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Forms: public, publice. Meaning: [public in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/public/). - Ziri a trompé le **public**. Ziri deceived the **public**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10836334](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10836334) [\#11837993](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11837993)) - Bonjour, l'ordre **public**. Good day, **public** order.” ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 25290) - La communication est un bien **public**. Communication is a **public** asset. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1686190) - Commerce et services **publics** Commercial and **Public** Services ([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 4413639) - Attaché, Service **public** fédéral Justice Attaché, Service **public** fédéral 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 14953268) ## government Used about 21 786 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 209 · legal and administrative ≈ 452 · UN documents ≈ 21 125). Meaning: [government in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/government/). - Établir une coopération étroite entre les entreprises, le secteur de l'éducation et les organismes **publics** afin de combler le déficit de compétences en matière de TI . Establish close cooperation between business, the educational sector and **government** agencies in order to close the IT skills gap. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 421547) - la désignation, par les pouvoirs **publics**, d'organismes d'évaluation de la conformité, y compris sur le territoire de l'autre partie; **government** designation of conformity assessment bodies, including bodies located in the territory of the other Party; ([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 315771) - La prise de conscience écologique des pouvoirs **publics** à tous les niveaux est impérative. The greening of **government** at all levels is imperative. ([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 11867274) - L ' aide juridictionnelle peut recouvrir différentes formes, et non seulement celles de fonds **publics**. Legal assistance could be provided by various means, not just through **government** funding. ([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 15057495) - Les pouvoirs **publics** suivent attentivement la façon dont les établissements d ' enseignement supérieur se conforment à la loi. The **Government** is carefully monitoring the higher education institutions ' compliance with the law. ([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 17020302) ## private Used about 10 562 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 10 562). Meaning: [private in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/private/). - Les méthodes Canaima sont employées dans les établissements **publics** de tout le pays et également dans les établissements privés subventionnés par l ' État. Canaimas are used in State-run schools throughout the country, and also at **private** schools that are subsidized by the State. ([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 24420881) - A la différence des compagnies privées, les établissements **publics** peuvent parfois pratiquer des prix inférieurs aux coûts (ce qui limite l ' entrée d ' entreprises nouvelles sur le marché). Unlike **private** firms, PEs may sometimes charge prices which are below costs (restraining market entry). ([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 1357333) - En Grèce, la croissance, robuste, tient surtout aux investissements **publics** et privés, les premiers étant pour une bonne partie financés au moyen de subventions de l’Union européenne. In Greece, the principal source of robust demand has been government and **private** investment with the former being largely covered by grants from EU. ([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 3928675) ## authorities Used about 7 913 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 419 · legal and administrative ≈ 452 · UN documents ≈ 7 042). Meaning: [authorities in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/authorities/). - Ce n'est pas aux pouvoirs **publics** qu'il revient de dire combien de femmes doivent travailler. It is not up to the **authorities** to say how many women must go out to work. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 35980) - Les droits d'utilisation du sol détenus par les producteurs-exportateurs retenus dans l'échantillon ont été attribués par les pouvoirs **publics** locaux à des prix négociés. LURs held by the sampled exporting producers were allocated by local **authorities** at negotiated prices. ([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 4892325) - 13. En Wallonie, l ' intégration des étrangers a été organisée en partenariat par les secteurs associatifs belge et immigré et les pouvoirs **publics** locaux. 13. In Wallonia, the integration of foreigners had been organized jointly by Belgian and immigrant associations and the local **authorities**. ([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 3759293) - Avec le soutien des pouvoirs **publics** locaux, le gouvernement chinois a débloqué un montant de dix milliards d'euros d'aide aux victimes de la catastrophe. The Chinese government, with the support of local **authorities**, allocated the sum of EUR 10 billion to help disaster victims. The total foreign support received by Beijing amounted to EUR 5 billion. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1113084) - Les mesures mises en oeuvre par les pouvoirs **publics** pour la prise en charge des personnes âgées dépendantes ne comportent pas d ' actions spécifiques pour les femmes. The measures taken by the **authorities** to provide for elderly persons who are infirm, do not include specific measures for women. ([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 2736961) ## procurement Used about 2 437 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 628 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 809). Meaning: [procurement in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procurement/). - Pour la première fois, il inclut des dispositions concernant les marchés **publics** par voie électronique. It includes, for the first time, provisions for conducting electronic **procurement**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 904544) - Bundesbeschaffung G.m.b.H (Organisme fédéral des marchés **publics**, S.à r.l.) Bundesbeschaffung G.m.b.H (Federal **Procurement** Ltd) ([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 255574) - Réconcilier les exigences d’urbanisation et les lois sur les marchés **publics** peut s’avérer une opération extrêmement complexe. Reconciling planning requirements and **procurement** laws can be highly complex. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 749708) - le Comité des marchés **publics**, chargé des questions concernant les marchés **publics**; the Committee on Government **Procurement**, which addresses matters concerning government procurement; ([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 252344) - Ainsi, les meilleures pratiques peuvent être échangées, ce qui permettra ensuite d'optimiser les procédures vertes de marchés **publics**. In that way, best practices can be exchanged, as a result of which the green **procurement** procedure can be optimised. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1153402) ## service Used about 209 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 209). Meaning: [service in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/service/). - Il est évident qu'on parle de liberté de la presse, de restructuration des services **publics**, de lutte contre la criminalité et de corruption. It is quite right that attention should be focused on freedom of the press, the restructuring of the civil **service** and the fight against crime and corruption. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1818090) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - La conférence insipide a ennuyé le **public**. The dull lecture bored the audience. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#8855910](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8855910) [\#10791559](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10791559)) - En Russie soviétique, la télévision regarde le **public** ! In Soviet Russia, television watches the audience! ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Mutusen and Ooneykcall · checked, community translation · [\#586582](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/586582) [\#1317989](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1317989)) - Le **public** l'a ovationné pendant dix minutes. The audience gave him an ovation for ten minutes. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and mervert1 · checked, community translation · [\#2760224](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2760224) [\#12337220](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12337220)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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