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# destinée — French to English

How French *destinée* 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: destinée (30 717), destinées (69 642). By style: everyday 36 · literary 20 · biblical 18 · parliamentary 4 861 · legal and administrative 21 045 · UN documents 74 379.

## intended

Used about 8 273 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 760 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 315 · UN documents ≈ 6 198). Meaning: [intended in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/intended/).

- Des initiatives comme SLIM et le business test panel **destinées** à alléger les charges administratives des entreprises.
  Initiatives, such as SLIM and the business test panel are **intended** to lighten the administrative load for industry.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2027898)

- Denrées alimentaires à base de produits laitiers **destinées** aux enfants en bas âge (prêtes à la consommation)
  Foods on dairy basis **intended** for young children (ready to eat/drink)
  ([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 2542403)

- Cette période de cinq ans est **destinée** à prendre en considération la variabilité interannuelle.
  The five-year period was **intended** to account for interannual variability.
  ([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 22721869)

- Les autres chapitres précisaient des mesures techniques et de contrôle **destinées** à permettre la mise en œuvre de ce plan.
  The other chapters specified the technical and inspection measures **intended** to allow this plan to be implemented.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 667122)

- En outre, une partie de ces crédits est **destinée** à financer une action de mobilité des jeunes innovateurs.
  In addition, part of this appropriation is **intended** to finance a Young Innovators Mobility (YIM) action.
  ([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 3098675)

## use

Used about 6 877 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 51 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 727 · UN documents ≈ 3 099). Meaning: [use in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/use/).

- Les cinq mille cannes qui resteront en largeur sur les vingt-cinq mille seront **destinées** à la ville, pour les habitations et la banlieue; et la ville sera au milieu.
  “The five thousand cubits that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common **use**, for the city, for dwelling and for pasture lands; and the city shall be in the middle of it.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 48:15)

- Une prévention adaptée, **destinée** à éviter l'utilisation de certaines matières nocives lors de la fabrication des voitures fait partie des éléments importants de ce texte.
  An appropriate means of preventing the **use** of certain hazardous substances in the manufacture of new cars is an important element in the proposed directive.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1958654)

- Tiges de selle, **destinées** à la fabrication de bicyclettes \[2\]
  Seat posts, for **use** in the manufacture of bicycles \[2\]
  ([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 4121820)

- Le tableau 3 récapitule, par région, l &apos; utilisation des ressources **destinées** aux programmes et à l &apos; appui aux programmes.
  Summary table 3 presents an overview by region of the **use** of resources for programme and programme support.
  ([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 10548557)

- Tiges de selle, **destinées** à la fabrication de bicyclettes (1)
  Seat posts, for **use** in the manufacture of bicycles (1)
  ([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 4004491)

## designed

Used about 5 257 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 506 · legal and administrative ≈ 877 · UN documents ≈ 3 874). Meaning: [designed in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/designed/).

- Cette directive n'est pas **destinée** à tout réglementer ou à remplacer le marché.
  This directive is not **designed** to regulate everything, neither is it meant to replace the market.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2018671)

- «serveur à un ou deux points de connexion pour processeurs», un serveur comportant une ou deux interfaces **destinées** à l'installation d'un processeur.
  ‘server with one or two processor sockets’ means a server containing one or two interfaces **designed** for the installation of a processor.
  ([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 4922731)

- 2.9 &lt; &lt; Coussin de siège &gt; &gt; , la partie du siège disposée presque horizontalement et **destinée** à supporter un passager assis;
  &quot; Seat cushion &quot; means the part of the seat which is arranged almost horizontally and **designed** to support a seated passenger;
  ([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 24787118)

- Nous préconisons des mesures rapides **destinées** à rendre le transport par voie ferrée plus efficace.
  We recommend rapid measures **designed** to make railway transport more efficient.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 741048)

- En ce qui concerne le traitement automatisé, le responsable du traitement et le sous-traitant mettent en œuvre, à la suite d’une évaluation des risques, des mesures **destinées** à:
  In respect of automated processing, the controller and the processor shall, following an evaluation of the risks, implement measures **designed** to:
  ([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 4726717)

## consumption

Used about 3 287 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 101 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 411 · UN documents ≈ 775). Meaning: [consumption in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/consumption/).

- Le Conseil doit-il statuer à l'unanimité pour modifier la législation suédoise actuelle concernant l'importation de boissons alcoolisées **destinées** à la consommation personnelle?
  Is unanimity in the Council required to alter Sweden's present rules for the import into Sweden of alcohol for personal **consumption**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1666582)

- **destinées** à l'alimentation humaine
  Fit for human **consumption**
  ([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 270519)

- 7. La culture d &apos; herbe de cannabis est très répandue et elle est principalement **destinée** à la consommation nationale ou régionale.
  The cultivation of cannabis herb is widespread, mainly for domestic or regional **consumption**.
  ([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 25217314)

- Selon le commissaire Franz Fischler, la farine serait **destinée** à l'aquaculture et n'aurait pas d'influence sur les ressources et les espèces **destinées** directement à la consommation humaine.
  Commissioner Franz Fischler says that this meal is used for aquaculture, and has no influence on resources and species caught for direct human **consumption**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 345665)

- sont **destinées** à être mangées sans traitement thermique ou peuvent être mangées sans traitement thermique préalable.
  are intended to be eaten without heat treatment or can be eaten without heat treatment before **consumption**.
  ([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 596602)

## destiny

Used about 1 576 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 16 · UN documents ≈ 1 550). Meaning: [destiny in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/destiny/).

- C'est ma **destinée**.
  That's my **destiny**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5379811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5379811) [\#1800464](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1800464))

- Chose affreuse! une **destinée** incurable!
  Frightful thing! an incurable **destiny**!
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 30032)

- À nous de prendre en main notre **destinée**.
  This is our **destiny** to seize.
  ([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 23492346)

- C'était ma **destinée**.
  It was my **destiny**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5158648](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5158648) [\#6637458](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6637458))

- L'être qui encombrait sa **destinée** disparaissait.
  The being who obstructed his **destiny** was disappearing.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 25208)

## More sentences

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

- Cette piscine n'est pas **destinée** à plonger mais à faire des longueurs.
  This pool isn't for diving but for swimming laps.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#729922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/729922) [\#800939](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/800939))

- Notre **destinée** était scellée.
  Our fate was sealed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4501958](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4501958) [\#7079918](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7079918))

- La remarque t'était **destinée**.
  The remark was aimed at you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#50425](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/50425) [\#849590](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/849590))

## Grammar

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