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# restent — French to English

How French *restent* 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: restent (37 912). By style: everyday 39 · biblical 18 · parliamentary 3 349 · legal and administrative 3 653 · UN documents 30 853.

## remain

Used about 14 549 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 837 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 131 · UN documents ≈ 11 570). Meaning: [remain in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/remain/).

- Les prix **restent** comme ils sont.
  The prices **remain** as they were.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Bruno and CM · checked, community translation · [\#497974](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/497974) [\#497412](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/497412))

- Les anciens de l’assemblée dirent: Que ferons-nous pour procurer des femmes à ceux qui **restent**, puisque les femmes de Benjamin ont été détruites?
  Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we provide wives for those who **remain**, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 21:16)

- Les taux d'imposition **restent** du ressort des États membres.
  Tax rates **remain** a matter for the 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 1538867)

- Cependant, ces exploitations **restent** indemnes de la SHV.
  However, the farms **remain** free from VHS.
  ([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 786024)

- Seize territoires **restent** sur la liste.
  Sixteen Territories **remain** on the list.
  ([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 21911401)

## still

Used about 6 766 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 977 · UN documents ≈ 5 785). Meaning: [still in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/still/).

- Des progrès **restent** à faire.
  There's **still** room for improvement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4073339](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4073339) [\#12921512](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12921512))

- Ses conclusions **restent** valables aujourd'hui pour l'essentiel et elles sont saisissantes.
  However, in the main, its statements **still** hold true and are striking.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1227778)

- Les enfants de moins de 5 ans **restent** les plus touchés.
  The under-5s are **still** the most affected.
  ([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 15220058)

- Beaucoup de progrès **restent** à faire.
  There's **still** plenty of room for improvement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2703262](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2703262) [\#12921522](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12921522))

- Les PMA **restent** souvent tributaires de l'exportation de seulement un ou deux produits de base.
  The LDCs are **still**, in many cases, exporters of only one or two basic products.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 181906)

## however

Used about 2 081 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 152 · UN documents ≈ 1 928). Meaning: [however in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/however/).

- Toutefois, aux fins de l’article 29, paragraphe 1, du présent règlement, les dispositions ci-après de la directive 93/119/CEE **restent** d’application:
  **However**, for the purpose of Article 29(1) of this Regulation, the following provisions of Directive 93/119/EEC shall continue to apply:
  ([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 1933954)

- Toutefois, les progrès **restent** inégaux selon les régions et pays et à l &apos; intérieur de ceux-ci.
  **However**, progress remains uneven between and within regions and countries.
  ([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 22887742)

- Toutefois, les demandeurs d’emploi et les professionnels de santé ne sont pas couverts par la directive 2006/123/CE et les informations disponibles **restent** limitées.
  **However**, job seekers and health professionals are not covered by Directive 2006/123/EC and available information remains scarce.
  ([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 2860232)

- Les châtiments corporels n &apos; en **restent** pas moins répandus, aussi bien dans les familles que dans les écoles et les institutions.
  **However**, the use of corporal punishment in families, schools and institutions remains widespread.
  ([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 11949421)

- Elle remarque qu &apos; au niveau local la participation des femmes est cependant extrêmement faible et que les mesures prises pour remédier à cette situation **restent** apparemment bien timorées.
  **However**, women &apos; s participation at the local level was very low, and the measures taken to remedy the situation very weak.
  ([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 13460839)

## stay

Used about 874 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 70 · legal and administrative ≈ 152 · UN documents ≈ 643). Meaning: [stay in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stay/).

- Ils **restent** éveillés tous les soirs jusqu'à 1 heure.
  Every night they **stay** up until 1 a.m.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#3273706](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3273706) [\#3273707](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3273707))

- Paul dit au centenier et aux soldats: Si ces hommes ne **restent** pas dans le navire, vous ne pouvez être sauvés.
  Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these **stay** in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 27:31)

- Ceux qui **restent** ne trouvent pas d'emplois en dehors du secteur agricole.
  Those who **stay** cannot find work outside of agriculture.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1503467)

- Ils vivent dans des conditions d'élevage extensif et en plein air, et les veaux **restent** toujours près de leur mère.
  They are kept under extensive holding conditions and in free range where calves **stay** always close to their mother.
  ([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 406784)

- 46. En général, les jeunes ne **restent** pas très longtemps au chômage.
  In general, young people do not **stay** unemployed for very long.
  ([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 15398958)

## More sentences

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

- Ils **restent** à la maison.
  They're staying at home.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Laifaamazigh and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#11905556](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11905556) [\#7909142](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7909142))

- Ils **restent**, j'y vais.
  They're staying, I'm going.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and rul · checked, community translation · [\#12899409](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12899409) [\#968185](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/968185))

- Les tendances au gel et à la dislocation des glaces influencent la répartition et le nombre des phoques qui **restent** la principale proie des ours polaires.
  Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and papabear · checked, community translation · [\#57436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/57436) [\#987173](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/987173))

## 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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