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# visant — French to English

How French *visant* 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: visant (360 045). By style: everyday 9 · parliamentary 17 050 · legal and administrative 23 520 · UN documents 319 466.

## measures

Used about 66 441 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2 131 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 410 · UN documents ≈ 59 900).

- C'est la raison pour laquelle plusieurs organes directeurs ont adopté des mesures **visant** à règlementer les activités des agents.
  This is why a number of governing bodies have adopted **measures** to regulate the activities of agents.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1402699)

- Proposition de mesures **visant** à limiter les distorsions de concurrence.
  Proposed **measures** to limit distortions of competition
  ([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 5666602)

- 952. Les dispositions **visant** à garantir des droits sont les suivantes :
  952. The following **measures** safeguard these rights:
  ([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 7945519)

- De manière générale, la proposition de la Commission **visant** à modifier les mesures techniques constitue une nette amélioration par rapport au système actuel.
  Taken as a whole, the Commission's proposed amendments to the technical **measures** are a considerable improvement on the present system.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1707512)

- Mettre en œuvre de toute urgence des mesures concrètes **visant** à garantir la protection des témoins.
  Urgently put in place practical **measures** to guarantee witness protection.
  ([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 1355899)

## proposal

Used about 38 030 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 4 263 · legal and administrative ≈ 490 · UN documents ≈ 33 278). Forms: proposal, proposals. Meaning: [proposal in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proposal/).

- En outre, la proposition **visant** à renforcer le rôle des comités d'entreprise européens est la bienvenue.
  Furthermore, the **proposal** to strengthen the role of the European Works Councils is very welcome.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1121388)

- Ce rapport est accompagné, si nécessaire, de propositions **visant** à modifier le présent règlement.
  Where necessary, the report shall be accompanied by **proposals** to amend this Regulation.
  ([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 4011833)

- et - propositions **visant** à assurer une
  - **proposals** to ensure a more efficient 7,22,67,69,104
  ([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 6257506)

- Je ne puis non plus approuver la proposition du rapporteur **visant** à introduire une taxe sur l'énergie à l'échelon de l'UE.
  Nor can I support the rapporteur's **proposal** to introduce an energy tax at the EU level.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1776752)

- 15 L &apos; AC.3 a approuvé, à sa session de mars 2009, la proposition **visant** à élaborer un RTM sur cette question.
  15/ AC.3 endorsed at its March 2009 session the **proposal** to develop a gtr on this matter.
  ([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 20911131)

## aimed

Used about 17 047 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 776 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 960 · UN documents ≈ 13 311).

- Nous n'avons pas soutenu les amendements **visant** à limiter les augmentations de quotas.
  We did not support those amendments which **aimed** to constrain quota increases.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1166355)

- L'innovation **visant** à parvenir à des émissions faibles ou nulles dans tous les modes de transport sera encouragée.
  Innovation **aimed** at achieving low or zero emissions in all modes of transport will be encouraged.
  ([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 3061623)

- 32. Le Gouvernement a poursuivi sa politique **visant** au plein exercice, par l &apos; ensemble de la population, des droits consacrés dans la Convention.
  The Government of Georgia has been consistently continuing its policy **aimed** at ensuring full enjoyment of the rights provided in the Convention for the entire State population.
  ([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 29477037)

- Cette intégration sera une priorité dans la transition vers des pratiques **visant** à réaliser des économies d'eau.
  This integration will be a priority in the shift towards practices **aimed** at achieving water savings.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1144028)

- Le second pilier du plan de restructuration est un plan d’investissement **visant** à remplacer l’équipement ancien et dépassé par un équipement de technologie nouvelle.
  The second pillar of the restructuring plan is an investment programme, which **aimed** at replacing the old and obsolete equipment with new updated technology.
  ([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 1694830)

## improve

Used about 8 836 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 710 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 470 · UN documents ≈ 6 656). Meaning: [improve in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/improve/).

- Il s'agit de propositions **visant** objectivement à améliorer et à corriger certains aspects de la réglementation en vigueur devenus inadaptés et anachroniques.
  These are proposals that aim objectively to **improve** and correct aspects of the regulation in force that are inadequate and anachronistic.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1386219)

- Ce faisant, tout en **visant** à améliorer l'acceptation, le projet contribuera au moins à l'un des objectifs suivants:
  In doing so, while seeking to **improve** acceptability, the project will contribute to meeting at least one of the following objectives:
  ([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 4131155)

- En dépit des efforts **visant** à améliorer les résultats en matière de santé, les différents indicateurs révèlent que les Fidji ont pris du retard dans la réalisation des OMD.
  However despite efforts to **improve** health outcomes, a review of health indicators suggests that Fiji is lagging behind in achieving MDG.
  ([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 22213985)

- Les méthodes thérapeutiques complémentaires, par exemple : développer des lignes directrices pour la médecine et les soins médicaux ainsi que des actions **visant** à améliorer le régime et les habitudes alimentaires.
  Complementary therapeutic methods - developing guidelines for medicine and healthcare interventions as well as actions to **improve** diet and eating habits.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 271689)

- Ainsi, le laboratoire alimentera les efforts **visant** à améliorer l’utilisation des fonds de l’Union et la mise en œuvre de la législation de l’Union.
  The lab will feed into efforts to **improve** the spending of Union funds and the implementation of Union legislation.
  ([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 4128158)

## More sentences

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

- En France, la publicité pour les téléphones cellulaires **visant** les enfants de moins de 12 ans est interdite.
  In France, advertising of mobile phones directed at children 12 and under is prohibited.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and papabear · checked, community translation · [\#707021](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/707021) [\#910560](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/910560))

- Le Parlement a voté pour abroger une loi **visant** à surveiller la santé des forêts européennes afin de réduire la paperasse.
  The Parliament voted to scrap a law to monitor the health of Europe's forests to reduce paperwork.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Myrano\_ and Myrano\_ · checked, community translation · [\#13618995](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13618995) [\#13618996](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13618996))

- Il ignorait tout du complot **visant** à l'assassiner.
  He was ignorant of the plot to assassinate him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and CK · checked, community translation · [\#298887](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/298887) [\#12007099](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12007099))

## 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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