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# handicap — French to English

How French *handicap* 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: handicap (26 737), handicape (75), handicapes (51), handicaps (6 746). By style: everyday 12 · parliamentary 1 272 · legal and administrative 1 117 · UN documents 31 208.

## disability

Used about 15 575 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 484 · legal and administrative ≈ 461 · UN documents ≈ 14 629). Forms: disabilities, disability. Meaning: [disability in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/disability/).

- Je travaille autant que mon **handicap** me le permet.
  I work to the extent my **disability** allows.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#11847291](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11847291) [\#12776273](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12776273))

- Le **handicap** n' est pas un phénomène statique.
  **Disability** is not a static phenomenon.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 179748)

- Fumer provoque des AVC et des **handicaps**
  Smoking causes strokes and **disability**
  ([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 3207329)

- Données et statistiques sur le **handicap**
  **Disability** data and statistics
  ([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 24746483)

- Les gens avec des **handicaps** physiques détestent qu'on les prenne en pitié.
  People with physical **disabilities** abhor being pitied.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#715787](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/715787) [\#801684](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/801684))

## handicap

Used about 3 938 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 336 · legal and administrative ≈ 507 · UN documents ≈ 3 088). Forms: handicap, handicaps. Meaning: [handicap in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/handicap/).

- Une mauvaise vue est un **handicap** pour un sportif.
  Poor eyesight is a **handicap** to a sportsman.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by TRANG and CM · checked, community translation · [\#51620](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/51620) [\#331136](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/331136))

- Nous savons comment ces **handicaps** entravent sérieusement leur développement.
  We know how those **handicaps** seriously hamper their development.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 595119)

- Le tarif viserait à pallier ce **handicap**.
  The tariff is said to seek to remedy this **handicap**.
  ([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 2009871)

- Ms. Massouma Ziai, **Handicap** International
  Ms. Massouma Ziai, **Handicap** International
  ([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 8884717)

- Le **handicap** rend le Go plus agréable pour les joueurs avec une certaine différence de capacité.
  **Handicap** makes Go more enjoyable for the players with some difference of ability.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#10360800](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10360800) [\#10360803](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10360803))

## disabled

Used about 3 836 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 74 · legal and administrative ≈ 23 · UN documents ≈ 3 738). Meaning: [disabled in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/disabled/).

- Les gens avec des **handicaps** physiques détestent qu'on les prenne en pitié.
  **Disabled** people can't stand being pitied.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#3717846](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3717846) [\#801684](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/801684))

- Pour les personnes atteintes des **handicaps** les plus lourds, il atteignait 70 %.
  Among the most severely **disabled**, unemployment stood at 70 per cent.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 99053)

- Les pensions nationales en faveur des personnes handicapées de naissance ou dont le **handicap** est intervenu précocement \[Loi sur les pensions nationales (547/93)\].
  National pensions to persons who are **disabled** or become disabled at an early age (the National Pensions Act (547/93))
  ([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 448437)

- PERSONNES AGEES, AUX **HANDICAPES** ET A LA FAMILLE
  **DISABLED** PERSONS AND THE FAMILY
  ([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 167173)

- La situation des personnes souffrant d’un **handicap** physique ou mental est également une source de préoccupation.
  The situation of **disabled** and mentally ill people is also of concern.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 756424)

## persons

Used about 1 300 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 300).

- AUX **HANDICAPES** ET A LA FAMILLE
  **PERSONS** AND THE FAMILY
  ([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 106085)

- AGEES, AUX **HANDICAPES** ET A LA FAMILLE
  **PERSONS** AND THE FAMILY
  ([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 132886)

- PERSONNES AGEES, AUX **HANDICAPES** ET A LA FAMILLE
  **PERSONS** AND THE FAMILY
  ([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 69945)

- AUX MINEURS, D &apos; UNE PART, ET AUX **HANDICAPES** PHYSIQUES ET
  ON **PERSONS** OF LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND ON THE MENTALLY
  ([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 3005436)

- Alors que les disparités entre les sexes sont très faibles chez les jeunes (15-24 ans) et chez les personnes âgées (plus de 75 ans), les femmes entre 25 et 74 ans se sentent moins bien que les hommes de la même tranche d &apos; âge. 16% de la population (18% des femmes et 14 % des hommes) souffrent d &apos; un problème de santé chronique de nature corporelle ou psychique qui les **handicape** au quotidien.
  While disparities between sexes are very small among the young (15-24 years) and among older **persons** (over 75 years), women aged 25 to 74 felt less well than men of the same age group. 16% of the population (18% of women and 14% of men) suffered from a chronic bodily or psychological health problem hampering their day-to-day activity.
  ([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 18720797)

## family

Used about 163 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 163). Meaning: [family in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/family/).

- AGEES, AUX **HANDICAPES** ET A LA FAMILLE
  AND THE **FAMILY**
  ([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 129593)

## More sentences

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

- Je ne considère pas ma myopie comme un **handicap**.
  I don't consider my myopia as an impediment.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and marcelostockle · checked, community translation · [\#1134593](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1134593) [\#1135386](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1135386))

- Les gens avec des **handicaps** physiques détestent qu'on les prenne en pitié.
  Handicapped people can't stand being pitied.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#3717853](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3717853) [\#801684](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/801684))

- Je voudrais aussi remercier tous mes collègues des autres groupes. Mon **handicap** passager a également créé des conditions particulières.
  I should also like to thank all my fellow Members in the other groups.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 346722)

## 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/).

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