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# zones — French to English

How French *zones* 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: zones (197 254). By style: everyday 22 · parliamentary 7 156 · legal and administrative 26 441 · UN documents 163 635.

## areas

Used about 129 358 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 4 174 · legal and administrative ≈ 12 670 · UN documents ≈ 112 499).

- Il aime explorer des **zones** reculées.
  He enjoys exploring remote **areas**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CM · checked, community translation · [\#294130](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/294130) [\#11942690](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11942690))

- C'est pourquoi le poisson n'a jamais de répit dans ces **zones**.
  So the fish are never left in peace in these **areas**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1605007)

- Les **zones** suivantes en Italie:
  The following **areas** in Italy:
  ([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 3840518)

- Instituts de recherche scientifique, **zones** rurales
  Scientific research institutes, rural **areas**
  ([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 14040376)

- La plupart des gens vivent en **zones** urbaines.
  Most people live in urban **areas**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by superbolo and CM · checked, community translation · [\#275949](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/275949) [\#135800](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/135800))

## zones

Used about 24 001 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 895 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 059 · UN documents ≈ 17 045).

- J’ai découvert un documentaire sur le journalisme en **zones** de conflit, il était poignant.
  I discovered a documentary on journalism in conflict **zones**, it was poignant.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and tieguy · checked, community translation · [\#13859927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13859927) [\#12758367](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12758367))

- Le commissaire vient d'aborder le problème de l'approche à adopter pour ces **zones** franches de Corée du Nord.
  The Commissioner has just addressed the issue of how to involve these North Korean special **zones**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1013523)

- Toutes les **zones** viticoles (**zones** B, C I et C II)
  All wine-growing regions (**zones** B, CI and CII)
  ([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 3057288)

- L &apos; AIEA est indispensable pour le maintien des **zones** exemptes d &apos; armes nucléaires.
  The IAEA is critical to the maintenance of the nuclear-weapon-free **zones**.
  ([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 3512667)

- De nombreux soldats reviennent de leur engagement dans les **zones** de crise avec des maux de tête, des troubles du sommeil et de la mémoire.
  Many soldiers return from their deployment in crisis **zones** with headaches, difficulties sleeping, and memory issues.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and ouitroisheures19 · checked, community translation · [\#10054377](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10054377) [\#5197489](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5197489))

## rural

Used about 17 493 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 447 · UN documents ≈ 17 045). Meaning: [rural in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rural/).

- Dans la mesure où les crédits ont pour objet le développement des **zones** rurales, le Conseil a accepté la proposition provisoire de la Commission.
  When it comes to the appropriations for the development of **rural** districts, the Council has accepted the Commission's preliminary draft budget.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 355103)

- L &apos; écart entre femmes des **zones** rurales et urbaines est illustré dans le tableau ci-après :
  The gap between urban and **rural** women is clear as the following table shows:
  ([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 11832424)

- D'ailleurs, une individualisation des particularités des **zones** agricoles serait contraire à la nécessité de simplifier notre politique.
  Moreover, an excessively individualised approach to the features of any specific type of **rural** area would run counter to the need to simplify our policy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1907651)

- Lancé en 2010, BOOST est un programme national qui couvre les **zones** urbaines et les **zones** rurales.
  62. BOOST was launched in 2010 as a national programme with both urban and **rural** coverage.
  ([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 27510863)

- Le risque est donc grand de voir la majorité des députés européens accorder la priorité à d'autres intérêts qu'à ceux du monde rural et des **zones** côtières.
  There is thus a great risk that the majority of Members of the European Parliament will give priority to interests other than those of the **rural** and coastal communities.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1623324)

## waters

Used about 4 958 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 4 958).

- Eaux norvégiennes des **zones** I et II
  Norwegian **waters** of I and II
  ([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 2188675)

- Eaux de l'Union et eaux internationales des **zones** 1, 2 et 14
  Union and international **waters** of 1, 2 and 14
  ([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 4584022)

- Eaux de l'Union et eaux internationales des **zones** V b, VI et VII
  Union and international **waters** of Vb, VI, VII
  ([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 4248122)

- VI; eaux de l'Union et eaux internationales de la zone V b; eaux internationales des **zones** XII et XIV
  VI; Union and international **waters** of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
  ([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 4927416)

- VI et VII; eaux de l'Union et eaux internationales de la zone V b; eaux internationales des **zones** XII et XIV
  VI and VII; Union and international **waters** of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
  ([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 3655201)

## More sentences

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

- Les tortues se servent des tapis de sargasses comme **zones** de reproduction pour nourrir et abriter leurs petits.
  Turtles use sargassum mats as nurseries where hatchlings have food and shelter.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#6680088](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6680088) [\#10137481](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10137481))

- Les **zones** humides absorbent également les nutriments, sédiments et autres polluants en excès avant qu'ils n'atteignent les rivières, les lacs et les autres étendues d'eau.
  Wetlands also absorb excess nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants before they reach rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#6696019](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6696019) [\#10536003](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10536003))

- Les marécages, les marais et les tourbières sont des types de **zones** humides.
  Swamps, marshes, and bogs are types of wetlands.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#5391072](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5391072) [\#10374870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10374870))

## 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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