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# propose — French to English

How French *propose* 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: propose (50 644), proposes (323). By style: everyday 58 · biblical 9 · parliamentary 8 580 · legal and administrative 2 276 · UN documents 40 044.

## propose

Used about 27 525 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 3 852 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 138 · UN documents ≈ 22 525). Forms: propose, proposed, proposes. Meaning: [propose in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/propose/).

- L'homme **propose**, Dieu dispose.
  Man **proposes**, God disposes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by TRANG and orge · checked, community translation · [\#270367](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/270367) [\#4032](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4032))

- La position de la Commission est fondamentale en ce qu'elle **propose** un cadre.
  The Commission' s position is fundamental inasmuch as it **proposes** a framework.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 236438)

- Le comité du personnel **propose** un membre.
  The Staff Committee shall **propose** one member.
  ([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 5137497)

- III. PLANS D &apos; ACTION **PROPOSES**
  III. **PROPOSED** PLANS OF ACTION
  ([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 1857013)

- Que **proposes**-tu à la place ?
  What do you **propose** instead?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rockaround and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3823544](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3823544) [\#7781685](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7781685))

## thematic

Used about 5 423 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 5 423).

- IV. STRATEGIE ET DOMAINES THEMATIQUES **PROPOSES**
  IV. PROPOSED STRATEGY AND **THEMATIC** AREAS
  ([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 5000435)

- III. STRATEGIE ET DOMAINES THEMATIQUES **PROPOSES**
  III. PROPOSED STRATEGY AND **THEMATIC** AREAS
  ([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 2834428)

- III. STRATEGIE ET DOMAINES D &apos; ACTIVITE **PROPOSES**
  III. PROPOSED STRATEGY AND **THEMATIC** AREAS
  ([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 3867134)

- STRATEGIE ET DOMAINES THEMATIQUES **PROPOSES**
  IV. PROPOSED STRATEGY AND **THEMATIC** AREAS . 26 - 40 6
  ([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 5000353)

- III. STRATEGIE ET DOMAINES THEMATIQUES **PROPOSES**
  III. PROPOSED STRATEGY AND **THEMATIC** AREAS 19 - 32
  ([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 3875097)

## offers

Used about 3 056 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · parliamentary ≈ 350 · legal and administrative ≈ 190 · UN documents ≈ 2 503).

- Ce magasin **propose** des robes de soirée abordables.
  This shop **offers** affordable gowns.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#13909098](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13909098) [\#13909099](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13909099))

- Je pense que le rapport Costa **propose** de se pencher encore sur certaines habitudes appréciées au sein des services.
  I believe that the Costa report **offers** an opportunity to re-think some of the habits the various departments have grown so fond of.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 146036)

- De plus, il indique les prix réels des transactions et ne **propose** pas seulement des offres de terrains industriels.
  Moreover, it refers to actual transactional prices rather than **offers** for industrial land.
  ([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 4721777)

- La plate-forme **propose** alors aux utilisateurs des concordances potentielles à explorer plus avant.
  The platform then **offers** potential matches for participants to pursue.
  ([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 25399853)

- L'hôtel **propose** un buffet pour le petit déjeuner.
  The hotel **offers** a buffet for breakfast.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ioan\_Cristian and Ioan\_Cristian · checked, community translation · [\#14079526](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14079526) [\#14079527](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14079527))

## areas

Used about 47 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 47).

- Dublin Bus **propose** principalement des services de transport urbain et suburbain par autobus dans l'agglomération de Dublin (ville et comté de Dublin et régions contiguës).
  The primary activity of Dublin Bus is providing urban and suburban bus services for the Dublin Metropolitan Area (including Dublin city and county as well as contiguous **areas**).
  ([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 3482253)

## More sentences

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

- Je **propose** d'enlever la virgule.
  I'd suggest removing the comma.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2109131](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2109131) [\#2110235](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2110235))

- Je **propose** que nous restions à la maison pour regarder la télévision.
  I suggest we stay home and watch television.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by jeo and etoile · checked, community translation · [\#1420360](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1420360) [\#1049700](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1049700))

- Je **propose** d'ôter la virgule.
  I'd suggest removing the comma.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2109131](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2109131) [\#2110232](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2110232))

## 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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