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# munitions — French to English

How French *munitions* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 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: munitions (33 911). By style: everyday 22 · literary 2 · parliamentary 418 · legal and administrative 2 003 · UN documents 31 466.

## ammunition

Used about 12 799 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 96 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 544 · UN documents ≈ 11 144). Meaning: [ammunition in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ammunition/).

- Ne gaspillez pas de **munitions**.
  Don't waste **ammunition**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#5440627](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5440627) [\#5920552](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5920552))

- Les insurgés ne répondaient pas à cette mousqueterie, pour épargner les **munitions**.
  The insurgents did not reply to this musketry, in order to spare their **ammunition**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 26077)

- Le problème est différent lorsque l'uranium appauvri est utilisé dans des **munitions**.
  It is different when the material is used in **ammunition**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1631099)

- Pièces pour armes à feu et **munitions**
  Parts of firearms and **ammunition**
  ([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 1491986)

- La SFOR détruit actuellement ces **munitions**.
  The **ammunition** is currently being destroyed by SFOR.
  ([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 9633483)

## munitions

Used about 12 387 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 253 · legal and administrative ≈ 334 · UN documents ≈ 11 800).

- Ses plaies, c'étaient ses **munitions**.
  His wounds were his **munitions** of war.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28919)

- Les **munitions** à l'UA ont des effets à long terme.
  DU **munitions** have long-term effects.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1085557)

- Transport d’armes et de **munitions** de guerre
  Carriage of weapons of war and **munitions** of war
  ([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 2708422)

- Convention sur les armes à sous-**munitions**.
  Convention on Cluster **Munitions**.
  ([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 23103953)

- Ce qu'il nous faut, c'est une interdiction de produire les **munitions** à l'UA.
  What we need is a ban on the production and use of DU **munitions**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1085577)

## ordnance

Used about 2 673 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 9 · legal and administrative ≈ 42 · UN documents ≈ 2 622). Meaning: [ordnance in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ordnance/).

- Quelque 65 pays demeurent menacés, à des degrés divers, par des mines et **munitions** non explosées et, malheureusement, de nouvelles zones de conflit viennent s’ajouter à cette liste.
  Approximately 65 countries are still affected to some degree by mines and unexploded **ordnance** and, unfortunately, new areas of conflict are adding to this list.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 595496)

- l’achat et l’installation de scies à ruban équipées d’une commande à distance et destinées au découpage des explosifs et **munitions**,
  purchase and installation of remotely controlled band saws for cutting explosive **ordnance**,
  ([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 585613)

- 4. Par restes explosifs de guerre, les **munitions** non explosées et les **munitions** explosives abandonnées.
  Explosive remnants of war means unexploded **ordnance** and abandoned explosive ordnance.
  ([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 10373411)

- 3) Méthode d &apos; identification des **munitions** explosives, y compris par la couleur, les dimensions et la forme et d &apos; autres marques pertinentes;
  (3) the method of identifying the explosive **ordnance** including colour, size and shape and other relevant markings;
  ([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 10373495)

- 3. Lors de la production de **munitions** explosives, il faudrait appliquer des normes agréées d &apos; assurance qualité internationalement reconnues.
  During the production of explosive **ordnance**, certified quality assurance standards that are internationally recognised should be applied.
  ([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 10371906)

## weapons

Used about 1 320 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 9 · UN documents ≈ 1 311).

- L'opinion publique est particulièrement préoccupée par le lien entre l'uranium appauvri utilisé dans les **munitions** et la santé publique.
  The general public is particularly concerned about the link between the depleted uranium used in **weapons** and public health.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 144208)

- Matériel spécialisé de détection, de transport et d &apos; élimination des armes, **munitions** et explosifs
  Assistance in the establishment of a national **weapons** database
  ([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 18883194)

- Au paragraphe 43, qui porte sur l &apos; achat d &apos; armes et de **munitions** par le M23 auprès des commandants de l &apos; armée ougandaise, on lit :
  In paragraph 43, on procurement of **weapons** and ammunitions by M23 from Uganda People &apos; s Defence Forces Commanders, it is alleged that:
  ([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 25547364)

## cluster

Used about 673 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 17 · UN documents ≈ 656). Meaning: [cluster in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cluster/).

- La Russie n'est pas partie au traité sur les bombes à sous-**munitions** qui est en train d'être signé à Oslo.
  Russia is not taking part in the Treaty on **cluster** bombs that is being signed in Oslo.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1151819)

- d) Le développement de technologies de dépollution des restes d &apos; armes à sous-**munitions**;
  (d) The development of technologies to clear **cluster** munition remnants;
  ([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 22301426)

- Monsieur le Président, comme nous le savons tous, les **munitions** non explosées, les mines antipersonnel et les bombes à fragmentation sont des armes pouvant causer d'atroces blessures et mutilations.
  Mr President, as we are all aware, dormant explosive devices, landmines and **cluster** bombs are among the weapons that can cause especially cruel injuries and mutilations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 424212)

## arms

Used about 664 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 9 · UN documents ≈ 656). Meaning: [arms in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/arms/).

- Nous sommes également pour une définition élargie de la pollution maritime accidentelle incluant les pollutions radioactives, les **munitions** et les dégazages.
  We are also in favour of extending the definition of accidental marine pollution to include radioactive pollution, **arms** and degassing.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 59147)

- Le 27 mai, le Libéria a ratifié la Convention de la CEDAO sur les armes légères et de petit calibre, leurs **munitions** et autres matériels connexes.
  Meanwhile, on 27 May, Liberia ratified the ECOWAS convention on small **arms** and light weapons.
  ([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 21360113)

## More sentences

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

- Nous sommes à court de **munitions**.
  We're out of ammo.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3597387](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3597387) [\#3598659](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3598659))

- On est à court de **munitions**.
  We're running out of ammo.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3431022](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3431022) [\#12248385](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12248385))

- Vous avez remarqué que les héros de films d'action semblent n'être jamais à court de **munitions** ?
  Notice how the hero in an action flick never seems to run out of ammo?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#982671](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/982671) [\#982675](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/982675))

## Grammar

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