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Forms: continuation, continued, continues. - La polémique se **poursuit** quant à « l'exemption des Cols Blancs » qui exempte des travailleurs cols blancs spécifiques du temps de travail « 8 heures par jours, 40 heures semaines » prévu par la loi sur le temps de travail. The argument **continues** about the "white-collar exemption" that exempts specific white-collar workers from the "eight hours per day, 40 hours per week" working hours, as fixed by labour standards legislation. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · [\#326663](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/326663) [\#129101](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/129101)) - (L'orateur **poursuit** en anglais) (The speech **continues** in English.) ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1540065) - Réutilisation ou **poursuite** de l’utilisation Reuse versus **continued** use ([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 5080723) - Le Sous-Comité **poursuit** l ' examen de ce point. The Subcommittee **continued** its consideration of this item. ([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 10953056) - La Commission **poursuit** son enquête. The Commission **continues** to make further enquiries. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 545756) ## prosecution Used about 21 096 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 711 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 002 · UN documents ≈ 19 383). Meaning: [prosecution in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prosecution/). - Un trou dans la législation lui a permis d'échapper à des **poursuites**. A loophole in the law allowed him to escape **prosecution**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Zifre · checked, community translation · [\#321051](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/321051) [\#135094](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/135094)) - Est-il envisageable de procéder à des **poursuites** pénales dans de tels cas? Is there scope to envisage criminal **prosecution** in such cases? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1018890) - SECTION 7 **Poursuites** pénales parallèles SECTION 7 Parallel criminal **prosecution** ([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 1703510) - B. Instruction et **poursuites** B. Investigation and **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 5116770) - Seules les autorités locales peuvent garantir des **poursuites** efficaces. Effective **prosecution** can only be guaranteed by the authorities on the spot. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1979922) ## further Used about 10 090 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 427 · legal and administrative ≈ 394 · UN documents ≈ 9 270). Meaning: [further in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/further/). - Un grand merci, je me réjouis de la **poursuite** de notre collaboration ! Thank you very much. I look forward to **further** years of cooperation. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 259227) - **Poursuite** du typage et caractérisation des isolats **Further** typing and characterisation of isolates ([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 811560) - à la **poursuite** de la mise en œuvre d ' Action 21 Programme for the **Further** Implementation of Agenda 21 and ([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 20146942) - Cette réunion sera capitale pour la **poursuite** des travaux de la présidence danoise. This meeting will play a central role in **further** work during the Danish Presidency. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 377983) - la **poursuite** de l’harmonisation des concepts statistiques dans tous les domaines statistiques, **further** harmonisation of statistical concepts across statistical domains; ([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 2873709) ## proceedings Used about 8 333 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 498 · legal and administrative ≈ 250 · UN documents ≈ 7 585). - **Poursuites** judiciaires pour la protection des finances Criminal **proceedings** to protect the Union's financial interests ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1825964) - Si le Tribunal rejette la demande ou la joint au fond, le président fixe de nouveaux délais pour la **poursuite** de l'instance. If the Tribunal refuses the application or reserves its decision, the President shall prescribe new time-limits for further steps in the **proceedings**. ([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 1197423) - Seul le Procureur général ou son substitut peuvent engager des **poursuites** pénales à l ' encontre d ' un juge. Solely the Procurator-General or his or her deputy may institute criminal **proceedings** against a judge. ([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 24187890) - Le gouvernement danois lui a emboîté le pas en engageant des **poursuites** juridiques similaires. Moreover, the Danish Government has followed suit by taking similar legal **proceedings**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 763298) - Cet examen porte sur les enseignements à tirer des informations relatives aux irrégularités, aux mesures de prévention et aux **poursuites**. The examination shall focus on the lessons to be learned from the information in connection with irregularities, preventive measures and legal **proceedings**. ([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 1238194) ## continuing Used about 5 877 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 533 · legal and administrative ≈ 286 · UN documents ≈ 5 056). - L'enquête se **poursuit**. The investigation is **continuing**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4664800](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4664800) [\#7437923](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7437923)) - Le processus d' adhésion se **poursuit**. The accession process is **continuing**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 222402) - Valeur comptable d'actifs encore comptabilisés \[**poursuite** de l'engagement\] Carrying amount of assets still recognised \[**continuing** involvement\] ([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 3593734) - A. **Poursuite** de la guerre dans le Nord-Kivu A. **Continuing** war in Northern Kivu ([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 3412813) - Quelles sont donc les conclusions à tirer pour la **poursuite** des travaux ? What conclusions should we draw in terms of **continuing** the work? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2042129) ## criminal Used about 3 549 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 71 · legal and administrative ≈ 107 · UN documents ≈ 3 371). Meaning: [criminal in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/criminal/). - En effet, le commissaire Rehn a déclaré spécifiquement que la mise en œuvre de **poursuites** pénales devait être améliorée. Indeed, Commissioner Rehn specifically said that the implementation of **criminal** prosecutions needs to be improved. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 854053) - les raisons de l'abandon éventuel des **poursuites** pénales. the reasons for any abandonment of **criminal** prosecutions. ([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 1382350) - Ces dispositions sont contraignantes pour les agents du gouvernement par le biais d ' une panoplie de procédures administratives et de **poursuites** pénales. They were binding on government officials through a variety of administrative procedures and **criminal** prosecutions. ([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 15035712) - Bien que nous disposions du statut de la Cour pénale internationale depuis 1998, ces **poursuites** relèvent encore de la responsabilité des gouvernements nationaux et des juridictions pénales nationales. Although we had the statute for the International **Criminal** Court in July 1998, this is ultimately a matter which is still the prime responsibility of national governments and national criminal jurisdictions. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 308145) - Pour les infractions pénales, la SFC est habilitée à mener des **poursuites** correctionnelles devant les tribunaux d'instance. For offences under the **criminal** regime the SFC has power to conduct summary prosecutions in the Magistrate Courts. ([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 4216378) ## investigation Used about 914 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 72 · UN documents ≈ 843). Meaning: [investigation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/investigation/). - L'enquête sur l'accident du transporteur aérien Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique S.A. (LAM) survenu le 29 novembre 2013 se **poursuit**. The **investigation** into the crash of the air carrier Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique SA (LAM) on 29 November 2013 is still ongoing. ([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 3427330) - Répondant à une autre question, M. Mikkelsen indique que la police de Copenhague **poursuit** son enquête sur les réseaux pédophiles. Replying to another question, he said that the Copenhagen police were continuing their **investigation** into paedophile networks. ([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 7970391) - Si la condition de la coopération avec l'autorité compétente chargée des **poursuites** n'est pas remplie, ladite autorité peut procéder à l'enquête. If the condition of cooperation with the competent prosecuting authority is not fulfilled, that competent prosecuting authority may proceed with the **investigation**. ([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 4858527) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - La police **poursuit** un prisonnier évadé. The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#238307](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/238307) [\#9084119](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9084119)) - Il **poursuit** la même idée dans tout ce pour quoi il prie. He follows the same idea in everything that he prays for. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and teapot · checked, community translation · [\#1530100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1530100) [\#1533629](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1533629)) - La bataille se **poursuit** ! The battle goes on! ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and belgavox · checked, community translation · [\#1725551](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1725551) [\#994716](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/994716)) ## 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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