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# rapide — French to English

How French *rapide* 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: rapide (85 785), rapides (12 687). By style: everyday 309 · literary 14 · biblical 7 · parliamentary 7 512 · legal and administrative 6 721 · UN documents 83 909.

## rapid

Used about 26 748 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 45 · literary ≈ 8 · parliamentary ≈ 2 113 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 730 · UN documents ≈ 21 851). Meaning: [rapid in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rapid/).

- Nous fîmes des progrès **rapides**.
  We made **rapid** progress.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Miktsoanit · checked, community translation · [\#12319426](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12319426) [\#3631768](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3631768))

- Et d'un mouvement **rapide** elle ouvrit la porte du bouge et sortit dans le corridor.
  And with a **rapid** movement, she opened the door of the den, and went out into the corridor.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17119)

- J'espère que nous trouverons une solution **rapide** au problème du personnel britannique.
  I hope for a **rapid** resolution of the UK staff problem there.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1786132)

- Taux applicable aux tests **rapides** pratiqués
  Rate **rapid** tests performed
  ([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 405507)

- Des négociations de bonne foi exigeront des décisions **rapides**.
  Good-faith negotiations would require **rapid** decisions.
  ([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 13203861)

## early

Used about 11 729 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 157 · legal and administrative ≈ 210 · UN documents ≈ 11 363). Meaning: [early in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/early/).

- C'est ce que les Britanniques désignent par l'expression "diplomatie d'alerte **rapide**".
  This is what the British call **early** warning diplomacy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1429389)

- le système d'alerte **rapide** relatif à l'immigration clandestine et aux filières de passeurs;
  **early** warning system on illegal immigration and facilitator networks;
  ([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 545751)

- - Le système continental d &apos; alerte **rapide**;
  Continental **Early** Warning System;
  ([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 14228773)

- Je voudrais également un accord **rapide** sur de nouvelles dispositions efficaces en matière de supervision européenne.
  I would also like **early** agreement on effective new European supervisory arrangements.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1379447)

- Les DCT devraient offrir des possibilités d'appariement tout au long de la journée afin de favoriser un règlement **rapide** à la date de règlement convenue.
  CSDs should offer matching possibilities throughout the day to promote **early** settlement on the intended settlement date.
  ([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 4673773)

## quick

Used about 10 827 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 34 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 548 · legal and administrative ≈ 630 · UN documents ≈ 9 615). Meaning: [quick in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quick/).

- C'est très **rapide**.
  It's very **quick**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and spenceryonce · checked, community translation · [\#9199405](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9199405) [\#2801385](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2801385))

- —-Ce n'est rien, et tu feras disparaître ce malaise en mettant l'air extérieur en communication **rapide** avec l'air contenu dans tes poumons.
  "That's nothing, and you may get rid of even that by **quick** breathing whenever you feel the pain."
  ([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 2178)

- Merci donc pour votre **rapide** réaction.
  So, thank you for a **quick** reaction.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 968655)

- Les raccords peuvent être du type à écrou pivotant ou à branchement **rapide**.
  The couplings can be made as swivel-nut type or as **quick**-connector type.
  ([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 5434622)

- I. Projets à effet **rapide**
  I. **Quick**-impact projects
  ([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 19761436)

## fast

Used about 10 813 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 162 · parliamentary ≈ 861 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 050 · UN documents ≈ 8 741). Forms: fast, faster. Meaning: [fast in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fast/).

- Tu es très **rapide**.
  You're very **fast**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by janfred and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2218483](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2218483) [\#2856666](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2856666))

- Le monde moderne évolue à un rythme très **rapide**.
  The modern world moves at a very **fast** pace.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 886827)

- Réductions plus **rapides** des droits de douane
  **Faster** reductions in customs duties
  ([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 2812991)

- Ces véhicules sont adaptés à la montée et à la descente **rapides** des voyageurs.
  These vehicles are adjusted for passenger\`s **fast** getting on and off.
  ([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 8499015)

- Je suis très **rapide**.
  I'm really **fast**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zarisi and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5858375](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5858375) [\#8352857](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8352857))

## More sentences

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

- Usain Bolt est l'homme le plus **rapide** du monde.
  Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1756855](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1756855) [\#1759972](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1759972))

- C'est une bonne nouvelle pour la ville du Royaume-Uni à la croissance la plus **rapide**, après Londres.
  For the UK's fastest growing city after London, this is good news.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and eastasiastudent · checked, community translation · [\#765317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/765317) [\#3646692](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3646692))

- Il n'est plus aussi **rapide** qu'il l'a été.
  He is not so diligent as he used to be.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Akenaseryan and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#300565](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/300565) [\#15467](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/15467))

## 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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