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By style: everyday 65 · literary 9 · biblical 15 · parliamentary 3 500 · legal and administrative 8 138 · UN documents 83 292. ## brought Used about 18 730 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 255 · legal and administrative ≈ 254 · UN documents ≈ 18 220). - De nombreuses atrocités n'ont pas encore été mises au jour ni **portées** devant la justice. There are still many atrocities which have not yet been exposed and **brought** before a court. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1210588) - le nombre d’affaires **portées** devant les tribunaux au cours de la période de référence, the number of cases **brought** to court in the reporting period; ([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 3115018) - Questions **portées** à l ' attention du Conseil Matters **brought** to the attention of the Council ([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 20701043) - La majorité des affaires **portées** devant la Cour de justice et ici à Strasbourg le sont contre la Russie. The majority of cases which come before the Court of Justice and here in Strasbourg are **brought** against Russia. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1502405) - La présente décision et ses modalités d'application sont **portées** à l'attention du personnel de la Commission et de toutes les personnes auxquelles elles s'appliquent. This Decision and its implementing rules shall be **brought** to the attention of Commission staff and to all individuals to whom they apply. ([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 3470870) ## scope Used about 17 314 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 510 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 187 · UN documents ≈ 15 617). Meaning: [scope in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/scope/). - Nous suivrons de très près le contenu, la **portée** effective de ce texte. We will very closely follow the content and effective **scope** of this document. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 306835) - **Portée** de l’examen **Scope** of the scrutiny ([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 4969016) - II. Généralités et **portée** du rapport II. Background and **scope** ([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 20735560) - La **portée** de ces engagements est plus vaste que celle de tout autre accord du même type. The **scope** of these commitments is broader than that of any comparable agreement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1343579) - **Portée** et date d’expiration de l’exemption **Scope** and expiry date of the exemption ([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 576040) ## cases Used about 4 678 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 255 · legal and administrative ≈ 85 · UN documents ≈ 4 338). - Nous y sommes parvenus dans 23 cas, tandis que 2 affaires sont **portées** devant la Cour européenne de justice. We have achieved that in 23 **cases** and 2 cases are before the European 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 796183) - Le renvoi au juge unique est exclu pour les affaires qui soulèvent des questions relatives à la légalité d'un acte de **portée** générale. Referral to a single Judge shall not be possible in **cases** which raise issues as to the legality of an act of general application. ([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 1197045) - De nombreuses affaires **portées** devant les tribunaux sont toujours en instance. Many **cases** that were taken to court are still 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 20375198) - Les deux premières affaires **portées** devant la CPI concernent l’Ouganda et le Congo, qui sont tous deux des pays ACP. The first two **cases** taken up by the Court concern Uganda and Congo, which are ACP countries. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 656283) - Nouvelles affaires **portées** devant le ministère public aux fins de répartition ou de conservation New **cases** referred to the Public Prosecution Service by other agencies or by on-call prosecutors ([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 29357213) ## reach Used about 4 512 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 73 · legal and administrative ≈ 85 · UN documents ≈ 4 338). Meaning: [reach in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reach/). - C'était hors de sa **portée**. It was out of his **reach**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and \_undertoad · checked, community translation · [\#2258973](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2258973) [\#4557670](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4557670)) - Le courageux Islandais me transporta hors de la **portée** des vagues, sur un sable brûlant où je me trouvai côte à côte avec mon oncle. The brave Icelander carried me out of the **reach** of the waves, over a burning sand where I found myself by the side of my uncle. ([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 3190) - Comme relevé par le Conseil "Affaires générales" en décembre 2010, la fin des négociations est à **portée** de main. As noted by the December 2010 General Affairs Council, the conclusion of negotiations is within **reach**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1496891) - les expositions titrisées sont placées hors de la **portée** de l'établissement initiateur et de ses créanciers, y compris en cas de faillite ou de mise sous administration judiciaire. the securitised exposures are put beyond the **reach** of the originator institution and its creditors, including in bankruptcy and receivership. ([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 2949812) - Il y en a encore moins qui sont **portées** devant les tribunaux, la majorité étant réglée à l ' amiable. Fewer such cases **reach** the courts, with the majority settled out of court. ([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 13787452) ## attention Used about 1 772 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 36 · UN documents ≈ 1 735). Meaning: [attention in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/attention/). - J’ai été ravie de trouver dans le rapport Rocard quatre amendements supplémentaires où une attention toute particulière était **portée** à ce secteur de l’industrie. I was delighted to find another four amendments in the Rocard report in which particular **attention** was drawn to this sector of industry. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 698961) - Notant avec satisfaction l ' attention **portée** aux enfants dans la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones, " Also taking note with appreciation of the **attention** paid to children in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, ([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 16423901) - À la même séance, la Présidente a appelé l ' attention de la Commission sur un document officieux contenant les révisions **portées** au texte du projet de conclusions concertées. 13. At the same meeting, the Chairperson drew the **attention** of the Commission to an informal paper containing revisions to the text of the draft agreed conclusions. ([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 8166992) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Sa veste était aussi élimée et usée que s'il l'avait **portée** pendant trente ans d'affilée. His jacket was as threadbare and worn-out as if he had worn it for thirty years straight. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#5396602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5396602) [\#8750851](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8750851)) - Notre chèvre a donné naissance à une **portée** de trois chevreaux. Our goat gave birth to a litter of three kids. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#9829901](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9829901) [\#9854939](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9854939)) - Elle s'est **portée** volontaire pour faire le boulot. She volunteered to do the job. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#314587](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/314587) [\#4775509](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4775509)) ## 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. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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