input: from typing import List
  
  def english_text_to_french(text: str) -> str:
      """Translates a given text from English to French using the Google Translate API.
      >>> english_text_to_french("Hello, this is a sample text to translate.")
      'Bonjour, ceci est un texte d\'exemple à traduire.'
      """
      from googletrans import Translator
      translator = Translator()
      translation = translator.translate(text, dest='fr')
      return translation.text
output:     from googletrans import Translator
      translator = Translator()
      translation = translator.translate(text, dest='fr')
      return translation.text