when — English to French

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

What it means: when in the Elamur Dictionary.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: when (463 913), whens (3). By style: everyday 5 697 · literary 526 · biblical 2 340 · parliamentary 60 973 · legal and administrative 76 097 · UN documents 318 283.

lorsque

Used about 152 781 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 424 · literary ≈ 22 · biblical ≈ 731 · parliamentary ≈ 18 292 · legal and administrative ≈ 34 878 · UN documents ≈ 97 434). Forms: lorsqu, lorsque.

• Take your time when you eat meals.

  Prenez votre temps lorsque vous prenez vos repas.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · #1293083 #1293460

• When he raised his eyes, Combeferre was no longer there.

  Lorsqu'il leva les yeux, Combeferre n'était plus là.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14642

• When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

  Lorsqu’il l’a retrouvée, il la met avec joie sur ses épaules,

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 15:5

• They will repent when the forthcoming negotiations take place at WTO level.

  Ils vont s'en repentir lorsque les prochaines négociations auront lieu au niveau de l'OMC.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1762407

• Wet lease — Is when the aeroplane is operated under the AOC of the lessor.

  «location avec équipage»: lorsque l’avion est exploité sur le CTA du loueur.

  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 1468923

quand

Used about 41 123 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 442 · literary ≈ 285 · biblical ≈ 439 · parliamentary ≈ 10 975 · UN documents ≈ 25 982).

• When are you busy?

  Quand es-tu occupé ?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and zmoo · checked, community translation · #70171 #543534

• “He did not say when.”

  --Il n'a pas dit quand.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 22225

• You whose clothing is warm when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

  Sais-tu pourquoi tes vêtements sont chauds Quand la terre se repose par le vent du midi?

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 37:17

• There are now no ifs or buts or whens.

  Assez maintenant de si, de mais ou de quand!

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 702808

• Agencies are only able to provide the required data when the training has been targeted at women.

  Elles ne peuvent fournir les données demandées que quand la formation s ' adresse exclusivement aux femmes.

  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 11840713

où

Used about 37 552 times in the texts (literary ≈ 99 · biblical ≈ 98 · parliamentary ≈ 4 878 · UN documents ≈ 32 478).

• There comes a day when the young girl glances in this manner.

  Il y a un jour où toute jeune fille regarde ainsi.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 15267

• But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

  Les jours viendront où l’époux leur sera enlevé, et alors ils jeûneront en ce jour-là.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 2:20

• The European strategic star died at the moment when Europe was born.

  L'étoile stratégique européenne est morte à l'instant où l'Europe se réalise.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1658214

• There may be times when we sit wondering why we are doing what we are doing in this grand, imposing room.

  Il peut y avoir des moments où nous nous demandons ce que nous faisons ici dans cette grande et imposante salle.

  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 11798529

• At the moment when the Bishop entered, Madame Magloire was talking with considerable vivacity.

  Au moment où M. l'évêque entra, madame Magloire parlait avec quelque vivacité.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 1542

on

Used about 25 237 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 119 · literary ≈ 22 · parliamentary ≈ 2 439 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 171 · UN documents ≈ 19 487).

• Where and when are we meeting?

  On se retrouve où, et à quelle heure ?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · #13885767 #10649373

• As for the Celtic layer, no specimens were any longer to be found, even when sinking wells.

  Quant à la couche celtique, on n'en trouvait même plus d'échantillons en creusant des puits.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1980

• We need greater competition when it comes to pension types available on the market too.

  Il faudrait plus de concurrence également dans la possibilité de choisir le type de retraite que l'on souhaite.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 289338

• When two animals are used, if both exhibit the same response, no further testing is needed.

  Si l'on utilise deux animaux et qu'ils expriment la même réaction, il n'est pas nécessaire de poursuivre l'essai.

  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 1530449

• When a fact-finding team visited him on 25 July 2002, they reportedly saw bruises on his body.

  When a fact-finding team visited him on 25 July 2002, they reportedly saw bruises on his body.

  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 12161338

lui

Used about 3 328 times in the texts (literary ≈ 11 · biblical ≈ 146 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 171).

• It afforded her some relief, so calm did the earth appear when viewed from that height.

  Elle en éprouva quelque soulagement, tant la terre lui parut calme, vue de cette hauteur.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 6064

• but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God,

  lui, après avoir offert un seul sacrifice pour les péchés, s’est assis pour toujours à la droite de Dieu,

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HEB 10:12

• A clearly visible tell-tale in the operator’s field of view shall inform when the combustion heater is switched on or off.

  Un témoin clairement visible, placé dans le champ de vision de l’utilisateur, doit lui indiquer si le chauffage est allumé ou éteint.

  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 5591254

• But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”

  Les pharisiens, voyant cela, lui dirent: Voici, tes disciples font ce qu’il n’est pas permis de faire pendant le sabbat.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 12:2

• Wherever possible, delegations shall raise “Any other business” items when Coreper's proceedings are being prepared rather than in Coreper itself.

  Dans la mesure du possible, les délégations soulèvent les points “divers” dans le cadre de la préparation des travaux du Coreper plutôt qu'au Coreper lui-même.

  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 832898

More sentences

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

• When you leave, close the door behind you.

  En sortant, fermez la porte derrière vous.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and slahatuvelli · checked, community translation · #13885680 #12394209

• The earthworm wriggled when I touched it.

  Le ver de terre se tortilla alors que je le touchai.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · #644636 #811309

• Anyway, if you want to know more about my country, I'll send you a letter when I get home.

  Eh bien, si tu veux en savoir plus sur mon pays, je t'enverrai une carte dès que je serai rentré.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by papabear and Anthaus · checked, community translation · #66475 #2514732

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