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([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#2376095](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2376095) [\#11972811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11972811)) - So the embargo approach has its **limitations**. Autrement dit, la méthode du blocage à elle aussi ses **limites**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1866383) - **Limitations** to medical certificates **Limitations** des certificats médicaux ([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 3602837) - **Limitations** in regulated sectors **Limitations** concernant les secteurs réglementés ([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 26884620) - She knows her **limitations**. Elle connaît ses **limites**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#314659](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/314659) [\#181651](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/181651)) ## restrictions Used about 4 736 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 88 · legal and administrative ≈ 312 · UN documents ≈ 4 335). - iOS jailbreaking allows users of Apple devices running iOS (such as the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch) to gain full, unrestricted access to the operating system, bypassing the **limitations** and security safeguards put in place by Apple. Le débridage d'iOS est une manipulation permettant aux utilisateurs d'appareils tournant sous le système d'exploitation mobile d'Apple iOS (comme l'iPad, l'iPhone, l'iPod touch) d'obtenir un accès complet pour déverrouiller toutes les fonctionnalités du système d'exploitation, éliminant ainsi les **restrictions** et sécurités posées par Apple. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Myrano\_ and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#13164708](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13164708) [\#13164706](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13164706)) - **Limitations** should only be introduced after a fair and independent process. Des **restrictions** ne devraient être introduites qu'après une procédure équitable et indépendante. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1302148) - a set of **limitations** on public access (8.2). un ensemble de **restrictions** concernant l’accès public (8.2). ([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 1625626) - 1. **Limitations** implied by Article 24 1. **Restrictions** découlant de l ' Article 24 ([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 7320076) - Such unnecessary **limitations** placed upon the Irish language as a working language should be removed. Il faut mettre un terme à ces **restrictions** inutiles imposées à la langue irlandaise comme langue de travail. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 948982) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Genuine multilateralism is the only correct method, but that is where our **limitations** lay in the preparations for Cancún. Un véritable multilatéralisme est la seule méthode juste, mais c'est ici que se situe notre faiblesse dans la préparation de Cancun. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 500455) - Within the **limitations** of my speaking time I can mention just the major necessary amendments we adopted in committee. Dans le cadre limité de mon temps de parole, je ne pourrai mentionner que les amendements les plus importants adoptés en commission. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 303929) - The report has two clear shortcomings: firstly, the fact that it is overdue and secondly, its **limitations**. On compte en effet deux lacunes évidentes dans son rapport : le retard et le caractère limité. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 76817) ## 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. Every example names its source and licence. 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