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# supplement — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: supplement (44 397), supplements (5 967). By style: everyday 5 · parliamentary 948 · legal and administrative 10 907 · UN documents 38 504.

## complément

Used about 18 974 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 395 · legal and administrative ≈ 5 340 · UN documents ≈ 13 236). Forms: complète, complément, compléments.

- Belladonna is sold as a dietary **supplement**, one that I cannot imagine ever taking.
  La belladone est vendue comme **complément** alimentaire, chose que je ne peux pas m'imaginer prendre un jour.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AlanF\_US and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#9032555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9032555) [\#9043811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9043811))

- It therefore usefully **supplements** the present legislation.
  Elle **complète** donc utilement la législation actuelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1880559)

- **Supplement** 25 to the 01 series of amendments
  **Complément** 25 à la série 01 d'amendements
  ([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 4075914)

- DRAFT CORRIGENDUM 1 TO **SUPPLEMENT** 2 TO THE 01 SERIES OF
  PROJET DE RECTIFICATIF 1 AU **COMPLÉMENT** 2 À LA SÉRIE 01 D &apos; AMENDEMENTS
  ([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 11238884)

- The company also markets various personal care products and dietary **supplements**.
  L'entreprise commercialise également divers produits d'hygiène personnelle et des **compléments** alimentaires.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#11122055](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11122055) [\#13287766](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13287766))

## supplément

Used about 14 755 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 10 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 317 · UN documents ≈ 10 428).

- EU aid should be a **supplement** to aid from the Member States, even if it has its own justifications.
  L'aide communautaire devrait, en effet, constituer un **supplément** à l'aide octroyée par les États membres même si elle a sa propre raison d'être.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1803543)

- Decision No 350/07/COL, OJ C 310, 20.12.2007, p. 5 and EEA **Supplement** No 61, 20.12.2007.
  Décision no 350/07/COL (JO C 310 du 20.12.2007, p. 5) et **supplément** EEE no 61 du 20.12.2007.
  ([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 5643386)

- Report of the Committee against Torture: **Supplement** No. 44 (A/58/44)
  Rapport du Comité contre la torture : **Supplément** no 44 (A/58/44)
  ([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 11355151)

- This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA **Supplement** to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
  La présente décision est publiée dans la partie EEE et au **supplément** EEE du Journal officiel de l'Union européenne.
  ([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 11598)

- 7/ Ibid., Forty-eighth Session, **Supplement** No. 44A (A/48/44/Add.1).
  7 Ibid., quarante-huitième session, **Supplément** No 44 A (A/48/44/Add.1).
  ([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 1519047)

## compléter

Used about 1 288 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 257 · legal and administrative ≈ 227 · UN documents ≈ 802).

- I'm looking for an easy way to **supplement** my income.
  Je cherche une manière facile de **compléter** mes revenus.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#11699269](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11699269) [\#13287756](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13287756))

- After all, most subsidies are intended to **supplement** income.
  Après tout, la plupart des subventions visent à **compléter** un revenu.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 974885)

- Indicate whether this EIO **supplements** an earlier EIO.
  Indiquer si la présente décision d'enquête européenne vient **compléter** une décision d'enquête européenne antérieure.
  ([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 3207953)

- The National Courts Administration expects to consider an option to **supplement** classification of cases at a later date.
  L &apos; Administration nationale des tribunaux s &apos; attend à envisager une option pour **compléter** le classement des affaires à une date ultérieure.
  ([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 29438973)

- You had better **supplement** your diet with vitamins.
  Vous feriez mieux de **compléter** votre alimentation avec des vitamines.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#70546](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/70546) [\#8862736](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8862736))

## no

Used about 401 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 401).

- (Proposal for **Supplement** 4 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48)
  (Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation **No**. 48)
  ([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 19149355)

## alimentaires

Used about 351 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 10 · legal and administrative ≈ 341).

- We must consider whether it is reasonable to give animals feed **supplements** which cause abnormal growth.
  Nous devons nous demander s'il est raisonnable de donner aux animaux des additifs **alimentaires** qui entraînent une croissance anormale des animaux.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 151161)

- The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the food **supplements** containing it shall be ‘Lactitol’
  La dénomination du nouvel aliment sur l'étiquetage des denrées **alimentaires** qui en contiennent est «lactitol»
  ([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 4461039)

- The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the food **supplements** containing it shall be ‘Trans-resveratrol’.
  La dénomination du nouvel aliment sur l’étiquetage des denrées **alimentaires** qui en contiennent est «trans-resvératrol»
  ([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 4654680)

- Council Directive 93/99/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs \[3\] **supplements** the rules laid down in Directive 89/397/EEC.
  La directive 93/99/CEE du Conseil du 29 octobre 1993 relative à des mesures additionnelles concernant le contrôle officiel des denrées **alimentaires** \[3\] complète les dispositions de la directive 89/397/CEE.
  ([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 596563)

## More sentences

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

- I think that we must now reconfirm our commitment and make an exceptional effort which will **supplement** that of the contracting parties which clearly nobody can replace.
  D'après moi, nous devons aujourd'hui reconfirmer notre engagement et produire un effort exceptionnel, égal à celui des contractants que personne, évidemment, ne peut remplacer.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2015424)

- Member States would be given the freedom to **supplement** European taxes with national taxation.
  Les États membres auraient la liberté de lever un impôt national venant s'ajouter à l'impôt européen.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 459269)

- It would become compulsory to obtain a rating from the European agency, which would **supplement** the ratings offered by the traditional agencies, thereby boosting competition for the fairest rating.
  Il serait obligatoire d'obtenir une notation de l'agence européenne, qui complèterait les notations attribuées par les agences classiques, stimulant ainsi la concurrence pour la notation la plus juste.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1565660)

## Grammar

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