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# déchets — French to English

How French *déchets* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: déchets (72 391). By style: everyday 31 · parliamentary 5 205 · legal and administrative 16 918 · UN documents 50 237.

## waste

Used about 64 465 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 11 · parliamentary ≈ 4 988 · legal and administrative ≈ 15 508 · UN documents ≈ 43 957). Forms: waste, wastes. Meaning: [waste in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/waste/).

- Où devons-nous nous débarrasser des **déchets** ?
  Where should we dispose of the **waste**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by hortusdei and Lumi · checked, community translation · [\#44504](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/44504) [\#136490](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/136490))

- Il aura aussi un impact sur la gestion des **déchets**.
  It will impact on **waste** management also.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 543454)

- autres **déchets** et débris
  Other **waste** and scrap
  ([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 4393101)

- Mise en décharge des **déchets** solides
  Solid **waste** disposal on land
  ([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 10820983)

- Le recyclage réduit la pollution et les **déchets**.
  Recycling reduces pollution and **waste**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and jshholland · checked, community translation · [\#4877585](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4877585) [\#2001425](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2001425))

## disposal

Used about 2 095 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · UN documents ≈ 2 093). Meaning: [disposal in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/disposal/).

- Le traitement des **déchets** est un grand problème à Alger.
  Waste **disposal** is a big problem in Algiers.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Mineyas and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#8589111](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589111) [\#8589145](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589145))

- Population ayant accès à un système salubre d &apos; évacuation des **déchets** humains
  Population with access to safe excreta **disposal**:
  ([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 16017153)

- Le traitement des **déchets** représente un grand problème à Alger.
  Waste **disposal** is a big problem in Algiers.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Mineyas and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#8589111](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589111) [\#8589140](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8589140))

- :: Services d &apos; assainissement pour tous les locaux, notamment égouts et collecte et évacuation des **déchets**
  :: Sanitation services for all premises, including sewage and garbage collection and **disposal**
  ([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 16248339)

## management

Used about 1 047 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 047). Meaning: [management in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/management/).

- En 2004, le PNUE a effectué une étude de faisabilité sur la gestion durable des **déchets** marins.
  24. In 2004, UNEP initiated a feasibility study on sustainable **management** of marine litter (see para. 18 above).
  ([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 13205701)

## material

Used about 352 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 352). Meaning: [material in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/material/).

- La production d'ardoises présentant une coupe et un clivage identiques à partir du matériau de qualité supérieure génère également de grandes quantités de **déchets** de taille.
  The production of identical cut and cleaved slates from the higher quality **material** also generates large amounts of trimmings.
  ([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 3802365)

## More sentences

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

- Le plastique compte pour plus de quatre-vingt pour cent de tous les **déchets** qui finissent dans l'océan.
  Plastic comprises over eighty percent of all the rubbish that ends up in the ocean.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and patgfisher · checked, community translation · [\#3093921](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3093921) [\#4883561](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4883561))

- Penses-tu que ce soit une bonne idée de nourrir ton chien avec les **déchets** de repas ?
  Do you think it's a good idea to feed your dog table scraps?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#898547](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/898547) [\#1395679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1395679))

- Nettoyez la cabane et jetez les **déchets**.
  Clean out the shed and throw away things you don't need.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Selenyt and CK · checked, community translation · [\#267582](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/267582) [\#14679](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14679))

## Grammar

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