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# limite — French to English

How French *limite* 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: limite (63 510), limites (73 525). By style: everyday 137 · literary 6 · biblical 85 · parliamentary 7 821 · legal and administrative 31 891 · UN documents 97 095.

## limit

Used about 70 613 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 74 · literary ≈ 5 · biblical ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 4 073 · legal and administrative ≈ 19 932 · UN documents ≈ 46 525). Forms: limit, limits. Meaning: [limit in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/limit/).

- C'est la **limite**.
  That's the **limit**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2251269](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2251269) [\#6545595](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6545595))

- Aucun curieux ne dépassait cette **limite**.
  No curious observer passed that **limit**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 24295)

- Je vois des bornes à tout ce qui est parfait: Tes commandements n’ont point de **limite**.
  I have seen a **limit** to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 119:96)

- Nous atteignons les **limites** des structures actuelles.
  We are reaching the **limits** of the current structures.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 810645)

- Date **limite** de transposition
  Time **limit** for transposition
  ([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 1462455)

## deadline

Used about 14 927 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 21 · parliamentary ≈ 81 · legal and administrative ≈ 664 · UN documents ≈ 14 160). Meaning: [deadline in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deadline/).

- Il a raté la date **limite**.
  He missed the **deadline**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1737139](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1737139) [\#1737802](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1737802))

- Concernant le système PNR, une date **limite** de conservation des données a été convenue avec grande difficulté.
  With regard to the PNR system, a **deadline** for data storage has been agreed with great difficulty.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 896279)

- Délai de remise du rapport: au plus tard neuf mois après la date **limite** d'admissibilité des dépenses pour le programme annuel.
  Due date: no more than nine months after the eligible **deadline** for the annual programme.
  ([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 809187)

- La date **limite** pour les inscriptions est fixée au vendredi 25 juin.
  The registration **deadline** is Friday, 25 June.
  ([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 12385300)

- Il a loupé la date **limite**.
  He missed the **deadline**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1737139](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1737139) [\#1737803](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1737803))

## within

Used about 8 735 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 326 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 329 · UN documents ≈ 7 080). Meaning: [within in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/within/).

- Les Européens auront par exemple plus facilement accès aux possibilités sans **limites** du commerce électronique.
  For example, the limitless possibilities of e-commerce will be **within** easier reach for Europeans.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 111328)

- Elle soutient, dans les **limites** de ses capacités et moyens, les programmes pertinents de l’Union.
  It shall support, **within** means and capabilities, the relevant EU programmes.
  ([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 5125147)

- 103. Le redéploiement s &apos; effectuera dans les **limites** des ressources disponibles.
  103. The redeployment shall be implemented **within** existing resources.
  ([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 13920341)

- Secundo, en pratique, les problèmes touchent souvent d'autres règles et règlements qui n'entrent pas directement dans les **limites** du règlement.
  Secondly, the problems in practice often touch upon other rules and regulations which do not strictly fall **within** the scope of the Regulation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 485187)

- 0,17 EUR par semaine et par poule pondeuse élevée au sol relevant du code NC 01059400, dans la **limite** de 1933867 animaux;
  EUR 0,17 per week per barn laying hen falling **within** the CN code 01059400 up to a maximum of 1933867 animals,
  ([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 5001231)

## values

Used about 332 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 332).

- Les mesures effectuées conformément aux points 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3 et 3.2.4 ne doivent pas dépasser les **limites** fixées à l’article 2.
  The measurements described in points 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 may not exceed the **values** laid down in Article 2.
  ([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 1761254)

## More sentences

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

- Sa paresse excède la **limite** de la patience.
  His laziness is past the margin of endurance.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Polgar1 · checked, community translation · [\#287086](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/287086) [\#1064734](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1064734))

- C'est là ma **limite**.
  This is where I draw the line.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#4228342](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4228342) [\#4235493](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4235493))

- Elle **limite** sa consommation d'alcool.
  She abstains from drinking.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by wilouf and CK · checked, community translation · [\#314900](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/314900) [\#180804](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/180804))

## 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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