river — English to French
How English river is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.
What it means: river in the Elamur Dictionary.
Sentence pairs counted, by form: river (21 252), rivers (4 873). By style: everyday 567 · literary 22 · biblical 166 · parliamentary 966 · legal and administrative 2 240 · UN documents 22 164.
lacs
Used about 4 410 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 23 · UN documents ≈ 4 387).
rivers, canals and lakes are equipped with RIS.
les fleuves, les canaux et les lacs soient équipés de SIF.
DGT-TM v2021 · 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 3079519ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2012/6 (Effects of air pollution on rivers and lakes);
ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2012/6 (Effets de la pollution atmosphérique sur les rivières et les lacs);
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26292946Future pilot projects on transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters.
b) Futurs projets pilotes sur les cours d ' eau, lacs et eaux souterraines transfrontières.
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 20852949ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2010/6 (Effects of air pollution on rivers and lakes)
ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2010/6 (Effets de la pollution atmosphérique sur les cours d ' eau et les lacs)
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22719702B. Assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters in the Caucasus
B. Évaluation des cours d ' eau, lacs et eaux souterraines transfrontières dans le Caucase
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22737628
fleuve
Used about 4 193 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 130 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 136 · parliamentary ≈ 183 · legal and administrative ≈ 47 · UN documents ≈ 3 694). Forms: fleuve, fleuves.
This river isn't polluted.
Ce fleuve n'est pas pollué.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Pharamp · checked, community translation · #7492829 #379176In the beginning, the insurrection is a riot, just as a river is a torrent.
Au commencement l'insurrection est émeute, de même que le fleuve est torrent.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 22946who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ and ‘I will dry up your rivers,’
Je dis à l’abîme: Dessèche-toi, Je tarirai tes fleuves.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 44:27Subject: Diversion of the River Acheloos
Objet: Détournement du fleuve Aheloos
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 16183180 Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)
0 Forêts mixtes à Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior ou Fraxinus angustifolia, riveraines des grands fleuves (Ulmenion minoris)
DGT-TM v2021 · 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 2846677
eau
Used about 3 017 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · biblical ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 112 · legal and administrative ≈ 117 · UN documents ≈ 2 771). Forms: eau, eaux.
Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run through Iraq.
Deux principaux cours d'eau, le Tigre et l'Euphrate, traversent l'Irak.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · #7011463 #7014795“Who is this who rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
Qui est celui qui s’avance comme le Nil, Et dont les eaux sont agitées comme les torrents?
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 46:7on the environmental disaster caused by cyanide leaking from a Romanian goldmine into the Lepos, Somes, Tisza and Danube Rivers.
sur la catastrophe environnementale dans les eaux du Danube.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 16846The water catchment areas of the following rivers from their source to the sea:
Les bassins versants des cours d'eau suivants, de leur source à la mer:
DGT-TM v2021 · 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 583644EVALUATION OF THE RIVERS PILOT PROJECTS:
ÉVALUATION DES PROJETS PILOTES SUR LES COURS D ' EAU:
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10971927
rivières
Used about 2 667 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 414 · literary ≈ 15 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 356 · legal and administrative ≈ 957 · UN documents ≈ 924). Forms: rivière, rivières.
We crossed the river.
Nous traversâmes la rivière.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Rovo · checked, community translation · #12081370 #12533508Recent rains had swollen the river.
Les pluies avaient grossi la rivière.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28741The rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away.
Les rivières seront infectes, Les canaux de l’Égypte seront bas et desséchés, Les joncs et les roseaux se flétriront.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 19:6Small streams make great rivers.
Ce sont les petits ruisseaux qui font les grandes rivières.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1464029Cross-GIG Very Large Rivers
Très grandes rivières pour tous les GIG
DGT-TM v2021 · 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 4490690
bassin
Used about 1 909 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 10 · legal and administrative ≈ 513 · UN documents ≈ 1 385).
The Danube flows through 10 European states, and as many as 17 states lie within the Danube river basin.
Il traverse dix États européens et jusqu'à dix-sept pays sont situés dans son bassin.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1332532The Bianco river basin
Le bassin versant du Bianco
DGT-TM v2021 · 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 567587Sub-basin of the Ktsia-Khrami River
Sous-bassin du Ktsia-Khrami
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15477841River Tartaro/Tioner basin
Le bassin versant du Tartaro et du Tione
DGT-TM v2021 · 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 583824(c) Preparation and implementation of the Sava River Basin Management Plan.
c) Élaborer et mettre en œuvre le plan national de gestion du bassin de la Save.
United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27991176
More sentences
Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.
The donkey is swept away by the river and you still want to add his pack-saddle.
L'âne est emporté par les flots et vous voudriez encore le bâter.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AmarMecheri and AmarMecheri · checked, community translation · #12302349 #12302350The world has lost a very funny lady with the death of Joan Rivers.
De par le décès de Joan Rivers, le monde a perdu une femme pleine d'humour.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by patgfisher and GB3 · checked, community translation · #3472287 #3472324Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
Quand il m’eut ramené, voici, il y avait sur le bord du torrent beaucoup d’arbres de chaque côté.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 47:7
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