Nowadays when french to english translation is in s high demand and a lot of people need it for their work or travelling they usually do not muse upon the history of such discipline as translation. It is interesting to note that translation is one of the oldest forms of rational human activity. And from ancient times translation provides the function of cross-language and cross-cultural communication between people, both between states and within multinational states. Nowadays there is a real boom in translation in science and technology. Over 70% of interpreters are working in this area. The largest volume of translations can be found in the spheres of business correspondence, consumer information texts (instructions, brochures, etc.), scientific and technical documents, various kinds of contracts, technical descriptions. In all these areas French to English translation is one of the most demanded. So a lot of people decide to connect their profession with translation.