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# reconnaissant — French to English

How French *reconnaissant* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: reconnaissant (34 994), reconnaissante (2 132), reconnaissantes (105), reconnaissants (2 522). By style: everyday 226 · literary 9 · biblical 3 · parliamentary 2 625 · legal and administrative 1 007 · UN documents 35 883.

## grateful

Used about 21 902 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 83 · literary ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 1 969 · legal and administrative ≈ 35 · UN documents ≈ 19 810). Meaning: [grateful in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/grateful/).

- Nous sommes très **reconnaissants**.
  We're very **grateful**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2240699](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2240699) [\#4801775](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4801775))

- Et il était **reconnaissant** aux Thénardier.
  And he felt **grateful** to the Thénardiers.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 19783)

- Je lui suis très **reconnaissant**.
  I am very **grateful** to her.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1086068)

- Par conséquent, nous vous serions **reconnaissants** de bien vouloir nous transmettre les renseignements demandés et toute autre information essentielle, ainsi que les éventuels avis ou réserves que vous pourriez avoir concernant le projet de participation, dans un délai de 20 jours ouvrables à compter de la réception de la présente lettre ou, si cela n'est pas possible, de nous indiquer la date à laquelle vous pensez être en mesure de nous apporter l'aide demandée.
  We therefore would be **grateful** if you could provide the requested information and any other essential information, as well as any views or reservations you might have on the proposed holding, within 20 working days from receipt of this letter or, if that is not possible, an indication as to when you anticipate being in a position to provide the assistance which is sought.
  ([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 4286775)

- Nous lui sommes très **reconnaissants**.
  We are very **grateful** to him.
  ([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 3529765)

## appreciate

Used about 1 864 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 116 · parliamentary ≈ 66 · UN documents ≈ 1 682). Meaning: [appreciate in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/appreciate/).

- J'en suis tellement **reconnaissante**.
  I **appreciate** this so much.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1933611](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1933611) [\#2070698](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2070698))

- Nous sommes très **reconnaissants** à Mme Oomen-Ruijten d' avoir accepté ces compromis.
  We **appreciate** it very much that Mrs Oomen-Ruijten has agreed to these compromises.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 169405)

- Nous sommes vivement **reconnaissants** du soutien qui nous a été apporté.
  We deeply **appreciate** the support we have received.
  ([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 14819803)

- Je te suis **reconnaissant** d'être là.
  I **appreciate** you being here.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1933603](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1933603) [\#2159403](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2159403))

- Les experts - en particulier ceux qui savent lire en filigrane - lui en seront **reconnaissants**.
  Experts - especially those who can read between the lines - will **appreciate** that.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 949880)

## recognising

Used about 1 033 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 16 · legal and administrative ≈ 642 · UN documents ≈ 374).

- C'est pour cela que nos messages sont si explicites, **reconnaissant** entièrement que nous sommes indépendants et que ceux qui prennent ces décisions le sont aussi.
  That is the reason why we are so clear in our own messages, fully **recognising** that we are independent and that those who are taking those decisions are independent.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1111644)

- **RECONNAISSANT** l'importance que revêt l'assistance technique à cet égard;
  **RECOGNISING** the importance of adequate assistance in this regard;
  ([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 2651680)

- **Reconnaissant** que le fonctionnement efficace du système commercial multilatéral est indispensable pour promouvoir la croissance et le développement,
  **Recognising** that the effective functioning of the multilateral trading system is pivotal in contributing towards enhancing growth and development;
  ([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 12936821)

- **reconnaissant** certaines zones des États-Unis d'Amérique comme exemptes d'Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire
  **recognising** certain areas of the United States of America as being free from Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire
  ([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 3546236)

- 24. **Reconnaissant** que tous les pays font face aux mêmes problèmes concernant leurs forêts et convaincues de l &apos; importance de la coopération internationale pour surmonter ces problèmes;
  24. **Recognising** that all countries share challenges to their forests, and being convinced of the importance of international cooperation to address these challenges;
  ([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 24588374)

## letter

Used about 578 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 561). Meaning: [letter in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/letter/).

- Je vous serais **reconnaissant** de bien vouloir me confirmer l'accord de votre gouvernement sur le contenu de la présente lettre.
  I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the contents of this **letter**.
  ([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 3205)

- Je vous serais **reconnaissant** de bien vouloir faire distribuer le texte de la présente lettre et de son annexe comme document du Conseil de sécurité.
  It would be highly appreciated if the present **letter** and its annex could be circulated as a document of the Security Council. (Signed) Bashar Ja &apos; afari
  ([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 26768331)

- Soulignant que la lutte contre la piraterie et les vols à main armée au large des côtes somaliennes incombe au premier chef aux autorités somaliennes et prenant note des multiples demandes d &apos; aide internationale présentées par les autorités somaliennes pour combattre la piraterie au large des côtes somaliennes, notamment de la lettre, en date du 5 novembre 2012, par laquelle le Représentant permanent de la Somalie auprès de l &apos; Organisation des Nations Unies a fait savoir que les autorités somaliennes lui étaient **reconnaissantes** de l &apos; aide qu &apos; il leur apportait, se déclaraient disposées à envisager de collaborer avec d &apos; autres États et les organisations régionales pour combattre la piraterie et les vols à main armée au large des côtes somaliennes, et demandaient que les dispositions de la résolution 1897 (2009) soient reconduites pour une nouvelle période de 12 mois,
  Underlining the primary responsibility of the Somali authorities in the fight against piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, and noting the several requests from Somali authorities for international assistance to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia, including the **letter** dated 5 November 2012 from the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations expressing the appreciation of Somali authorities to the Security Council for its assistance, expressing their willingness to consider working with other States and regional organizations to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, and requesting that the provisions of resolution 1897 (2009) be renewed for an additional 12 months,
  ([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 30235207)

- Soulignant que la lutte contre la piraterie et les vols à main armée en mer au large des côtes somaliennes incombe au premier chef aux autorités somaliennes et prenant note des multiples demandes d &apos; aide internationale présentées par les autorités somaliennes pour combattre la piraterie au large des côtes somaliennes, notamment de la lettre datée du 12 novembre 2013, par laquelle le Représentant permanent de la Somalie auprès de l &apos; Organisation des Nations Unies a fait savoir que les autorités somaliennes étaient **reconnaissantes** au Conseil de sécurité de l &apos; aide qu &apos; il lui apportait, se déclaraient disposées à envisager de collaborer avec d &apos; autres États et avec les organisations régionales pour combattre la piraterie et les vols à main armée au large des côtes somaliennes et demandaient que les dispositions de la résolution 2077 (2012) soient reconduites pour une nouvelle période de douze mois,
  Underlining the primary responsibility of the Somali authorities in the fight against piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia; noting the several requests from Somali authorities for international assistance to counter piracy off its coast, including the **letter** of 12 November 2013, from the Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations expressing the appreciation of Somali authorities to the Security Council for its assistance, expressing their willingness to consider working with other States and regional organizations to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, and requesting that the provisions of resolution 2077 (2012) be renewed for an additional twelve months,
  ([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 28585317)

## very

Used about 304 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 115 · UN documents ≈ 187). Meaning: [very in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/very/).

- Je vous serais très **reconnaissant** si vous pouviez le faire pour moi.
  I would be **very** pleased if you did this for me.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by qdii and gasche · checked, community translation · [\#54954](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/54954) [\#677342](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/677342))

- Nous en serions très **reconnaissants**.
  That would be **very** much appreciated.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1857898)

- Nous leur en sommes très **reconnaissants**.
  It is **very** much appreciated.
  ([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 20040059)

- Nous lui sommes très **reconnaissants** pour son travail acharné.
  We are **very** indebted to his hard work.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1270726)

- Je vous en suis particulièrement **reconnaissante**.
  For that I would like to express my **very** special thanks.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1033004)

## More sentences

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

- Je suis **reconnaissant** d'avoir mes enfants.
  I'm thankful for my children.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6873093](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6873093) [\#6877123](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6877123))

- Je vous serais **reconnaissant** si vous restiez jusqu'à demain.
  I would be thankful to you if you stayed until tomorrow.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and kerbear407 · checked, community translation · [\#1861740](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1861740) [\#3432569](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3432569))

- « Je t'en suis très **reconnaissant**. » — « Encore une fois ? »
  "I'm really thankful to you." "Once again?"
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Olcyx and Eldad · checked, community translation · [\#3590835](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3590835) [\#12667164](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12667164))

## 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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