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# impact — English to French

How English *impact* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 8 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: impact (228 556), impacts (38 339). By style: everyday 22 · parliamentary 12 115 · legal and administrative 24 255 · UN documents 230 503.

## impact

Used about 106 788 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 6 815 · legal and administrative ≈ 6 316 · UN documents ≈ 93 642). Forms: impact, impacts.

- Brace for **impact**.
  Préparez-vous à l'**impact**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#2261086](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2261086) [\#13045148](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13045148))

- We must review the 'Best Business **Impact**' initiative.
  Il faut réviser l' initiative Best Business **Impact**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 36066)

- **Impact** of the economic crisis
  **Impact** de la crise économique
  ([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 2111742)

- Outcomes, **impacts** and challenges
  A. Résultats, **impacts** et défis
  ([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 12337468)

- Brace for **impact**!
  Préparez-vous à l'**impact** !
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eccles17 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#6575835](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6575835) [\#2261707](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2261707))

## incidences

Used about 52 692 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 010 · legal and administrative ≈ 10 864 · UN documents ≈ 40 818). Forms: incidence, incidences.

- The report refers to its apparent negative **impacts** on climate change.
  Ce rapport mentionne ses **incidences** négatives sur le changement climatique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1446147)

- **Impact** of natural disasters
  **Incidence** des catastrophes naturelles
  ([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 862494)

- Climate change **impacts**/ assessments
  **Incidences** des changements climatiques/ évaluations de la vulnérabilité
  ([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 10821017)

- In my explanatory statement I underline the seriousness of these **impacts** that we face.
  Je souligne la gravité de ces **incidences** dans l’exposé des motifs.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 531473)

- **Impact** of imports from third countries
  **Incidence** des importations de pays tiers
  ([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 708231)

## effets

Used about 41 448 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 757 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 274 · UN documents ≈ 38 417).

- Now I must say a few words about the **impacts** of globalisation.
  Je me dois maintenant de dire quelques mots sur les **effets** de la mondialisation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1120414)

- Other vertical **impacts** of the merger
  Autres **effets** verticaux de la concentration
  ([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 583220)

- Evaluation of POPs health **impact**
  Evaluation des **effets** des POP sur la santé
  ([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 16198549)

- The **impact** of enlargement will create a continuous need for information in all Member States.
  Les **effets** de l’élargissement créeront un besoin permanent d’informations dans tous les États membres.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 528720)

- Observations on the **impacts** on competition and trade
  Remarques sur les **effets** négatifs sur la concurrence
  ([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 4515391)

## sur

Used about 16 683 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 505 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 769 · UN documents ≈ 14 406).

- The **impact** of science on society is great.
  L'influence de la science **sur** la société est grande.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sciuro · checked, community translation · [\#265338](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/265338) [\#1740296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1740296))

- Alongside this, the free exchange of services also **impacts** on the developing countries.
  En outre, le libre-échange de services se répercute aussi **sur** les pays en développement.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 165777)

- C. Preventing **impacts** on small farms (M)
  C. Prévention des répercussions **sur** les petites exploitations (M)
  ([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 4536442)

- Chlorides have an **impact** on the quality of the cement and so have to be limited.
  Etant donné que les chlorures influent **sur** la qualité du ciment, il est nécessaire de les limiter.
  ([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 16157836)

- Considering the violence of the **impact**, he must have died instantly.
  Au vu de la violence du choc, il a dû mourir **sur** le coup.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#708130](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/708130) [\#389046](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/389046))

## conséquences

Used about 9 098 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 388 · legal and administrative ≈ 505 · UN documents ≈ 7 203).

- "The economy has opened up a faultline in the Atlantic," announces La Stampa, reporting on the **impact** of recent remarks by Barack Obama which imply that the poor management of the Eurozone crisis is to blame for the feeble outlook for growth in the US.
  “L’économie éloigne les deux rives de l’Atlantique”, La Stampa résume ainsi les **conséquences** des récentes déclarations de Barack Obama, selon lesquelles les maigres perspectives de croissance des États-Unis sont dues à la mauvaise gestion de la crise de la zone euro.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by al\_ex\_an\_der and dominiko · checked, community translation · [\#1826758](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1826758) [\#1826762](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1826762))

- The **impacts** are probably most severe in Africa.
  Les **conséquences** sont probablement les plus graves en Afrique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 546437)

- the environmental effects (**impacts**/pressures and benefits) of the fruit and vegetable production, including key trends.
  les **conséquences** environnementales (répercussions/pressions et avantages) de la production de fruits et légumes, y compris les principales tendances.
  ([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 2392144)

- Landbased sources of pollution and alteration of habitats, and their **impacts** on aquatic ecosystems;
  Les sources terrestres de pollution, la transformation des habitats et ses **conséquences** sur les écosystèmes aquatiques;
  ([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 7583628)

- We are concerned about the **impact** that CETA will have on procurement.
  Nous nous inquiétons des **conséquences** de l'AECG sur les marchés publics.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1565102)

## environnement

Used about 2 780 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 126 · legal and administrative ≈ 253 · UN documents ≈ 2 401).

- It is necessary to ensure that activities in the forestry sector are transparent, respect peoples' rights, and do not contribute to adverse environmental **impacts**.
  Il faut veiller à ce que les activités du secteur forestier soient transparentes, respectent les droits des peuples et n'entraînent pas de répercussions négatives pour l'**environnement**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1476219)

- take due and proportional precautions in research and innovation activities by anticipating and assessing potential environmental, health and safety **impacts**;
  prendre des mesures de précaution proportionnées dans les activités de recherche et d'innovation en prévoyant et évaluant les répercussions potentielles sur l'**environnement**, la santé et 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 3061864)

- Serious incidents still occur, and chemicals still have negative **impacts** on both human health and the environment.
  Des incidents graves continuent de se produire et les produits chimiques demeurent nocifs pour la santé humaine et l &apos; **environnement**.
  ([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 22870909)

## crise

Used about 379 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 126 · legal and administrative ≈ 253).

- The **impacts** of the financial crisis triggered some talk of Iceland, while remaining outside the EU, joining the Eurozone.
  À la suite de la **crise** financière, certains ont évoqué l'adhésion de l'Islande à la zone euro tout en maintenant le pays hors de l'Union européenne.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1207975)

- Those instruments have mitigated the crisis' **impact** and set a floor to the continuous deterioration of dairy product prices but global imbalance persists.
  Ces instruments ont atténué l'effet de la **crise** et fixé un plancher pour la détérioration continue des prix des produits laitiers, mais le déséquilibre global persiste.
  ([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 4038828)

## économique

Used about 379 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 379).

- We all know that taxation has very substantial **impacts** on national economic development.
  Nous savons tous que l'imposition a d'énormes répercussions sur l'évolution **économique** de chaque pays.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 489336)

- I congratulate the Commission on its proposals, particularly its recommendations on economic **impact** assessments.
  Je félicite la Commission pour ses propositions, en particulier pour ses recommandations sur l'évaluation de l'incidence **économique**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 340643)

- Also, will you be looking at the socio-economic **impact** on owner-drivers given that their driving time will now be significantly decreased?
  Par ailleurs, comptez-vous examiner l'incidence socio-**économique** de cette directive sur les camionneurs propriétaires, dont le temps de conduite sera désormais considérablement réduit?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1417620)

## More sentences

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

- We had to lessen the **impact** of the erratic supplies.
  Nous devions pallier aux approvisionnements erratiques.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by U2FS and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#797159](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/797159) [\#797156](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/797156))

- She likens the **impact** of his training to a piano student progressing from the ability to play a simple tune to performing a concerto.
  Elle compare l'effet de son entraînement à un élève de piano qui progresse dans sa capacité de jouer un air simple à exécuter un concerto.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1834938](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1834938) [\#1834941](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1834941))

- Small changes can lead to big **impacts**.
  Les petits changements peuvent entraîner de grandes répercussions.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#7011487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7011487) [\#7014786](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7014786))

## 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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