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# sexe — French to English

How French *sexe* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: sexe (78 715), sexes (135 633). By style: everyday 64 · literary 2 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 1 960 · legal and administrative 2 156 · UN documents 210 165.

## gender

Used about 144 161 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 960 · legal and administrative ≈ 898 · UN documents ≈ 142 299). Meaning: [gender in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/gender/).

- Il y a égalité des **sexes** dans ce pays.
  There is **gender** equality in this country.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mervert1 and mervert1 · checked, community translation · [\#5365301](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5365301) [\#5365312](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5365312))

- Dans ce rapport, il a été accordé une place importante à l'égalité des **sexes**.
  The issue of **gender** equality has been given a big role in the report.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 988220)

- Des inégalités notables entre les **sexes** persistent également:
  Significant **gender** inequalities also persist:
  ([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 3061714)

- b) Promotion de l &apos; égalité des **sexes**.
  (b) Mainstreaming **gender** equality.
  ([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 13626733)

- Certains poissons sont capables de changer de **sexe**.
  Some fish are able to change their **gender**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#560498](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/560498) [\#570082](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/570082))

## sex

Used about 56 702 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 50 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 796 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 123 · UN documents ≈ 54 730). Forms: sex, sexes. Meaning: [sex in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sex/).

- J'aime le **sexe** anal.
  I love anal **sex**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lovasoa and anywa · checked, community translation · [\#2753302](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2753302) [\#4736739](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4736739))

- --Allons, madame Rosémilly, parlez au nom du beau **sexe**.
  “Come, Mme. Rosémilly, speak on behalf of the fair **sex**.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 781)

- Le hasard veut que ce soit le **sexe** féminin.
  That **sex** happens to be the female one.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1705823)

- Par groupe d’âge et par **sexe**
  By age group and **sex**
  ([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 2714612)

- Taux de mortalité des moins de 5 ans, par **sexe**
  Under-five mortality rate, by **sex**
  ([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 28192168)

## equality

Used about 4 441 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 61 · UN documents ≈ 4 378). Meaning: [equality in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equality/).

- Tom croit à l'égalité des **sexes**.
  Tom believes in **equality** between women and men.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1699301](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1699301) [\#1704347](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1704347))

- Le travail en faveur de l'égalité des **sexes** dans l'UE a fait un grand pas en avant.
  The work on **equality** within the EU has taken a major step forwards.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 336099)

- 6. La législation actuelle du Groenland dans le domaine de l &apos; égalité des **sexes** se présente comme suit:
  6. The existing legislation in the area of **equality** is the following:
  ([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 18656574)

- Selon moi, l'aspect de l'égalité des **sexes** dans le sport constitue le point le plus important de ce rapport.
  **Equality** in sport is, in my view, the most important aspect of this report.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 467207)

- Membre du Conseil national hongrois sur l &apos; égalité entre les **sexes** sous la direction du Ministère des affaires sociales et du travail (2007-2008).
  Member of the Hungarian National Council on **Equality** between Women and Men under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (2007-2008)
  ([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 22419425)

## women

Used about 2 252 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 61 · UN documents ≈ 2 189).

- Les méthodes pour surmonter le stress sont différentes suivant le **sexe** : boire de l'alcool est la technique la plus utilisée chez les hommes, tandis que les femmes préfèrent bavarder.
  The methods used to overcome stress are different for men and **women**: drinking is the major method used by men, while women deal with stress by chatting.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Nucleos and pip · checked, community translation · [\#51877](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/51877) [\#748278](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/748278))

- Les femmes ont le droit d' être présentes dans le processus décisionnel en tant qu' "individus" et non pas en tant que représentantes du **sexe** féminin.
  **Women** have the right to be involved in the decision-making process as 'individuals' and not as token females.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 20298)

- Ces indicateurs varient fortement selon le **sexe**, les femmes immigrées étant davantage marginalisées que les hommes.
  These trends are highly gendered, with **women** of immigrant backgrounds suffering greater marginalization.
  ([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 16744803)

- Les partis politiques sont donc priés de procéder à des modifications de leurs règles d'établissement des listes de candidats visant à l'égalité des **sexes**.
  It is for the political parties to put men and **women** on an equal footing by revising their own rules for drawing up the list of candidates.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 334563)

- Malheureusement, bien souvent, traite des êtres humains et industrie du **sexe** vont de pair et les femmes et les jeunes filles finissent par être forcées de se prostituer.
  Unfortunately, often human trafficking is linked to sexualised practices: **women** and girls end up as prostitutes or they are forced into it.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1452755)

## age

Used about 22 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 22). Meaning: [age in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/age/).

- Case I.28: **sexe** (M = mâle, F = femelle, C = castré).
  Box reference I.28, **Age**: Date of birth (dd/mm/yy).
  ([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 1401845)

## same

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1). Meaning: [same in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/same/).

- Maris, montrez à votre tour de la sagesse dans vos rapports avec vos femmes, comme avec un **sexe** plus faible; honorez-les, comme devant aussi hériter avec vous de la grâce de la vie. Qu’il en soit ainsi, afin que rien ne vienne faire obstacle à vos prières.
  You husbands, in the **same** way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1PE 3:7)

## More sentences

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

- Un garçon est un enfant de **sexe** masculin.
  A boy is a male child.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#2951072](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2951072) [\#12262655](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12262655))

- Deux étudiants de **sexe** masculin se partageant un parapluie ? Une situation assez étrange.
  Two male school pupils sharing an umbrella? That's quite a queer situation.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#929597](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/929597) [\#831139](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/831139))

- Les adolescents de **sexe** masculin adorent jouer aux jeux vidéo.
  Teenage boys love playing video games.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#3638688](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3638688) [\#3639484](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3639484))

## 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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