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# carbon — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: carbon (37 096), carbons (177). By style: everyday 24 · parliamentary 2 107 · legal and administrative 9 768 · UN documents 25 374.

## carbone

Used about 21 640 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 1 728 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 733 · UN documents ≈ 12 158).

- What about the **carbon** tax?
  Quid de la taxe **carbone** ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by belgavox and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#1747314](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1747314) [\#819082](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/819082))

- One concerns the sale of **carbon** dioxide quotas after 2012.
  L'un concerne la vente des quotas de dioxyde de **carbone** après 2012.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1308484)

- Mass of **carbon** monoxide
  Masse de monoxyde de **carbone**
  ([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 1254740)

- **carbons** (g/kWh)
  de **carbone** (g/kWh)
  ([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 26291032)

- Coal consists mostly of **carbon**.
  Le charbon est principalement constitué de **carbone**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#272237](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/272237) [\#128875](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/128875))

## hydrocarbures

Used about 4 900 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 407 · UN documents ≈ 4 493).

- more than 75 % by weight of n- and iso-paraffinic hydrocarbons with a **carbon** chain length of 18 or more but not more than 50, and
  plus de 75 % en poids d'**hydrocarbures** n-paraffiniques et isoparaffiniques présentant une chaîne carbonée de 18 ou plus, mais n'excédant pas 50; et
  ([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 4757982)

- Sum of hydro-**carbons** and oxides of nitrogen
  Somme des **hydrocarbures** et des oxydes d &apos; azote
  ([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 13759811)

- It consists of hydro-**carbons** having **carbon** numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C10 and boiling in the range of approximately 93 °C to 180 °C.)
  Se compose d'**hydrocarbures** dont le nombre de carbones se situe en majorité dans la gamme C7-C10 et dont le point d'ébullition est compris approximativement entre 93 °C et 180 °C.)
  ([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 1084925)

- It consists of hydrocarbons having **carbon** numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C30, and produces a finished oil with a viscosity of less than 19 10-6 m2.s-1 at 40 °C.
  Se compose d'**hydrocarbures** dont le nombre de carbones se situe en majorité dans la gamme C15-C30, et donne une huile-produit fini de viscosité inférieure à 19 10-6 m 2.s-1 à 40 °C.
  ([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 1083475)

- Volatile (hydro)fluorocarbons: VOCs consisting of fluorinated (hydro)**carbons**, in particular chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
  (Hydro)fluorocarbones volatils: COV composés d'**hydrocarbures** entièrement ou partiellement fluorés, en particulier de chlorofluorocarbones (CFC), d'hydrochlorofluorocarbones (HCFC) et d'hydrofluorocarbones (HFC).
  ([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 4526933)

## charbons

Used about 2 464 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 84 · UN documents ≈ 2 379). Forms: charbon, charbons.

- Paper is white; **carbon** is black.
  Le papier est blanc, le **charbon** est noir.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Objectivesea and nimfeo · checked, community translation · [\#5372092](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5372092) [\#1982177](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1982177))

- The huge energy gap opening up cannot possibly be filled by Mickey Mouse renewables or shale **carbons**.
  Le déficit énergétique énorme qui s'ouvre ne pourra peut-être pas être comblé par des énergies renouvelables à la noix ou des **charbons** de schiste.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1444024)

- 57. The question then arose whether the other **carbons** and substances identified by
  57. La question s &apos; est alors posée si les autres **charbons** et matières visées par le No.
  ([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 28100646)

- The fact is that, as we speak, China is making the production of **carbon**-intensive coal-fired power stations come on stream every two weeks.
  Le fait est qu'à l'heure où nous parlons, la Chine construit de nouvelles centrales électriques au **charbon** à forte intensité carbonique toutes les deux semaines.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1209966)

- Powdered activated **carbons** used for Hg control typically have diameters of 44 m or smaller.
  Les **charbons** actifs pulvérisés utilisés pour l &apos; adsorption du mercure ont généralement un diamètre maximum de 44 um.
  ([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 9227625)

## monoxyde

Used about 264 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 264).

- (xi) The manufacture of lead monoxide (litharge), yellow lead oxide, lead dioxide (red lead), lead **carbons**, orange lead oxide and lead sulphates, chromates and ingots;
  xi) Fabrication de **monoxyde** de plomb (litharge), d &apos; oxyde de plomb jaune, de dioxyde de plomb (plomb rouge), de carbonates de plomb, d &apos; oxyde de plomb orange et de sulfates, de chromates et de lingots de plomb;
  ([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 1204985)

## piles

Used about 204 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 204).

- Parts of primary cells and primary batteries (excluding battery **carbons**, for rechargeable batteries)
  Parties de **piles** et batteries de piles électriques du SH 8506
  ([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 1291679)

## More sentences

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

- He's a **carbon** copy of his father.
  C'est le portrait craché de son père.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#289441](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/289441) [\#130803](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/130803))

- He's a **carbon** copy of his father.
  Il ressemble comme deux gouttes d’eau à son père.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and gillux · checked, community translation · [\#289441](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/289441) [\#5429030](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5429030))

- We are on the threshold of a third industrial revolution, the consequence of which will be significantly reduced dependence on fossil fuels and transition to a low-**carbon** economy.
  Nous sommes au seuil de la troisième révolution industrielle qui réduira sensiblement la dépendance aux combustibles fossiles et conduira à une économie à faibles émissions 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 1034672)

## Grammar

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