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# remplir — French to English

How French *remplir* 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: remplir (29 777). By style: everyday 66 · literary 2 · biblical 12 · parliamentary 1 922 · legal and administrative 5 456 · UN documents 22 319.

## fulfil

Used about 4 032 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 561 · legal and administrative ≈ 682 · UN documents ≈ 2 790). Meaning: [fulfil in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fulfil/).

- Quelles tâches s'agit-il de **remplir**?
  What tasks will it **fulfil**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 921264)

- toute personne appelée à **remplir** l’obligation considérée;
  any person who was required to **fulfil** the obligation concerned;
  ([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 1541357)

- — de **remplir** les conditions d &apos; un développement durable;
  ར to **fulfil** the requirements of a sustainable growth,
  ([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 6786853)

- Pour **remplir** nos promesses, nous aurons besoin de nouvelles connaissances et de nouveaux outils.
  To **fulfil** our promises we will need new knowledge and new tools.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1109148)

- ces personnes peuvent exercer leurs droits et **remplir** leurs obligations; et
  these individuals may exercise their rights and **fulfil** their obligations; and
  ([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 4831626)

## meet

Used about 2 712 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 160 · legal and administrative ≈ 227 · UN documents ≈ 2 325). Meaning: [meet in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meet/).

- Cuba devra naturellement **remplir** toutes les conditions auxquelles sont également soumis les autres membres.
  Of course, Cuba must **meet** all the standard conditions, just like any other member.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 14443)

- L'ostéomyélite doit **remplir** au moins un des critères suivants:
  Osteomyelitis must **meet** at least one of the following criteria:
  ([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 4520532)

- Mais il est essentiel que tous les Membres soient disposés à **remplir** leurs obligations en tant que Membres.
  But it is crucial that all Members be willing to **meet** their membership obligations.
  ([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 798486)

- Loin d’être naïve, cette falsification lamentable de l’histoire vise à **remplir** certains objectifs très spécifiques.
  Far from being naïve, this dreadful falsification of history sets out to **meet** some very specific objectives.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 676982)

- La méningite ou la ventriculite doivent **remplir** au moins un des critères suivants:
  Meningitis or ventriculitis must **meet** at least one of the following criteria:
  ([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 2528749)

## obligations

Used about 1 277 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 120 · legal and administrative ≈ 227 · UN documents ≈ 930).

- Les États membres n'ont apparemment pas la volonté politique qu'il leur faudrait pour **remplir** leurs obligations.
  The Member States apparently lack the political will to fulfill their **obligations**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1823564)

- Aptitude à **remplir** les obligations découlant de l'adhésion
  Ability to assume the **obligations** of membership
  ([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 1356420)

- Il demande instamment aux parties à l &apos; Accord de **remplir** leurs obligations.
  The Council urges the parties to the Agreement to respect their **obligations**.
  ([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 26821053)

- Cela impliquera que ma commission éprouvera des difficultés à **remplir** ses obligations quant à une série de programmes.
  This will present my committee with problems in meeting **obligations** on a number of programmes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 270109)

- Les transporteurs aériens peuvent être indemnisés par la partie contractante concernée pour **remplir** des obligations de service public;
  Air carriers may be compensated by the Contracting Party concerned for fulfilling public service **obligations**;
  ([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 99582)

## fill

Used about 860 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 52 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 120 · legal and administrative ≈ 682). Meaning: [fill in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/fill/).

- Pouvez-vous **remplir** ce sac ?
  Can you **fill** this bag?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#9194593](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9194593) [\#11522524](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11522524))

- --D'ici à cinq minutes, vous n'avez pas le temps de **remplir** la fosse, elle est creuse comme le diable, cette fosse, et d'arriver à temps pour sortir avant que la grille soit fermée.
  “Five minutes more and you will not have time to **fill** the grave, it is as hollow as the devil, this grave, and to reach the gate in season to pass it before it is shut.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12243)

- Pour donner des biens à ceux qui m’aiment, Et pour **remplir** leurs trésors.
  that I may give wealth to those who love me. I **fill** their treasuries.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 8:21)

- J'ai immédiatement été frappé par la vie compliquée que mènent les agriculteurs qui ont à **remplir** tellement de documents.
  One of the things referred to which struck me immediately is the complicated life the farmer now leads because of the number of forms he has to **fill** in.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1907793)

-  aides sous forme de réductions ou d'exonérations des taxes environnementales – veuillez **remplir** la section 6.
   Aid in the form of reductions of or exemptions from environmental taxes, **fill** in Section 6.
  ([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 5636559)

## More sentences

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

- Je vais **remplir** un seau d'eau.
  I'll get a bucket of water.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and CK · checked, community translation · [\#35474](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/35474) [\#12419951](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12419951))

- J'ai passé toute la matinée à **remplir** ces formulaires.
  I spent the entire morning filling out these forms.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2406558](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2406558) [\#12599555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12599555))

- Un enfant n’est pas un vase à **remplir**, mais un feu à allumer.
  A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zmoo and Plodder · checked, community translation · [\#2069](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2069) [\#3876](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3876))

## 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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