proche — French to English
How French proche 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: proche (32 791), proches (17 246). By style: everyday 388 · literary 4 · biblical 53 · parliamentary 4 814 · legal and administrative 4 676 · UN documents 40 102.
near
Used about 15 712 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 97 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 27 · parliamentary ≈ 903 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 315 · UN documents ≈ 13 367). Forms: near, nearest. Meaning: near in the Elamur Dictionary.
Sa maison est proche de la mer.
His house is near the sea.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by marsu and shekitten · checked, community translation · #10020895 #753204Il allait volontiers à Saint-Médard qui est l'église la plus proche.
He liked to go to Saint-Médard, which is the nearest church.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9507Tu es proche, ô Éternel! Et tous tes commandements sont la vérité.
You are near, LORD. All your commandments are truth.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 119:151Voilà qui tombera peut-être à point nommé dans un avenir très proche.
Maybe that suits us for what may happen in the very near future.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 497815Proche- et Moyen-Orient
Near and Middle East
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 3097531
close
Used about 8 812 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 158 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 903 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 900 · UN documents ≈ 5 848). Meaning: close in the Elamur Dictionary.
Nous étions si proches.
We were so close.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · #2549209 #6153781Au reste la solitude où il se trouvait était si étrangement calme que cet effroyable tapage, si furieux et si proche, n'y jetait même pas l'ombre d'un trouble.
However, the solitude in which he stood was so strangely calm, that this frightful uproar, close and furious as it was, did not disturb him by so much as the shadow of a misgiving.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 9924Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de la sœur de ta mère, ni de la sœur de ton père, car c’est découvrir sa proche parente: ils porteront la peine de leur péché.
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LEV 20:19Les proches de Chávez ont déjà été désignés.
People close to Chávez have already been appointed.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1344949Parties sous tension trop proches
Live parts too close
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 5668076
relatives
Used about 6 625 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 150 · legal and administrative ≈ 195 · UN documents ≈ 6 266).
Je veux contacter mes proches restés au pays.
I want to contact my relatives back home.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and AlanF_US · checked, community translation · #10701134 #10703579Je suis abandonné de mes proches, Je suis oublié de mes intimes.
My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 19:14Le sentiment d’horreur et de compassion pour les victimes de ces massacres de masse et les proches qui leur ont survécu est grand.
The sense of horror and sympathy for the victims of this mass killing and their surviving relatives is great.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 703829N'a jamais dû s'occuper de proches en état d'incapacité
Never had to care for incapacitated relatives
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 4111087Droit d ' avoir accès à un avocat et de prévenir un proche
Right to have access to a lawyer and to inform relatives
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 22278934
middle
Used about 999 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 852 · legal and administrative ≈ 146). Meaning: middle in the Elamur Dictionary.
Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, ce qui se passe au Proche-Orient est une tragédie.
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the events in the Middle East are a real tragedy.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 92921Le Caire ou Beyrouth pour le Proche-Orient;
Cairo or Beirut for the Middle East;
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 1998744Certains observateurs disent qu'il meurt davantage de gens en Tchétchénie qu'au Proche-Orient.
Some observers are saying that more people are dying in Chechnya than in the Middle East.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 312268Coopération avec les pays en développement d’Asie, y compris d’Asie centrale et du Proche-Orient
Cooperation with developing countries in Asia, including Central Asia and the Middle East
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 4473704Madame le Président, j'aimerais m'associer à l'engagement particulier de mes collègues en faveur du Proche-Orient.
Madam President, I should like to say that I share Members' special commitment to the Middle East.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1698211
future
Used about 150 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 150). Meaning: future in the Elamur Dictionary.
J'espère que ce rôle portera ses fruits dans un avenir proche.
I hope that role will bear fruit within the foreseeable future.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1923290Le Kosovo n’est pas un territoire éloigné; il est proche et il fera à long terme partie de l’UE.
It is not our back yard, but our front yard, and in the long term, a future EU territory.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 846462Cela veut-il dire que dans un avenir relativement proche, les prix d'un trajet passant par Luxembourg devront être calculés sur la base du fournisseur le moins cher?
Does that mean that in the not too distant future, prices on routes through Luxembourg are to be calculated on the basis of the cheapest supplier?
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1968554
More sentences
Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.
L'aiglefin est un proche parent de la morue.
Haddock are closely related to cod.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and shekitten · checked, community translation · #12029385 #12061767Où se trouve la station de métro la plus proche ?
Where's the closest metro station?
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Michael64 and FeuDRenais2 · checked, community translation · #958817 #477570De qui êtes-vous le plus proche dans votre famille ?
Who are you closest to in your family?
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by GB3 and CK · checked, community translation · #6857193 #6859897
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