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# cargo — English to French

How English *cargo* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: cargo (21 476), cargos (300). By style: everyday 6 · literary 1 · biblical 2 · parliamentary 313 · legal and administrative 3 635 · UN documents 17 819.

## cargaison

Used about 14 327 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 128 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 129 · UN documents ≈ 12 065). Forms: cargaison, cargaisons, cargos.

- The ship discharged its **cargo** in Panama.
  Le navire déchargea sa **cargaison** à Panama.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by pip and Erwan29200 · checked, community translation · [\#273425](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/273425) [\#750850](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/750850))

- “And your **cargo**?”
  --Et votre **cargaison**?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 2827)

- When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her **cargo**.
  Quand nous fûmes en vue de l’île de Chypre, nous la laissâmes à gauche, poursuivant notre route du côté de la Syrie, et nous abordâmes à Tyr, où le bâtiment devait décharger sa **cargaison**.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 21:3)

- It is also often the case that **cargo** goes overboard.
  Souvent, les **cargaisons** passent elles aussi par-dessus bord.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 59117)

- **cargo** and fleet management,
  gestion des **cargaisons** et des flottes.
  ([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 1230264)

## chargement

Used about 1 664 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 23 · legal and administrative ≈ 156 · UN documents ≈ 1 485).

- That seems to me reason enough to remove some of the **cargo** from the ship.
  C' est selon moi une raison suffisante pour alléger quelque peu le **chargement** du navire.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 258070)

- I. Principles of **cargo** securing
  I. Principes relatifs à l’arrimage du **chargement**
  ([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 3211426)

- Containers, packaging, labelling, loading, determination of mass and quantity of **cargo** items
  Emballage, conditionnement, marquage, **chargement**, détermination de la masse
  ([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 28071480)

- The official checks the **cargo**: it is radioactive material, all in order with all the necessary permits.
  Le policier contrôle le **chargement** : il s'agit de matériel radioactif, en règle avec tous les permis.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 167686)

- .3 **cargo** loading doors in the collision bulkhead;
  .3 portes de **chargement** situées dans la cloison d'abordage;
  ([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 1749781)

## fret

Used about 1 172 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 52 · legal and administrative ≈ 935 · UN documents ≈ 186).

- Those ships are dry **cargo** ships, they are not war vessels.
  Ces navires sont des navires de **fret** sec, ce ne sont pas des navires de guerre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 507050)

- High risk **cargo** or mail (HRCM)
  **Fret** ou courrier à haut risque (FCHR)
  ([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 2724208)

- None of those could be loaded either in a cellular vessel or on a 747 Jumbo **Cargo**.
  aucun de ces appareils ne peut être chargé sur un porte-conteneur cellulaire ni sur un Jumbo jet 747 de **fret**.
  ([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 7573189)

- Freight services, or **cargo** handling, should simply remain in the directive.
  Les services de chargement, de manutention du **fret**, doivent tout simplement figurer dans la directive.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 256767)

- Flammability of **cargo** compartment liners
  Inflammabilité des revêtements intérieurs des compartiments de **fret**
  ([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 3622335)

## marchandises

Used about 1 022 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 41 · legal and administrative ≈ 52 · UN documents ≈ 928).

- Let's try and offload this **cargo** before lunch.
  Essayons de débarquer ces **marchandises** avant le déjeuner.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by timoteojohano and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#7004650](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7004650) [\#14051821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14051821))

- My British colleagues could then accept the inclusion of **cargo** handling without any concern.
  Mes collègues britanniques pourraient approuver sans crainte le maintien du traitement des **marchandises**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 256820)

- for dry **cargo** vessel:
  Pour un transporteur de **marchandises** sèches:
  ([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 5014901)

- **Cargo** moved by air
  Transport de **marchandises** par voie aérienne
  ([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 8698717)

- Should we exclude **cargo** handling from the directive on ports, all that would be left of it would be an empty shell.
  La directive relative aux services portuaires ne serait qu'une coquille vide si nous excluions le traitement des **marchandises**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 256816)

## passagers

Used about 666 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 6 · legal and administrative ≈ 104 · UN documents ≈ 557).

- One of these was mentioned earlier. It involves applying the measures to **cargo** ships as well as to passenger ships.
  L’une d’entre elles, qui a déjà été mentionnée, concerne la nécessité d’appliquer les mesures tant aux navires à **passagers** qu’aux navires de charge.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 522367)

- Aeroplane, passengers and **cargo** handling procedures related to safety.
  Procédures d'assistance pour les **passagers**, les marchandises et l'avion liées à la sécurité.
  ([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 1076859)

- They ensure the organized, safe and secure movement of passengers and **cargos**.
  Ils assurent la bonne organisation et la sécurité du transport des **passagers** et du fret.
  ([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 25258462)

- for drivers conducting international **cargos** and passenger transportation services to the territories of the Member States in vehicles registered in Georgia:
  pour les conducteurs fournissant des services de transport international de marchandises et de **passagers** vers le territoire des États membres, dans des véhicules immatriculés en Géorgie:
  ([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 3862613)

- 123,400 passengers, 1,720,000 kilometres, 6,000 tons of **cargo** transported
  Transport de 123 400 **passagers**, sur une distance totale de 1 720 000 kilomètres, et de 6 000 tonnes de fret
  ([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 10113432)

## transport

Used about 615 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 6 · legal and administrative ≈ 52 · UN documents ≈ 557).

- It should be possible to link **cargos** more smoothly to other parts of the transport chain.
  Il faudrait s'efforcer de rendre plus souple la transition entre le **transport** par mer et les autres formes de transport.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1603652)

- The compensation should cover transport and associated costs, such as LNG **cargo** costs, regasification fees, and so on.
  L'indemnisation devrait couvrir les frais de **transport** et les coûts associés tels que les frais de transport du GNL, les frais de regazéification, etc.
  ([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 4558537)

- A permit related to a transport document granting the transport of **cargo** under
  A permit related to a **transport** document granting the transport of cargo under
  ([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 24717489)

- This mark shall remain on the **cargo** transport unit until the following provisions are met:
  Le marquage doit rester apposé sur l &apos; engin de **transport** jusqu &apos; à ce que les dispositions suivantes soient satisfaites :
  ([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 23292446)

- § 2. The delivery time shall be calculated on the basis of the distance actually travelled by the **cargo** between the dispatching station and the destination station.
  2. Le délai de **transport** est calculé selon la distance réellement parcourue par la marchandise entre la gare expéditrice et la gare destinataire.
  ([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 28072980)

## More sentences

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

- This is a **cargo** ship, not a passenger ship.
  C'est un cargo, pas un paquebot.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#1963072](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1963072) [\#11457336](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11457336))

- A **cargo** vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
  Un navire cargo, à destination d'Athènes, a sombré en Méditerranée sans laisser de trace.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#71703](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/71703) [\#987009](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/987009))

- The **cargo** spacecraft exploded a few seconds after launch.
  Le cargo spatial explosa quelques secondes après le lancement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3590620](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3590620) [\#3590691](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3590691))

## 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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