting-up of **standing** committees
  ([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 2326461)

- 3 ou 4 réunions des comités **permanents** du Conseil
  Meetings of Board **standing** committees: 3 or 4
  ([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 21712868)

- Ou encore des groupes **permanents**, sur une base tournante, qui seraient prêts à partir lorsque des situations de ce type se produisent?
  Why not some **standing** groups, on a rotating basis, who would be ready to go into the area when these sort of things occur?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1325097)

- Constitution des commissions **permanentes**
  Setting up of **standing** committees
  ([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 624960)

## nations

Used about 12 247 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 12 247).

- Mission **permanente** du Royaume des Tonga
  of Tonga to the United **Nations**
  ([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 8401992)

- Mission **permanente** de la République du Zaïre
  of Zaire to the United **Nations**
  ([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 4298738)

- Mission **permanente** de la République de Lettonie
  of Latvia to the United **Nations**
  ([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 6667423)

- par le Représentant **permanent** du Paraguay auprès de l &apos; Organisation des Nations Unies
  of Paraguay to the United **Nations** addressed to the Chairman
  ([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 11076909)

- 1. Note verbale adressée au Secrétaire général par la Mission **permanente** du Danemark auprès de l &apos; Organisation des Nations Unies
  United **Nations** addressed to the Secretary-General
  ([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 2377122)

## staff

Used about 5 547 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 299 · UN documents ≈ 5 249). Meaning: [staff in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/staff/).

- 愦灭;quot;personnel employé sur place愦灭;quot;, les membres du personnel qui sont des ressortissants ou des résidents **permanents** de l’État hôte;
  愦灭;quot;**staff** employed locally愦灭;quot; means staff who are nationals of or permanently resident in the Host State;
  ([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 323898)

- Rapport du Comité **permanent** du Comité mixte de la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel de l’Organisation des Nations Unies
  Report of the Standing Committee of the United Nations Joint **Staff** Pension Board
  ([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 4167813)

- L'autorité habilitée à conclure les contrats d'engagement et le comité du personnel visé à l'article 137 désignent chacun, en même temps, deux membres **permanents** et deux suppléants.
  The AACC and the **Staff** Committee referred to in Article 137 shall each appoint two members and two alternates at the same time.
  ([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 403752)

- Des économies devraient pouvoir être réalisées dans ce domaine grâce à l &apos; utilisation plus souple des effectifs **permanents**.
  With flexible use of existing **staff** capacity, it should be possible to achieve economies in this area.
  ([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 10136472)

- Sont également couvertes des actions de formation très spécifiques pour les interprètes **permanents**, telles que la formation thématique, les séjours linguistiques, les remises à niveau ou les cours intensifs.
  It also includes very specific training actions for **staff** interpreters, such as thematic training, linguistic stays, refresher or intensive courses.
  ([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 4475242)

## members

Used about 5 249 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 5 249).

- II. COMPOSITION D &apos; AUTRES ORGANES **PERMANENTS** DU SIÈGE
  II. **MEMBERS** OF OTHER STANDING ORGANS
  ([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 2214756)

- Par la suite, les membres du Comité **permanent** ont engagé un débat de fond avec lui.
  **Members** of the SCF subsequently engaged in substantive discussions with the co-chair.
  ([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 28279678)

- f) Réalisation de travaux d &apos; analyse **permanents** au niveau des membres du Comité consultatif de renseignement qui est composé de civils et de militaires;
  (f) Ongoing analysis at the level of **members** of the Intelligence Consultative Committee that is made up of civilian and military authorities;
  ([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 9632925)

## More sentences

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

- Si seulement je pouvais arrêter le flux **permanent** de pensées accablantes qui traversent mon esprit.
  I wish I could stop the overflow of overwhelming thoughts popping up into my mind.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by genes1s and LoverofEnglish · checked, community translation · [\#12508951](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12508951) [\#13341922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13341922))

- La vie elle-même est ton professeur, tu es dans un état d'apprentissage **permanent**.
  Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#6315894](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6315894) [\#6316555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6316555))

- Un effort **permanent** amène à un succès certain.
  Constant effort yields sure success.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tabiste and Uyturk · checked, community translation · [\#408961](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/408961) [\#539746](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/539746))

## Grammar

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