avant — French to English

How French avant 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: avant (400 567), avante (9), avants (31). By style: everyday 2 166 · literary 130 · biblical 202 · parliamentary 33 585 · legal and administrative 64 441 · UN documents 300 083.

before

Used about 126 243 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 715 · literary ≈ 81 · biblical ≈ 143 · parliamentary ≈ 15 501 · legal and administrative ≈ 32 878 · UN documents ≈ 75 925). Meaning: before in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Regarde avant de sauter.

  Look before you leap.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #272230 #1134728

• Avant qu'on le montre, tout le monde l'a vu.

  All the world has seen him before we can show him.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 6911

• Il est avant toutes choses, et toutes choses subsistent en lui.

  He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · COL 1:17

• - Avant le vote sur l'amendement 2

  - Before the vote on amendment 2:

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 888223

• Revenu net avant impôt et avant accrétion du Zora

  Net earnings before tax and ZORA accretion

  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 4804074

front

Used about 56 207 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 9 206 · UN documents ≈ 47 001). Meaning: front in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Sièges du conducteur et du passager avant extérieur.

  Designated seating position: driver and outside front passenger

  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 5467529

• 6.1.9.3 Avec le feu de brouillard avant;

  6.1.9.3. with the front fog-lamp;

  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 29835550

• écrasement à l’avant (essai dynamique ou statique)

  crushing at the front of the structure (dynamic or static test)

  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 2043883

• 3.2 Si les résultats des essais ne satisfont pas aux prescriptions, les essais sont répétés sur un autre échantillon de feu de brouillard avant prélevé au hasard.

  If the test results fail to satisfy the requirements, the tests shall be repeated on another sample of front foglamps selected at random.

  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 15575698

• z le taux de freinage pour une pression de fonctionnement des freins avant;

  z braking rate at a given front brake line pressure

  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 5550248

first

Used about 18 429 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 45 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 2 583 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 315 · UN documents ≈ 14 462). Meaning: first in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Pour bien des femmes, c'est l'amour qui vient avant tout.

  With many women, love always comes first.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · #274868 #7466450

• En somme, ce n'est pas moi qui hérite, mais je pense au petit avant tout.

  After all, I am not the heir—but I think first of the little ’un.”

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 296

• Il faut que le laboureur travaille avant de recueillir les fruits.

  The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 2:6

• Cette réponse doit être avant tout financière.

  And this response must be first and foremost a financial one.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 162599

• le lot d’abattage concerné était-il le premier ou un des lots d’abattage ultérieurs issus de ce même troupeau (avant détassage ou non),

  information regarding if this was the first or a subsequent batch to be slaughtered from the flock (preceding thinning or not),

  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 1144959

given

Used about 9 842 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 1 292 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 315 · UN documents ≈ 7 231).

• Pour l’amour de mon serviteur Jacob, Et d’Israël, mon élu, Je t’ai appelé par ton nom, Je t’ai parlé avec bienveillance, avant que tu me connusses.

  For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have given you a title, though you have not known me.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 45:4

• Mais je pense avant tout que ce programme est particulièrement opportun, puisque cette année est celle du dialogue interculturel.

  Above all, I think this programme is particularly pertinent, given that this is the Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1151257

• Néanmoins, étant donné qu'une décision de non-renouvellement est prise avant cette nouvelle date d'expiration, il convient que le présent règlement s'applique dès que possible.

  However, given that a decision on the non-renewal of the approval is taken ahead of that extended expiry date, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible.

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• 98. À propos du projet d ' article 6.9.2, on a demandé si l ' avis de retard pourrait être donné avant la livraison au destinataire.

  98. In respect of subparagraph 6.9.2, the issue was raised whether notice of damages for delay could be given prior to delivery to the consignee.

  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 8853493

• Les agriculteurs, outre le rôle économique et financier qu'ils jouent, ont un rôle social, culturel et environnemental qu'il faut avant tout privilégier.

  Besides the economic and financial role that farmers play, they also have a social, cultural and environmental role that must be given top priority.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1995605

More sentences

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

• Rien ne sera plus jamais comme avant.

  Nothing will ever be the same again.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and DJ_Saidez · checked, community translation · #9193111 #13071160

• Nous devons rendre le rapport avant la fin du mois.

  We have to hand in the report by the end of the month.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and sundown · checked, community translation · #10712712 #10712847

• Il a fait un pas en avant.

  He took a step forward.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #288459 #1600960

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