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# capacités — French to English

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

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: capacités (252 530). By style: everyday 36 · parliamentary 2 971 · legal and administrative 15 544 · UN documents 233 979.

## capacity

Used about 210 069 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 485 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 601 · UN documents ≈ 194 983). Forms: capacities, capacity. Meaning: [capacity in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/capacity/).

- Nous devons nous efforcer de créer des **capacités**.
  We must endeavour to create **capacities**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 846385)

- l'élimination des **capacités** obsolètes.
  Elimination of outdated **capacity**.
  ([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 4960585)

- Cette création de **capacités** va au-delà de la formation concernant des concepts de base.
  Such **capacity** building goes beyond training in the basic concepts.
  ([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 13210540)

- Il représente mieux les **capacités** contributives réelles de chaque citoyen.
  It is a better reflection of each citizen' s actual **capacity** to contribute.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2030261)

- Investissements et augmentation des **capacités**
  Investment and expansion of **capacities**
  ([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 4652943)

## capabilities

Used about 10 369 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 619 · UN documents ≈ 9 749).

- Ce programme a des **capacités** de téléchargement et de téléversement.
  This program has both downloading and uploading **capabilities**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#538053](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/538053) [\#538052](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/538052))

- Nous étions tous décidés à donner au Headline Goal et à ses **capacités** militaires la toute première priorité.
  We have all decided to make the Headline Goal and its military **capabilities** our main priority.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 310153)

- 46. Certains gouvernements ont pris plusieurs dispositions pour renforcer leurs **capacités** en matière de prévention.
  46. Governments have taken several measures to strengthen their interdiction **capabilities**.
  ([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 1522322)

- Et nous nous félicitons des travaux déjà accomplis, notamment lors de la récente conférence d' engagement des **capacités**.
  And we are pleased with the work done so far, especially at the recent **Capabilities** Commitment Conference.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 125398)

- Ce renforcement peut également se faire sous le couvert de dispositions prises internationalement pour éviter que les **capacités** en question ne soient détournées à des fins interdites.
  These space **capabilities** should also be developed in accordance with internationally agreed provisions ensuring their non-diversion for prohibited purposes.
  ([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 56834)

## abilities

Used about 10 347 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 26 · parliamentary ≈ 248 · legal and administrative ≈ 324 · UN documents ≈ 9 749). Forms: abilities, ability.

- Yanni doute de ses **capacités**.
  Yanni doubts his **abilities**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10076116](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10076116) [\#11958198](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11958198))

- Les **capacités** d'adaptation et de financement ne procèdent pas, dans nos économies, de la puissance publique, mais bien du marché.
  In our economies, it is the market and not the government which has the **ability** to adapt and provide finance.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1927958)

- le respect par le soumissionnaire des critères relatifs à la capacité économique et financière et aux **capacités** techniques et professionnelles (articles 41 à 44 de la directive 2009/81/CE),
  the tenderer's fulfilment of the criteria regarding economic and financial standing and technical and professional **ability** (Articles 41-44 of Directive 2009/81/EC),
  ([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 4559050)

- 333. Le public est informé des **capacités** des handicapés par les médias.
  The public is educated about the **abilities** of the disabled through the media.
  ([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 13558862)

- Tous ont différentes **capacités**.
  We all have different **abilities**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6818625](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6818625) [\#2417376](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2417376))

## building

Used about 4 875 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 4 875). Meaning: [building in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/building/).

- Ils contribueront à renforcer les **capacités** nationales, régionales et internationales en matière de promotion de la démocratie et de l &apos; état de droit.
  The projects will contribute to the **building** of national, regional and global capacities for democracy and the rule of the law.
  ([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 16483575)

## need

Used about 248 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 248). Meaning: [need in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/need/).

- Je suis d’accord avec M. Lamassoure quand il dit que la Commission doit démontrer des **capacités** de direction plus actives.
  I agree with Mr Lamassoure, who states that we **need** more active leadership from the Commission.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 632076)

- Il faut aussi former des éducateurs spécialisés pouvant aider les jeunes, dès l'école primaire, à développer leurs **capacités** et leurs ambitions.
  There is also a **need** to train specialist educators who can help young people from primary school onwards to realize their potential and ambitions.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1733064)

- Il nous faut également une politique empreinte de davantage de solidarité et qui prenne en considération les différents niveaux de développement et les différentes **capacités** économiques.
  We also **need** a policy with more solidarity that takes account of different levels of development and economic capability.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1170655)

- Parfois, cela aide de réunir nos **capacités** de recherche, de développement et d’innovation afin d’arriver au niveau de compétitivité que nous voulons atteindre.
  Sometimes it helps if we pool together in Europe our research, our development and our innovation across Europe in order to get the scale of challenge that we **need** implemented.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 733461)

## More sentences

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

- Ne doute pas de tes **capacités**.
  Don't doubt yourself.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by always and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#10836230](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10836230) [\#12478157](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12478157))

- L'emploi est-il au-dessus de tes **capacités** ?
  Is the job too much for you?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#59139](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/59139) [\#1340796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1340796))

- Il se vantait de ses **capacités**.
  He boasted about his skills.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#298882](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/298882) [\#987424](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/987424))

## Grammar

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