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# télévision — French to English

How French *télévision* 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: télévision (26 658), télévisions (721). By style: everyday 461 · parliamentary 2 373 · legal and administrative 3 567 · UN documents 20 978.

## television

Used about 22 713 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 203 · parliamentary ≈ 2 023 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 787 · UN documents ≈ 17 700). Forms: television, televisions, télévisions. Meaning: [television in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/television/).

- Tom éteignit la **télévision**.
  Tom turned off the **television**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#6310284](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6310284) [\#2859929](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2859929))

- La **télévision** est considérée comme un bien culturel.
  **Television** is regarded as a cultural object.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1921734)

- Activités de radio et de **télévision**
  Radio and **television** activities
  ([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 5623514)

- B. Internet, presse, **télévision** et radio
  B. Internet, press coverage, **television** and radio
  ([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 21647592)

- Il a allumé la **télévision**.
  He's switched the **television** on.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#8866655](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8866655) [\#2317263](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2317263))

## tv

Used about 1 760 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 240 · parliamentary ≈ 200 · legal and administrative ≈ 446 · UN documents ≈ 874). Meaning: [tv in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/tv/).

- Je regarde la **télévision**.
  I'm watching **TV**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by michelnialon and Dejo · checked, community translation · [\#2036345](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2036345) [\#4274115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4274115))

- Je pense notamment au service de **télévision** sur l'internet.
  I am also thinking, in this regard, above all, about the web **TV** service.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1385709)

- Journaliste influant de la chaîne de **télévision** d'État ONT.
  Journalist of the state **TV** channel ONT with an influential position.
  ([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 2716622)

- **Télévision** locale ou régionale
  Regional or local **TV**
  ([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 28002737)

- Il regarde la **télévision**.
  He is watching **TV**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zmoo and CK · checked, community translation · [\#288039](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/288039) [\#537961](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/537961))

## radio

Used about 874 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 874). Meaning: [radio in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/radio/).

- Journaliste à la Radio-**Télévision** libre des Mille Collines
  **Radio**-Télévision Libre des Milles Collines journalist
  ([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 23206165)

- Elle contrôle l &apos; Internet, les radios et les **télévisions**, les journaux.
  They control the Internet, **radio** and TV stations, and newspapers.
  ([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 13848292)

- Les pouvoirs publics soutiennent les **télévisions** et radios publiques destinées aux minorités nationales.
  121. The Government supports broadcasting public TV and **radio** for national minorities.
  ([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 20616917)

- Pour les radios et **télévisions** locales, cette disposition s &apos; applique un an après l &apos; obtention de la licence.
  For the local **radio** televisions such provision applies one year after licensing.
  ([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 11753956)

## broadcasting

Used about 586 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 149 · UN documents ≈ 437). Forms: broadcast, broadcasting. Meaning: [broadcasting in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/broadcasting/).

- Office général de la radio et de la **télévision** libyenne
  Libyan Jamahirya **Broadcasting** Corporation
  ([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 2242724)

- Les chaînes britanniques Channel 4 et Channel 5 pourront être reçues presque partout au Pays de Galle après le passage à la **télévision** numérique.
  The United Kingdom channels, Channel 4 and Channel 5, will become generally available in Wales with the switch to digital **broadcasting**.
  ([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 8061607)

- Ancien président de la radio-**télévision** de la République islamique d'Iran (IRIB).
  Former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran **Broadcasting** (IRIB).
  ([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 4164985)

- Les **télévisions** par satellites sont accessibles et diffusent différentes idées tant puritaines que libérales, aucune restriction n &apos; étant posée aux enfants dans ce domaine.
  There are no restrictions on the access of children to satellite channels which **broadcast** both liberal and conservative programmes.
  ([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 22494753)

- Cette opération doit s'effectuer avec trois répétitions du signal vidéo dynamique de contenu de type programme de **télévision** de 10 minutes prévu par la norme CEI;
  This shall be done with three repetitions of the 10-minute IEC dynamic **broadcast**-content video signal.
  ([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 3861442)

## channels

Used about 25 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 25).

- Elle permet à tous ceux qui ne disposent pas des moyens financiers et techniques de recevoir toutes les **télévisions** privées, d'accéder à la culture.
  It enables all those who do not have the money or the equipment to receive all the private **channels** to have access to culture.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1629452)

## stations

Used about 25 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 25).

- Deuxièmement, nous souhaitons des règles européennes identiques pour la **télévision** publique et les chaînes commerciales qui offrent un espace suffisant au service public.
  Secondly, the same European rules should apply to public service broadcasting and to commercial **stations** offering capacity for public services.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1629362)

## More sentences

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

- Il a allumé la **télévision**.
  He's switched the telly on.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#8866653](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8866653) [\#2317263](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2317263))

- La **télévision** ne fonctionne plus.
  The telly isn't working.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rockaround and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#8981866](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8981866) [\#6818197](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6818197))

- En ce qui concerne la protection des mineurs, les **télévisions** doivent absolument prendre leurs responsabilités.
  As far as the protection of minors is concerned, broadcasters have categorically to shoulder their share of the responsibility here.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1649303)

## Grammar

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