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# vice — French to English

How French *vice* 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: vice (80 316), vices (954). By style: everyday 35 · literary 4 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 4 021 · legal and administrative 4 987 · UN documents 72 221.

## vice

Used about 46 237 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 28 · literary ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 2 291 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 785 · UN documents ≈ 42 129). Forms: vice, vices. Meaning: [vice in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/vice/).

- Un **vice** conduit à un autre.
  One **vice** leads to another.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1290492](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1290492) [\#1168366](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1168366))

- --**Vice**-président, dom Claude.
  “**Vice**-President, Dom Claude.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2387)

- Le **vice**-président a obtenu 334 voix.
  The **Vice**-President got 334.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1398679)

- **Vice**-Amiral Soe Thein
  **Vice**-Admiral Soe Thein
  ([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 1236707)

- Élection du **vice**-Président
  Election of the **Vice**-Chairmen
  ([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 5306443)

## procedural

Used about 8 372 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 234 · legal and administrative ≈ 616 · UN documents ≈ 7 523).

- Il n'y a donc aucune raison de se précipiter et il est inutile d'adopter un texte entaché d'un tel **vice** de procédure.
  There is therefore no reason to rush, and we have no need to adopt a text affected by such a significant **procedural** defect as this.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1247881)

- La FESI et un importateur ont allégué qu'il existait un certain nombre de **vices** de procédure dans l'exécution actuelle.
  FESI and one importer claimed that there were a number of **procedural** errors in the current implementation.
  ([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 4033867)

- a) Les **vices** de la légalité externe: incompétence, **vice** de forme;
  (a) Formal or **procedural** irregularities: lack of jurisdiction, procedural flaws;
  ([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 21175322)

- Nous sommes d'avis qu'à partir de ces différents **vices** de procédure, il aurait été tout à fait possible de poursuivre cette procédure.
  We are of the opinion that, because of these various **procedural** shortcomings, it would have been entirely possible, on our side as well, to have dealt with the matter at greater length.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1597437)

- Enfin, la Commission rejette les allégations de Jinan Meide concernant des **vices** de procédure et autres irrégularités de procédure.
  Lastly, the Commission rejects Jinan Meide's allegations of **procedural** violations and other irregularities in these proceedings.
  ([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 4350784)

## defects

Used about 5 228 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 468 · legal and administrative ≈ 246 · UN documents ≈ 4 514).

- En réalité, cet avis contient deux **vices** profonds.
  In fact, this opinion contains two serious **defects**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1617919)

- Il appartient à l’institution dont l’acte a été annulé de prendre toutes les mesures qui, au vu tant du dispositif que des motifs de l’arrêt d’annulation, s’avèrent nécessaires pour remédier aux **vices** ayant conduit à l’annulation.
  It is incumbent on the institution whose act has been declared void to take the necessary measures, having regard both to the operative part and the grounds of the judgment annulling the act, to remedy the **defects** that gave rise to the annulment.
  ([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 1401101)

- 2. Des **vices** de forme entachant les documents présentés;
  2. The documents submitted exhibit formal **defects**;
  ([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 9595338)

- Ce déficit démocratique fait partie des **vices** de conception de l’UE.
  Such democratic deficit is one of the design **defects** of this EU.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 797048)

- .1.1 Dans toute la mesure du possible, aucune partie du dispositif d'alimentation contenant du combustible chauffé sous une pression de plus de 0,18 N/mm2 ne doit se trouver dans un emplacement dissimulé où les **vices** de fonctionnement et les fuites ne pourraient pas être aisément décelés.
  .1.1 As far as practicable, parts of the oil fuel system containing heated oil under pressure exceeding 0,18 N/mm2 shall not be placed in a concealed position such that **defects** and leakage cannot readily be observed.
  ([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 1750678)

## deputy

Used about 2 938 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 140 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 293 · UN documents ≈ 1 505). Meaning: [deputy in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deputy/).

- Le fait que son coordinateur national soit le **vice**-Premier ministre souligne l'importance que la Slovaquie accorde à la stratégie pour le Danube.
  The fact that its national coordinator is the **Deputy** Prime Minister underlines the importance that Slovakia ascribes to the Danube Strategy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1331515)

- **Vice**-directeur du MODAFL
  **Deputy** Head of MODAFL
  ([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 1382884)

- **Vice**-Directrice générale du Département des lois et des traités du Ministère des affaires étrangères
  1994-1999 **Deputy** Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  ([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 14586783)

- Je connais personnellement Iurie Roscan, président du parti démocrate chrétien, le plus grand parti moldave de l'opposition, et son **vice**-président Vlad Cubreacov.
  I am personally acquainted with Iurie Rosca, Party Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party, the largest opposition party in Moldavia, as well as with the **deputy** chairman, Vlad Cubreacov.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 306125)

- **Vice**-ministre de l'économie de la République de Moldavie
  **Deputy** Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova
  ([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 163102)

## president

Used about 986 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 234 · UN documents ≈ 752). Meaning: [president in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/president/).

- **vice**-président de la Commission. - (EN) Madame la Présidente, honorables députés, je tiens simplement à faire quelques brèves observations.
  Madam **President**, honourable Members, I just have some brief comments to make.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 923315)

- Le Président, ou un **vice**-président agissant en qualité de président, ne vote pas mais désigne un autre membre de sa délégation pour voter à sa place.
  The **President**, or a VicePresident acting as President, shall not vote, but shall appoint another member of his delegation to vote in his place.
  ([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 25853360)

- **vice**-président de la Commission. - Madame la Présidente, Mesdames et Messieurs les députés, je me réjouis de l'occasion qui m'est donnée de participer à ce débat.
  Madam **President**, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to have the opportunity to take part in this debate.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1267766)

- **vice**-président de la Commission. - Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs les parlementaires, je remercie le Parlement d'avoir pris l'initiative de cette résolution.
  Mr **President**, ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful to Parliament for having taken the initiative for this resolution.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 924089)

- président en exercice du Conseil. - Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le **Vice**-président de la Commission, chers collègues, mes derniers mots au nom de la Présidence belge seront brefs.
  Mr **President**, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, these are my last words on behalf of the Belgian Presidency, so I will be brief.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1469551)

## chairman

Used about 753 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · UN documents ≈ 752). Meaning: [chairman in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chairman/).

- Tom est **vice**-président de l'Association des apiculteurs de Berlin.
  Tom is deputy **chairman** of the Berlin Association of Beekeepers.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#6296998](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6296998) [\#6297541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6297541))

- Durant sa dernière session, le Groupe de travail a élu M. M. Eilsoe (Danemark) et Mme B. Brunnhuber (Allemagne) respectivement Président et **Vice**-président de sa cinquanteneuvième session.
  At its last session, the Working Party elected Mr. M. Eilsoe (Denmark) and Mrs B. Brunnhuber (Germany), **Chairman** and Vicechairman, respectively, for the fifty-ninth session.
  ([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 11218395)

## More sentences

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

- Dans ses dernières œuvres, elle laisse osciller l'étrange comme un pendule grotesque, de l'humour à la convivialité et **vice**-versa.
  In her latest works she lets the uncanny swing like a grotesque pendulum from the humorous into homelike cosiness and back again.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and al\_ex\_an\_der · checked, community translation · [\#1248084](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1248084) [\#9228394](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9228394))

- Le **vice** est un penchant néfaste pour l’équilibre mental d’une personne.
  Addiction is a tendency that harms a person's mental balance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#12363288](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12363288) [\#11069949](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11069949))

- Tom est un **vice**-roi.
  Tom is viceroy.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and rul · checked, community translation · [\#13165113](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13165113) [\#13164875](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13164875))

## 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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