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Forms: sentence, sentences. - La **phrase** est bonne. The **sentence** is good. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#9866225](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9866225) [\#9866192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9866192)) - Je n'avais pas achevé ma **phrase** que le professeur poussait un cri, mieux qu'un cri, un véritable rugissement! I had not finished my **sentence** when the Professor broke out into a cry, nay, a roar. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 391) - Je pourrais en faire la synthèse en quelques **phrases**. I can summarise it in a few **sentences**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1886733) - deuxième et troisième **phrases** second and third **sentences** ([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 1455202) - 2) Ajouter les **phrases** suivantes : 2. Add the following **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 5514984) ## phrases Used about 4 350 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 35 · literary ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 193 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 611 · UN documents ≈ 2 496). Forms: phrase, phrases. - Les **phrases** ambiguës donnent souvent lieu à d'amusantes interprétations. Ambiguous **phrases** in general lead to amusing interpretations. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Archibald and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#1225278](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1225278) [\#443950](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/443950)) - L'ellipse est le zigzag de la **phrase**. The ellipsis is the zig-zag of the **phrase**. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 23542) - Cette dernière **phrase** devrait s'ajouter au texte original. This last **phrase** should be added to the original text. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1680849) - Toutes mentions de danger et **phrases** de risque All hazard statements and risk **phrases** ([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 2819095) - Des notifications et des **phrases** types devraient être employées si nécessaire. Standard reports and **phrases** should be used when necessary. ([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 14395590) ## words Used about 446 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 167 · UN documents ≈ 277). - Et Pierre croyait l'entendre penser, devinait, comprenait, lisait dans ses yeux détournés, dans le ton hésitant de sa voix, les **phrases**, qui lui venaient aux lèvres et qu'il ne disait pas, qu'il ne dirait point, lui si prudent, si timide, si cauteleux. And Pierre felt as though he could hear him thinking; he guessed and understood, read in his averted eyes and in the hesitancy of his tone, the **words** which rose to his lips but were not spoken—which the druggist was too timid or too prudent and cautious to utter. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 910) - Ces **phrases** ne sont pas de moi. These are not my own **words**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 94293) - L ' ironie veut que ces **phrases** aient été prononcées le 19 juillet 1974, dans le bâtiment même où M. Michaelides a accusé sans vergogne la Turquie d ' avoir envahi Chypre. It is ironic that Makarios ' **words**, as part of his speech on 19 July 1974, were spoken in the very building in which Mr. Michaelides unabashedly accused Turkey of invading Cyprus. ([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 2311972) - Mais au-delà de ces belles **phrases**, rien ne se produit. But elegant **words** are all there is, nothing more. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1728835) - Mesdames, Messieurs, chers parlementaires, c'est un engagement formel, pas seulement une **phrase** couchée sur le papier. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a formal commitment, not just **words** on paper. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 6845) ## last Used about 277 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 277). Meaning: [last in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/last/). - À la fin de la deuxième **phrase**, ajouter dans la parenthèse < < aires de repos et de service > > . In the **last** line, " rest and service areas " may also be mentioned. IV.6.1. ([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 9813993) ## replaced Used about 277 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 277). - Au dixième alinéa, dans la version anglaise, le membre de **phrase** < < and mitigation strategies and > > devrait être remplacé par < < mitigation > > . In the tenth preambular paragraph, the phrase " and mitigation strategies and " should be **replaced** with " , mitigation, " . ([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 13235862) ## paragraph Used about 146 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 146). Meaning: [paragraph in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paragraph/). - (lll) dans le modèle S.30.02, dans les observations générales, la **phrase** suivante est insérée à la fin du quatrième alinéa: (lll) In template S.30.02, in the general comments, at the end of the fourth **paragraph**, the following is added: ([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 4432610) - Toutefois, conformément à l’article 14, paragraphe 4, dernière **phrase**, du règlement de base, des mesures peuvent être remises en application à tout moment si leur suspension n’est plus justifiée. However, in accordance with Article 14(4) last **paragraph** of the basic Regulation, the measures may at any time be reinstated if the reason for suspension is no longer applicable. ([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 2080303) ## first Used about 73 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 73). Meaning: [first in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/first/). - À l'article 10, paragraphe 3, 1re **phrase**, le terme “Norvège” est ajouté après le terme “Suède”.» in Article 10 (3), **first** paragraph, the word “Norway” shall be added after the word “Sweden”.’ ([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 13780) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Beaucoup de **phrases** de ce projet ne sont pas encore traduites. Many frases from this project aren't translated yet. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by alexisslay and Mar1L · checked, community translation · [\#5490144](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5490144) [\#5490934](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5490934)) - Ouais, montre-nous tes f... **phrases**... Yeah, show us your ti..., uh, translations. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sysko and halfb1t · checked, community translation · [\#2066925](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2066925) [\#1775067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1775067)) - --Je sais... je comprends..., répétait Passepartout, auquel personne ne laissait achever sa **phrase**, mais il serait, sinon plus prudent, puisque le mot vous choque, du moins plus naturel... “I know—I see,” repeated Passepartout; “but it would be, if not more prudent, since that word displeases you, at least more natural—” ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2390) ## 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. 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