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# posent — French to English

How French *posent* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: posent (22 521). By style: everyday 14 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 1 686 · legal and administrative 431 · UN documents 20 389.

## problems

Used about 5 000 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 246 · legal and administrative ≈ 81 · UN documents ≈ 4 672).

- Les prépositions **posent** généralement des problèmes aux étudiants en langues étrangères.
  Prepositions generally cause **problems** for foreign language students.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and erikspen · checked, community translation · [\#1531113](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1531113) [\#1531808](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1531808))

- Des problèmes se **posent** dans le domaine des farines animales.
  **Problems** arise with the animal feed meal.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2012282)

- L'un des problèmes que **posent** les accords de regroupement de brevets est qu'ils risquent de protéger des brevets non valables.
  One of the **problems** identified with regard to patent pools is the risk that they shield invalid patents.
  ([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 5623124)

- 13. Facilitation de certains problèmes juridiques que **posent** les procédures de dédouanement à l &apos; importation
  13. Facilitation of Legal **Problems** in Import Clearance Procedures
  ([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 7529564)

- Ces questions ne nous **posent** aucun problème particulier.
  We have no particular **problems** with these countries.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 599813)

## questions

Used about 4 125 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 281 · legal and administrative ≈ 18 · UN documents ≈ 3 823).

- Les garçons **posent** des questions.
  The boys are asking **questions**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by driini and CM · checked, community translation · [\#3647271](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3647271) [\#8508506](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8508506))

- Telles sont les questions qui se **posent**.
  These are the **questions** which arise.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1626183)

- Lorsque des questions d’ordre technique ou scientifique se **posent**, la Commission peut consulter l’Agence avant de préparer sa décision.
  In case of technical or scientific **questions**, the Commission may consult the Agency before preparing its decision.
  ([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 2634742)

- Les membres du Comité **posent** des questions.
  Les membres du Comité posent des **questions**.
  ([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 5282707)

- Les enfants sont très curieux et **posent** beaucoup de questions.
  Children are very curious and ask many **questions**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#245953](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/245953) [\#9690392](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9690392))

## challenges

Used about 2 195 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 35 · legal and administrative ≈ 36 · UN documents ≈ 2 124).

- Les doléances concernant l’indépendance des tribunaux russes **posent** en effet des problèmes à un État constitutionnel en mutation, et nous devrons les surveiller de près.
  These areas of dissatisfaction in the independence of Russian courts are indeed **challenges** for an evolving constitutional state, which we will be monitoring very carefully.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 848526)

- Il est donc essentiel que le système financier contribue pleinement à relever les défis majeurs que **posent** les questions de durabilité.
  It is therefore crucial that the financial system plays its full part in meeting critical sustainability **challenges**.
  ([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 5036745)

- Dans ce domaine, les infrastructures, le financement et les ressources humaines **posent** d &apos; importants problèmes.
  In that regard, we face huge **challenges** in the areas of infrastructure, capital and human resources.
  ([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 21908670)

- L'Union favorise une approche multilatérale des défis qui se **posent** à l'échelle mondiale et coopère avec les États membres à cet égard.
  The Union shall promote a multilateral approach to global **challenges** and shall cooperate with Member States in that respect.
  ([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 3265855)

- 21. Le mauvais état des infrastructures reste l &apos; un des problèmes les plus urgents qui se **posent** à l &apos; Autorité palestinienne.
  21. Neglected infrastructure remains one of the most pressing **challenges** facing the Palestinian Authority.
  ([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 3329676)

## pose

Used about 942 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 70 · legal and administrative ≈ 18 · UN documents ≈ 850). Meaning: [pose in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pose/).

- Les examens **posent** un gros problème.
  Examinations **pose** a big problem.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#263480](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/263480) [\#9065880](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9065880))

- Je constate que les opinions divergent en ce qui concerne le danger qu’ils **posent** et j’apprécierais une clarification à ce sujet le plus rapidement possible.
  I note that there are divergent opinions as to the danger they **pose** and would appreciate clarification to that effect as soon as possible.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 698013)

- Ces gilets **posent** alors un risque, même si, en soi, ils ne sont pas dangereux.
  These jackets therefore **pose** a risk even though they are not hazardous in themselves.
  ([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 4801577)

- 11. Prises séparément, ces menaces **posent** de difficiles problèmes aux décideurs.
  11. In isolation, these threats **pose** difficult challenges for policymakers.
  ([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 25170243)

- Les portes dérobées **posent** des risques de sécurité importants car elles peuvent être utilisées par des personnes malveillantes afin d'obtenir un accès non-autorisé à des données sensibles, perturber les opérations ou lancer d'autres attaques.
  Backdoors **pose** significant security risks because they can be used by malicious actors to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, disrupt operations, or launch further attacks.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Myrano\_ and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#13577290](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13577290) [\#13577293](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13577293))

## More sentences

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

- Les gens nous **posent** souvent cette question.
  People often ask us this question.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#9658492](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9658492) [\#10620211](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10620211))

- Les avions se **posent** dans les aéroports.
  Planes land at the airport.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#4400952](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4400952) [\#2164025](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2164025))

- Les avions se **posent** dans les aéroports.
  Airplanes land at airports.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_VOA · checked, community translation · [\#2163119](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2163119) [\#2164025](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2164025))

## 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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