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# allowance — English to French

How English *allowance* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [allowance in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/allowance/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: allowance (30 753), allowances (19 213). By style: everyday 14 · literary 2 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 1 178 · legal and administrative 9 840 · UN documents 38 930.

## indemnités

Used about 19 563 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 356 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 203 · UN documents ≈ 15 004). Forms: indemnité, indemnités.

- So will we give them all an **allowance**?
  Est-ce que nous allons donner une **indemnité** à tous les aviculteurs?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 730178)

- other **allowances** and repayments,
  les autres **indemnités** et remboursements,
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 4766715)

- (a) Pay and **allowances** 19.7
  a) Solde et **indemnités**
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 714659)

- The **allowances** that MEPs claim are also public.
  Les **indemnités** que touchent les députés européens sont également publiques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1194325)

- CHAPTER III Salaries and **allowances**
  CHAPITRE III Traitement et **indemnités**
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 1703481)

## allocation

Used about 14 519 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 110 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 025 · UN documents ≈ 13 382). Forms: allocation, allocations.

- I am given a monthly **allowance** of fifty thousand yen.
  Je reçois une **allocation** mensuelle de cinquante mille yens.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Goofy · checked, community translation · [\#257213](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/257213) [\#527821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/527821))

- Birth and adoption **allowances** are, evidently, not family benefits.
  Les **allocations** de naissance et d'adoption ne sont manifestement pas des allocations familiales.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1111941)

- The household **allowance** shall be granted to:
  A droit à l'**allocation** de foyer:
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 403989)

- Beneficiaries of monthly **allowance**
  Bénéficiaires d &apos; une **allocation** à
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7992065)

- We must not give a permanent **allowance** for the implementation of these structural changes.
  Nous ne pouvons tout de même pas octroyer des **allocations** permanentes pour réaliser les changements structurels.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 515353)

## quotas

Used about 2 254 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 307 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 948).

- Greenhouse gas emission **allowance** trading
  Système d'échange de **quotas** d'émission de gaz à effet de serre
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 372287)

- **Allowances** (non-Kyoto units)
  **Quotas** (unités hors Kyoto)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 2457721)

- Certain industries can derogate from the auctioning of CO2 **allowances**.
  Certaines industries peuvent déroger à la vente aux enchères de **quotas** de CO2.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1185138)

- Free allocation of aviation **allowances**
  Allocation gratuite de **quotas** aviation
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 2917764)

- The majority of **allowances** to airlines will be free but 15% of **allowances** will be auctioned.
  La plupart des **quotas** seront attribués aux compagnies aériennes à titre gratuit, sauf 15 % qui seront mis aux enchères.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1108238)

## montant

Used about 1 725 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 103 · UN documents ≈ 1 622).

- This means that total borrowing in the first two TLTROs cannot exceed the amount of the initial **allowance**.
  Cela signifie que l'emprunt total au cours des deux premières TLTRO ne peut excéder le **montant** de la facilité initiale.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 3106827)

- 237. It should, however, be pointed out that family **allowances** fail to keep pace with the cost of living.
  237. Il convient toutefois de faire remarquer que le **montant** des prestations familiales n &apos; évolue pas selon le coût de la vie.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 7988237)

- At that time, the amounts of the first and second language **allowances** will also be revised.
  Le **montant** de la prime de connaissances linguistiques pour la première et la deuxième langues supplémentaires sera aussi révisé à cette occasion.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16068655)

- (a) An annual **allowance**, payable monthly, which is one third of the maximum annual net base salary (based on the current level of remuneration);
  a) Un traitement annuel, payable tous les mois et représentant un tiers du traitement de base annuel net (cette fraction étant appliquée au **montant** actuel de la rémunération);
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26822775)

- 4. The amounts of the first and second language **allowances** will be revised, effective 1 March 2011, to $2,172 and $1,086 net per annum, respectively.
  Le **montant** annuel net de la prime de connaissances linguistiques est porté, au 1er mars 2011, à 2 172 dollars pour la première langue supplémentaire et à 1 086 dollars pour la deuxième.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25130718)

## frais

Used about 1 065 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 49 · legal and administrative ≈ 205 · UN documents ≈ 811).

- The second area, which I have already partly referred to, is in relation to Members' travelling **allowances**.
  Le deuxième domaine auquel j'ai déjà fait allusion concerne les **frais** de voyage des membres.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1734764)

- The financial support in the form of a corporate tax **allowance** relieves the company from costs it normally would have had to bear itself.
  L'aide financière accordée sous forme de crédit d'impôt sur les sociétés permet à l'entreprise d'éviter des **frais** que normalement elle serait obligée de supporter.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 3870603)

- 258. Housing **allowance** has a significant impact as it reduces the share of housing costs of the recipient &apos; s income by half.
  258. L &apos; aide au logement a une incidence importante car elle réduit de moitié la part du revenu du bénéficiaire consacrée aux **frais** de logement.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27939774)

- I am voting for proposals which would mean greater control over Members' travelling **allowances**.
  J'ai voté pour les propositions qui prévoient un meilleur contrôle du remboursement des **frais** de voyage encourus par les députés.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1645327)

- covering travel expenses, subsistence **allowances** and ancillary costs of experts employed by the Office in the course of its investigations to give a professional opinion on a specific matter,
  couvrir les **frais** de déplacement, de séjour et les dépenses accessoires des experts invités par l’Office dans le cadre des enquêtes ou pour rendre un avis professionnel et ponctuel,
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · 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 5058329)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Tom has an **allowance**.
  Tom a une rente.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#6441804](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6441804) [\#14037522](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14037522))

- It's not a question of tax **allowance** but of moral exhaustion.
  Ce n'est pas une question d'abattement fiscal mais d'abattement moral.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by U2FS and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#839869](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/839869) [\#839868](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/839868))

- Tom gives his kids an **allowance**.
  Tom donne de l'argent de poche à ses enfants.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#6222040](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6222040) [\#14037524](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14037524))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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