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On imagine bien le cortège d’effets **néfastes** sur l’environnement que peut engendrer une mauvaise gestion. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 581056) - H412 **Harmful** to aquatic life with long-lasting effects H412 Nocif pour les organismes aquatiques, entraîne des effets **néfastes** à long terme ([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 3135806) - (b) The fact that the Committee against **Harmful** Practices has been legally institutionalized; b) Le fait que le Comité de lutte contre les pratiques **néfastes** soit devenu une institution reconnue par la loi; ([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 9081375) - There are not many approaches for reducing the **harmful** effects of the dangerous and noxious consumption on children and pregnant women. On observe peu d'approches visant à réduire les effets **néfastes** de la consommation dangereuse et nocive sur les enfants et les femmes enceintes. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 958468) - Traffic noise is a significant nuisance and has a **harmful** effect on health. Le bruit dû à la circulation est une nuisance importante et a des effets **néfastes** sur la santé. ([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 1952837) ## nuisible Used about 3 515 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 380 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 477 · UN documents ≈ 1 652). Forms: nuisible, nuisibles. - Ultraviolet rays are **harmful** to us. Les rayons ultraviolets nous sont **nuisibles**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Archibald · checked, community translation · [\#263365](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/263365) [\#446277](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/446277)) - Agricultural policy in the 15 countries is quite **harmful**, as well as being superfluous. La politique agricole dans les 15 États membres est aussi **nuisible** que superflue. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 532005) - the presence and density of the **harmful** organism, la présence et la densité de l'organisme **nuisible**; ([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 601600) - **Harmful** Traditional Practices Malawi still maintains some **harmful** traditional practices for women. 12.15.1 Au Malawi, certaines pratiques traditionnelles **nuisibles** pour les femmes persistent encore. ([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 11838271) - This book is not only useless but even **harmful**. Ce livre est non seulement inutile mais même **nuisible**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#12130790](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12130790) [\#12130796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12130796)) ## préjudiciables Used about 3 245 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 127 · legal and administrative ≈ 227 · UN documents ≈ 2 891). - Then there is the filtering and parenting software, which is a key means to protect children from accessing **harmful** content. Citons également le filtrage et les logiciels parentaux, qui constituent des dispositifs essentiels pour protéger les enfants de l’accès à des contenus **préjudiciables**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 813088) - This results in inefficient market structures which are also **harmful** to consumers in the long run. Il en résulte des structures de marché inefficaces, également **préjudiciables** aux consommateurs à long terme. ([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 5661621) - Practices **harmful** to women Pratiques **préjudiciables** aux femmes ([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 21759243) - . Mr President, illegal and **harmful** content on the Internet is of real concern not only to this Parliament but also to people outside Parliament. . - Monsieur le Président, les contenus illicites et **préjudiciables** sur l’internet inquiètent fortement non seulement cette Assemblée, mais également les gens en dehors. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 627421) - The availability of **harmful** content in audiovisual media services is a concern for legislators, the media industry and parents. La présence de contenus **préjudiciables** dans les services de médias audiovisuels est une source de préoccupation constante pour les législateurs, le secteur des médias et les parents. ([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 2041856) ## effets Used about 1 441 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 84 · legal and administrative ≈ 114 · UN documents ≈ 1 239). - This medicine has no **harmful** side-effects. Ce remède n'a pas d'**effets** secondaires. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bluepie88 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#662813](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/662813) [\#1500262](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1500262)) - In order to apply the precautionary principle, it is absolutely essential to provide a scientific basis for the concern about possible **harmful** effects. Une condition connexe essentielle pour l' application du principe de précaution est que les préoccupations quant aux éventuels **effets** nocifs soient dotées d' un fondement scientifique. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 136229) - The maximum dose should be selected so as to bring **harmful** effects to light. La dose la plus élevée doit normalement être choisie de façon à faire apparaître des **effets** nocifs. ([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 1736094) - Existing interventions to prevent and control alcohol misuse and its **harmful** effect Mesures existantes pour prévenir et combattre l ' abus d ' alcool et ses **effets** nocifs ([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 26230010) - This medicine has no **harmful** side effects. Ce médicament n'a pas d'**effets** secondaires nocifs. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#1500180](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1500180) [\#12180178](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12180178)) ## pratiques Used about 868 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 42 · UN documents ≈ 826). - These **harmful** traditional practices affect many girls and women in Europe on a daily basis. Ces **pratiques** traditionnelles abominables affectent tous les jours un grand nombre de filles et de femmes en Europe. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1527639) - MEASURES TO CHANGE **HARMFUL** SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PATTERNS 7.6. Mesures visant à modifier les **pratiques** sociales et culturelles délétères ([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 18740491) - 35. Meanwhile, sexual and gender-based violence and **harmful** traditional practices persisted in many parts of the country and remained mostly unpunished. Entre-temps, la violence sexuelle et sexiste et les **pratiques** traditionnelles dangereuses ont persisté dans de nombreuses régions du pays et sont restées pour la plupart impunies. ([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 23194007) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Drinking alcohol is very **harmful** to the body. Boire de l'alcool est très nocif pour l'organisme. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#7291263](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7291263) [\#7291240](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7291240)) - Cicadas aren't **harmful** to humans. Les cigales ne sont pas dangereuses pour l'Homme. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Yemana · checked, community translation · [\#5726550](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5726550) [\#5726876](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5726876)) - The sea is polluted by tiny plastic particles that are **harmful** to marine animals. La mer est polluée par de minuscules particules de plastique qui affectent les animaux marins. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#3387603](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3387603) [\#3394661](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3394661)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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