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Meaning: [responsibility in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/responsibility/). - La principale responsabilité leur **incombe**. The primary **responsibility** is theirs. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 726299) - Il **incombe** au conducteur de communiquer les informations requises (tableau 5.2.3). It should be the **responsibility** of the skipper to report the required data (Table 5.2.3). ([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 1229719) - Mais à qui **incombe** la responsabilité d ' assurer la sécurité humaine? But who is **responsible** for human security? ([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 21616429) - À qui **incombe** la responsabilité politique du scandale Eurostat? Who bears political **responsibility** for the Eurostat scandal? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 521351) - En particulier, il **incombe** à la VDM de coordonner l'ensemble de la collaboration allemande au sein de la FIL. In particular, VDM bore full **responsibility** for coordinating Germany's collaboration within IDF. ([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 3804415) ## incumbent Used about 2 888 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 164 · legal and administrative ≈ 40 · UN documents ≈ 2 682). Meaning: [incumbent in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/incumbent/). - Il vous **incombe** de le faire. It is **incumbent** on you to do so. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and mamat · checked, community translation · [\#51154](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/51154) [\#10984306](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10984306)) - Nous estimons qu'il nous **incombe** d'améliorer le marché pour nos concitoyens. We believe that it is **incumbent** on us to improve the market for our citizens. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1535250) - En vertu de l'article 20 du règlement (CE) no 2371/2002, il **incombe** au Conseil d'arrêter les mesures associées aux limitations de capture et/ou de l'effort de pêche. Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 it is **incumbent** upon the Council to decide on the conditions associated with the limits on catches and/or fishing effort limits. ([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 630332) - 1293. L ' orientation est une tâche qui **incombe** à l ' ensemble du corps enseignant. 1293. Guidance must be seen as a task **incumbent** on the teaching body as a whole, to be conducted through tutorial activities. ([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 7957505) - Il **incombe** aux nations de respecter leurs obligations au titre de ces traités. It is **incumbent** on nations to abide by their obligations under these treaties. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 993125) ## burden Used about 1 461 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 120 · UN documents ≈ 1 341). Meaning: [burden in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/burden/). - Qui plus est, la charge de la preuve **incombe** à la société qui demande le statut de SEM. Besides, the **burden** of proof is on the company requesting MET. ([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 3577003) - La charge de la preuve **incombe** au tribunal, au procureur, à l ' agent d ' instruction et à l ' enquêteur. The court, the procurator, the investigator and the person conducting the inquiry may not shift the **burden** of proof on to the accused. ([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 973404) - La charge de la preuve de l'existence d'un effet incitatif **incombe** donc à l'État membre. It thus places the **burden** of proof regarding the existence of an incentive effect on the Member State. ([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 4144701) - En vertu de l ' article 4 du Code de procédure pénale, la charge de la preuve dans les affaires de discrimination raciale **incombe** au ministère public. Pursuant to article 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the **burden** of proof lay with the public prosecutor in cases of racial discrimination. ([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 29482946) - Il **incombe** au Parquet européen de démontrer le caractère manifestement infondé ou excessif de la demande. The EPPO shall bear the **burden** of demonstrating the manifestly unfounded or excessive character of the request. ([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 4406280) ## ensuring Used about 1 341 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 1 341). - À présent nous **incombe** la tâche colossale de veiller à que ce document soit appliqué et à ce qu ' il débouche sur des résultats concrets. We now have before us the monumental task of **ensuring** implementation and tangible outcomes. ([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 13153692) - Il nous **incombe** à tous de garantir la sécurité dans l ' espace, et nous devrions, ensemble, trouver un moyen de renforcer la stabilité internationale. **Ensuring** security in outer space is a common task for all of us, and we should jointly find a solution that would work to strengthen international stability. ([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 18375912) ## rests Used about 955 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 164 · legal and administrative ≈ 120 · UN documents ≈ 671). - La première responsabilité dans la lutte contre cette crise **incombe** à l'industrie elle-même. The primary responsibility for handling the crisis **rests** on the industry itself. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1236581) - En outre, il **incombe** à l'État membre de prouver que les conditions de la dérogation sont réunies. Moreover, the burden of proving that the tests for exemption are satisfied **rests** on the Member State. ([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 1407499) - La responsabilité des activités courantes relevant de cette fonction **incombe** aux bureaux régionaux, aux centres d ' opérations et aux centres de projets. The day-to-day accountability **rests** with regional offices, operations centres and project centres. ([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 20683903) - Le groupe ELDR reconnaît que la responsabilité principale de la création d'emplois **incombe** aux États membres. The ELDR recognises that the primary responsibility for employment creation **rests** with Member States. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1928819) - la responsabilité première de la sécurité des aliments pour animaux **incombe** à l'exploitant du secteur de l'alimentation animale; that primary responsibility for feed safety **rests** with the feed business operator; ([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 640438) ## obligation Used about 941 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 110 · legal and administrative ≈ 161 · UN documents ≈ 671). Meaning: [obligation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/obligation/). - Il vous **incombe** à présent de passer au système "PUSH". The **obligation** is now on you to switch over to a ‘push’ system. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 575662) - Lorsque l’installateur n’est pas établi dans l’Union ou en Suisse, cette obligation **incombe** à l’organisme notifié compétent. Where the installer is not established in the Union or in Switzerland, this **obligation** falls to the relevant notified body. ([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 75690) - Il rappelle aux deux parties l ' obligation qui leur **incombe** de coopérer avec l ' Administration transitoire. It reminds both parties of their **obligation** to cooperate with the Transitional Administration. ([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 3356051) - La ratification d’un traité international est une obligation qui **incombe** aux pays qui l’ont signé. Ratification of an international treaty is an **obligation** for the countries that have signed it. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 819285) - En notifiant le régime d’aide en question au stade du projet, l’Allemagne a respecté l’obligation qui lui **incombe** au titre de l’article 88, paragraphe 3, du traité CE. By notifying the aid scheme as a draft, Germany met its **obligation** under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty. ([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 818978) ## primary Used about 671 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 671). Meaning: [primary in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primary/). - Les États sont les principaux acteurs à qui il **incombe** de protéger les civils. 8. States were the **primary** actors responsible for protecting civilians. ([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 29086919) ## lies Used about 435 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 274 · legal and administrative ≈ 161). - La responsabilité d'une telle politique **incombe** également à notre institution. Responsibility for a policy of this kind also **lies** with our own institution. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1649949) - En cas de doute, la charge de la preuve **incombe** au destinataire du colis. In case of doubt, the burden of proof **lies** with the recipient of the consignment. ([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 2714774) - La responsabilité au niveau agricole **incombe** à l'Union européenne, mais aussi aux États membres. The responsibility for agriculture **lies** with the Member States as well as the EU. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1865738) - Or, selon la PostVwG de 1953, la HGrG et la PostVerfG de 1989, cette obligation **incombe** clairement et intégralement à Deutsche Post. In that regard, the PostVwG 1953, the HGrG and the PostVerfG 1989 establish clearly that the obligation **lies** in its entirety with Deutsche Post. ([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 2533885) - Comme vous le savez, c’est aux États membres qu’il **incombe** en premier lieu de faire connaître cette Constitution. As you know, the main responsibility for communicating about the Constitution **lies** with Member States. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 674314) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Il vous **incombe** de parachever ce travail. It falls to you to put the finishing touches to this work. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and LittleBoy · checked, community translation · [\#1454082](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1454082) [\#1452066](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1452066)) - Il **incombe** à l'enseignant de s'assurer que l'élève apprend réellement quelque chose. The onus is on the teacher to make sure the student is actually learning something. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and KoreanBeaver · checked, community translation · [\#2652709](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2652709) [\#10612777](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10612777)) - Il nous **incombe** de faire de notre mieux. It behooves us to do our best. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Objectivesea · checked, community translation · [\#23133](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/23133) [\#1308123](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1308123)) ## 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. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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