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# guidelines — English to French

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

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Sentence pairs counted, by form: guidelines (161 301). By style: everyday 5 · parliamentary 6 448 · legal and administrative 20 839 · UN documents 134 009.

## directives

Used about 85 029 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 403 · legal and administrative ≈ 868 · UN documents ≈ 83 756).

- Tom followed the **guidelines**.
  Tom a suivi les **directives**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and tras · checked, community translation · [\#7544399](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7544399) [\#7554368](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7554368))

- We must intensify our social intervention, Madam President, since **guidelines** are not enough.
  Nous devons élargir notre intervention dans le domaine social, Madame la Présidente. Les **directives** ne suffisent pas.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2002579)

- Having regard to the Authority’s **Guidelines** on the application and interpretation of Articles 61 and 62 of the EEA Agreement \[5\],
  Vu les **directives** de l’Autorité sur l’application et l’interprétation des articles 61 et 62 de l’accord EEE \[5\],
  ([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 5644103)

- E. **Guidelines** for periodic reports
  E. **Directives** pour les rapports périodiques
  ([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 1853991)

- These are just **guidelines**, not hard and fast rules.
  Ce sont uniquement des **directives**, non des règles absolues.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#950973](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/950973) [\#951046](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/951046))

## directrices

Used about 33 962 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 2 015 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 195 · UN documents ≈ 16 751).

- I'm following the **guidelines**.
  Je suis les lignes **directrices**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Scorpionvenin14 · checked, community translation · [\#5656503](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5656503) [\#5657207](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5657207))

- Recently, the Commission presented a proposal on integrated **guidelines** for 2008-2010.
  Dernièrement, la Commission a présenté une proposition sur les lignes **directrices** intégrées pour 2008-2010.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1039481)

- SCOPE OF THE **GUIDELINES**
  CHAMP D'APPLICATION DES LIGNES **DIRECTRICES**
  ([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 5666137)

- Safety **guidelines** and good practices for pipelines.
  c) Lignes **directrices** et règles de bonne pratique en matière de sûreté des conduites.
  ([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 15443934)

- The integrated **guidelines** will have to be fine-tuned in the course of the next three-year period.
  Les lignes **directrices** intégrées devront être affinées au courant de la période triennale à venir.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 682379)

## principes

Used about 12 904 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 737 · UN documents ≈ 11 167).

- 1995 OECD TP **Guidelines**, paragraph 3.7; 2010 OECD TP **Guidelines**, paragraphs 2.109 and 2.115.
  **Principes** de l'OCDE de 1995, de 2010 et de 2017, glossaire.
  ([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 4514441)

- **Guidelines** for judicial cooperation
  **Principes** directeurs pour la coopération judiciaire
  ([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 8850015)

- The text of these **guidelines** can be found on the UPOV website (www.upov.int).
  Le texte de ces **principes** directeurs peut être consulté sur le site internet de l’UPOV (www.upov.int).
  ([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 2048799)

- The following **guidelines** were given for the road load settings:
  Les **principes** suivants devaient être appliqués pour les réglages du banc en ce qui concerne la puissance absorbée:
  ([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 13751356)

- Tax administrations of the OECD member countries are encouraged to follow the Model Tax Convention and the TP **Guidelines**.
  Les administrations fiscales des pays membres de l'OCDE sont encouragées à suivre les **principes** de l'OCDE.
  ([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 3857639)

## orientations

Used about 8 021 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 493 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 737 · UN documents ≈ 2 792).

- I am in favour of the proposed **guidelines**.
  J'approuve les **orientations** qui nous sont proposées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1823376)

- Broad **guidelines** for the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union
  Grandes **orientations** des politiques économiques des États membres et de l’Union
  ([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 2039970)

- 53. Under **guidelines** drawn up jointly with the Government, international institutions provide significant technical and financial assistance to Benin.
  53. À la lumière des **orientations** définies conjointement avec le Gouvernement, les institutions internationales fournissent au Bénin un appui considérable, à la fois technique et financier.
  ([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 13566185)

- Broad economic policy **guidelines** (2003-2005)
  Grandes **orientations** des politiques économiques (2003-2005)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 457421)

- The Commission would set the framework, issue **guidelines**, encourage participation and facilitate management and coordination.
  La Commission aura pour rôle d’établir le cadre, de publier des **orientations**, d’encourager la participation et de faciliter la gestion et la coordination.
  ([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 2764783)

## aides

Used about 568 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 134 · legal and administrative ≈ 434).

- As regards dairy produce, whilst the price **guidelines** are acceptable, there is no real justification for providing support according to the 'virtual cow' system.
  En ce qui concerne les produits laitiers, même en acceptant l'orientation des prix, les **aides** prévues selon la «vache virtuelle» ne sont pas suffisamment justifiées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1939479)

- For large companies, see point 2.1 of the **Guidelines** on State aid for restructuring firms in difficulty.
  Pour les grandes entreprises, voir le point 2.1 des directives concernant les **aides** d’État au sauvetage et à la restructuration d’entreprises en difficulté.
  ([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 5638696)

## lignes

Used about 134 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 134).

- It is not just a question of money, it is a question of the **guidelines** to be observed by our committees.
  Il n'est pas seulement question d'argent, il est question de **lignes** de conduite de nos commissions.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1929744)

## More sentences

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

- Tom followed the **guidelines**.
  Tom a suivi les instructions.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and tras · checked, community translation · [\#7544399](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7544399) [\#7554367](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7554367))

- These are just **guidelines**, not hard and fast rules.
  Ce sont juste des indications, non des règles absolues.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#950973](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/950973) [\#951048](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/951048))

- To repeat, the rapporteur has set out some useful **guidelines** for the Union's future policy in this field.
  Une fois encore, le rapporteur a esquissé une politique sur laquelle l'Union européenne pourra aligner sa politique dans un avenir proche.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1732226)

## Grammar

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