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# séance — French to English

How French *séance* 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: séance (327 426), séances (93 454). By style: everyday 32 · literary 3 · parliamentary 7 882 · legal and administrative 1 274 · UN documents 411 689.

## meeting

Used about 343 792 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 411 · legal and administrative ≈ 305 · UN documents ≈ 343 074). Forms: meeting, meetings. Meaning: [meeting in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/meeting/).

- La **séance** est levée.
  The **meeting** is closed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#11604259](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11604259) [\#11604258](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11604258))

- On aurait au moins pu nous donner l'occasion de le dire lors d'une **séance** publique.
  We should have at least been given the opportunity to announce this at a public **meeting**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1776532)

- Article 20 Présidence des **séances**
  Article 20 Chairing of **meetings**
  ([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 2065444)

- Aperçu des **séances** officielles
  Summary of official **meetings**
  ([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 26608160)

- La **séance** a été reportée.
  The **meeting** was adjourned.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#9199807](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9199807) [\#6536618](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6536618))

## sessions

Used about 21 781 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 246 · legal and administrative ≈ 93 · UN documents ≈ 21 442).

- C' est donc après quelques hésitations que j' ai décidé de voter en faveur de la suppression des **séances** du vendredi à Strasbourg.
  It is therefore with some hesitation that I voted for the deletion of Fridays from the Strasbourg **sessions**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 62227)

- Législatures, sessions, périodes de session, **séances**
  Parliamentary term, **sessions**, part-sessions, sittings
  ([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 4879730)

- c) Bibliothèques avec des **séances** d &apos; animation (montées sur les sites balnéaires, chaque année, lors de la période estivale).
  (c) Libraries offering activity **sessions** at seaside resorts every summer.
  ([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 7964463)

- Cela fera également l'objet de discussions lors de l'une des prochaines **séances** du Conseil "Affaires générales et Relations extérieures".
  This will also be discussed at one of the next **sessions** of the General Affairs and External Relations Council.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1085900)

- Au cours de deux **séances** de négociation, il a été indiqué clairement qu’aucun changement de fond ne serait accepté.
  In two negotiating **sessions**, it had been made clear that no substantive changes to the text would be accepted.
  ([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 5183721)

## plenary

Used about 18 118 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 739 · legal and administrative ≈ 226 · UN documents ≈ 17 154).

- Je crois qu'il est inutile d'organiser deux **séances** plénières séparées en octobre.
  in writing. - I believe that holding two separate **plenary** sessions in October is unnecessary.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1515522)

- Une session plénière peut être répartie sur une ou plusieurs journées de **séance**.
  A **Plenary** Session can meet on one or more days.
  ([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 1195987)

- Un projet de programme de travail des **séances** plénières paraîtra en juillet.
  A draft programme of work of the **plenary** will be issued in July.
  ([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 26607511)

- Nous espérons que la **séance** plénière suivra les recommandations du rapporteur.
  We hope that, at the **plenary** part-session, the rapporteur' s recommendations will be complied with.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2027838)

- Participation aux **séances** plénières et aux groupes de travail du CSTEP
  Attendance at STECF **plenary** sessions and STECF working groups
  ([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 1977813)

## m

Used about 821 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 821). Meaning: [m in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/).

- (La **séance** est levée à 13h50)
  (The sitting was closed at 1.50 p.**m**.)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 199306)

- (La **séance** est levée à 20h46)
  (The sitting was closed at 8.46 p.**m**.)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 129342)

- (La **séance** est levée à 11h41)
  (The sitting was closed at 11.41 a.**m**.)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1794766)

- (La **séance** est levée à 23 h 25)
  (The sitting was closed at 11.25 p.**m**.)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1183747)

- La **séance**, interrompue à 20h25, est reprise à 21h00
  The sitting was suspended at 8.25 p.**m**. and resumed at 9 p.m.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1961282)

## More sentences

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

- Les participants à la **séance** tentent d'entrer en contact avec les morts.
  Participants in a seance try to contact the dead.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#678276](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/678276) [\#808969](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/808969))

- Quelle heure sera la prochaine **séance** de traite ?
  When is the next milking session?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10669138](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10669138) [\#11837344](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11837344))

- Yanni vient juste de terminer sa **séance** de méditaiton matinale.
  Yanni has just finished his morning meditation session.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#9953939](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9953939) [\#11837359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11837359))

## 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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