think — English to French

How English think is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: think in the Elamur Dictionary.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: think (64 995), thinks (2 248). By style: everyday 8 820 · literary 119 · biblical 76 · parliamentary 43 888 · legal and administrative 330 · UN documents 14 010.

pense

Used about 25 030 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 788 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 16 458 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 · UN documents ≈ 2 773).

• I think I know why.

  Je pense savoir pourquoi.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and Aiji · checked, community translation · #2915208 #8170528

• “When I think that he has dared to come here and talk to me like a cobbler!”

  --Quand je pense qu'il ose venir me parler comme à un savetier!

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 17412

• For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

  Si quelqu’un pense être quelque chose, quoiqu’il ne soit rien, il s’abuse lui-même.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · GAL 6:3

• I think that the opposite is the case.

  Je pense que c'est tout le contraire.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1485743

• It is noteworthy as well that a well-established importer which is also a retailer also thinks that people will continue to eat from ceramic plates rather than from plates made of other types of materials — and its expansion plans are tailored accordingly.

  Il convient également de noter qu’un importateur bien connu, qui est également un détaillant, pense lui aussi que les consommateurs continueront à manger dans des assiettes en céramique plutôt que dans des assiettes fabriquées à partir d’autres types de matières et ses projets de développement misent sur cette continuité.

  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 2722076

estime

Used about 5 939 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 4 572 · legal and administrative ≈ 51 · UN documents ≈ 1 313).

• Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, it’s good for a man to remain as he is.

  Voici donc ce que j’estime bon, à cause des temps difficiles qui s’approchent: il est bon à un homme d’être ainsi.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:26

• This Parliament thinks that Latin America does not need gifts, but rather opportunities.

  Le Parlement estime que l'Amérique latine n'a nul besoin de dons, mais bien d'opportunités.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 279719

• If the Commission thinks that the measures distorted competition, it should follow the procedure described in Article 298 of the Treaty.

  Si la Commission estime que les mesures concernées ont faussé la concurrence, elle est tenue de suivre la procédure de l’article 298 du traité.

  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 1695666

• A woman who is not beaten by her husband thinks that he doesn ' t really love her.

  Une femme qui n ' est pas battue par son mari s ' estime mal aimée.

  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 16946654

• “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things the Jews accuse me of,

  Je m’estime heureux, roi Agrippa, d’avoir aujourd’hui à me justifier devant toi de toutes les choses dont je suis accusé par les Juifs,

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 26:2

crois

Used about 5 913 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 735 · literary ≈ 22 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 4 572 · UN documents ≈ 584).

• I think I'm gonna faint.

  Je crois que je vais m'évanouir.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and Rovo · checked, community translation · #6376012 #6376028

• “Bah!” said Thénardier, “do you think so?”

  --Bah! dit Thénardier, crois-tu?

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 21283

• But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.

  Elle est plus heureuse, néanmoins, si elle demeure comme elle est, suivant mon avis. Et moi aussi, je crois avoir l’Esprit de Dieu.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:40

• I think this has to be said.

  Je crois qu'il faut le dire.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1064573

• I think at the moment I have informed you about something.

  Je crois que je vous ai informés sur un point.

  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 22353330

réflexion

Used about 558 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 120 · UN documents ≈ 438).

• Think tanks and research institutions

  Groupes de réflexion et organismes de recherche

  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 3238340

• With the benefit of some time to think about the proposals, did they have additional views?

  Après mûre réflexion, avaient-ils quelque chose à ajouter?

  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 12516205

• Think tanks, research and academic institutions

  Groupes de réflexion, organismes de recherche et institutions académiques

  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 2328632

• (a) Establish a Minds Platform that would bring together selected members of academia, media, and think-tanks.

  a) D ' établir un groupe de savants composé de membres éminents des milieux universitaires, des médias et de groupes de réflexion.

  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 21542150

• In January 2008, in the first global survey of think tanks, the organization was identified as the leading think tank in sub-Saharan Africa.

  En janvier 2008, la première enquête mondiale des centres de réflexion a retenu le nom de l ' organisation comme centre important de réflexion en Afrique subsaharienne.

  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 24521873

More sentences

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

• Do you really think that?

  Le pensez-vous vraiment ?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · #3731683 #3902204

• You think I'm stupid, don't you?

  Tu penses que je suis stupide, n'est-ce pas ?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · #3221355 #5835116

• I am going to think about it.

  Je vais y réfléchir.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Balamax and nimfeo · checked, community translation · #7991364 #2846502

Grammar

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