plupart — French to English

How French plupart 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: plupart (110 065). By style: everyday 393 · literary 6 · biblical 6 · parliamentary 6 796 · legal and administrative 3 158 · UN documents 99 706.

most

Used about 89 450 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 377 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 5 097 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 961 · UN documents ≈ 81 011). Meaning: most in the Elamur Dictionary.

• La plupart des gens sont idiots.

  Most people are idiots.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · #2884552 #6275611

• Les caisses qui les contenaient étaient alignées sur la grève dans un parfait état de conservation; la mer les avait respectées pour la plupart, et somme toute, en biscuits, viande salée, genièvre et poissons secs, on pouvait compter encore sur quatre mois de vivres.

  The boxes containing these were in a line upon the shore, in a perfect state of preservation; for the most part the sea had spared them, and what with biscuits, salt meat, spirits, and salt fish, we might reckon on four months' supply.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3247

• Mais la plupart d’entre eux ne furent point agréables à Dieu, puisqu’ils périrent dans le désert.

  However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 10:5

• La plupart des États membres s’y opposent.

  This is something to which most of the Member States are opposed.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 737861

• une poudre inerte (la plupart du temps de l'alumine).

  An inert powder, most frequently alumina.

  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 478357

majority

Used about 10 812 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 8 · literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 283 · legal and administrative ≈ 132 · UN documents ≈ 10 386). Meaning: majority in the Elamur Dictionary.

• La plupart des japonais boivent l'eau du robinet.

  The majority of Japanese people drink tap water.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sharris123 · checked, community translation · #7767179 #3300124

• La plupart s'étaient contentés de tenir la mémoire de Rolande pour sacrée et de faire reliques de ses haillons.

  The majority had contented themselves with holding the memory of Rolande sacred, and converting her rags into relics.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 2986

• Et comme le port n’était pas bon pour hiverner, la plupart furent d’avis de le quitter pour tâcher d’atteindre Phénix, port de Crète qui regarde le sud-ouest et le nord-ouest, afin d’y passer l’hiver.

  Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 27:12

• C'est pourquoi nous avons voté contre la plupart de ces textes de décharge budgétaire.

  That is why we voted against the majority of these texts on budget discharge.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1378545

• Au niveau des radiodiffuseurs, la plupart des licences ont effectivement été accordées sans aucune procédure d’adjudication.

  Indeed, at the level of broadcasters, the majority of licences were not subject to any tender procedure.

  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 815935

many

Used about 2 785 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 708 · UN documents ≈ 2 077). Meaning: many in the Elamur Dictionary.

• C'est une question que se posent actuellement la plupart de nos citoyens.

  Many of our citizens are asking this now.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1628043

• Dans la plupart des cas, се facteur est plus important que le temps d ' acheminement.

  In many cases, it is more important than transport time.

  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 9901558

• Selon moi, la plupart de ces difficultés résultent de l'isolement de ce régime.

  I believe that many of the difficulties are due to the fact that this regime is isolated.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1478795

• C'est ce genre de crime lié à la drogue qui met sérieusement en danger la plupart de nos citoyens.

  It is this type of drug-related crime which is posing a serious risk to many of our communities.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1798724

• Je veux comme eux dire clairement que la plupart des actes malveillants commis alors doivent être punis.

  Like them, I want to make it clear that many of the evil deeds carried out during his time deserve retribution.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1906592

some

Used about 2 078 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · UN documents ≈ 2 077). Meaning: some in the Elamur Dictionary.

• (La plupart de ces privilèges, pour le noter en passant, et il y en avait de meilleurs que celui-ci, avaient été extorqués aux rois par révoltes et mutineries.

  The greater part of these privileges, it may be noted in passing, and there were some even better than the above, had been extorted from the kings by revolts and mutinies.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 1838

• 1. Au 31 décembre 1993, le Swaziland hébergeait 45 507 réfugiés, dont 15 000 Mozambicains, et 507 personnes d ' autres nationalités, pour la plupart des réfugiés urbains, bénéficiaient de l ' assistance du HCR.

  1. At 31 December 1993, Swaziland hosted a refugee population of 45,507 persons of whom some 15,000 from Mozambique and 507 primarily urban refugees of other nationalities were receiving assistance from UNHCR.

  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 839436

cases

Used about 142 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 142).

• Quant à l’intérêt public, celui-ci devrait-il assurément être prioritaire dans la plupart des cas?

  In relation to the public interest, surely in many of these cases the public interest should take priority?

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 570113

More sentences

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

• Je prends un bain la plupart du temps chaque jour.

  I take a bath almost every day.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by chtof and CK · checked, community translation · #255608 #432187

• La plupart des gens de la foule étendirent leurs vêtements sur le chemin; d’autres coupèrent des branches d’arbres, et en jonchèrent la route.

  A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 21:8

• Pour ce qui est de Paris, on a dû, dans ces derniers temps, transporter la plupart des embouchures d'égouts en aval au-dessous du dernier pont.

  So far as Paris is concerned, it has become indispensable of late, to transport the mouths of the sewers downstream, below the last bridge.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 27278

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