principales — French to English

How French principales 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: principales (88 724). By style: everyday 17 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 3 209 · legal and administrative 5 627 · UN documents 79 869.

main

Used about 33 016 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 1 671 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 048 · UN documents ≈ 28 287). Meaning: main in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Il y a 3 sections principales.

  There are three main sections.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and sharris123 · checked, community translation · #7819974 #976859

• La consommation d'alcool en est l'une des principales causes.

  One of the main reasons for this was the use of alcohol.

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• L’organisme intermédiaire et ses principales fonctions

  The intermediate body and its main functions

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• 11. Il a les fonctions principales suivantes:

  11. Its main functions are:

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• Le Japon se compose de quatre îles principales.

  Japan consists of four main islands.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Lumi · checked, community translation · #281541 #129737

major

Used about 13 986 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 201 · legal and administrative ≈ 469 · UN documents ≈ 13 312). Meaning: major in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Le tabac était l'une de leurs principales cultures.

  Tobacco was one of their major crops.

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• Parmi les participants, on a dénombré tous les pays industrialisés, les principales économies émergentes et un nombre important de pays particulièrement vulnérables.

  Participants included all the industrialised countries, major emerging economies, and a significant number of especially vulnerable countries.

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• que par le rail ou par les routes principales, et

  via major roads or railways, and

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• A. Principales violations des droits de l ' homme et atteintes à ces droits 19 − 37 8

  A. Major human rights violations and abuses 19 - 37 8

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• Nous acceptons toutes les principales cartes de crédit.

  We accept all major credit cards.

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key

Used about 12 083 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 201 · legal and administrative ≈ 234 · UN documents ≈ 11 648). Meaning: key in the Elamur Dictionary.

• En conséquence, la lutte contre ce fléau est devenue l’une des principales priorités politiques en Europe et dans le monde.

  The fight against this scourge has accordingly become one of the key political priorities in Europe and around the world.

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• Principales données financières de Varvaressos pour les exercices 2004-2009

  Varvaressos’s key financial data 2004-2009

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• On trouvera ci-après les principales recommandations avancées pour ce faire.

  Key recommendations in this regard are set out below .

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• C’est une des principales justifications de l’arrêt de la Cour de justice et un principe que nous examinerons évidemment en profondeur.

  That is a key justification for the ruling of the Court of Justice, as well as a principle which, naturally, we shall investigate thoroughly.

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• L’organisation doit avoir arrêté des procédures pour faire en sorte que les principales informations opérationnelles soient:

  The organisation must have procedures to ensure that key operational information is:

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principal

Used about 7 679 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 201 · legal and administrative ≈ 821 · UN documents ≈ 6 656). Meaning: principal in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Ses principales exportations sont le minerai de fer, le caoutchouc, les diamants et l'or.

  Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold.

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• Les femmes restent les principales victimes de la traite et des violences physiques, sexuelles et psychologiques.

  Women are the principal victims of trafficking and physical, sexual and psychological violence.

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• Fournir une brève description des principales activités de l'émetteur.

  A brief description of the issuer’s principal activities.

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• Quelques-unes des principales plaintes formulées sont reproduites ci-après.

  Some of the principal complaints received are listed below.

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• La ménopause est l'arrêt définitif des fonctions principales des ovaires.

  The menopause is the permanent cessation of the ovaries' principal functions.

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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.

• Et toi, Bethléhem, terre de Juda, Tu n’es certes pas la moindre entre les principales villes de Juda, Car de toi sortira un chef Qui paîtra Israël, mon peuple.

  ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a governor who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 2:6

• La première année de Belschatsar, roi de Babylone, Daniel eut un songe et des visions de son esprit, pendant qu’il était sur sa couche. Ensuite il écrivit le songe, et raconta les principales choses.

  In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DAN 7:1

• C'est dans l'absence de certaines réformes structurelles cruciales que la crise actuelle trouve ses causes principales.

  The current crisis is mainly due to the absence of certain crucial structural reforms.

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