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# distribution — French to English

How French *distribution* 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: distribution (62 872), distributions (974). By style: everyday 6 · literary 4 · biblical 4 · parliamentary 2 253 · legal and administrative 10 400 · UN documents 51 179.

## distribution

Used about 50 014 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · literary ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 672 · legal and administrative ≈ 8 883 · UN documents ≈ 39 450). Forms: distributed, distribution, distributions. Meaning: [distribution in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/distribution/).

- J’adore la **distribution** des cadeaux.
  I love the **distribution** of gifts.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by christian63 and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6698178](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6698178) [\#5990558](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5990558))

- Dans le second de la **distribution** des jouissances.
  In the second, the **distribution** of enjoyment.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18279)

- et le déposaient aux pieds des apôtres; et l’on faisait des **distributions** à chacun selon qu’il en avait besoin.
  and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and **distribution** was made to each, according as anyone had need.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 4:35)

- Elles sont orientées vers une **distribution** plus juste dans le monde.
  They are geared towards a fairer **distribution** in the world.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 677930)

- **Distribution** géographique de l'organisme
  Geographical **distribution** of the organism
  ([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 1054492)

## supply

Used about 1 572 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 73 · legal and administrative ≈ 433 · UN documents ≈ 1 066). Meaning: [supply in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/supply/).

- Monsieur le Président, le rapport de M. Lannoye critique d'une façon très précise et très acerbe les effets néfastes qu'aurait une privatisation des services de **distribution** d'eau.
  Mr President, Mr Lannoye's report contains very accurate and incisive criticisms of the negative effects of privatising water **supply** services.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 489782)

- Population supplémentaire bénéficiant d'une meilleure **distribution** d'eau
  Additional population served by improved water **supply**
  ([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 3064609)

- :: **Distribution** de 5 886 620 litres de carburants et lubrifiants pour les transports terrestres
  :: **Supply** of 5,886,620 litres of petrol, oil and lubricants for ground transportation
  ([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 23429198)

- La création d'un marché unique avec une monnaie unifiée aura des conséquences d'une grande portée pour les stratégies de commercialisation, de production et de **distribution** des entreprises irlandaises.
  The creation of a single market with a unified currency will have far-reaching implications for the marketing, production and **supply** strategies of Irish businesses.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1929325)

- D. Production et **distribution** d’électricité, de gaz, de vapeur et d’air conditionné
  D. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning **supply**
  ([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 3229852)

## food

Used about 1 103 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 36 · UN documents ≈ 1 066). Meaning: [food in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/food/).

- Vingt années passées sous le régime de Saddam Hussein se sont traduites par cinq millions d’Irakiens souffrant de pauvreté chronique, l’accroissement du taux de mortalité infantile, qui est le plus rapide au monde, un accès à l’eau potable limité à moins de la moitié de la population des zones rurales et 60 % de personnes totalement dépendantes des **distributions** de vivres.
  Twenty years under Saddam Hussein left five million Iraqis suffering from chronic poverty, the fastest increase in child mortality of any country in the world, access to safe water for less than half the people in rural areas and 60% wholly dependent on **food** handouts.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 702305)

- Des **distributions** de produits alimentaires ont eu lieu en 1998.
  **Food** was distributed throughout 1998.
  ([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 13636949)

- - Le Programme alimentaire mondial a effectué les **distributions** suivantes, par l &apos; intermédiaire du Croissant-Rouge syrien et d &apos; organisations de la société civile :
  - Acting through the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and local civil society, the World **Food** Programme has distributed the following items:
  ([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 28707788)

## dividends

Used about 108 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 108).

- En vertu de l’article 63, paragraphe 4, de la PostVerfG, les **distributions** de dividendes devaient être soustraites des rétrocessions.
  Article 63(4) PostVerfG 1989 provided that any **dividends** paid were to be subtracted from the Ablieferungen.
  ([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 2533755)

## More sentences

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

- « Cesse de me supplier pour avoir un biscuit, Tim », dit sa mère. « Rappelle-toi, les enfants qui demandent avec trop d'insistance sont exclus de la **distribution** de biscuits ».
  "Stop begging for a cookie, Tim," his mum said, "Remember, 'Children who ask get skipped.'"
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Dorenda · checked, community translation · [\#394688](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/394688) [\#398066](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/398066))

- En ce temps-là, le nombre des disciples augmentant, les Hellénistes murmurèrent contre les Hébreux, parce que leurs veuves étaient négligées dans la **distribution** qui se faisait chaque jour.
  Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 6:1)

- Je confiai la surveillance des magasins à Schélémia, le sacrificateur, à Tsadok, le scribe, et à Pedaja, l’un des Lévites, et je leur adjoignis Hanan, fils de Zaccur, fils de Matthania, car ils avaient la réputation d’être fidèles. Ils furent chargés de faire les **distributions** à leurs frères.
  I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · NEH 13:13)

## Grammar

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