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# grant — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: grant (51 760), grants (29 030). By style: everyday 18 · literary 10 · biblical 19 · parliamentary 3 243 · legal and administrative 19 139 · UN documents 58 361.

## subventions

Used about 24 137 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 574 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 971 · UN documents ≈ 14 590). Forms: subvention, subventions.

- We've applied for a **grant**.
  Nous avons fait une demande de **subvention**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#11554680](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11554680) [\#11561406](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11561406))

- For **grants** of more than ECU 2m a type 3a committee is to be used.
  Ainsi, il prévoit un comité de type 3a pour les **subventions** dépassant les 2 millions d'écus.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1600741)

- **Grants** received by France 3
  **Subventions** reçues par France 3
  ([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 410091)

- II. Management of **grants**
  II. Gestion des **subventions**
  ([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 28826415)

- It is the Commission which **grants** billions in subsidies for these relocations.
  C'est la Commission qui accorde des **subventions** en milliards pour ces délocalisations de fait.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1690316)

## études

Used about 7 531 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 34 · legal and administrative ≈ 199 · UN documents ≈ 7 295).

- I got a **grant** for my tuition.
  J'obtins une bourse pour mes **études**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dejo and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#266239](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/266239) [\#1420257](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1420257))

- Another aspect is to encourage study **grants** offered to students by private companies.
  Un autre aspect consiste à encourager l'octroi de bourses d'**études** aux étudiants par des entreprises privées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1561069)

- Applying for a tertiary education study financing, such as study **grants** and loans from a public body or institution
  Demander à un organisme public ou une institution publique le financement d’**études** supérieures, par exemple par des bourses et des prêts
  ([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 4725564)

- **Grants** to complete specific studies;
  bourses attribuées pour mener à terme des **études** spécifiques ;
  ([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 12015911)

- I got a **grant** for my tuition.
  Je reçus une bourse pour mes **études**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dejo and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#266239](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/266239) [\#1420258](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1420258))

## accorder

Used about 6 900 times in the texts (literary ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 439 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 595 · UN documents ≈ 4 863).

- “Mr. Mayor, I cannot **grant** you that.”
  --Monsieur le maire, je ne puis vous **accorder** cela.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 4752)

- If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to **grant** my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”
  Si j’ai trouvé grâce aux yeux du roi, et s’il plaît au roi d’**accorder** ma demande et de satisfaire mon désir, que le roi vienne avec Haman au festin que je leur préparerai, et demain je donnerai réponse au roi selon son ordre.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EST 5:8)

- Parliament must **grant** the necessary powers to the Committee on Fisheries.
  Le Parlement doit **accorder** les compétences nécessaires à la commission de la pêche.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1737974)

- Member States may **grant** exemptions from Article 2 for aeroplanes of historical interest.
  Les États membres peuvent **accorder** des dérogations à l'article 2 pour les avions présentant un intérêt historique.
  ([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 906437)

- It is high time that we **grant** development the attention it deserves.
  Il est grand temps d &apos; **accorder** au développement l &apos; attention qu &apos; il mérite.
  ([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 13170516)

## décharge

Used about 1 672 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 676 · legal and administrative ≈ 997).

- Parliament should do this by refusing to **grant** discharge when there are problems.
  Le Parlement peut le faire en refusant l’octroi de la **décharge** lorsque des problèmes sont constatés, mais ne le fait pas.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 830091)

- **Grants** the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Auditors’ budget for the financial year 2011;
  donne **décharge** au secrétaire général de la Cour des comptes sur l’exécution du budget de la Cour des comptes pour l’exercice 2011;
  ([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 2759053)

- If we look closer at the main issues, there is actually no reason not to **grant** discharge.
  Si nous regardons les questions principales de plus près, il n'y a en fait aucune raison de ne pas accorder la **décharge**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1306032)

- Refuses to **grant** the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Council and of the Council for the financial year 2016;
  refuse la **décharge** au secrétaire général du Conseil sur l'exécution du budget du Conseil européen et du Conseil pour l'exercice 2016;
  ([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 4480342)

- We do not believe it is correct to equate a refusal to **grant** discharge with a motion of no confidence.
  Nous estimons que le parallèle opéré entre le refus de la **décharge** et la formulation d'une motion de méfiance est erroné.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1931570)

## donne

Used about 648 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 34 · UN documents ≈ 608).

- **Grant** failed at almost everything he tried--until he was given command of the Union Army.
  Grant échoua dans presque tout ce qu'il entreprit - jusqu'à ce qu'on lui **donne** le commandement de l'armée de l'Union.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by halfb1t and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2028501](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2028501) [\#2028542](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2028542))

- Now, Lord, look at their threats, and **grant** to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
  Et maintenant, Seigneur, vois leurs menaces, et **donne** à tes serviteurs d’annoncer ta parole avec une pleine assurance,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 4:29)

- The directive **grants** injured parties the right to compensation.
  Cette directive **donne** aux victimes le droit d'obtenir une indemnisation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1244700)

- The consultative committee elaborates its opinion on each application to the Minister of National Defence, who decides whether to **grant** conscientious objector status.
  Le Comité consultatif **donne** son avis sur chaque demande au Ministère de la défense nationale qui statue en dernier ressort.
  ([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 15659129)

- Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement **grant** you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
  Que le Dieu de la persévérance et de la consolation vous **donne** d’avoir les mêmes sentiments les uns envers les autres selon Jésus-Christ,
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 15:5)

## More sentences

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

- If feeling sick of the world could by itself **grant** saintliness, I don't see how I could avoid canonization.
  Si le dégoût du monde conférait à lui seul la sainteté, je ne vois pas comment je pourrais éviter la canonisation.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#411063](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/411063) [\#411005](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/411005))

- **Grant** asked the Senate to approve the treaty.
  Grant demanda au Sénat d'approuver le traité.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Source\_VOA and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#805476](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/805476) [\#1331642](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1331642))

- I don't think he'll **grant** it to us.
  Je ne pense pas qu'il nous l’accorde.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lebensfreude and Talwit · checked, community translation · [\#13307178](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13307178) [\#8091761](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8091761))

## 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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