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By style: everyday 36 · literary 1 · parliamentary 27 162 · legal and administrative 7 517 · UN documents 225 305. ## importance Used about 36 222 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 232 · legal and administrative ≈ 476 · UN documents ≈ 32 514). Meaning: [importance in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/importance/). - L'importance de ce problème y était **soulignée**. The **importance** of this issue was outlined. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1518426) - Elle a déclaré que deux avis d'experts **soulignaient** l'importance de l'aéroport pour l'économie régionale \[23\]. Germany submitted that two expert opinions underline the **importance** of the airport for the regional economy \[23\]. ([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 3793237) - L ' importance de l ' échange d ' informations a été **soulignée**. 68. The **importance** of information-sharing was underlined. ([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 21650770) - Dans son rapport, elle **souligne** l'importance de la recherche. In it, she stresses the **importance** of research. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1901198) - L’urgence peut être **souligné** par un appel téléphonique indiquant l’importance du formulaire M et sa nature urgente. This urgency may be reinforced by a telephone call highlighting the **importance** of the M form and its urgent nature. ([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 2778362) ## highlighted Used about 31 850 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 232 · legal and administrative ≈ 683 · UN documents ≈ 27 934). - Ces problèmes sont **soulignés** dans mon rapport. These problems are **highlighted** in my report. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1245936) - Toutefois, il convient de **souligner** les points suivants. However, the following points should be **highlighted**. ([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 3084450) - 8. Quelques points qui méritent d ' être **soulignés** 8. Some issues to be **highlighted** ([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 7122251) - Certains points, me semble-t-il, ont été **soulignés**. A number of points have, I think, been **highlighted**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 467505) - Elles ont notamment **souligné** que \[愦灭※\] \[3\]. In particular, both companies have **highlighted** \[愦灭※\] \[3\]. ([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 813322) ## emphasized Used about 30 612 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 365 · legal and administrative ≈ 21 · UN documents ≈ 30 224). - Il a **souligné** l'importance de l'éducation. He **emphasized** the importance of education. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and XenoKat · checked, community translation · [\#4440567](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4440567) [\#8437302](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8437302)) - Cela aussi doit être **souligné** comme un fait important. This also needs to be **emphasized** as an important fact. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1607739) - En outre, la Commission a **souligné** que, contrairement à ce qui était prévu par la convention initiale, aucun plan quinquennal n’avait été élaboré pour la période 2005‐2008. Furthermore, the Commission **emphasized** that no five-year plan had been adopted for the period 2005–2008 as established by the initial Convention. ([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 5103223) - En effet, il convient de **souligner** les progrès accomplis dans ce domaine. The advances in this field should be **emphasized**. ([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 7967215) - Elle a **souligné** l'importance de l'éducation. She **emphasized** the importance of education. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#313252](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/313252) [\#4775330](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4775330)) ## stressed Used about 29 168 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 3 024 · legal and administrative ≈ 953 · UN documents ≈ 25 187). Forms: stress, stressed. Meaning: [stressed in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stressed/). - J’ai **souligné** ce point. I **stressed** the point. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#254592](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/254592) [\#7562904](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7562904)) - Certaines évolutions positives méritent d'être **soulignées**. There have been some positive developments that should be **stressed**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1466102) - Ce programme **soulignait** également la nécessité d'adopter un instrument dans ce domaine. The programme also **stressed** the need to adopt an instrument in this area. ([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 4011330) - Les filles **soulignaient** cet aspect plus souvent que les garçons; Girls **stressed** this more often than boys. ([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 16970138) - Le professeur a **souligné** l'importance de prendre des notes. The teacher **stressed** the importance of taking notes. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Maxence and CK · checked, community translation · [\#272899](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/272899) [\#7700898](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7700898)) ## underlined Used about 23 298 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 1 355 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 325 · UN documents ≈ 20 607). - Corrige les mots **soulignés**. Correct the **underlined** words. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#25359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/25359) [\#497323](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/497323)) - Ces propositions **soulignaient** les points suivants: These proposals **underlined** that: ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1234977) - Non **souligné** dans la décision de 1997. Not **underlined** in the 1997 decision. ([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 534063) - Celles-ci apparaissent en italiques **soulignés**. The proposed amendments appear in **underlined** italics. ([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 11220852) - Corrigez les mots **soulignés**. Correct the **underlined** words. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#25359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/25359) [\#497322](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/497322)) ## need Used about 15 458 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 095 · legal and administrative ≈ 166 · UN documents ≈ 14 196). Meaning: [need in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/need/). - Je veux **souligner** la nécessité de le faire faire à temps. I want to emphasize the **need** to get this done on time. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2034494](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2034494) [\#2039155](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2039155)) - Dans le rapport, vous **soulignez** la nécessité de la coordination. In the report you emphasise the **need** for coordination. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 359338) - **Souligner** la nécessité de remplacer tout système de cloisonnement endommagé. the **need** to replace partitioning systems that are damaged. ([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 5591426) - Nous **soulignons** aussi la nécessité d ' améliorer l ' efficacité du PNUE. In addition, we highlight the **need** to increase UNEP ' s effectiveness. ([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 17997367) - Je vous serais redevable de répéter et de **souligner** une fois encore cette nécessité. I would be most grateful if you could repeat and emphasise this **need** again. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1996314) ## out Used about 8 828 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 668 · legal and administrative ≈ 290 · UN documents ≈ 6 869). Meaning: [out in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/out/). - Rafael Leitão **souligne** que l'insertion des échecs dans les écoles brésiliennes est un fait positif, mais il estime que nous sommes encore loin du niveau minimum acceptable pour quelqu'un de gagner des revenus stables en tant que joueur d'échecs professionnel. Rafael Leitão points **out** that the insertion of chess in Brazilian schools is a positive fact, but he believes that we are still far from the minimum acceptable level for someone to earn stable incomes as a professional chess player. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#9965851](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9965851) [\#9965876](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9965876)) - Vous le dites vous-même, vous le **soulignez**, et pour le déplorer. You say so yourself, you point it **out** as a criticism. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1116364) - La Commission **souligne** que la partie intéressée a émis des hypothèses non étayées dans sa communication. The Commission points **out** that the interested party made unsubstantiated assumptions in its submission. ([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 3722836) - **Soulignez** ce fait pour accroître la couverture médiatique et l ' intérêt suscité auprès de la population; Point this **out**, and media coverage as well as interest from the general public will increase; ([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 22996608) - Nous tenons toutefois à **souligner** que nous ne sommes pas favorables à une défense commune. It is important to point **out**, however, that we are not in favour of common defence. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 939960) ## pointed Used about 2 384 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 616 · legal and administrative ≈ 766). - Tom a **souligné** mon erreur. Tom **pointed** out my mistake. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3415197](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3415197) [\#5688405](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5688405)) - Comme l'a **souligné** M. Audy, nous devons développer nos outils. As Mr Audy has **pointed** out, we must develop our tools. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1375424) - Certaines parties ont **souligné** un manque de capacités de production dans l'industrie de l'Union. Some parties **pointed** at a shortage of production capacity by the Union industry. ([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 3426019) - Tom a **souligné** les erreurs de Mary. Tom **pointed** out Mary's mistakes. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by thowas and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1028202](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1028202) [\#4653219](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4653219)) - Le nud du problème n'est pas là, comme vous l'avez fort bien **souligné**. That is not the point of the issue, as you so rightly **pointed** out. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 185869) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Ma sœur a l'habitude de **souligner** les mots qu'elle ignore tandis qu'elle lit. My sister has the habit of underlining words she doesn't know while reading. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and XenoKat · checked, community translation · [\#4401965](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4401965) [\#4403810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4403810)) - Ma sœur a l'habitude de **souligner** les mots qu'elle ne connait pas tandis qu'elle lit. My sister has the habit of underlining words she doesn't know while reading. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and XenoKat · checked, community translation · [\#4401965](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4401965) [\#4403812](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4403812)) - Ma sœur a l'habitude de **souligner**, en lisant, les mots qu'elle ignore. My sister has the habit of underlining words she doesn't know while reading. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and XenoKat · checked, community translation · [\#4401965](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4401965) [\#4403813](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4403813)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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