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# préparation — French to English

How French *préparation* 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: préparation (79 185), préparations (14 228). By style: everyday 23 · literary 2 · biblical 6 · parliamentary 4 108 · legal and administrative 24 735 · UN documents 64 539.

## preparation

Used about 62 262 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · biblical ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 3 209 · legal and administrative ≈ 21 385 · UN documents ≈ 37 648). Forms: preparation, preparations, prepared. Meaning: [preparation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preparation/).

- La clé, c'est la **préparation**.
  The key is **preparation**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AmarMecheri · checked, community translation · [\#7676933](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7676933) [\#8349578](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8349578))

- C’était le jour de la **préparation**, et le sabbat allait commencer.
  It was the day of the **Preparation**, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 23:54)

- Cela exige une **préparation** minutieuse du vote.
  That involves careful **preparation** for the vote.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1746623)

- **Préparation** de l'appareil
  **Preparation** of the apparatus
  ([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 1528337)

- C. **Préparation** des élections
  C. **Preparation** for elections
  ([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 448316)

## formulations

Used about 8 740 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 8 740).

- **Préparations** liquides (10 % ou plus) : catégorie 4.
  Liquid **formulations** 10% or more, category 4.
  ([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 26906519)

- 4 programmes sur les **préparations** pesticides très dangereuses (par. 52)
  Four programmes on severely hazardous pesticide **formulations** (paragraph 52)
  ([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 19669796)

- On trouve parfois sur le marché des **préparations** liquides à diluer avant utilisation.
  Liquid **formulations** for dilution before use are sometimes marketed.
  ([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 25201818)

- 4 programmes de surveillance des **préparations** pesticides très dangereuses (par. 52)
  Four monitoring programmes on severely hazardous pesticide **formulations** (paragraph 52)
  ([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 19669795)

- III. Proposition concernant l &apos; inscription de **préparations** pesticides extrêmement dangereuses
  III. Proposal for inclusion of severely hazardous pesticide **formulations**
  ([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 19674008)

## preparedness

Used about 5 094 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 128 · legal and administrative ≈ 258 · UN documents ≈ 4 706).

- La **préparation** aux situations d'urgence nécessite une planification.
  Emergency **preparedness** requires planning.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#9076847](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9076847) [\#9184712](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9184712))

- Tous les États membres n’ont pas atteint le même niveau de **préparation**.
  Not all Member States have reached the same level of **preparedness**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 747329)

- De tels arrangements sont bénéfiques pour les citoyens, puisqu'ils permettent une meilleure **préparation** en vue d'une protection efficace.
  Such arrangements are beneficial to citizens, since they allow for better **preparedness** to ensure effective protection.
  ([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 3551499)

- VI. Protection de l &apos; environnement et **préparation**
  VI. Environment and disaster **preparedness**
  ([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 23791495)

- Selon de nouvelles études du projet Global Virome, une initiative mondiale qui vise à améliorer la **préparation** aux pandémies, le monde peut s'attendre à ce qu'environ cinq nouveaux agents pathogènes d'origine animale infectent les humains chaque année, ce qui suscite un sentiment d'urgence pour freiner le commerce des animaux sauvages.
  New studies by the Global Virome Project, a worldwide effort to increase **preparedness** for pandemics, indicate the world can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humans each year, creating a sense of urgency to curb the wild animal trade.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#8658970](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8658970) [\#9184715](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9184715))

## preparing

Used about 2 593 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 214 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 031 · UN documents ≈ 1 345).

- Je suis occupé à la **préparation** du prochain examen.
  I'm busy **preparing** for the next exam.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6873008](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6873008) [\#6386437](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6386437))

- Or, dans cette oeuvre de l'éducation, dans cette grave affaire de la **préparation** d'une femme à la vie, que de science il faut pour lutter contre cette grande ignorance qu'on appelle l'innocence!
  Now, in this work of education, in this grave matter of **preparing** a woman for life, what science is required to combat that vast ignorance which is called innocence!
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 19287)

- Certes, Nairobi a permis de faire un pas en avant dans la **préparation** du terrain.
  Yes, Nairobi was 'a step forward' in **preparing** the ground.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 903099)

- Cardes pour la **préparation** des matières textiles
  Carding machines for **preparing** textile fibres
  ([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 227792)

- En 2015, la communauté humanitaire en sera aux derniers stades des **préparations** du Sommet humanitaire mondial de 2016.
  In 2015, the humanitarian community will be in the final stages of **preparing** for the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.
  ([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 28211543)

## More sentences

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

- L'attaque commença sans **préparation** suffisante.
  The attack began without enough planning.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_VOA · checked, community translation · [\#807424](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/807424) [\#1083114](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1083114))

- Demain, les cours habituels n'auront pas lieu, compte tenu de la **préparation** pour la rencontre d'athlétisme.
  Tomorrow there will be no normal lessons, in view of the athletic meet rehearsal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and blay\_paul · checked, community translation · [\#533370](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/533370) [\#10774266](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10774266))

- Beurrer les moules à madeleines, et verser la **préparation** dedans (mais pas jusqu'en haut, les madeleines vont gonfler !).
  Grease the madeleine molds and pour in the batter (but not all the way to the top; the madeleines will rise!)
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lebensfreude and Lebensfreude · checked, community translation · [\#3559756](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3559756) [\#3559750](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3559750))

## 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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