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# dommages — French to English

How French *dommages* 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: dommages (35 857). By style: everyday 33 · parliamentary 1 934 · legal and administrative 3 092 · UN documents 30 798.

## damage

Used about 28 255 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 29 · parliamentary ≈ 1 652 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 834 · UN documents ≈ 23 740). Forms: damage, damages. Meaning: [damage in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damage/).

- Les **dommages** ont été faits.
  The **damage** has been done.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1601168](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1601168) [\#1601681](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1601681))

- Cela réduirait les **dommages** causés à l'environnement.
  This would also reduce **damage** to the environment.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1383721)

- Frais juridiques et **dommages**
  Legal costs and **damages**
  ([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 4123638)

- **Dommages** ou perte totale (Koweït): valeur
  **Damage** or total loss (Kuwait):Value
  ([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 11059909)

- De quel niveau sont les **dommages** ?
  How bad is the **damage**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1885953](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1885953) [\#2069571](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2069571))

## harm

Used about 2 008 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 81 · UN documents ≈ 1 925). Meaning: [harm in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/harm/).

- Cela nous causera des **dommages**.
  It will do **harm** to us.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#42549](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42549) [\#838168](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/838168))

- Stratégie de l'Union européenne pour aider les États membres à réduire les **dommages** liés à l'alcool (débat)
  Reducing alcohol-related **harm** (debate)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 957965)

- La loi demande aux employeurs de rendre compte de tous les accidents ayant causé des **dommages** graves et sur lesquels les inspecteurs pourront ensuite mener une enquête. &gt; &gt;
  The Act requires employers to report all accidents resulting in serious **harm** which may then be investigated by inspectors. &quot;
  ([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 8002721)

- Cela nous infligera des **dommages**.
  It will do **harm** to us.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#42549](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42549) [\#838169](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/838169))

- Toute étude du rapport coût-efficacité, qui comptabilise vraiment tous les **dommages** causés par ces accidents sur les personnes et l'environnement, nous donnera raison.
  Any cost-benefit analysis which truly takes into account all the **harm** occasioned to persons and the environment by these accidents, is bound to support this approach.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2270)

## compensation

Used about 1 965 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 40 · UN documents ≈ 1 925). Meaning: [compensation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/compensation/).

- La présidence veillera-t-elle à ce que les demandes en **dommages** et intérêts introduites par ces firmes soient également adressées au gouvernement américain?
  Will you ensure that claims for **compensation** made by these firms against the US Government are pursued?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1969647)

- Elles sont déjà satisfaites d &apos; avoir recouvré leur liberté et ne réclament pas de **dommages**—intérêts.
  As a result, they do not seek **compensation**.
  ([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 4826863)

- Il s &apos; ensuit que la Haute Cour est habilitée à accorder des **dommages** aux victimes de torture.
  Accordingly, the High Court is vested with the power to award **compensation** to victims of torture.
  ([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 3672776)

- 154. En cas d &apos; actes erronés ou arbitraires injustifiés imputés au ministère public, une action civile en **dommages**-intérêts peut être intentée.
  154. Proceedings can also be brought to obtain **compensation** for unjustifiably erroneous or arbitrary acts on the part of the Public Prosecutor &apos; s Office.
  ([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 22460766)

## caused

Used about 105 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 40 · legal and administrative ≈ 64).

- Il y a cependant des choses que l'UE peut faire pour réduire les **dommages** causés par la fumée de tabac dans toute l'Europe.
  However, there are things that we can do here in the EU to reduce the harm **caused** by tobacco smoke throughout Europe.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 981987)

- les **dommages** visés au point a), ainsi que d'autres **dommages** causés par des phénomènes climatiques défavorables;
  losses referred to in (a) and against other losses **caused** by adverse climatic events;
  ([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 1548484)

## More sentences

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

- Tom a subi des **dommages** au cerveau.
  Tom is brain damaged.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1488710](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1488710) [\#1692931](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1692931))

- Les informations sur les **dommages** éventuels devront être immédiatement signalées au promoteur et au comité d'éthique.
  In the case of injury, the sponsors and the ethics committee should be informed immediately.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1912512)

- Les périodes de prescription dans le cas des **dommages** corporels et des accidents mortels dans le contentieux transfrontalier (vote)
  Limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving personal injuries and fatal accidents (vote)
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 904849)

## Grammar

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