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# recherche — French to English

How French *recherche* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: recherche (201 885), recherches (32 355). By style: everyday 279 · literary 10 · biblical 28 · parliamentary 20 219 · legal and administrative 23 646 · UN documents 190 058.

## research

Used about 169 912 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 109 · parliamentary ≈ 14 954 · legal and administrative ≈ 14 286 · UN documents ≈ 140 564). Meaning: [research in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/research/).

- Merci pour les **recherches**.
  Thanks for the **research**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and Ergulis · checked, community translation · [\#8427797](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8427797) [\#9420459](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9420459))

- Nous aimerions favoriser la **recherche**.
  We want to support **research**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1964568)

- Études, **recherches** et auditions
  Studies, **research** and hearings
  ([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 5058989)

- Article 35 **Recherche**-développement scientifique 27
  Article 35 Scientific **research** and development 27
  ([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 25168373)

- J'ai effectué des **recherches**.
  I did some **research**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2314851](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2314851) [\#4223277](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4223277))

## search

Used about 4 899 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 421 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 463 · UN documents ≈ 1 980). Meaning: [search in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/search/).

- La fonction de **recherche** ne fonctionne pas.
  The **search** function doesn't work.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#12111155](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12111155) [\#12111158](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12111158))

- Cela dit, l'agent sortit et se mit à la **recherche** de Passepartout.
  Fix started off in **search** of Passepartout.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 391)

- Pour que tu **recherches** mon iniquité, Pour que tu t’enquières de mon péché,
  that you inquire after my iniquity, and **search** after my sin?
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 10:6)

- Cette infirmière roumaine de trente-deux ans s'est rendue en Italie à la **recherche** d'un meilleur emploi.
  This 32-year-old Romanian nurse had gone off to Italy in **search** of a better job.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1412793)

- Types particuliers de **recherche**
  Special types of **search**
  ([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 2264744)

## out

Used about 496 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 493). Meaning: [out in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/out/).

- «C'est donc à dire, maître pervers et rapinier que vous êtes, que vous vous permettez de manquer à l'auditeur du Châtelet, au magistrat commis à la police populaire de Paris, chargé de faire **recherche** des crimes, délits et mauvais trains, de contrôler tous métiers et interdire le monopole, d'entretenir les pavés, d'empêcher les regrattiers de poulailles, volailles et sauvagine, de faire mesurer la bûche et autres sortes de bois, de purger la ville des boues et l'air des maladies contagieuses, de vaquer continuellement au fait du public, en un mot, sans gages ni espérances de salaire!
  “So this is as much as to say, perverse and thieving knave that you are, that you permit yourself to be lacking in respect towards the Auditor of the Châtelet, to the magistrate committed to the popular police of Paris, charged with searching **out** crimes, delinquencies, and evil conduct; with controlling all trades, and interdicting monopoly; with maintaining the pavements; with debarring the hucksters of chickens, poultry, and water-fowl; of superintending the measuring of fagots and other sorts of wood; of purging the city of mud, and the air of contagious maladies; in a word, with attending continually to public affairs, without wages or hope of salary!
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2930)

- Fuis les passions de la jeunesse, et **recherche** la justice, la foi, la charité, la paix, avec ceux qui invoquent le Seigneur d’un cœur pur.
  Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord **out** of a pure heart.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 2:22)

- Les autorités compétentes des États membres entreprennent les **recherches** que la Commission estime nécessaires aux fins du présent règlement.
  The competent authorities of the Member States shall carry **out** the investigations which the Commission considers necessary under this Regulation.
  ([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 1923546)

- Les Philistins apprirent que David avait été oint pour roi sur tout Israël, et ils montèrent tous à sa **recherche**. David, qui en fut informé, sortit au-devant d’eux.
  When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went **out** against them.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 14:8)

- Procédure de communication des concordances d'empreintes digitales lors du chargement initial d'empreintes digitales ou lors de **recherches** effectuées à l'aide d'empreintes digitales
  Reporting procedure for matches on fingerprints when carrying **out** the initial upload of fingerprints or when carrying out searches using fingerprints
  ([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 4197155)

## More sentences

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

- Elle a dit qu'elle marchait dans les bois à la **recherche** de fleurs sauvages.
  She said she was walking through the woods, looking for wild flowers.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Zifre · checked, community translation · [\#309873](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/309873) [\#709427](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/709427))

- Nous sommes à la **recherche** de quelqu'un qui sache parler français.
  We're looking for someone who can speak French.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by GB3 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6874135](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6874135) [\#6878333](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6878333))

- Je suis venu à votre **recherche**.
  I came looking for you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2307945](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2307945) [\#2632229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2632229))

## 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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