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Forms: monitor, monitoring, monitors. - On nous a demandé quels étaient nos droits par rapport à la **surveillance** vidéo au travail. We were asked what our rights are in respect to CCTV **monitoring** at work. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and blay\_paul · checked, community translation · [\#393173](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/393173) [\#393229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/393229)) - Mais, comme toujours, tout est dans l'efficacité de la **surveillance**. As ever, though, this is about effective **monitoring**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1205257) - évaluation de la conformité du plan de **surveillance**; assessment of the conformity of the **monitoring** plan, ([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 3627545) - SECTION : LE SYSTEME DE **SURVEILLANCE** INTERNATIONAL SECTION: THE INTERNATIONAL **MONITORING** SYSTEM ([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 989710) - Afin de vérifier si ces efforts atteignent leurs objectifs, nous avons besoin d'une **surveillance** régulière. In order to check whether these efforts achieve their objectives, we need regular **monitoring**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1532748) ## surveillance Used about 37 273 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · literary ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 1 425 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 922 · UN documents ≈ 21 917). Meaning: [surveillance in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/surveillance/). - Tom est sous **surveillance**. Tom is under **surveillance**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2273573](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2273573) [\#12456690](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12456690)) - La Restauration l'avait mis à la demi-solde, puis l'avait envoyé en résidence, c'est-à-dire en **surveillance**, à Vernon. The Restoration had placed him on half-pay, then had sent him into residence, that is to say, under **surveillance**, at Vernon. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 13226) - Devons-nous les placer sous la **surveillance** permanente de l’armée européenne? Should we keep them under constant European Army **surveillance**? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 608826) - Par l'Autorité de **surveillance** AELE For the EFTA **Surveillance** Authority ([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 5670057) - Inventaire des activités de **surveillance** en cours Inventory of current **surveillance** activities ([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 14142855) ## supervision Used about 7 878 times in the texts (literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 425 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 164 · UN documents ≈ 3 288). Meaning: [supervision in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/supervision/). - «Sitôt sa mission politique remplie, l'inspecteur Javert s'assurera, par une **surveillance** spéciale, s'il est vrai que des malfaiteurs aient des allures sur la berge de la rive droite de la Seine, près le pont d'Iéna.» “As soon as his political mission is accomplished, Inspector Javert will make sure, by special **supervision**, whether it is true that the malefactors have instituted intrigues on the right bank of the Seine, near the Jena bridge.” ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 24141) - **Surveillance** financière (signature d'actes) Financial **supervision** (signing of acts) ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1443594) - soient restés sous la **surveillance** des autorités douanières du ou des pays de transit ou d’entreposage; has remained under the **supervision** of the customs authorities of the country or countries of transit or warehousing; ([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 5211405) - 3. Système de **surveillance** de l ' utilisation des sols (AC) 3. Land use **supervision** system (UI) ([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 2030327) - On trouva sur lui une petite carte ronde collée entre deux verres et portant d'un côté les armes de France, gravées, avec cette légende: **Surveillance** et vigilance, et de l'autre cette mention: JAVERT, inspecteur de police, âgé de cinquante-deux ans; et la signature du préfet de police d'alors, M. Gisquet. They found on him a little round card pasted between two pieces of glass, and bearing on one side the arms of France, engraved, and with this motto: **Supervision** and vigilance, and on the other this note: “JAVERT, inspector of police, aged fifty-two,” and the signature of the Prefect of Police of that day, M. Gisquet. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 24137) ## control Used about 3 446 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 158 · UN documents ≈ 3 288). Meaning: [control in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/control/). - Comment sommes-nous censés suivre un raisonnement selon lequel nous établissons des objectifs, nous introduisons des mesures, nous exerçons des **surveillances** et des contrôles et nous imposons des sanctions ? How are we supposed to pursue a line of thinking that says we set targets, we introduce measures, we monitor and **control** and we impose sanctions? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 366414) - Moyens techniques prévus pour la **surveillance** des frontières Technical support of border **control** measures ([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 23247966) - On les ligote de plus en plus dans des politiques communautaires unifiées, dotées de **surveillances** multilatérales diverses; on limite leurs capacités de défense par la multiplication des votes à la majorité qualifiée; on abaisse systématiquement les parlements nationaux; on met en place un contrôle de subsidiarité de pure façade; on essaie de faire ressembler le traité à une constitution, en énonçant des droits fondamentaux des citoyens; enfin, on enlève aux nations la maîtrise de leur territoire en proclamant officiellement l'objectif de suppression de tous les contrôles aux frontières internes, qu'il s'agisse de marchandises ou de personnes, de citoyens de l'Union ou de ressortissants de pays tiers. They are increasingly being bound hand and foot by unified Community policies provided with various multilateral watchdogs; their defence capabilities are limited by more qualified majority voting; national parliaments are systematically humiliated; subsidiarity **control** is a mere facade; attempts are made to make the Treaty resemble a constitution by setting out the fundamental rights of citizens; finally, control over their own territory is removed from nations by officially proclaiming the aim of abolishing all internal frontier controls, whether over goods or people, over citizens of the Union or residents of third countries. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1665383) - Quels sont les mécanismes de **surveillance**, de contrôle et d ' évaluation des travaux de l ' OCN? What are the mechanisms for supervision, **control** and evaluation of the work of the NCB? ([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 8206351) - En cas de recours à la coercition physique, le condamné doit faire l ' objet d ' une **surveillance** permanente de la part des services de santé. During the use of physical coercion, the sentenced person should be under the continuous **control** of the health services. ([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 11739022) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Il y a des caméras de **surveillance** un peu partout dans le coin. There are security cameras all around here. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#7926296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7926296) [\#8412932](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8412932)) - Gardez-le sous **surveillance**. Keep him under watch. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and charlotte13 · checked, community translation · [\#2023300](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2023300) [\#2023602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2023602)) - Ne laissez pas vos affaires sans **surveillance** à la plage. Don't leave your belongings unattended at the beach. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#5252328](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5252328) [\#11735421](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11735421)) ## 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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