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# prière — French to English

How French *prière* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: prière (48 271), prières (642). By style: everyday 41 · literary 11 · biblical 142 · parliamentary 101 · legal and administrative 213 · UN documents 48 405.

## please

Used about 21 833 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 7 · legal and administrative ≈ 133 · UN documents ≈ 21 681). Meaning: [please in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/please/).

- **Prière** de frapper à la porte.
  **Please** knock on the door.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2883605](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2883605) [\#4949214](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4949214))

- et lui adressa cette instante **prière**: Ma petite fille est à l’extrémité, viens, impose-lui les mains, afin qu’elle soit sauvée et qu’elle vive.
  and begged him much, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. **Please** come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 5:23)

- Une **prière** à la Commission: présentez-nous, s'il vous plaît, un concept pour une véritable stratégie à l'exportation.
  I have an urgent appeal to the Commission: **please** present us with a plan for a genuine export strategy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1717804)

- Dans l’affirmative, **prière** de préciser:
  If yes, **please** give details:
  ([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 1894172)

- Pour toutes questions, **prière** d &apos; appeler le 1 (212) 963-5258.
  For queries, **please** call to 1 (212) 963-5258.
  ([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 30020322)

## prayers

Used about 20 865 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · literary ≈ 10 · biblical ≈ 93 · parliamentary ≈ 63 · UN documents ≈ 20 673). Forms: prayer, prayers.

- Dieu, entends ma **prière**.
  God, hear my **prayer**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and nadsat · checked, community translation · [\#1196590](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1196590) [\#1196743](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1196743))

- Pensée, rêverie, **prière**, ce sont là de grands rayonnements mystérieux.
  Thought, reverie, **prayer**,—these are great and mysterious radiations.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11046)

- Fin des **prières** de David, fils d’Isaï.
  This ends the **prayers** by David, the son of Jesse.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 72:20)

- Nos pensées et nos **prières** les accompagnent.
  Our thoughts and our **prayers** are with them.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1346355)

- Que Dieu écoute nos **prières**; nous ne sommes pas seuls.
  May God hear our **prayers**.
  ([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 4627064)

## org

Used about 5 042 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 5 042).

- **Prière** de prendre contact avec le bureau du Journal, à l &apos; adresse journal@un.org.
  Kindly contact the office of the Journal at journal@un.**org**.
  ([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 26683941)

- Pour toute question relative au site Web Quickfirst, **prière** de prendre contact avec M. Victor Leu (courriel leu@un.org).
  For inquiries regarding access to QuickFirst, kindly contact Mr. Victor Leu (e-mail leu@un.**org**).
  ([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 30038656)

- Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, **prière** d &apos; appeler le 1 (212) 963-2332 ou le 1 (917) 367-5895; ou d &apos; envoyer un courriel (gaab@un.org ou dpu-dgacm@un.org).
  Further information may be obtained by calling 1 (212) 963-2332 or 1 (917) 367-5895; or by e-mailing at gaab@un.**org** or dpu-dgacm@un.org.
  ([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 26694841)

- **Prière** d &apos; adresser les textes à insérer dans le Journal au bureau S-2940 (tél. 1 (212) 963-3888, 963-6771 et 963-6776; télécopieur 1 (212) 963-4790; courriel journal@un.org)
  Material for inclusion in the Journal may be sent to room S-2940 (tel. 1 (212) 963-3888, 963-6771 and 963-6776; fax 1 (212) 963-4790; e-mail journal@un.**org**).
  ([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 9495723)

- **Prière** d &apos; adresser les textes à insérer dans le Journal à Mme Lilian Delgado (courriel journal@un.org; tél. 1 (212) 963-3888 et 963-0493; bureau IN-908, 300, 42e Rue Est).
  Material for inclusion in the Journal should be addressed to the attention of Ms. Lilian Delgado (e-mail journal@un.**org**; tel. 1 (212) 963-3888 and 963-0493; room IN-908, 300 East 42nd Street).
  ([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 26683631)

## god

Used about 12 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 12). Meaning: [god in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/god/).

- Fait-il du Tout-Puissant ses délices? Adresse-t-il en tout temps ses **prières** à Dieu?
  Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on **God** at all times?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 27:10)

- demandant continuellement dans mes **prières** d’avoir enfin, par sa volonté, le bonheur d’aller vers vous.
  requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of **God** to come to you.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 1:10)

- Éli reprit la parole, et dit: Va en paix, et que le Dieu d’Israël exauce la **prière** que tu lui as adressée!
  Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the **God** of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1SA 1:17)

- Il adresse à Dieu sa **prière**; et Dieu lui est propice, Lui laisse voir sa face avec joie, Et lui rend son innocence.
  He prays to **God**, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 33:26)

- Je rends grâces à Dieu, que mes ancêtres ont servi, et que je sers avec une conscience pure, de ce que nuit et jour je me souviens continuellement de toi dans mes **prières**,
  I thank **God**, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 1:3)

## information

Used about 4 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 4). Meaning: [information in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/information/).

- (Si cet espace est insuffisant, **prière** d'établir un ou plusieurs feuillets supplémentaires en trois exemplaires couvrant, le cas échéant, les données des cases 9 à 20)
  (If this space is insufficient you may continue on one or more supplementary pages which should be copied in triplicate and should contain the **information** in boxes 9 to 20)
  ([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 2723670)

## further

Used about 1 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1). Meaning: [further in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/further/).

- J'aurais encore une **prière**; c'est que nous nous occupions tout particulièrement du Centre commun de recherche l'année prochaine.
  One **further** request: next year I should like us to devote some time quite specifically to the Joint Research Centre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1900380)

## un

Used about 1 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1). Meaning: [un in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/un/).

- Un autre fait important est que le rapport souligne notamment que la lutte contre le terrorisme ne peut remettre en cause la protection des droits de l'homme fondamentaux et doit se baser sur les normes internationales en matière de droits de l'homme et sur le droit international humanitaire, ainsi que la **prière** adressée au Conseil et aux États membres afin qu'ils incluent le terrorisme d'État dans la définition du terrorisme et la réaffirmation que toutes les formes de travail forcé, le trafic d'êtres humains et l'exploitation sexuelle des enfants sont des violations des droits de l'homme qui équivalent à une forme d'esclavage, en insistant sur l'appel lancé aux États-Unis d'Amérique et à la Somalie afin qu'ils ratifient la convention de l'ONU sur les droits des enfants.
  Of equal importance are the report's emphasis that the fight against terrorism must not endanger the protection of fundamental human rights and must be underpinned by international standards in the field of human rights and in international humanitarian law, and its request that the Council and the Member States include State terrorism in their definition of terrorism and its reaffirmation that all forms of forced labour, trafficking in human beings, which amounts to a form of slavery and the sexual exploitation of children are all violations of human rights. The report also demands that the United States of America and Somalia be called on to ratify the **UN** Convention on the Rights of the Child.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 319460)

## More sentences

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

- Parler dans certaines langues semble être comme une **prière**.
  Speaking in some languages sounds like praying.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and nonong · checked, community translation · [\#1468846](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1468846) [\#1469290](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1469290))

- Le moine est en **prière**.
  The monk is praying.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#5352092](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5352092) [\#7744792](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7744792))

- Ziri ne fait pas la **prière**.
  Ziri doesn't pray.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by always and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10213182](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10213182) [\#12481753](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12481753))

## 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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