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# impose — French to English

How French *impose* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: impose (29 655), imposes (157). By style: everyday 5 · biblical 9 · parliamentary 2 996 · legal and administrative 3 510 · UN documents 23 292.

## imposes

Used about 14 336 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 428 · legal and administrative ≈ 804 · UN documents ≈ 13 102). Forms: impose, imposes.

- Je n'**impose** à personne mes idées, je ne cherche pas à convertir les autres à mon point de vue philosophique sur la vie.
  I don't **impose** my ideas on others. I don't look to convert others to my life philosophy.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and jgauthier · checked, community translation · [\#2444450](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2444450) [\#2332495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2332495))

- L'ONU a répondu en adoptant la résolution 661 qui **impose** des sanctions à l'Irak.
  The UN responded by passing Resolution 661 to **impose** sanctions on Iraq.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 77874)

- l'annulation de distributions n'**impose** aucune contrainte à l'établissement;
  the cancellation of distributions **imposes** no restrictions on the institution;
  ([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 2947107)

- This provision **imposes** an overly strict obligation.
  This provision **imposes** an overly strict obligation.
  ([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 23960177)

- Le peuple kabyle ne veut rien imposer à personne, contrairement à l'État colonial algérien qui **impose** son idéologie arabo-islamique par les armes et la corruption.
  The Kabyle people don't want to impose anything on anyone, unlike the Algerian colonial state which **imposes** its Arab-Islamic ideology by weapons and corruption.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#9433360](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9433360) [\#9830840](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9830840))

## requires

Used about 1 813 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 61 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 024 · UN documents ≈ 728).

- Le drame de Fukushima nous **impose** surtout d'élever nos exigences en matière de sûreté nucléaire.
  The drama of Fukushima **requires** us above all to strengthen our requirements in the area of nuclear safety.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1526627)

- Le paragraphe 75 c) **impose** à l'entité de donner une information sur ces critères lorsque la classification est difficile.
  Paragraph 75(c) **requires** an entity to disclose these criteria when classification is difficult.
  ([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 3436342)

- c) La mesure d &apos; expulsion **impose** un changement d &apos; aéroport en territoire portugais;
  (c) The removal measure **requires** a change of airport on the national territory;
  ([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 22014696)

- Aucune autre condition d’essai de reflux n’est proposée pour la condition d’essai MG4, qui **impose** également l’essai à 100 °C.
  A reflux alternative testing condition is not provided for the OM4 test condition which also **requires** testing at 100 °C.
  ([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 5256863)

- 124. Le Guyana a ratifié la Convention (no 2) sur le chômage, de 1919, qui **impose** aux États signataires de:
  Guyana ratified the Unemployment Convention 1919, No 2, which **requires** that Member states:
  ([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 29652747)

## obligations

Used about 1 117 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 146 · UN documents ≈ 971). Forms: obligation, obligations.

- L'article 3, paragraphe 1, de la directive 2001/95/CE, **impose** aux producteurs de ne mettre sur le marché que des produits sûrs.
  Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/95/EC lays down an **obligation** on producers to place only safe products on the market.
  ([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 816333)

- Les parties doivent satisfaire sans attendre aux obligations que leur **impose** l &apos; Accord de paix.
  The parties must comply urgently with their **obligations** in the Peace Agreement.
  ([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 3142467)

- Les membres n'adoptent aucune mesure qui soit contraire aux obligations que leur **impose** le présent Accord et aux objectifs généraux définis à l'article 1er.
  The members shall not adopt any measures that conflict with their **obligations** under this Agreement or with the general objectives set forth in article 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 216956)

- Elle n &apos; **impose** à aucun Etat l &apos; obligation juridique internationale de signer ou ratifier le traité.
  It implies no international legal **obligation** on any State to sign or ratify the treaty.
  ([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 2732492)

- Il devrait aussi veiller à ce que tous les locaux de détention de la police soient conformes aux obligations que lui **impose** le Pacte.
  It should also ensure that all police detention facilities are in line with its **obligations** under the Covenant.
  ([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 25244308)

## More sentences

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

- Ne m'**impose** pas tes opinions !
  Don't press your opinions on me.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Zifre · checked, community translation · [\#17318](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/17318) [\#4995134](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4995134))

- Sa présence **impose** le respect.
  His presence commands respect.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#12768821](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12768821) [\#13365352](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13365352))

- On **impose** l'hétérosexualité cisgenre à tout le monde.
  Cisgender heterosexuality is shoved down everyone's throats.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and shekitten · checked, community translation · [\#11860172](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11860172) [\#13632301](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13632301))

## Grammar

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