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# polluants — French to English

How French *polluants* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 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: polluants (27 616). By style: everyday 2 · parliamentary 660 · legal and administrative 2 036 · UN documents 24 918.

## pollutants

Used about 23 496 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 344 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 866 · UN documents ≈ 21 284). Forms: pollutant, pollutants.

- Les **polluants** comme celui-ci viennent principalement de la combustion de l'essence dans les moteurs de voiture.
  **Pollutants** like this derive mainly from the combustion of fuel in car engines.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lulantis and timmartin · checked, community translation · [\#58620](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/58620) [\#11377](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11377))

- i. le protocole de Kyoto, dans lequel le commerce des **polluants** est important;
  i. the Kyoto Protocol, in which trade in **pollutants** is prominent;
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 979791)

- À quels **polluants** s’appliquent-elles?
  To which **pollutants** do these apply?
  ([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 803938)

- **Polluants** gazeux (essai du type I)
  Gaseous **pollutants** (Type 1 test)
  ([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 28142054)

- Les zones humides absorbent également les nutriments, sédiments et autres **polluants** en excès avant qu'ils n'atteignent les rivières, les lacs et les autres étendues d'eau.
  Wetlands also absorb excess nutrients, sediments, and other **pollutants** before they reach rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#6696019](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6696019) [\#10536003](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10536003))

## pops

Used about 2 077 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 2 077).

- Amélioration de la capacité des pays bénéficiaires à réduire leurs stocks de **polluants** organiques persistants.
  Increased capacity of recipient countries to reduce stockpiles of **POPs**.
  ([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 13993336)

- Le cofinancement doit néanmoins concerner un projet qui, pour l &apos; essentiel, est un projet sur les **polluants** organiques persistants.
  Such co-finance must still be for a project that is, at its core, a **POPs** project.
  ([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 14460085)

- Des évaluations de programme sont également réalisées dans les domaines de la mise à niveau et des **polluants** organiques persistants.
  There are also ongoing programme level evaluations in the area of upgrading and **POPs**.
  ([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 24920343)

- Tableau 1 : Projets approuvés dans le domaine d &apos; intervention &lt; &lt; **polluants** organiques persistants &gt; &gt; entre le 15 décembre 2005 et le 31 décembre 2006.
  Table 1: Projects approved in the **POPs** focal area, December 15, 2005, to December 31, 2006.
  ([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 17872831)

## polluting

Used about 644 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 83 · legal and administrative ≈ 42 · UN documents ≈ 519).

- Aucune autre région du monde n'a dû payer un si lourd tribut au transport de produits **polluants** ou dangereux par voie maritime.
  No other region in the world has had to pay such a high price for the transport of **polluting** or dangerous substances by sea.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 20360)

- Mesures des **polluants** atmosphériques
  Measurements relating to air **polluting** substances
  ([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 2056560)

- Ces véhicules devront être contrôlés périodiquement et les plus **polluants** d’entre eux devront être retirés de la circulation et mis au rebut.
  Those vehicles will have to be periodically inspected and the most **polluting** ones withdrawn and scrapped.
  ([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 2913016)

- Si, par contre, nous ne faisons rien en ce sens, nous ne pourrons jamais convaincre l’industrie d’abandonner ces processus **polluants**.
  If, however, we do not do something in this direction, industry will never be persuaded to abandon **polluting** processes.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 533971)

- J’insiste par conséquent sur le fait que les poids lourds les plus **polluants** et les moins efficaces se déplaceront dans le reste de l’Union européenne.
  I would therefore insist that all the most **polluting** and least efficient lorries will be travelling throughout the rest of the European Union.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 538908)

## air

Used about 533 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 14 · UN documents ≈ 519). Meaning: [air in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/air/).

- (SK) Dans le programme "Air pur pour l'Europe", la Commission européenne a identifié plusieurs secteurs comme étant les plus **polluants**.
  (SK) In the Clean **Air** for Europe programme, the European Commission has identified several sectors as the biggest polluters of the environment.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 894286)

- Transport hémisphérique des **polluants** atmosphériques
  Hemispheric transport of **air** pollution
  ([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 28011339)

## emission

Used about 14 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 14). Meaning: [emission in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/emission/).

- Je terminerai en faisant remarquer qu'il n'est pas question que les combustibles très **polluants** bénéficient d'une position privilégiée par le biais de plafonds d'émissions plus élevés.
  Lastly, very dirty fuels must not be given an advantage in the form of higher **emission** limits.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1981022)

## More sentences

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

- Cela ne doit cependant pas servir de prétexte pour subventionner les secteurs **polluants** ou économiques inefficaces.
  This must not, however, be an excuse for subsidising inefficient economic sectors which cause pollution.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 11702)

- Elle prévoit la modulation obligatoire des péages à partir de 2010 afin que les véhicules **polluants** puissent payer jusqu'à 100% de plus que les véhicules plus respectueux de l'environnement.
  It makes provision for obligatory modulation of tolls to be paid as of 2010 by vehicles which pollute up to 100% more than environmentally friendly vehicles.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1008650)

- Je me demande si une meilleure distinction entre les catégories n'encouragera pas l'utilisation de véhicules moins **polluants**, ce qui était initialement notre objectif.
  My point is whether a greater differentiation between the various categories would promote the development and use of cleaner vehicles, which is what we all wish to see.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1740837)

## Grammar

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