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# sorte — French to English

How French *sorte* 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: sorte (131 805), sortes (6 554). By style: everyday 466 · literary 130 · biblical 161 · parliamentary 15 694 · legal and administrative 9 848 · UN documents 112 060.

## kinds

Used about 27 309 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 243 · biblical ≈ 36 · parliamentary ≈ 4 250 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 103 · UN documents ≈ 18 677). Forms: kind, kinds.

- J'aime cette **sorte** de pommes.
  I like this **kind** of apple.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by FiRez and FiRez · checked, community translation · [\#1188679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1188679) [\#1188685](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1188685))

- Mais cette **sorte** de démon ne sort que par la prière et par le jeûne.
  But this **kind** doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 17:21)

- Ce code de conduite a été très efficace pour la prévention de toutes **sortes** d'abus.
  The code of conduct has been very effective in preventing all **kinds** of abuse.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1127271)

- lames de scie de toutes **sortes**
  blades for saws of all **kinds**
  ([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 3370716)

- 23. Réduire au minimum les incidents chimiques de toutes **sortes**.\*
  23. Minimize chemicals incidents of all **kinds**.\*
  ([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 14259046)

## ensure

Used about 23 675 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 817 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 846 · UN documents ≈ 21 011). Meaning: [ensure in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ensure/).

- Je vous en prie, faites en **sorte** que notre demande de pouvoirs de codécision au sein de la commission de la pêche soit acceptée.
  Please **ensure** that our bid for codecision-making powers in the Committee on Fisheries is endorsed.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 498209)

- Les États membres font en **sorte**:
  Member States shall **ensure** that:
  ([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 1401474)

- Il appartient à la Commission de faire en **sorte** que soit assurée la sécurité de ces personnes.
  The Commission must **ensure** the safety of such persons.
  ([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 4021794)

- Nous devons garantir l'utilisation de politiques radicales pour faire en **sorte** que notre main-d'oeuvre soit employable autant que possible.
  We must **ensure** that we have radical policies to guarantee that our workforce is employable, as far as possible.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1762359)

- La législation de l’Union doit faire en **sorte** que les organes répondent à des normes reconnues de qualité et de sécurité.
  Union legislation should **ensure** that organs comply with recognised standards of quality and safety.
  ([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 2050234)

## all

Used about 16 753 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 28 · parliamentary ≈ 2 289 · legal and administrative ≈ 410 · UN documents ≈ 14 007). Meaning: [all in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/all/).

- Nous avons tous de l'intérêt pour l'Histoire. En quelque **sorte**, nous sommes tous historiens.
  **All** of us have an interest in history. In a sense, we are all historians.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#248192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/248192) [\#858956](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/858956))

- Il fit toutes **sortes** de retours sur lui-même; il se sentit chétif et pleura bien des fois.
  He scrutinized his own heart in **all** manner of ways; he felt his pettiness, and many a time he wept.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12579)

- Nous trouverons toute **sorte** de biens précieux, Nous remplirons de butin nos maisons;
  We’ll find **all** valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 1:13)

- C'est pourquoi il faut plus de fermeté face à toutes **sortes** de trafics.
  This is why a firmer stance is needed against **all** forms of trafficking.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1322245)

- armes à feu de toutes **sortes** (pistolets, revolvers, carabines, fusils, etc.),
  **all** firearms (pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns etc.),
  ([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 1586184)

## sorts

Used about 5 878 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 44 · literary ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 1 144 · UN documents ≈ 4 669).

- Il pique toutes **sortes** de choses.
  He nicks all **sorts** of stuff.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#6449893](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6449893) [\#12011345](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12011345))

- On se rappelle qu'il avait toutes **sortes** de recettes et de secrets de culture.
  It will be remembered that he knew all **sorts** of secrets and receipts for agriculture.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12506)

- Dans chacun des États membres, il existe des restrictions et des interdictions de toutes **sortes** pour les annonceurs.
  There are all **sorts** of restrictions and bans on advertisers in 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 356112)

- Ils peuvent cependant trouver toutes **sortes** de livres et de revues qui leur sont destinés.
  They did, nonetheless, have all **sorts** of books and magazines at their disposal.
  ([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 11974058)

- Nous faisons toutes **sortes** de choses.
  We do all **sorts** of things.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5851470](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5851470) [\#6359888](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6359888))

## so

Used about 5 871 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 10 · biblical ≈ 38 · parliamentary ≈ 1 798 · legal and administrative ≈ 513 · UN documents ≈ 3 502). Meaning: [so in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/so/).

- Je fais en **sorte** que tu puisses apprendre le quechua.
  I am working **so** that you can learn Quechua.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and marloncori · checked, community translation · [\#774955](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/774955) [\#7051948](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7051948))

- L'homme suivi arriva à cette petite colline et la doubla, de **sorte** qu'il cessa d'être aperçu par l'autre.
  The man who was being followed arrived at this little mound and went round it, **so** that he ceased to be seen by the other.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27776)

- de **sorte** que ceux qui croient sont bénis avec Abraham le croyant.
  **So** then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 3:9)

- Procéder de la **sorte** entraînerait nombre d'effets négatifs.
  There would be a number of adverse effects if we did **so**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 53405)

- Pour des mesures à 232 nm, 0,05 g d'échantillon est habituellement nécessaire, de **sorte** que deux solutions distinctes sont généralement préparées.
  For measurements at 232 nm, 0,05 g of sample are usually required, **so** two distinct solutions are usually prepared.
  ([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 3708423)

## More sentences

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

- Quelle **sorte** de métier exerçait-il ?
  What type of work did he do?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and PaulHat · checked, community translation · [\#5821011](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5821011) [\#5814964](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5814964))

- Je n'arrive pas à faire en **sorte** que la porte ferme correctement.
  I can't get the door to shut properly.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#60818](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/60818) [\#2322100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2322100))

- Lorsque le fidèle confident de la personne qui a mené une prise de contrôle hostile de la société a trahi cette dernière, cela a été une **sorte** de justice rétributive.
  When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#25720](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/25720) [\#9207071](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9207071))

## 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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