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# degrading — English to French

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

The [Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) has no article on this word yet.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: degrading (40 214). By style: everyday 2 · parliamentary 233 · legal and administrative 371 · UN documents 39 608.

## dégradants

Used about 32 585 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 117 · legal and administrative ≈ 286 · UN documents ≈ 32 182). Forms: dégradant, dégradants.

- It is **degrading** for her.
  C'est **dégradant** pour elle.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Balamax and Balamax · checked, community translation · [\#2798285](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2798285) [\#2798282](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2798282))

- Reports tell of **degrading** and inhuman treatment, even torture.
  Il est paraît-il question de traitements **dégradants** et inhumains, voire de torture.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 644431)

- Such clothing shall not be **degrading** or humiliating.
  Ces vêtements ne doivent être ni **dégradants**, ni humiliants.
  ([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 4226882)

- **degrading** forms of punishment
  DE CHÂTIMENTS CRUELS OU **DÉGRADANTS**
  ([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 19351205)

- Torture and other cruel, inhuman or **degrading** treatment is used.
  On y recourt à la torture et à d’autres traitements cruels, inhumains ou **dégradants**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 805619)

## torture

Used about 1 663 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 5 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 · UN documents ≈ 1 650).

- It is without doubt true that torture is the most inhumane and **degrading** practice.
  Il est indubitable que la **torture** est la pratique la plus inhumaine et la plus dégradante qui soit.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1206713)

- The Union also reiterated its strong condemnation of the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and **degrading** treatment.
  L’Union a également condamné une nouvelle fois fermement le recours à la **torture** et à tout autre traitement cruel, inhumain et dégradant.
  ([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 2242399)

- 3. Prohibition on torture and other cruel, inhuman or **degrading** treatment or punishment.
  3. Prohibition on **torture** and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
  ([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 23932110)

- It also expressly prohibits torture, inhuman or **degrading** treatment or punishment and stipulates that an arrested, detained or incarcerated person is entitled to human treatment and respect of dignity.
  It also expressly prohibits **torture**, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and stipulates that an arrested, detained or incarcerated person is entitled to human treatment and respect of dignity.
  ([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 23917428)

## inhumains

Used about 1 655 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 5 · UN documents ≈ 1 650). Forms: inhumain, inhumains.

- The death penalty is the cruellest, most inhumane and **degrading** penalty.
  La peine de mort est l'acte le plus cruel, le plus **inhumain** et le plus infâme.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 109842)

- Torture and other cruel, inhuman or **degrading** treatment or punishment 125
  Torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, **inhumains** ou dégradants134
  ([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 2865780)

- (d) QUESTION OF A DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR **DEGRADING** TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
  b) ETAT DE LA CONVENTION CONTRE LA TORTURE ET AUTRES PEINES OU TRAITEMENTS CRUELS, **INHUMAINS** OU DEGRADANTS;
  ([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 2972048)

## ou

Used about 876 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 5 · legal and administrative ≈ 46 · UN documents ≈ 825).

- Europe should be sending a message beyond its borders that inhuman or **degrading** treatment of people with disabilities is utterly unacceptable.
  L'Europe devrait envoyer au-delà de ses frontières le message selon lequel il est totalement inacceptable de traiter les personnes handicapées de façon inhumaine **ou** dégradante.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 488186)

- f. includes equipment designed to degrade the operation or effectiveness of military imaging systems or to minimize such **degrading** effects.
  Le point ML15.f comprend le matériel conçu pour dégrader le fonctionnement **ou** l'efficacité des systèmes militaires d'imagerie ou réduire les effets d'une telle dégradation.
  ([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 4228489)

- Women trapped into employment as domestic servants or forced into **degrading** sex work are especially vulnerable.
  Les plus vulnérables sont les femmes, recrutées pour des emplois domestiques **ou** victimes d &apos; exploitation sexuelle.
  ([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 9302349)

- f. includes equipment designed to degrade the operation or effectiveness of military imaging systems or to minimize such **degrading** effects.
  Le point ML15.f comprend le matériel conçu pour dégrader le fonctionnement **ou** l’efficacité des systèmes militaires d’imagerie ou réduire les effets d’une telle dégradation.
  ([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 3189313)

- ML15.f. includes equipment designed to degrade the operation or effectiveness of military imaging systems or to minimize such **degrading** effects.
  Le point ML15.f comprend le matériel conçu pour dégrader le fonctionnement **ou** l’efficacité des systèmes militaires d’imagerie ou réduire les effets d’une telle dégradation.
  ([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 2060219)

## peines

Used about 841 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 15 · UN documents ≈ 825).

- Corporal punishment such as flogging constitutes torture or other cruel, inhuman or **degrading** punishment.
  Les châtiments corporels tels que la flagellation sont constitutifs de torture ou d'autres **peines** cruelles, inhumaines ou dégradantes.
  ([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 3359421)

- Prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or **degrading**
  Interdiction de la torture et autres **peines** ou
  ([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 11762791)

- Moreover, the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or **degrading** punishment should impose clear limits on the use of the death penalty.
  En outre, l'interdiction des **peines** cruelles, inhumaines ou dégradantes devrait imposer des limites claires au recours à la peine de mort.
  ([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 4899567)

## More sentences

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

- Ecosystems are **degrading** rapidly all around the Earth.
  Les écosystèmes se dégradent rapidement tout autour de la Terre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#1383585](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1383585) [\#12946664](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12946664))

- It is wholly unacceptable that, after all these years, hundreds of thousands of people should still be living in such **degrading** conditions.
  Il est totalement inacceptable que, après toutes ces années, des centaines de milliers de personnes soient toujours en train de vivre dans des conditions aussi dégradantes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1023894)

- "**Degrading**" acceding countries to second-class members does not do them justice and has unwanted political consequences.
  La "relégation" des candidats à l' adhésion au deuxième rang ne leur accorde aucun droit et a des conséquences politiques indésirables.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 38721)

## Grammar

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