French Translator
Translate Any Text to French
DeepL captures the elegance of French — correct gender agreement, accent marks, and idiomatic phrasing that reads naturally, not like a robot wrote it.
See the difference
Natural-sounding French translations — not word-by-word output.
Translation tips
Gendered nouns affect everything
Every French noun is masculine or feminine, and this gender cascades to articles, adjectives, and past participles. 'La table est grande' vs 'Le bureau est grand.' Mistaking gender creates a chain of agreement errors — DeepL tracks gender consistently across the sentence.
Accent marks change meaning
French accents are not decoration — they change pronunciation and meaning. 'ou' (or) vs 'où' (where), 'a' (has) vs 'à' (to/at), 'sur' (on) vs 'sûr' (sure). Missing accents mark text as non-native. DeepL places all accents correctly.
Formal 'vous' vs casual 'tu'
French uses vous (formal/plural) and tu (informal/singular). Using tu in a business context is a serious faux pas. DeepL detects formality from your source text and applies the appropriate register.
Negation always comes in pairs
French negation wraps the verb: 'ne... pas' (not), 'ne... jamais' (never), 'ne... rien' (nothing). Dropping the 'ne' is common in speech but wrong in writing. DeepL produces grammatically correct written negation.
Did you know? The Académie française has regulated the French language since 1635 — making it one of the few languages with an official governing body that rules on correct usage.
How to use it
Paste your text above — source language is auto-detected.
Target is pre-set to French. Click Translate.
Copy the result — all accent marks and gender agreement are handled.
Frequently asked questions
Does it distinguish French from France vs. Canadian French?
DeepL translates to standard metropolitan French (France). Canadian French (québécois) uses different vocabulary and expressions — for example, 'char' instead of 'voiture' for car. The output is universally understood but reads as European French.
How does it handle the subjunctive mood?
French uses the subjunctive after expressions of doubt, desire, and emotion — a mood that barely exists in English. DeepL correctly triggers the subjunctive after 'il faut que', 'je veux que', and similar constructions.
Can it translate legal or formal documents?
DeepL handles formal French well — correct vouvoiement, proper legal terminology, and formal sentence structure. For certified legal translations, always have a sworn translator (traducteur assermenté) review the output.
Is the translation free?
The web tool is free with a request limit. The Telegram bot offers additional features like phrasing variants and document translation — type @vustTranslateBot in any chat for inline translation.
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