jamais — French to English
How French jamais is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: jamais (62 841). By style: everyday 5 472 · literary 131 · biblical 159 · parliamentary 11 581 · legal and administrative 2 216 · UN documents 43 282.
never
Used about 32 161 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 332 · literary ≈ 109 · biblical ≈ 50 · parliamentary ≈ 6 032 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 801 · UN documents ≈ 19 838). Meaning: never in the Elamur Dictionary.
Il ne m'aide jamais.
He never helps me out.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and fanty · checked, community translation · #1580209 #1675609--Une femme n'est jamais un homme.
“A woman is never a man.”
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 11432Car il ne chancelle jamais; La mémoire du juste dure toujours.
For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 112:6Jamais la situation n'avait été aussi tendue au Tibet.
The situation in Tibet has never been so tense.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1113130Jamais de toute la vie
Never in my whole life
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 4596628
ever
Used about 15 638 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 140 · literary ≈ 16 · biblical ≈ 13 · parliamentary ≈ 2 654 · legal and administrative ≈ 92 · UN documents ≈ 11 722). Meaning: ever in the Elamur Dictionary.
As-tu jamais assisté à un opéra ?
Have you ever been to an opera?
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #953290 #1275804On n'a jamais su à quoi avait trait ce monologue.
No one has ever discovered to what this monologue referred.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 20502Les huissiers répondirent: Jamais homme n’a parlé comme cet homme.
The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOH 7:46L'ESB a été une leçon coûteuse pour l'Europe, qui ne peut plus jamais se reproduire.
BSE has been an expensive lesson for Europe and one that cannot ever be repeated.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1773168Cet accord a toutefois expiré sans que FIAC en ait jamais fait le moindre usage ou ait acquis un droit de propriété sur le terrain en cause.
However, the agreement expired without FIAC ever making any use of it or acquiring a title for this land.
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 1504127
than
Used about 2 183 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 241 · legal and administrative ≈ 139 · UN documents ≈ 1 803). Meaning: than in the Elamur Dictionary.
Il convient plus que jamais de faire preuve de respect et de tolérance.
Respect and tolerance are needed more than anything else now.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 778672La vitesse affichée ne doit jamais être inférieure à la vitesse réelle du véhicule.
The speed indicated shall not be less than the true speed of the vehicle.
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 5580604Cela a représenté le rendement le plus élevé que la Caisse ait jamais obtenu.
This represented a higher return than the Fund had achieved in any previous year.
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 21872113Dans ces calculs, les provisions techniques sont calculées déduction faite de la rétrocession, le ratio ne pouvant cependant jamais être supérieur à un.
In these calculations technical provisions shall be calculated net of retrocession but the ratio may in no case be higher than 1.
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 612285Quant aux condamnés, ils représentaient entre 39 % et 49 % de la population carcérale totale, sans jamais dépasser 50 %.
The proportion of convicts varies between 39 and 49 per cent of the total, but is not more than 50 per cent.
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 4834719
before
Used about 908 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 7 · UN documents ≈ 902). Meaning: before in the Elamur Dictionary.
David l’apprit ensuite, et il dit: Je suis à jamais innocent, devant l’Éternel, du sang d’Abner, fils de Ner, et mon royaume l’est aussi.
Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2SA 3:2829. Depuis octobre 1995, M. Lubin n ' a jamais formellement été informé des charges retenues contre lui et n ' a jamais été présenté à un juge d ' instruction.
29. Since October 1995, Mr. Lubin has not been informed of the charges against him, and has not been brought before an examining magistrate.
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 7303599Les sacrificateurs, les Lévites, ne manqueront jamais devant moi de successeurs Pour offrir des holocaustes, brûler de l’encens avec les offrandes, Et faire des sacrifices tous les jours.
The Levitical priests won’t lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.”
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 33:18
more
Used about 23 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 23). Meaning: more in the Elamur Dictionary.
Israël, mets ton espoir en l’Éternel, Dès maintenant et à jamais!
Israel, hope in the LORD, from this time forward and forever more.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 131:3Que le nom de l’Éternel soit béni, Dès maintenant et à jamais!
Blessed be the LORD’s name, from this time forward and forever more.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 113:2Mais nous, nous bénirons l’Éternel, Dès maintenant et à jamais. Louez l’Éternel!
but we will bless the LORD, from this time forward and forever more. Praise the LORD!
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 115:18L’Éternel gardera ton départ et ton arrivée, Dès maintenant et à jamais.
The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 121:8Les marchands parmi les peuples sifflent sur toi; Tu es réduite au néant, tu ne seras plus à jamais!
The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will be no more.”’”
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 27:36
More sentences
Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.
L’Éternel connaît les jours des hommes intègres, Et leur héritage dure à jamais.
The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 37:18Josué brûla Aï, et en fit à jamais un monceau de ruines, qui subsiste encore aujourd’hui.
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, even a desolation, to this day.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 8:28On ne tirera de toi ni pierres angulaires, ni pierres pour fondements; Car tu seras à jamais une ruine, dit l’Éternel…
They won’t take a cornerstone from you, nor a stone for foundations; but you will be desolate forever,” says the LORD.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 51:26
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