convient — French to English

How French convient is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: convient (191 807). By style: everyday 118 · literary 7 · biblical 12 · parliamentary 11 636 · legal and administrative 72 239 · UN documents 107 795.

therefore

Used about 30 584 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 485 · legal and administrative ≈ 30 100). Meaning: therefore in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Il convient dès lors d'examiner cet aspect pour en découvrir la raison.

  We therefore need to look into this in order to find out why.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1091074

• Il convient, en conséquence, de remplacer la décision 2009/442/CE.

  Decision 2009/442/EC should therefore be replaced.

  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 4840059

• Cette situation n’est pas propre à cette région uniquement et il convient, par conséquent, d’adopter le principe de «répartition des charges», plutôt que celui de «transfert des charges».

  This is not a situation that pertains to this region alone and therefore the 'burden-sharing' principle, not the 'burden-shifting' principle, should be adopted.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 648985

• Il convient donc d'ajouter le lait à l'entrée relative à la Colombie.

  An entry for Colombia for milk should therefore be included in the list.

  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 4173129

• Il convient dès lors de modifier l'annexe I de l'accord EEE en conséquence,

  Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

  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 141601

must

Used about 20 569 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 4 848 · UN documents ≈ 15 720). Meaning: must in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Mais il faut que je marche aujourd’hui, demain, et le jour suivant; car il ne convient pas qu’un prophète périsse hors de Jérusalem.

  Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it can’t be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.’

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 13:33

• Il convient d'y remédier au plus vite.

  Something must be done about this as soon as possible.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 501213

• Il convient ensuite d ' établir une valeur moyenne de ces données relatives aux revenus pendant une période de base désignée.

  That income data must then be averaged over a designated base period.

  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 29099716

• Partout où cela est possible, il convient donc d'oeuvrer pour qu'elle soit éliminée.

  We must work to eliminate it in every way.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1669334

• — Les structures de l ' État ont été mises en place et il convient maintenant de les renforcer, avant tout sur le plan économique;

  - The main structure of the State has been erected, and must now be reinforced and completed, especially in the economic sector;

  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 3342478

however

Used about 9 990 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 242 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 010 · UN documents ≈ 6 737). Meaning: however in the Elamur Dictionary.

• La question de savoir s' il convient de faire une exception dans ce cas-ci doit être replacée dans son juste contexte.

  Whether or not we should make an exception in this case should, however, be placed in the correct context.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 262065

• Il convient néanmoins, afin de garantir la valeur ajoutée des certifications, de définir un ensemble minimal de données à fournir en vue de la certification.

  However, in order to ensure the added value of certifications, it is appropriate to lay down a minimum set of data required for certification.

  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 1872935

• Il convient cependant de préciser que le champ d ' action de la Direction générale des banques (SIB) est limitée au système financier.

  However, the scope of SIB action is limited to the financial system.

  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 9649918

• Toutefois, il convient de trouver le juste équilibre entre la nécessité d’un suivi et la fréquence de la déclaration des informations pertinentes au conseil des gouverneurs.

  However, the right balance should be achieved between the need for monitoring and the frequency of the reporting of the relevant information to the Governing Council.

  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 5136598

• Il convient toutefois de rappeler que la plupart des jugements rendus par le TPIR à ce jour ont été attaqués devant la Chambre d ' appel.

  It is recalled, however, that most judgments rendered to date have been appealed.

  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 16013249

appropriate

Used about 9 753 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · biblical ≈ 1 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 010 · UN documents ≈ 6 737). Meaning: appropriate in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Ce film convient à tous les âges.

  This movie is appropriate for all ages.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · #4493833 #7089139

• mais qu’elles se parent de bonnes œuvres, comme il convient à des femmes qui font profession de servir Dieu.

  but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1TI 2:10

• surveiller et, selon qu'il convient, ajuster les stratégies de sélection et les réglementations concernant la mise en vente des variétés et la distribution des semences.

  reviewing, and, as appropriate, adjusting breeding strategies and regulations concerning variety release and seed distribution.

  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 412426

• Ces plaintes donnent lieu à une enquête et des mesures sont prises selon qu ' il convient.

  Such complaints were investigated and action taken as appropriate.

  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 20425373

• Remplacez le complément par le pronom qui convient.

  Replace the complement with the appropriate pronoun.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · #3493598 #1081670

accordingly

Used about 5 256 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 3 010 · UN documents ≈ 2 246). Meaning: accordingly in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Dès lors, il convient de vérifier si des éléments nouveaux viennent mettre en cause cette analyse préliminaire.

  Accordingly, it should be ascertained whether there are any new elements that call the preliminary analysis into question.

  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 1365342

• Il convient donc de continuer de privilégier la collaboration avec les ONG internationales.

  Accordingly, the focus on working through international non-governmental organizations should be maintained.

  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 1928927

• Néanmoins, que la valeur des actifs soit supérieure ou inférieure aux 25 % requis par la législation, il convient de calculer l'élément d'aide en conséquence.

  However if the value of the assets is higher or lower than the 25 % required by law, the aid component needs to be calculated accordingly.

  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 1975178

agreement

Used about 4 236 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 485 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 505 · UN documents ≈ 2 246). Meaning: agreement in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Tout le monde en général convient de la nécessité de lui conférer une nature sui generis, mais les idées diffèrent quant à l’orientation à lui donner dans la pratique.

  There is a general agreement that it should be of a nature, but there are differing ideas as to what this could mean in practice.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 677629

• Afin de contribuer à la mise en œuvre effective de l'accord, il convient d'établir son cadre institutionnel dans les plus brefs délais.

  In order to contribute to the effective implementation of the Agreement, its institutional framework should be established as soon as possible.

  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 3834704

• Il convient évidemment de lire l ' extrait ci-dessus du document A/61/47 à la lumière, notamment, des éléments nouveaux.

  If agreement on a package should prove not to be attainable, efforts to reform the working methods could and, in the eyes of many, should still be continued:

  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 19782746

• Afin de négocier l'accord correctement et de gérer le processus d'intégration comme il convient, l'Union européenne devrait commencer par identifier et par reconnaître ses propres intérêts.

  In order to negotiate the agreement properly and to properly manage the integration process, the European Union should start by identifying and recognising its own interests.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1468671

More sentences

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

• La vie urbaine me convient très bien.

  City life suits me very well.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and halfb1t · checked, community translation · #2137498 #2137926

• C'est juste la taille qui convient.

  It's just the right size.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · #1658059 #1658151

• Demain ne convient pas.

  Tomorrow's no good.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #2253783 #3648155

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