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# répondre — French to English

How French *répondre* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: répondre (120 379). By style: everyday 494 · literary 34 · biblical 33 · parliamentary 11 099 · legal and administrative 6 495 · UN documents 102 224.

## needs

Used about 21 580 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 925 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 488 · UN documents ≈ 19 167).

- Il faut **répondre** aux besoins de la population par le biais d’une assistance technique.
  The **needs** of the population should be addressed by way of technical assistance.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 617585)

- **répondre** aux besoins nutritionnels des animaux;
  satisfy the nutritional **needs** of animals;
  ([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 2302498)

- Le Tribunal n &apos; a pas les moyens de **répondre** à leurs besoins.
  The Tribunal &apos; s resources are simply incapable of meeting their **needs**.
  ([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 25051410)

- De la sorte, on peut créer des effets de synergie et mieux **répondre** aux besoins spécifiques des zones de montagne.
  In this way the whole can become greater than the sum of its parts, and the specific **needs** of mountainous areas can be more effectively addressed.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1907655)

- Quelles mesures l'État membre a-t-il mis en place pour **répondre** à l'évolution des besoins?
  Which measures did the Member State put in place to address changing **needs**?
  ([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 4257600)

## respond

Used about 18 970 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 51 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 3 468 · legal and administrative ≈ 541 · UN documents ≈ 14 908). Meaning: [respond in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/respond/).

- Je ne voulais pas **répondre**.
  I didn't want to **respond**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by LdjuherTaqvaylit and tieguy · checked, community translation · [\#11613610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11613610) [\#11596116](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11596116))

- Elle, non moins pâle et non moins statue, elle s'était à peine aperçue qu'on lui avait mis en main un lourd cierge de cire jaune allumé; elle n'avait pas écouté la voix glapissante du greffier lisant la fatale teneur de l'amende honorable; quand on lui avait dit de **répondre** Amen, elle avait répondu Amen.
  She, no less pale, no less like a statue, had hardly noticed that they had placed in her hand a heavy, lighted candle of yellow wax; she had not heard the yelping voice of the clerk reading the fatal contents of the apology; when they told her to **respond** with Amen, she responded Amen.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 5743)

- Je voulais **répondre** à M. Strasser.
  I wanted to **respond** to Mr Strasser.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1496530)

- L’autorité contactante est encouragée à fixer un délai dans lequel l’autorité contactée devrait si possible **répondre**.
  The contacting authority is encouraged to set a deadline within which the contacted authority should **respond**, if possible.
  ([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 1730694)

- Le (la) fonctionnaire se voit ménager une possibilité raisonnable de **répondre** à ces allégations.
  The staff member is given a reasonable opportunity to **respond** to the allegations.
  ([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 14620459)

## questions

Used about 10 312 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 387 · legal and administrative ≈ 406 · UN documents ≈ 8 519). Forms: question, questions.

- (L'orateur accepte de **répondre** à une question "carton bleu" (article 149, paragraphe 8, du règlement))
  (The speaker agreed to take a blue-card **question** under Rule 149(8))
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1309990)

- Quelques conseils pour bien **répondre** aux questions ci-dessous:
  Guidance for answering the **questions** below:
  ([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 817298)

- Il leur a été demandé de **répondre** à trois grandes questions:
  The children were asked three basic **questions**:
  ([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 20646641)

- Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, nous avons à **répondre** à deux questions simplement.
  Mr President, Commissioner, there are just two **questions** which must be answered.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 998)

- Il convient de **répondre** aux questions 4.1 à 4.4 dans le premier rapport, et dans les rapports ultérieurs si des changements sont intervenus au cours de la période de référence.
  **Questions** 4.1 to 4.4 are to be answered in the first report and in subsequent reports if changes were made during the reporting period:
  ([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 556981)

## meet

Used about 8 859 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 387 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 083 · UN documents ≈ 6 389). Meaning: [meet in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meet/).

- L'ajout d'un code 79 vise donc à **répondre** à certaines exigences de plusieurs États membres.
  The addition of a code 79 is therefore intended to **meet** the requirements of certain Member States.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1626934)

- Le test par les utilisateurs doit alors **répondre** aux exigences énoncées à l’appendice II b).
  The user test should then **meet** the requirements stated in Appendix II(b).
  ([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 2542045)

- Les contraintes de traction dans les fibres doivent **répondre** aux prescriptions du paragraphe 6.5 ci-dessus.
  The tensile stresses in the fibres shall **meet** the requirements of paragraph 6.5. above.
  ([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 29925511)

- Ce partenariat n' a pu **répondre** aux attentes suscitées par les pays participant à la conférence.
  The partnership has failed to **meet** the expectations raised by the countries participating in the conference.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 32959)

- Pour **répondre** à cette définition, il peut être nécessaire de corriger les loyers observés.
  In order to **meet** this definition, observed rentals may have to be adjusted.
  ([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 737875)

## answer

Used about 4 855 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 381 · literary ≈ 6 · biblical ≈ 26 · parliamentary ≈ 2 312 · UN documents ≈ 2 130). Meaning: [answer in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/answer/).

- Je refuse de **répondre** à ça.
  I refuse to **answer** that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2392561](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2392561) [\#2393619](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2393619))

- L'enfant de ne point **répondre**.
  But there was no **answer** still.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 4029)

- Et ils ne purent rien **répondre** à cela.
  They couldn’t **answer** him regarding these things.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 14:6)

- Qu'avez-vous à **répondre** à cela?
  What is your **answer** to that?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1470777)

- Contraints de **répondre** à la question urgente que soulèvent les normes et les instruments internationaux, serons-nous à la hauteur de nos responsabilités?
  Compelled to **answer** the urgent question posed by international instruments and norms, will we rise to our responsibilities?
  ([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 20053842)

## reply

Used about 1 015 times in the texts (literary ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 462 · legal and administrative ≈ 541). Meaning: [reply in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/reply/).

- La Thénardier daigna **répondre**:
  The Thénardier deigned to **reply**:—
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 8668)

- Je dois **répondre** précisément à quelques questions qui viennent d'être évoquées.
  I must specifically **reply** to some of the issues that have been raised just now.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1296097)

- Tout producteur lié éventuel est également tenu de **répondre** au questionnaire.
  All related producers would also have to **reply** to the questionnaire.
  ([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 1027846)

- La bohémienne, sans **répondre**, se dirigea lentement vers la porte.
  The gypsy walked slowly towards the door, without making any **reply**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 3811)

- Madame la Présidente, je souhaite **répondre** aux commentaires émis par deux orateurs, Mme Flesch et M. von Boetticher.
  Madam President I wish to **reply** to two comments, one by Mrs Flesch and one by Mr von Boetticher.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 380075)

## More sentences

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

- Elle n'a même pas pris la peine de **répondre**.
  She didn't even bother responding.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and megamanenm · checked, community translation · [\#9358224](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9358224) [\#12161425](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12161425))

- Tom hésita avant de **répondre**.
  Tom hesitated before answering.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3417650](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3417650) [\#8417563](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8417563))

- Ne perdez plus de temps à **répondre** à ce client.
  Don't waste any more time responding to that customer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Yan and orcrist · checked, community translation · [\#48115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/48115) [\#2857263](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2857263))

## Grammar

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