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# poursuites — French to English

How French *poursuites* 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: poursuites (49 242). By style: everyday 6 · parliamentary 788 · legal and administrative 1 220 · UN documents 47 228.

## prosecution

Used about 30 753 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 345 · legal and administrative ≈ 890 · UN documents ≈ 29 518). Forms: prosecuted, prosecution, prosecutions. 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)

## proceedings

Used about 9 212 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 230 · legal and administrative ≈ 127 · UN documents ≈ 8 855).

- **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)

- 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)

- Seul le Procureur général ou son substitut peuvent engager des **poursuites** pénales à l &apos; encontre d &apos; 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)

- prennent les mesures propres à prévenir les irrégularités et les fraudes et engagent des **poursuites**, le cas échéant, afin de récupérer les fonds indûment versés.
  take appropriate measures to prevent irregularities and fraud and, if necessary, bring legal **proceedings** to recover funds wrongly paid.
  ([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 1498884)

## criminal

Used about 2 994 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 16 · legal and administrative ≈ 25 · UN documents ≈ 2 952). Meaning: [criminal in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/criminal/).

- 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)

- Le 27 juin 2013, M. Moubarak a été accusé, avec deux autres personnes, de détournement de fonds publics et des **poursuites** ont été engagées devant la Cour pénale du Caire le 17 novembre 2013.
  On 27 June 2013, Mr Mubarak was charged together with two other individuals with misappropriation of public funds and proceedings were initiated before the Cairo **Criminal** Court on 17 November 2013.
  ([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 4808217)

- Enfin, il convient de noter que l &apos; exercice de **poursuites** pénales n &apos; est pas sans incidence sur la considération, l &apos; honneur et la dignité de la personne.
  Lastly, a **criminal** trial has a devastating impact on a person &apos; s credibility, integrity and dignity.
  ([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 27372341)

- 258. Le chapitre 65 du Code de procédure pénale réglemente les questions relatives à l &apos; extradition à des fins de **poursuites** pénales ou d &apos; exécution d &apos; une condamnation.
  258. Chapter 65 of the Code of **Criminal** Procedure governs extradition to face criminal charges or serve a sentence.
  ([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 26102162)

- Le HRW dénonce l &apos; inefficacité des enquêtes menées par la police et des **poursuites** entreprises par le ministère public, sur les violations des droits de l &apos; homme.
  HRW reported that the **criminal** justice system, particularly the police and the Attorney General &apos; s office, have not effectively investigated human rights violations or brought perpetrators to justice.
  ([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 18570136)

## cases

Used about 1 051 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 16 · legal and administrative ≈ 51 · UN documents ≈ 984).

- J'évoquerai surtout les **poursuites** contre les minorités religieuses, en particulier les chrétiens.
  I am thinking above all of **cases** of persecution of religious minorities, particularly Christians.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1601274)

- Quelles mesures ont été prises, le cas échéant, pour informer les autorités compétentes des **poursuites** concernant des activités frauduleuses?
  What arrangements, if any, are in place so that the competent authority is made aware of **cases** on fraudulent activities brought to court?
  ([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 3115013)

- Dans la plupart des cas, la décision de mener les **poursuites** en Italie se fonde sur le fait que soit la victime soit l &apos; auteur des faits est Italien.
  In most **cases**, the decision to prosecute in Italy would be based on the fact that either the victim or the perpetrator was an Italian.
  ([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 15271381)

- Les États membres veillent à ce que les autorités judiciaires ou administratives puissent lever une suspension des **poursuites** individuelles dans les cas suivants:
  Member States shall ensure that judicial or administrative authorities can lift a stay of individual enforcement actions in the following **cases**:
  ([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 4869413)

## offences

Used about 1 009 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 25 · UN documents ≈ 984).

- Des règles de compétence devraient être établies pour garantir que les infractions prévues par la présente directive puissent faire l’objet de **poursuites** effectives.
  Jurisdictional rules should be established to ensure that the **offences** laid down in this Directive may be effectively prosecuted.
  ([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 4228776)

- Le Bureau du Procureur applique une politique de **poursuites** systématiques dans les cas d &apos; infractions sexuelles et de violences intrafamiliales.
  61. The Public Prosecutor &apos; s Office has a &quot; no drop &quot; policy in prosecuting cases concerning sexual **offences** and domestic violence.
  ([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 27535430)

## investigation

Used about 25 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 25). Forms: investigation, investigations. Meaning: [investigation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/investigation/).

- 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.

- Toutes les **poursuites** ont été abandonnées.
  All the charges have been dropped.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#10593534](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10593534) [\#12785226](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12785226))

- J'engage des **poursuites**.
  I'm pressing charges.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1891102](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1891102) [\#2053728](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2053728))

- Je suis en train d'engager des **poursuites**.
  I'm pressing charges.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1891102](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1891102) [\#2053729](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2053729))

## Grammar

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