american — English to French

How English american is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: american in the Elamur Dictionary.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: american (80 601), americans (3 934). By style: everyday 478 · literary 6 · parliamentary 6 264 · legal and administrative 1 429 · UN documents 76 358.

américain

Used about 48 925 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 359 · literary ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 5 873 · legal and administrative ≈ 532 · UN documents ≈ 42 156). Forms: american, américain, américaine, américaines, américains.

• He isn't an American.

  Il n'est pas américain.

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• It was the American steamer, leaving for Yokohama at the appointed time.

  C'était le paquebot américain, qui sortait à l'heure réglementaire.

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• The Americans have also offered money.

  Les Américains aussi ont proposé de l'argent.

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• North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc.

  North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc.

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• We are all Americans, and equals.

  Nous sommes tous Américains et tous égaux.

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latine

Used about 15 318 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 65 · legal and administrative ≈ 140 · UN documents ≈ 15 113).

• Under the terms of the deal, the EU will gradually cut its tariffs on Latin American banana exports, until they are reduced to the level of EUR 114/t.

  Aux termes de l'accord, l'UE réduira progressivement ses droits tarifaires sur les exportations de bananes d'Amérique latine jusqu'à un niveau de 114 euros la tonne.

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• The final recipients will be the Latin American countries referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 and those referred to in Regulation (EU) 233/2014.

  Les bénéficiaires finaux seront les pays d'Amérique latine visés dans les règlements (CE) no 1905/2006 et (UE) no 233/2014.

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• Latin American and Caribbean States:

  États d ' Amérique latine et des Caraïbes :

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• One regional seminar will be held in the Latin American and Caribbean region and if needed, translation into Spanish will be provided.

  Un séminaire régional se tiendra dans la région d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes et, si nécessaire, la traduction vers l'espagnol sera assurée.

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• amending Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin American developing countries

  modifiant le règlement (CE) no 2130/2001 relatif aux actions dans le domaine de l'aide aux populations déracinées dans les pays en développement d'Amérique latine et d'Asie

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unis

Used about 3 303 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 65 · legal and administrative ≈ 56 · UN documents ≈ 3 182).

• The American Food and Drug Administration has some five to six thousand officials.

  Aux États-Unis, la Food and Drug Administration est dotée de quelque cinq à six mille fonctionnaires.

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• Neck pendulum specification according to American Code of Federal Regulation (49 CFR Chapter V Part 572.33)

  Caractéristiques du pendule cervical conformément au règlement fédéral no 49 des États-Unis, chapitre V, partie 572.33

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• Why are Americans prevented from visiting our country and receiving information first-hand?

  Pourquoi les États-Unis empêchent-ils leurs citoyens de se rendre dans notre pays et de voir la situation par eux-mêmes?

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• Pendulum corresponding with American Code of Federal Regulation 49 CFR Chapter V Part 572.36(a) (10-1-00 Edition) (See also Figure 4).

  Le pendule est conforme au règlement fédéral no 49 des États-Unis, chapitre V, partie 572.36 a) (éd. 10-1-00) (voir aussi la figure 4).

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• Next November the American city of Seattle will host the third ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization.

  En novembre prochain, la ville de Seattle, aux États-Unis, accueillera la troisième conférence ministérielle de l ' OMC.

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amérique

Used about 2 508 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · legal and administrative ≈ 112 · UN documents ≈ 2 386).

• Latin American soccer teams perform quite well, especially vis-à-vis teams from Asia.

  Les équipes de football d'Amérique latine réussissent plutôt bien, en particulier par rapport aux équipes asiatiques.

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• Only for certain South American countries.

  Uniquement pour certains pays d’Amérique du Sud.

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• ICP Waters sites grouped in European and North American regions.

  Regroupement des sites du PIC-Eaux en régions en Europe et en Amérique du Nord.

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• Looking closer at the photos, I could tell that the weasel was an American marten by the light color of the fur on its throat.

  En regardant de plus près les photos, j'ai pu déterminer que la belette était une martre d'Amérique grâce à la couleur claire de la fourrure sur sa gorge.

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• Cooperation on indigenous peoples and other Central American ethnic groups

  Coopération en ce qui concerne les populations autochtones et autres groupes ethniques d'Amérique centrale

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états

Used about 810 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · UN documents ≈ 795).

• He studies American history.

  Il étudie l'histoire des États-Unis.

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• Only States parties and the Inter—American Commission have the right to submit a case to the Court (article 61).

  Seuls les États parties et la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l ' homme ont qualité pour saisir la Cour (art. 61).

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• He's an American Jew.

  C'est un juif des États-Unis d'Amérique du Nord.

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• Why do Americans smile so much?

  Pourquoi les États-Uniens sourient-ils autant ?

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More sentences

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

• He works for an American company.

  Il travaille pour une société étasunienne.

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• He isn't an American.

  Il n'est pas étasunien.

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• The American anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that one should never underestimate what a small group of dedicated people can accomplish.

  L'anthropologiste étatsunienne Margaret Mead déclara un jour que l'on ne devrait jamais sous-estimer ce qu'un petit groupe de personnes dévouées peut accomplir.

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