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# spécifique — French to English

How French *spécifique* 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: spécifique (57 052), spécifiques (127 812). By style: everyday 25 · literary 1 · parliamentary 12 498 · legal and administrative 60 324 · UN documents 112 016.

## specific

Used about 157 266 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 24 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 9 764 · legal and administrative ≈ 55 297 · UN documents ≈ 92 180). Meaning: [specific in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specific/).

- Le lexique est plus **spécifique**.
  The lexicon is more **specific**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Julien\_PDC and Miktsoanit · checked, community translation · [\#12258284](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12258284) [\#2792693](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2792693))

- Leur poids **spécifique** dans le genre humain résulte de quelque chose de plus qu'un combat.
  Their **specific** gravity in the human species results from something more than a combat.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7459)

- J'ai deux remarques **spécifiques** à formuler.
  I have two **specific** comments.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1976369)

- Aide **spécifique** au coton
  Crop **specific** payment for cotton
  ([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 3333338)

- B. Obligations juridiques **spécifiques**
  B. **Specific** legal obligations
  ([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 15809606)

## need

Used about 4 798 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 130 · UN documents ≈ 4 667). Meaning: [need in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/need/).

- Mais, je dois réfléchir à ce sujet avec mes collègues, Mme Reding et M. Bolkestein, qui ont des compétences **spécifiques** en la matière.
  But here I **need** to reflect on this with my colleagues, Mrs Reding and Mr Bolkestein, who have particular competence in this field.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 59480)

- Il importe de prendre en considération les problèmes **spécifiques** des PMA en les aidant à s &apos; adapter au nouveau contexte commercial.
  Special problems faced by LDCs **need** to be taken into account in helping them adjust to the post-ATC environment.
  ([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 19651852)

- Il s &apos; agit d &apos; un problème complexe, qui doit être traité par des programmes **spécifiques**.
  The preceding factors the complexity of reducing hunger and malnutrition and the **need** for programmes specifically oriented to addressing those problems.
  ([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 17155368)

- Les petits États insulaires en développement du Pacifique sont confrontés à des difficultés particulières qui appellent des solutions **spécifiques**.
  207. It was noted that the Pacific small island developing States face special challenges that **need** unique solutions.
  ([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 15339399)

- 155. Les membres de la police qui reçoivent les déclarations de victimes de la traite des êtres humains doivent eux aussi être titulaires d &apos; un diplôme **spécifique**.
  155. Law enforcement officials also **need** certification to take statements from victims of human trafficking.
  ([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 27606067)

## there

Used about 1 167 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 167). Meaning: [there in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/there/).

- Il n &apos; y a pas de délai **spécifique** fixé pour les enfants.
  **There** is no fixed time limit for children.
  ([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 9097947)

## measures

Used about 130 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 130).

- Elle devrait peut-être également revoir les mesures d'aide prévues au titre du POSEI (Programme d'options **spécifiques** à l'éloignement et à l'insularité).
  It should also perhaps revise upwards the aid **measures** foreseen under POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity).
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1487151)

## More sentences

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

- Ils n'ont pas réussi à prendre en compte les besoins **spécifiques** des personnes âgées.
  They failed to take into account the special needs of old people.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Padeowan and CK · checked, community translation · [\#307691](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/307691) [\#619495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/619495))

- Il eût été négligeant de ma part d'ignorer un aspect **spécifique** mentionné dans une question.
  It would have been remiss of me to ignore a particular case which had been mentioned.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1666680)

- Nous voulons établir un budget bien **spécifique** pour 1999. Un budget pour les citoyens et sachant répondre à ce qu'ils attendent de l'Union européenne.
  We want to draw up a budget with its own meaning for 1999; a budget for the people and one which can respond to their expectations of the European Union.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1830800)

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