phrase — French to English

How French phrase is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: phrase (33 477), phrases (2 548). By style: everyday 1 109 · literary 24 · parliamentary 1 235 · legal and administrative 7 029 · UN documents 26 628.

sentences

Used about 29 077 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 051 · literary ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 502 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 052 · UN documents ≈ 22 467). Forms: sentence, sentences.

• La phrase est bonne.

  The sentence is good.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and shekitten · checked, community translation · #9866225 #9866192

• Je n'avais pas achevé ma phrase que le professeur poussait un cri, mieux qu'un cri, un véritable rugissement!

  I had not finished my sentence when the Professor broke out into a cry, nay, a roar.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 391

• Je pourrais en faire la synthèse en quelques phrases.

  I can summarise it in a few sentences.

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• deuxième et troisième phrases

  second and third sentences

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• 2) Ajouter les phrases suivantes :

  2. Add the following sentences:

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phrases

Used about 4 350 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 35 · literary ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 193 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 611 · UN documents ≈ 2 496). Forms: phrase, phrases.

• Les phrases ambiguës donnent souvent lieu à d'amusantes interprétations.

  Ambiguous phrases in general lead to amusing interpretations.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Archibald and AlanF_US · checked, community translation · #1225278 #443950

• L'ellipse est le zigzag de la phrase.

  The ellipsis is the zig-zag of the phrase.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 23542

• Cette dernière phrase devrait s'ajouter au texte original.

  This last phrase should be added to the original text.

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• Toutes mentions de danger et phrases de risque

  All hazard statements and risk phrases

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• Des notifications et des phrases types devraient être employées si nécessaire.

  Standard reports and phrases should be used when necessary.

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words

Used about 446 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 167 · UN documents ≈ 277).

• Et Pierre croyait l'entendre penser, devinait, comprenait, lisait dans ses yeux détournés, dans le ton hésitant de sa voix, les phrases, qui lui venaient aux lèvres et qu'il ne disait pas, qu'il ne dirait point, lui si prudent, si timide, si cauteleux.

  And Pierre felt as though he could hear him thinking; he guessed and understood, read in his averted eyes and in the hesitancy of his tone, the words which rose to his lips but were not spoken—which the druggist was too timid or too prudent and cautious to utter.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 910

• Ces phrases ne sont pas de moi.

  These are not my own words.

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• L ' ironie veut que ces phrases aient été prononcées le 19 juillet 1974, dans le bâtiment même où M. Michaelides a accusé sans vergogne la Turquie d ' avoir envahi Chypre.

  It is ironic that Makarios ' words, as part of his speech on 19 July 1974, were spoken in the very building in which Mr. Michaelides unabashedly accused Turkey of invading Cyprus.

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• Mais au-delà de ces belles phrases, rien ne se produit.

  But elegant words are all there is, nothing more.

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• Mesdames, Messieurs, chers parlementaires, c'est un engagement formel, pas seulement une phrase couchée sur le papier.

  Ladies and gentlemen, this is a formal commitment, not just words on paper.

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last

Used about 277 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 277). Meaning: last in the Elamur Dictionary.

• À la fin de la deuxième phrase, ajouter dans la parenthèse < < aires de repos et de service > > .

  In the last line, " rest and service areas " may also be mentioned. IV.6.1.

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replaced

Used about 277 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 277).

• Au dixième alinéa, dans la version anglaise, le membre de phrase < < and mitigation strategies and > > devrait être remplacé par < < mitigation > > .

  In the tenth preambular paragraph, the phrase " and mitigation strategies and " should be replaced with " , mitigation, " .

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paragraph

Used about 146 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 146). Meaning: paragraph in the Elamur Dictionary.

• (lll) dans le modèle S.30.02, dans les observations générales, la phrase suivante est insérée à la fin du quatrième alinéa:

  (lll) In template S.30.02, in the general comments, at the end of the fourth paragraph, the following is added:

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• Toutefois, conformément à l’article 14, paragraphe 4, dernière phrase, du règlement de base, des mesures peuvent être remises en application à tout moment si leur suspension n’est plus justifiée.

  However, in accordance with Article 14(4) last paragraph of the basic Regulation, the measures may at any time be reinstated if the reason for suspension is no longer applicable.

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first

Used about 73 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 73). Meaning: first in the Elamur Dictionary.

• À l'article 10, paragraphe 3, 1re phrase, le terme “Norvège” est ajouté après le terme “Suède”.»

  in Article 10 (3), first paragraph, the word “Norway” shall be added after the word “Sweden”.’

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More sentences

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

• Beaucoup de phrases de ce projet ne sont pas encore traduites.

  Many frases from this project aren't translated yet.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by alexisslay and Mar1L · checked, community translation · #5490144 #5490934

• Ouais, montre-nous tes f... phrases...

  Yeah, show us your ti..., uh, translations.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sysko and halfb1t · checked, community translation · #2066925 #1775067

• --Je sais... je comprends..., répétait Passepartout, auquel personne ne laissait achever sa phrase, mais il serait, sinon plus prudent, puisque le mot vous choque, du moins plus naturel...

  “I know—I see,” repeated Passepartout; “but it would be, if not more prudent, since that word displeases you, at least more natural—”

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2390

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