Usage examples of "elect" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all38 élire36 choisir2
You elect your representative by voting. On élit un représentant par le vote.
Let's elect Putin once more! Élisons Putin encore une fois !
They agreed to elect him as president. Ils s'accordèrent pour l'élire président.
Will they elect him for four more years? Vont-ils l'élire pour un nouveau mandat de quatre ans ?
Someday the USA will elect a woman president, and it won't be pretty. Un jour, les USA éliront une femme présidente, et ce ne sera pas beau à voir.
Pierce was elected in 1852. Pierce fut élu en 1852.
They elected her to be the mayor. Ils l'ont choisie pour être maire.
Who will be elected chairman? Qui sera élu président ?
After careful thought, I elected to stay at home. Après mûre réflexion, je choisis de rester chez moi.
We elected Mr Jordan chairperson. Nous avons élu M. Jordan à la place de président.
We elected him to be mayor. Nous l'avons élu pour qu'il soit maire.
Lincoln was elected President in 1860. Lincoln fut élu président en 1860.
They have elected a new government. Ils ont élu un nouveau gouvernement.
His chances of being elected are good. Il a de bonnes chances d'être élu.
No wonder they have elected him chairman. Ce n'est pas étonnant qu'ils l'aient élu président.
Everybody wished he had been elected governor. Tout le monde aurait voulu qu'il soit élu gouverneur.
Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel. Clint Eastwood a été élu maire de Carmel.
We elected her captain of our team. Nous l'avons élue capitaine de notre équipe.
He was elected mayor of the city. Il a été élu Maire de la ville.
We elected Tom captain of the team. Nous avons élu Tom capitaine de l'équipe.
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