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# obligation — French to English

How French *obligation* 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: obligation (129 722), obligations (192 737). By style: everyday 27 · literary 2 · parliamentary 10 593 · legal and administrative 54 466 · UN documents 257 371.

## obligation

Used about 235 016 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 5 407 · legal and administrative ≈ 31 204 · UN documents ≈ 198 390). Forms: obligation, obligations. Meaning: [obligation in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/obligation/).

- Nous avons l'**obligation** d'essayer.
  We have an **obligation** to try.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by GB3 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5512942](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5512942) [\#6551815](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6551815))

- Devoir la vie à un malfaiteur, accepter cette dette et la rembourser, être, en dépit de soi-même, de plain-pied avec un repris de justice, et lui payer un service avec un autre service; se laisser dire: Va-t'en, et lui dire à son tour: Sois libre; sacrifier à des motifs personnels le devoir, cette **obligation** générale, et sentir dans ces motifs personnels quelque chose de général aussi, et de supérieur peut-être; trahir la société pour rester fidèle à sa conscience; que toutes ces absurdités se réalisassent et qu'elles vinssent s'accumuler sur lui-même, c'est ce dont il était atterré.
  To owe his life to a malefactor, to accept that debt and to repay it; to be, in spite of himself, on a level with a fugitive from justice, and to repay his service with another service; to allow it to be said to him, “Go,” and to say to the latter in his turn: “Be free”; to sacrifice to personal motives duty, that general **obligation**, and to be conscious, in those personal motives, of something that was also general, and, perchance, superior, to betray society in order to remain true to his conscience; that all these absurdities should be realized and should accumulate upon him,—this was what overwhelmed him.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28543)

- Pourtant, c'est aussi une **obligation** minimale.
  However, it is also a minimum **obligation**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 245487)

- **Obligations** générales des constructeurs
  General **obligations** of manufacturers
  ([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 3324259)

- **Obligation** de ne pas causer de dommages significatifs
  **Obligation** not to cause significant harm
  ([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 3290706)

## state

Used about 8 610 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 567 · UN documents ≈ 8 043). Meaning: [state in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/state/).

- PZL Hydral a pu obtenir une aide d'État grâce à la non-exécution durable de ses **obligations** par différents créanciers publics.
  **State** aid may have been granted to PZL Hydral in the form of continued non-enforcement of public liabilities against the company by various public creditors.
  ([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 2027554)

- III. **Obligation** de protection incombant à l &apos; État
  III. **State** duty to protect
  ([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 22131370)

- **Obligation** de l &apos; État touché de rechercher de l &apos; assistance
  Duty of the affected **State** to seek assistance
  ([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 23852586)

- En application de cette loi, seule s &apos; est éteinte pour l &apos; État l &apos; **obligation** d &apos; intenter une action pénale.
  Pursuant to this law, only the **State** &apos; s right to bring criminal charges lapsed.
  ([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 648062)

## constitutional

Used about 7 376 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 7 376). Meaning: [constitutional in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/constitutional/).

- Pas d'**obligations** constitutionnelles signalées.
  No **constitutional** requirements indicated.
  ([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 287423)

- Pas d’**obligations** constitutionnelles signalées.
  No **constitutional** requirements indicated.
  ([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 90997)

## requirements

Used about 6 983 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 331 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 971 · UN documents ≈ 2 681).

- La décision d'imposer une **obligation** de visa à des pays tiers ou d'en exempter ces derniers est prise au cas par cas.
  The decision as to whether or not visa **requirements** should apply to third countries is taken on a case-by-case basis.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1431702)

- Les **obligations** minimales relatives aux réévaluations du prix de titres sont indiquées au tableau 1A.
  The minimum **requirements** for price revaluation of securities are set out in Table 1A.
  ([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 1788086)

- Les **obligations** propres à ce niveau d &apos; accréditation sont énumérées au tableau 1.
  Specific **requirements** for this level of accreditation are listed in Table 1.
  ([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 27994973)

- Ce processus devrait encourager l'introduction d'**obligations** d'établissement de rapports financiers pour chaque pays afin de contribuer à la lutte contre la pauvreté.
  This process should encourage the introduction of financial reporting **requirements** for each country in order to benefit the fight against poverty.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1509278)

- Le DCT-prestataire de services bancaires se conforme à l'ensemble des **obligations** de déclaration suivantes:
  A CSD-banking service provider shall comply with all of the following reporting **requirements**:
  ([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 4275214)

## under

Used about 3 248 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 567 · UN documents ≈ 2 681). Meaning: [under in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/under/).

- L’Eurosystème a instauré le programme en vertu duquel les banques centrales de l’Eurosystème achètent des **obligations** sécurisées éligibles pour un montant nominal escompté de 60 milliards d’EUR.
  The Eurosystem has established the programme **under** which the Eurosystem central banks shall purchase eligible covered bonds with a targeted nominal amount of EUR 60 billion.
  ([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 1654489)

- Elle avait donné effet à ces **obligations** par la loi de 2004 sur la protection de l &apos; environnement, qui incriminait le trafic international illicite d &apos; espèces sauvages.
  Those binding commitments were enforced **under** the Environment Protection Act of 2004, which penalized illicit international trafficking in wildlife.
  ([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 19204913)

## rights

Used about 3 234 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 552 · UN documents ≈ 2 681).

- Dans notre coin du monde qui est monogame, se marier équivaut à diminuer ses droits de moitié et à doubler ses **obligations**.
  In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one’s **rights** and double one's duties.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#678633](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/678633) [\#678692](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/678692))

- Certains dirigeants agissent comme si l’Union leur conférait des droits, mais aucune **obligation**.
  Some leaders act as if the Union gave them **rights** but no duties whatsoever.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 535073)

- DE L &apos; ENFANT CONCERNANT LES **OBLIGATIONS** DES ÉTATS
  THE **rights** OF THE CHILD CONCERNING REPORTING
  ([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 10470785)

- La vente implique l'abandon de l'ensemble des droits et **obligations**, moyennant une compensation financière.
  A sale implies that all **rights** and duties are waived, and that is what the financial compensation is for.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 209370)

- Au Parlement européen comme dans tous les États européens démocratiques, le contrôle du budget fait partie des principaux droits et **obligations** des députés.
  As in all democratic European States, budgetary control is one of the most important **rights** and duties of the Members of the European Parliament.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 168233)

## More sentences

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

- J'ai une autre **obligation**.
  I have another engagement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#320311](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/320311) [\#1337110](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1337110))

- J'ai une **obligation** antérieure.
  I have a prior engagement.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2358786](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2358786) [\#2565565](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2565565))

- Quelle est la différence entre une action et une **obligation** ?
  What's the difference between a stock and a bond?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by felix63 and Miktsoanit · checked, community translation · [\#12288672](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12288672) [\#12288123](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12288123))

## Grammar

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