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# complément — French to English

How French *complément* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: complément (31 371), complémente (14), compléments (4 140). By style: everyday 7 · parliamentary 864 · legal and administrative 4 321 · UN documents 30 333.

## supplement

Used about 12 529 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 360 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 791 · UN documents ≈ 9 376). Forms: supplement, supplements. Meaning: [supplement in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/supplement/).

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

- Le débat sur le **complément** n'a, en effet, que trop duré.
  After all, the debate on the **supplement** has gone on all too long.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1696224)

- **Complément** 1 à la série 07 d'amendements
  **Supplement** 1 to the 07 series of amendments
  ([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 3583086)

- PROPOSITION DE PROJET DE **COMPLÉMENT** 4 À LA SÉRIE 02
  PROPOSAL FOR DRAFT **SUPPLEMENT** 4 TO THE 02 SERIES
  ([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 9851181)

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

## additional

Used about 5 540 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 36 · legal and administrative ≈ 540 · UN documents ≈ 4 964). Meaning: [additional in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/additional/).

- Nous avons ainsi créé une pression, laquelle va agir en **complément** de ce qui arrivera de toute façon.
  We have now created pressure **additional** to what would have happened in any case.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1747263)

- Des **compléments** d'informations ont également été fournis le 25 mai 2005.
  **Additional** information was supplied on 25 May 2005.
  ([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 781777)

- 2. **Compléments** de salaires — projets exécutés en Iraq 868 — 871 167
  2. **Additional** wages paid - Iraqi projects 868 - 871
  ([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 6612943)

- J' insiste néanmoins sur le fait que nous accueillons favorablement la directive car le consommateur doit avoir la possibilité de se soigner au moyen de **compléments** de vitamines.
  But I wish to stress that we welcome consumers being given the option of taking **additional** vitamins.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 155656)

- Par lettre du 22 septembre 2010, la Commission a demandé un **complément** d’informations aux autorités espagnoles.
  By letter dated 22 September 2010, the Commission asked Spain for **additional** information.
  ([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 2499555)

## complement

Used about 2 017 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 90 · legal and administrative ≈ 270 · UN documents ≈ 1 655). Meaning: [complement in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/complement/).

- Remplacez le **complément** par le pronom qui convient.
  Replace the **complement** with the appropriate pronoun.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · [\#3493598](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3493598) [\#1081670](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1081670))

- Cet élément doit être considéré cependant comme un **complément** crucial à la première série d' initiatives.
  This element must, however, be seen as a crucial **complement** to the first set of initiatives.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 57250)

- **Complément** aux paiements directs
  **Complement** to direct payment
  ([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 1601404)

- Ils doivent constituer des **compléments** et non pas des substituts aux engagements des gouvernements.
  They should remain a **complement** and not a substitute for commitments by Governments.
  ([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 11641142)

- Un verbe complètement intransitif n'a ni **complément**, ni objet.
  A complete intransitive verb takes neither **complement** nor object.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and fcbond · checked, community translation · [\#328554](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/328554) [\#459642](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/459642))

## amendments

Used about 1 406 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 27 · UN documents ≈ 1 379).

- Ces amendements apportent des précisions et des **compléments** à la directive et nous nous en félicitons.
  These **amendments** contain clarifications and additions to the directive which are very welcome.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1859571)

- (Les modifications ou **compléments** apparaissent en gras)
  (**Amendments** or additions appear in bold)
  ([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 9848167)

- C'est précisément cela que la directive européenne, assortie des **compléments** proposés par Ike van den Burg, rend possible.
  This is exactly what the European directive facilitates, with Mrs van den Burg's **amendments**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 391580)

- TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/R.964 **Compléments** et modifications de la Partie 1
  TRANS/WP.15/AC.1/R.964 Additions and **amendments** to Part 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 5537439)

- Dans l'ensemble, le groupe du parti populaire européen accepte le rapport. Il contient les **compléments** nécessaires.
  On the whole we in the Group of the European People's Party can accept this report, retaining as it does the necessary **amendments**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1849335)

## food

Used about 330 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 9 · legal and administrative ≈ 45 · UN documents ≈ 276). Meaning: [food in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/food/).

- Je considère la possibilité de pouvoir enrichir notre alimentation quotidienne au moyen de **compléments** de vitamines et de sels minéraux comme une chose très positive.
  I regard it as being very positive that we can enrich our daily intake of **food** with vitamins and minerals.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 155512)

- La Commission a demandé un **complément** d'information sur le rapport annuel de l'Organic Food Development Center en ce qui concerne les activités de contrôle en 2012.
  The Commission has requested further information on the annual report of Organic **Food** Development Center as regards control activities in 2012.
  ([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 3417163)

- Programme national de **compléments** alimentaires et nutritionnels
  PROAN **Food** and Nutrition Assistance Programme
  ([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 20648987)

## proposal

Used about 9 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 9). Meaning: [proposal in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proposal/).

- Le rapport ajoute toute une série de **compléments** à la proposition de la Commission.
  T he report comes with a number of addenda to the Commission's **proposal**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1738259)

## series

Used about 9 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 9). Meaning: [series in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/series/).

- En **complément**, des modèles économétriques sont désormais publiés dans les documents de travail.
  In addition, econometric models are now published in the working paper **series**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 211530)

## More sentences

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

- Ce verbe exige un **complément** d'objet direct.
  This verb requires a direct object.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and ddnktr · checked, community translation · [\#10166757](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10166757) [\#11146410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11146410))

- Remplacez dans les phrases suivantes les **compléments** d'objet par les pronoms qui conviennent.
  Replace the objects with the correct pronouns in the following sentences.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and kaiperkins271 · checked, community translation · [\#6949754](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6949754) [\#1081792](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1081792))

- C'est un fait que nous avons aussi besoin d'un **complément** dans le domaine de la politique de l'emploi et de la politique économique.
  And of course it goes without saying that we also need to make further progress with employment and economic policy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1871865)

## Grammar

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