précise — French to English

How French précise 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: précise (44 785), précises (28 066). By style: everyday 44 · literary 6 · parliamentary 4 694 · legal and administrative 9 774 · UN documents 58 333.

specific

Used about 16 621 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 1 320 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 324 · UN documents ≈ 13 976). Meaning: specific in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Je veux des informations précises.

  I want specific information.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and J_S · checked, community translation · #18363 #9710312

• - Nous avons une proposition précise.

  There is a specific proposal.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 745511

• présentation précise du processus international en cours;

  specific presentation of the international process currently underway;

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• Deuxièmement, la Commission doit être plus précise.

  Secondly, the Commission needs to be more specific.

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• Dan invita Linda pour une raison très précise.

  Dan invited Linda for a very specific reason.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and Amastan · checked, community translation · #4009493 #4009499

precise

Used about 8 703 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 782 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 833 · UN documents ≈ 6 076). Meaning: precise in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Donne-moi une réponse précise.

  Give me a precise answer.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Ronaldonl · checked, community translation · #735738 #12320971

• Je me levai, et, grâce à ces indications précises, je trouvai rapidement l'atlas demandé.

  I rose, and with the help of such precise instructions could not fail to find the required atlas.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 449

• J'ai une question très précise.

  I have a very precise question.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 401066

• La composition précise du fluide receveur doit être fournie.

  The precise composition of the receptor fluid should be provided.

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• Il a invité le Gouvernement ivoirien à fixer une date précise pour la tenue de ces élections.

  It invited the Government of Côte d ' Ivoire to set a precise date for the holding of the elections.

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accurate

Used about 5 066 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 293 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 120 · UN documents ≈ 3 646). Meaning: accurate in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Ma montre est très précise.

  My watch is very accurate.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #251021 #7738

• (DE) Merci pour vos réponses précises, Monsieur Garrido.

  (DE) Thank you for your accurate answers, Mr Garrido.

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• Si ares ≤ 0,01 m/s2, la mesure de la vitesse du véhicule est suffisamment précise.

  If ares ≤ 0,01 m/s2, the vehicle speed measurement is accurate enough.

  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 3977754

• Diffusion d ' informations claires et précises.

  Dissemination of clear and accurate information.

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• La montre tient l'heure précise.

  The watch keeps accurate time.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Lumi_alt · checked, community translation · #58921 #1833372

detailed

Used about 4 762 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 98 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 018 · UN documents ≈ 3 646).

• Je peux donner certaines informations précises à ce sujet.

  I can supply some detailed information about this.

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• des informations précises sur l'exécution financière du programme;

  detailed information about the financial implementation of the programme;

  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 1256374

• Des informations plus précises seront disponibles en mars 2008.

  More detailed information would be available in March 2008.

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• La conférence des donateurs pour le Timor-Oriental se tiendra en novembre, si bien que des appréciations plus précises ne pourront être données que plus tard.

  The donor conference on East Timor is to be held in November, so more detailed assessments will be available only later.

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• Une demande qui n'est pas suffisamment précise ne peut pas être prise en considération.

  An application which is insufficiently detailed will not be considered.

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clear

Used about 3 274 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 538 · legal and administrative ≈ 305 · UN documents ≈ 2 431). Meaning: clear in the Elamur Dictionary.

• La Commission demande au Conseil et au Parlement des orientations précises, ce que je comprends parfaitement.

  The Commission is calling for clear guidelines from the Council and Parliament.

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• Il convient de prévoir des instructions écrites précises concernant leur alimentation et leur abreuvement.

  There shall be clear written instructions about feeding and watering.

  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 629130

• Certaines questions auxquelles il convient de répondre sont: à partir de quel moment la vue d ' ensemble obtenue estelle suffisamment précise?

  Some of the questions that need to be answered are: When is the picture clear enough?

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• Je remercie très sincèrement Madame le Commissaire Bonino pour la déclaration très précise qu'elle vient de faire.

  I would like to thank Commissioner Bonino very sincerely for her very clear statement.

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• Les coordonnées doivent être suffisamment précises afin que l’organisation puisse être contactée: adresse postale, numéros de téléphone et de fax, adresse de courrier électronique, site web

  The address must be sufficiently clear for the organisation to be contacted: postal address, telephone and fax number, e-mail address, website

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more

Used about 2 631 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 98 · legal and administrative ≈ 102 · UN documents ≈ 2 431). Meaning: more in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Précise ton idée plus clairement.

  Explain your idea more clearly.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and _undertoad · checked, community translation · #2265923 #12037988

• Le règlement ne précise pas plus clairement cette position et c'est pourquoi cette réserve est particulièrement indiquée.

  The Rules of Procedure do not shed any more light on the matter and that is exactly why this back burner is extremely useful.

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• Lorsqu’une règle de la liste précise qu’un produit peut être fabriqué à partir de plusieurs matières, cela signifie qu’une ou plusieurs de ces matières peuvent être utilisées.

  When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, this means that one or more materials may be used.

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• La formulation d ' une définition de la notion de faible couvert forestier afin de recenser de manière plus précise les pays relevant de cette catégorie.

  development of a definition of low forest cover that more precisely identifies countries falling within this category

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• Peut-elle indiquer de manière plus précise la manière dont elle compte mettre en uvre son engagement d' aide à la reconstruction du Timor-Oriental ?

  Can it now state more specifically how it intends to act on its undertaking to support the reconstruction of East Timor?

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questions

Used about 905 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 196 · legal and administrative ≈ 102 · UN documents ≈ 608).

• Puis-je rappeler à nos chers collègues qu'il est préférable de poser des questions brèves et précises.

  May I remind colleagues that short, sharp questions are better.

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• La déclaration est suivie d’un débat d’une durée minimale de trente minutes, au cours duquel les députés peuvent poser des questions brèves et précises.

  The statement shall be followed by a debate of at least 30 minutes in which Members may put brief and concise questions.

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• 44. Pour répondre aux questions sur l ' accaparement des terres, M. Nkou précise que la terre appartient aux peuples autochtones et à l ' État.

  44. In response to the questions concerning land seizure, he explained that the land belonged to the indigenous peoples and to the State.

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• Nous n'avons toujours pas eu de réponse précise à certaines des questions de Monsieur Graefe zu Baringdorf.

  We still do not have a clear-cut reply to some of Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf's questions.

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• Un aspect important a été soulevé, à savoir si des dispositions précises étaient prévues, ou non, pour après juin 1999.

  There were questions concerning the important issue of whether there are clear rules that are going to be applied after June 1999 or not.

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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.

• J'ai besoin d'une explication précise.

  I need a concise explanation.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by TRANG and CK · checked, community translation · #20964 #331138

• Veuillez me donner une réponse précise.

  Please give me a definite answer.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF_US · checked, community translation · #9763546 #11916489

• Il n'y a rien de pire qu'une image précise d'une vague impression.

  There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a vague perception.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bout and VirtuOZ · checked, community translation · #2566227 #2567651

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