matière — French to English

How French matière 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: matière (660 330), matières (129 176). By style: everyday 164 · literary 16 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 49 078 · legal and administrative 112 910 · UN documents 627 337.

material

Used about 172 974 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 29 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 4 090 · legal and administrative ≈ 44 694 · UN documents ≈ 124 160). Forms: material, materials. Meaning: material in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Je préfère les matières simples.

  I prefer plain materials.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and _undertoad · checked, community translation · #2267088 #5600947

• Ce tout petit changement en effet avait prodigieusement réduit le prix de la matière première, ce qui avait permis, premièrement, d'élever le prix de la main-d'oeuvre, bienfait pour le pays; deuxièmement, d'améliorer la fabrication, avantage pour le consommateur; troisièmement, de vendre à meilleur marché tout en triplant le bénéfice, profit pour le manufacturier.

  This very small change had, in fact, prodigiously reduced the cost of the raw material, which had rendered it possible in the first place, to raise the price of manufacture, a benefit to the country; in the second place, to improve the workmanship, an advantage to the consumer; in the third place, to sell at a lower price, while trebling the profit, which was a benefit to the manufacturer.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 3529

• Nous ne transportons plus du bois, du vin et des cailloux mais des matières bien plus dangereuses.

  We no longer transport wood, wine and stones but much more dangerous materials.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 587269

• Matières polarisantes en feuilles ou en plaques

  Sheets and plates of polarising material

  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 343912

• MATIÈRES RADIOACTIVES, APPAREILS ou OBJETS EN COLIS EXCEPTÉS

  RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE - INSTRUMENTS or ARTICLES

  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 17336838

requirements

Used about 35 405 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 511 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 290 · UN documents ≈ 19 604).

• Je suis pleinement satisfait que ce projet de règlement sur les droits en matière de sexualité et de reproduction soit totalement conforme aux exigences fixées par l'accord du Caire.

  I am fully satisfied that this draft regulation on sexual and reproductive rights fully complies with the requirements laid down by the Cairo agreement.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 425002

• PRESCRIPTIONS EN MATIÈRE D’EFFICACITÉ EN SERVICE

  IN-USE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

  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 5513590

• Des exemples peuvent être donnés en ce qui concerne les prescriptions relatives à la compatibilité des matières plastiques.

  Examples can be found in plastics compatibility requirements.

  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 14317114

• Colonne F2d du tableau des exigences en matière de données:

  Data Requirements table column F2d:

  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 3751539

• 2. Accroître le nombre de Parties qui s ' acquittent de leurs obligations en matière de communication de données.

  2. Increased number of parties complying with reporting requirements.

  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 25176028

matter

Used about 19 331 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · literary ≈ 12 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 534 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 705 · UN documents ≈ 13 070). Meaning: matter in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Pour moi, l'humanité est une forme que prend la matière.

  For me, humanity is a matter's shape.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · #874781 #874792

• Matière à déclamations, disent les habiles.

  A matter for declamations, say the clever.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10925

• Si une cause relative à un meurtre, à un différend, à une blessure, te paraît trop difficile à juger et fournit matière à contestation dans tes portes, tu te lèveras et tu monteras au lieu que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, choisira.

  If there arises a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise, and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 17:8

• J' aimerais, sans préjuger de la suite, dire que nous sommes tous satisfaits de l' engagement qu' il apporte personnellement dans cette matière.

  Without wishing to pre-empt him, I would like to say that we are all very pleased with his personal commitment to the matter.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 175450

• Nature de la matière: éléments chimiques;

  Nature of matter: the chemical elements;

  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 4671325

raw

Used about 7 671 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 7 668). Meaning: raw in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Le bois est la matière première pour la fabrication du papier.

  Wood is the raw material for making paper.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Dejo · checked, community translation · #2590638 #11180001

• Le dollar s'enfonce, les prix des matières premières, même des aliments de base, flambent.

  The dollar is sinking and prices of raw materials, including basic foodstuffs, are soaring.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1009629

• Les prix des matières premières sont particulièrement volatils et la diversification est plutôt rare.

  Raw materials prices are fluctuating wildly; there is but little diversification.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 801027

• Le monde ne devrait pas être l'otage de spéculateurs financiers et de monopoles des matières premières.

  The world should not be hostage to speculative capital and raw material monopolies.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1089788

• Adopter le système économique russe sans posséder les matières premières de la Russie n'a aucun sens.

  It does not make any sense to adopt a Russian economic system without having Russian raw materials.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1445548

More sentences

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

• C'est quoi ta matière préférée ?

  What's your favorite subject in school?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by menaud and CK · checked, community translation · #906896 #13660806

• Quelle est ta matière favorite à l'école ?

  What's your favorite subject in school?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Elliv and CK · checked, community translation · #906896 #3698755

• Sa matière préférée sont les mathématiques.

  Her favourite subject is Mathematics.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sundown · checked, community translation · #11137844 #1147073

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