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# professionnelle — French to English

How French *professionnelle* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 8 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: professionnelle (61 203), professionnelles (31 572). By style: everyday 31 · literary 1 · parliamentary 4 796 · legal and administrative 8 782 · UN documents 79 165.

## professional

Used about 34 556 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 20 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 2 198 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 300 · UN documents ≈ 28 038). Meaning: [professional in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/professional/).

- Je ne suis pas une **professionnelle**.
  I'm not a **professional**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1635553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635553) [\#1635870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635870))

- Quand on a passé son temps à subir sur la terre le spectacle des grands airs que prennent la raison d'état, le serment, la sagesse politique, la justice humaine, les probités **professionnelles**, les austérités de situation, les robes incorruptibles, cela soulage d'entrer dans un égout et de voir de la fange qui en convient.
  When one has passed one’s time in enduring upon earth the spectacle of the great airs which reasons of state, the oath, political sagacity, human justice, **professional** probity, the austerities of situation, incorruptible robes all assume, it solaces one to enter a sewer and to behold the mire which befits it.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27356)

- Reconnaissance des qualifications **professionnelles**
  Recognition of **professional** qualifications
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 71711)

- utilisation **professionnelle**; et/ou
  **professional** use; and/or
  ([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 1082370)

- 4.5 Code de conduite **professionnelle**
  4.5 Code of **professional** conduct
  ([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 7426385)

## vocational

Used about 22 264 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 550 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 098 · UN documents ≈ 20 616). Meaning: [vocational in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/vocational/).

- Il y a quelques années, à San Francisco, une jeune femme vint à nous pour une orientation **professionnelle**.
  A few years ago, in San Francisco, a young woman came to us for **vocational** advice.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_Benedict\_1921 · checked, community translation · [\#847229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/847229) [\#1035814](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1035814))

- Objet: Formation **professionnelle** et politique euroméditerranéenne
  Subject: **Vocational** training and Euromediterranean policy
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1716636)

- Promotion de la formation **professionnelle** des agriculteurs
  Promotion of **vocational** training of farmers
  ([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 1993025)

- Orientation et formation **professionnelles**
  **Vocational** guidance and training
  ([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 3276970)

- Nous devons nous concentrer davantage sur la formation **professionnelle** et le recyclage.
  We must concentrate more on **vocational** training and retraining.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1571961)

## occupational

Used about 6 445 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 400 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 098 · UN documents ≈ 4 948). Meaning: [occupational in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/occupational/).

- La sécurité des pensions **professionnelles** occupe pour nous la toute première place.
  Security of **occupational** pensions is the top priority for us.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 211888)

- Accidents du travail et maladies **professionnelles**
  Accidents at work, and **occupational** diseases:
  ([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 634304)

- Prévention des maladies infectieuses, endémiques et **professionnelles**
  Prevention of infectious, contagious and **occupational** diseases
  ([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 24480414)

- Nous sommes responsables de l'assurance vieillesse **professionnelle**, et ce par-delà les frontières.
  We are responsible for **occupational** retirement provision, and on a cross-border basis.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 313861)

- les pensions en cas d’accidents du travail et de maladies **professionnelles**,
  pensions in respect of accidents at work and **occupational** diseases,
  ([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 2546752)

## training

Used about 5 864 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 91 · UN documents ≈ 5 772). Meaning: [training in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/training/).

- Ce crédit est destiné à couvrir l’organisation de cours de formation **professionnelle** et de recyclage, y compris les cours de langues, organisés sur une base interinstitutionnelle, externe et interne.
  This appropriation is intended to cover internal and external staff **training** and retraining courses, including language courses, organised on an interinstitutional, external or internal basis.
  ([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 4135298)

- Une formation à ces questions est dispensée à intervalles réguliers aux agents de la force publique au fil de leur carrière **professionnelle**.
  Law enforcement officers receive periodic **training** on these issues during their careers.
  ([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 17024040)

- Des cours de perfectionnement dans le domaine des droits de l &apos; homme sont organisés pour les officiers de police tout au cours de leur carrière **professionnelle**.
  Courses of further **training** in human rights are held for police officers throughout their careers.
  ([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 6101143)

- a) Être âgé de 18 ans au moins et avoir réussi un examen sanctionnant un cycle de formation **professionnelle** sur les systèmes électriques embarqués; ou
  (a) Should be at least 18 years of age and have passed an examination on completion of a full **training** course in on-board electrical systems; or
  ([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 12761647)

- 198. On peut également mettre en avant les travaux qui ont été lancés pour intégrer la perspective de genre dans les écoles **professionnelles** des forces armées et de la police nationale.
  198. Work is also under way on gender mainstreaming in the curricula of the **training** schools for the armed forces and national police.
  ([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 22309278)

## life

Used about 4 514 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 300 · legal and administrative ≈ 91 · UN documents ≈ 4 123). Meaning: [life in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/life/).

- Cette mesure, entre autres choses, a pour résultat de créer une compatibilité de la vie **professionnelle** et de la vie familiale pour les femmes.
  One of the upshots of this measure is to create a work-**life** balance for women.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1421073)

- Les partenaires sociaux devraient être encouragés à promouvoir des systèmes de certification volontaires afin d'évaluer l'équilibre entre vie **professionnelle** et vie privée sur le lieu de travail.
  The social partners should be encouraged to promote voluntary certification systems assessing work-**life** balance at the workplace.
  ([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 4871616)

- Concilier vie **professionnelle** et vie familiale.
  Reconciling work-family **life**
  ([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 20797539)

- Mais sur un cycle de vie, la fiscalité, c'est 17 ans de la vie **professionnelle** d'un homme pour payer l'ensemble des prélèvements obligatoires!
  But do not forget the role of taxation in our **life** cycle: it takes 17 years of a person's working life to pay all the compulsory deductions!
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1630456)

- Prendre plus de mesures pour rendre la vie **professionnelle** et la vie privée plus compatibles.
  5. Enhance the expansion of measures to make work and **life** compatible.
  ([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 28868690)

## family

Used about 2 082 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 250 · legal and administrative ≈ 183 · UN documents ≈ 1 649). Meaning: [family in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/family/).

- Au lieu de pénaliser les femmes qui ont des enfants, l'UE devrait mieux les soutenir et les aider à équilibrer leur vie **professionnelle** et familiale.
  Instead of penalising women for having children, the EU needs to support them and help them better balance work and **family** life.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1412966)

- Relations **professionnelles** étroites avec la famille du président Al-Assad.
  Close business relations with President Al-Assad’s **family**.
  ([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 2602618)

- Services sociaux d &apos; appui permettant aux parents de combiner les obligations familiales avec les responsabilités **professionnelles** \[alinéa c)\]
  Supplementary social services making possible the combination of **family** and work obligations (letter c)
  ([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 11818948)

- Je salue également les propositions visant à renforcer l'égalité entre les hommes et les femmes, par exemple en conciliant vie **professionnelle** et familiale.
  I also welcome the proposals to reinforce equality between men and women, for example by reconciling work and **family** life.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 990858)

- Données concernant l'activité **professionnelle** exercée dans le pays de résidence des membres de la famille
  Information concerning the occupation pursued in the country of residence of the members of the **family**
  ([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 556554)

## associations

Used about 1 841 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 100 · legal and administrative ≈ 91 · UN documents ≈ 1 649).

- En sixième lieu, je reviendrai sur la position des associations **professionnelles**.
  My sixth comment relates to the position of business **associations**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1352116)

- Par ailleurs, les États membres devraient également encourager les associations de consommateurs et les organisations **professionnelles** concernées à publier la liste.
  Furthermore, Member States should also encourage relevant consumer organisations and business **associations** to publish the list.
  ([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 2796489)

- Le secrétariat considère que nombre de suggestions susmentionnées sont bien adaptées à une étroite coopération avec les associations **professionnelles**.
  The secretariat considers that many of the above suggestions seem well suited to close cooperation with industry **associations**.
  ([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 8428327)

- À cet égard, les politiques locales, les chambres de commerce et de l'industrie et les associations **professionnelles** peuvent beaucoup en termes de motivation et de fourniture d'informations.
  In this connection, local politics, chambers of commerce and industry and trade **associations** can achieve a considerable amount in terms of motivation and the provision of information.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1208732)

- La Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement de 2002, pour laquelle des entreprises et des associations **professionnelles** ont reçu des accréditations en est un autre exemple.
  Another example is the Financing for Development Conference in 2002, for which accreditation has been offered to individual firms as well as business **associations**.
  ([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 7674592)

## qualifications

Used about 200 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 200).

- Aujourd'hui, 30 % des Européens n'ont aucune qualification **professionnelle**.
  Today, 30% of Europeans do not have vocational **qualifications**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1380415)

- Nous devons améliorer la transparence des certifications **professionnelles** et de l'apprentissage tout au long de la vie.
  We need to increase the transparency of vocational **qualifications** and lifelong learning.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1187628)

- Comment allons-nous pouvoir travailler avec eux face à l'énorme déséquilibre existant à l'heure actuelle en matière de formation **professionnelle**?
  How we are going to be able to work with them with the enormous imbalance that there is today as regards skills **qualifications**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1716653)

- par écrit. - (PL) Une augmentation de l'emploi dans l'Union européenne est liée directement à la formation **professionnelle** et à la reconnaissance mutuelle des qualifications.
  in writing. - (PL) A rise in employment in the European Union is directly related to occupational training and to mutual recognition of **qualifications**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1079399)

## More sentences

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

- L'éthique **professionnelle** de Charles est impressionnante.
  Carlos's work ethic is impressive.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by always and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#11743860](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11743860) [\#12494054](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12494054))

- Si vous êtes parent, ne vous laissez pas aller à pencher en direction d'une voie **professionnelle** particulière pour vos enfants.
  If you are a parent, don't allow yourself to set your heart on any particular line of work for your children.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Source\_Benedict\_1921 · checked, community translation · [\#847262](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/847262) [\#1036452](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1036452))

- Il a menti sur son expérience **professionnelle**.
  He lied about his job experience.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CH · checked, community translation · [\#7389796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7389796) [\#12943782](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12943782))

## 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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