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Meaning: [optional in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/optional/). - Cela n'a rien de **facultatif**. It isn't **optional**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scorpionvenin14 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2248744](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2248744) [\#3453795](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3453795)) - On nous avait dit au début que cela serait **facultatif**. Initially we were told that it would be **optional**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1342235) - Témoin d'enclenchement **facultatif**. Circuit-closed tell-tale **optional**. ([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 5496493) - iii) Catadioptres avant **facultatifs**; (iii) front retro-reflectors **optional**; ([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 29835172) - Le mot « le » est **facultatif** dans cette phrase. The word "the" is **optional** in this sentence. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and CM · checked, community translation · [\#792608](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/792608) [\#792607](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/792607)) ## voluntary Used about 6 479 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 105 · legal and administrative ≈ 287 · UN documents ≈ 6 088). Meaning: [voluntary in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/voluntary/). - Si nous rendons le système **facultatif**, autant carrément l'oublier. Well, if we make it **voluntary**, we might as well forget the whole thing. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1013009) - colonnes J, K des T1 et T2 à titre **facultatif** columns J, K of T1 and T2 on a **voluntary** basis ([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 2864881) - Exposés nationaux **facultatifs** (E/2009/88 et E/2009/97) : National **voluntary** presentations (E/2009/88 and E/2009/97): ([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 20733661) - Ce n' est pas compatible avec un système **facultatif** comme l' EMAS. We cannot realise such ideals by opting for a **voluntary** system like EMAS. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 75003) - Les éléments **facultatifs** sont imprimés en italiques. **Voluntary** items are printed in italic. ([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 392597) ## protocol Used about 5 218 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 5 218). Forms: protocol, protocols. Meaning: [protocol in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/protocol/). - Conventions de Genève du 12 août 1949 et Protocoles **facultatifs** Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Additional **Protocols** thereto ([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 18584565) - Dans le même temps, le pays doit instituer des voies de recours internes pour se préparer à mettre en œuvre le Protocole **facultatif**. At the same time, the country needs to put in place domestic remedies in order that the country is ready to implement the **Protocol** in the future. ([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 22172170) - Indiquer les sanctions encourues par les entreprises privées qui commettraient des actes contraires au Protocole **facultatif** et en donner des exemples, le cas échéant. Please inform the Committee what sanctions can be applied to private contractors for acts contrary to the **Protocol** and whether there are examples of such cases. ([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 18855940) - v) Les éventuelles questions relatives à la de mise en œuvre des engagements au titre du Protocole de Kyoto \[en distinguant entre les éléments obligatoires et les éléments **facultatifs**\]. Any resulting questions of implementation of the commitments under the Kyoto **Protocol** \[thereby distinguishing between mandatory and non-mandatory elements\]; ([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 7355234) - 196. Le Kirghizistan a pleinement assumé les obligations découlant des principaux instruments internationaux relatifs aux droits de l ' homme et des Protocoles **facultatifs** s ' y rapportant: 196. Kyrgyzstan has fully assumed the international obligations stemming from the basic international human rights treaties and the related **protocols**: ([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 28306544) ## rights Used about 873 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 · UN documents ≈ 870). - Le danger pour les droits de l'homme réside donc dans le fait qu'ils soient rendus **facultatifs**, non tant par leur élargissement que par leur non-application dans l'Union européenne. So the main danger for human **rights** is that they will gradually cease to be binding, not because they have become so all-embracing, but because of the European Union's failure to apply them. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1628104) - du Protocole **facultatif** se rapportant au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques 1 to the International Covenant on Civil and Political **Rights** 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 27145016) ## mandatory Used about 60 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 · legal and administrative ≈ 57). Meaning: [mandatory in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mandatory/). - Enfin, certains éléments devraient être **facultatifs** et non obligatoires afin de tenir compte des différentes pratiques en vigueur dans les États membres. Finally, some elements should be permissive rather than **mandatory** to cater for different Member State practices. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 101492) - Nombre de réservoirs de carburant \[**facultatif**\]; Number of fuel tanks \[Not **mandatory**\] ([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 5513471) - Les renseignements **facultatifs** suivants peuvent être indiqués sur une (des) étiquette(s) séparée(s): On a separate label(s) the following non-**mandatory** information may be provided: ([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 5490048) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Nous devons par exemple veiller à ne pas donner au caractère obligatoire d'une prescription le caractère **facultatif** d'une option. We have to ensure, for example, that the binding form of wording "shall' cannot be substituted by the nonbinding form "can' . ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1869503) - Cet inventaire ne doit cependant pas être **facultatif** mais doit avoir des conséquences sur les relations commerciales et sur l'accueil des réfugiés. This overview, however, should not stop short of making demands, but should have consequences for trade relations and the reception of refugees. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 319501) - En un mot, il nous faut faire table rase du caractère **facultatif** de la coordination de la politique économique. In short, the lack of commitment to a coordinated economic policy really must be brought to an end. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1835306) ## Grammar Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. 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