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# charges — French to English

How French *charges* 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: charges (42 395). By style: everyday 9 · literary 2 · biblical 1 · parliamentary 1 830 · legal and administrative 11 283 · UN documents 29 270.

## charges

Used about 8 569 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 305 · legal and administrative ≈ 940 · UN documents ≈ 7 318).

- Toutes les **charges** contre toi ont été retirées.
  You've been cleared of all **charges**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2402279](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2402279) [\#2402345](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2402345))

- «C'est comme cette requête en latin de la seigneurie de France, pour que nous ayons à rétablir ce qu'ils appellent les grandes **charges** de la couronne!
  “’Tis like that request in Latin from the gentlemen of France, that we should re-establish what they call the grand **charges** of the Crown!
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 7381)

- Nous proposons des moyens de financement en vue d'alléger les **charges** financières des entreprises, pas les **charges** sociales.
  We propose financing resources to alleviate corporate financial overheads, not loan **charges**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1850518)

- les étuis combustibles pour **charges**;
  Combustible cases for **charges**;
  ([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 4227946)

- Landing fees an ground handling **charges**: liquidation phase 140
  Landing fees and ground handling **charges**: liquidation phase 142
  ([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 8167)

## loads

Used about 6 334 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · legal and administrative ≈ 235 · UN documents ≈ 6 098).

- Il fallut alors laisser refroidir la masse fumante, et, pendant ce temps, Nab et Pencroff, guidés par Cyrus Smith, charrièrent, sur une claie faite de branchages entrelacés, plusieurs **charges** de carbonate de chaux, pierres très communes, qui se trouvaient abondamment au nord du lac.
  Then, as it was necessary to let the smoking mass cool, Neb and Pencroff, directed by Mr. Smith, brought, on a hurdle made of branches, numerous **loads** of limestone which they found scattered in abundance to the north of the lake.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Cangarejo and Cangarejo · checked, community translation · [\#11001731](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11001731) [\#11001727](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11001727))

- Les ouvrages en terre sont conçus pour supporter des **charges** verticales conformément au modèle de charge 71 défini dans la norme EN 1991-2:2003, point 6.3.6.4.
  Earthworks shall be designed to support vertical **loads** in accordance with the Load Model 71, as set out in EN 1991-2:2003 paragraph 6.3.6.4.
  ([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 2247927)

- a) Porter de lourdes **charges**;
  (a) The carriage of heavy **loads**;
  ([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 7954314)

- B. Cartographie des **charges** critiques pour les métaux lourds
  B. Mapping of heavy metals critical **loads**
  ([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 9224938)

- 19. La base de données PIC—Eaux n &apos; a pas été prévue pour le calcul des **charges** critiques.
  The ICP Waters database was not designed for calculating critical **loads**.
  ([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 5076415)

## burden

Used about 3 958 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 953 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 175 · UN documents ≈ 1 829). Forms: burden, burdens. Meaning: [burden in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/burden/).

- Les perspectives d'avenir et la légitimité de l'UE impliquent une juste répartition des **charges**.
  The future viability and legitimacy of the EU depend on fair **burden**-sharing.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1935323)

- réduire les **charges** administratives qui pèsent sur les entreprises, en particulier les PME et les jeunes pousses;
  reduce the administrative **burden** that bears upon enterprises, particularly on SMEs and startups;
  ([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 1432175)

- :: Les États membres de l &apos; Union européenne doivent se montrer suffisamment disposés à partager les **charges**;
  EU Member States show the necessary sensitivity on **burden**-sharing.
  ([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 29484949)

- Nous évitons ainsi aux contribuables européens d' être confrontés à des **charges** trop lourdes.
  In this way, we prevent the individual European taxpayers from being faced with too heavy a **burden**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 247205)

- Les doutes nourris par la Commission quant à une répartition adéquate des **charges** ont, sur ce point, été dissipés.
  The Commission’s doubts regarding appropriate **burden** sharing could be dispelled on this point.
  ([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 2003701)

## specification

Used about 3 564 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 38 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 526).

- Les rapports de notre collègue Colom i Naval contiennent assez de matière en guise de cahier des **charges** pour évaluer un éventuel résultat des négociations.
  The reports of Mr Colom I Naval contain enough material to serve as a **specification** against which any negotiating result can be measured.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1901799)

- Référence à la publication du cahier des **charges**
  Reference to publication of the **specification**
  ([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 3041165)

- Par conséquent, le cahier des **charges** modifié ne doit pas être publié pour opposition.
  Therefore, the modified product **specification** should not be published for opposition.
  ([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 3945162)

- Le document unique consolidé reprenant les éléments principaux du cahier des **charges** figure à l’annexe II du présent règlement.
  Annex II to this Regulation contains the consolidated Single Document setting out the main points of the **specification**.
  ([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 3034132)

- Il convient donc d'approuver la modification du cahier des **charges** conformément à l'article 99 du règlement (UE) no 1308/2013.
  The amendment to the **specification** should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
  ([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 4904385)

## critical

Used about 648 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 38 · UN documents ≈ 610). Meaning: [critical in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/critical/).

- En Allemagne, 67 pour cent des forêts sont exposées aux émissions acidifiantes, au dioxyde de soufre et aux composés azotés qui dépassent les **charges** critiques.
  In Germany, 67 % of the forests are exposed to acid emissions containing sulphur dioxide and nitrogen compounds which exceed the **critical** level.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1981001)

- Le dépassement des **charges** critiques empiriques d &apos; azote dans les sols entraîne
  Exceedance of empirical **critical** load of nitrogen in soils results in enhanced
  ([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 28013684)

## More sentences

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

- Les grues peuvent soulever de lourdes **charges** mais demeurent sur la terre ferme. En revanche, les grues s'envolent gracieusement dans le ciel.
  Cranes can lift heavy weights but stand on the ground. In contrast, cranes fly gracefully in the sky.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by marioo and marioo · checked, community translation · [\#8733387](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8733387) [\#8733385](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8733385))

- Je veux que tu t'en **charges**.
  I want you to handle it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2042934](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2042934) [\#2043541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2043541))

- Les **charges** sont en sus.
  Utilities are extra.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and CM · checked, community translation · [\#1000706](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1000706) [\#10064459](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10064459))

## Grammar

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