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# voulues — French to English

How French *voulues* 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: voulues (27 487). By style: literary 1 · parliamentary 63 · legal and administrative 157 · UN documents 27 266.

## appropriate

Used about 7 425 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 8 · legal and administrative ≈ 33 · UN documents ≈ 7 385). Meaning: [appropriate in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/appropriate/).

- C'est précisément ce que l'UE envisage de faire, et la Commission présentera sous peu les propositions **voulues**.
  That is exactly what the EU is planning to do, and the Commission will come forward with the **appropriate** proposals shortly.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1368043)

- elle dispose des compétences **voulues** et a la capacité d’exercer les fonctions visées au paragraphe 1; et
  it has **appropriate** expertise and the capacity to exercise the functions referred to in paragraph 1; and
  ([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 2187308)

- Dans l &apos; affirmative, veuillez fournir les précisions **voulues**.
  If so, please provide additional information, as **appropriate**.
  ([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 12567425)

- En d'autres termes, nous pouvons de toute évidence accepter ces amendements, ceux-ci permettant de procéder aux rectifications **voulues**.
  In short, of course these proposals can be accepted, and they will result in the **appropriate** amendments being made.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1598904)

- Les modifications sont apportées en biffant les indications erronées et en ajoutant, le cas échéant, les indications **voulues**.
  Amendments shall be made by striking out the incorrect particulars and, where **appropriate**, adding those required.
  ([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 3760995)

## take

Used about 4 546 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 1 · UN documents ≈ 4 544). Meaning: [take in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/take/).

- Vous avez procédé à des modifications légères, **voulues** ou subies: nous en prenons acte, mais elles ne sont, en aucun cas, suffisantes.
  You have made some slight modifications, voluntarily or otherwise. We **take** due note of these, but in no way are they enough.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 623341)

- 6. Prendre les mesures **voulues** pour prévenir le harcèlement d &apos; un employé ou d &apos; un fonctionnaire.
  6. **Take** measures to prevent harassment of an employee or a public servant.
  ([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 24496320)

- Le Gouvernement entend prendre les dispositions **voulues** pour que le prochain rapport respecte ces directives.
  It would **take** steps to ensure that the forthcoming report did indeed comply with those guidelines.
  ([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 20661810)

- 2. Prie le Secrétaire général de prendre les dispositions **voulues** pour appliquer la présente résolution.
  2. Requests the Secretary-General to **take** the necessary action to implement the present resolution.
  ([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 10325785)

- A cette fin, il convient de mettre en place les structures **voulues** et de fournir des ressources adéquates afin qu &apos; un dialogue constructif puisse être engagé;
  For this purpose proper structures must be set up and adequate resources be made available so that a constructive dialogue can **take** place;
  ([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 1219083)

## necessary

Used about 4 042 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 13 · legal and administrative ≈ 52 · UN documents ≈ 3 976). Meaning: [necessary in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/necessary/).

- Il est en leur pouvoir de passer les commandes **voulues**.
  It is within their competence to place the **necessary** orders.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 824005)

- Le robinet est ensuite fermé et l'échantillon est amené à la plus basse des températures **voulues**.
  If **necessary**, the degassing operation must be repeated several times.
  ([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 1527981)

- Depuis lors, toutes les normes et règles juridiques **voulues** en matière de contrôle des exportations ont été adoptées.
  Since then all **necessary** legal norms and regulations in the field of export control have been adopted.
  ([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 16926375)

- L'Agence doit prendre toutes les mesures **voulues** pour améliorer la situation.
  The Agency must take all **necessary** steps to improve the situation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1549939)

- Pour y apporter d'éventuelles modifications, il convient de biffer les indications erronées et d'ajouter, le cas échéant, les indications **voulues**.
  Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect particulars and adding any **necessary** corrections.
  ([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 209497)

## ensure

Used about 2 843 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 · UN documents ≈ 2 840). Meaning: [ensure in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ensure/).

- À mon initiative et au nom de notre groupe, nous avons déposé un amendement dans lequel nous insistons pour qu’une évaluation d’impact claire soit réalisée, que des limites maximales d’émission soient définies et qu’une explication soit fournie quant aux organes chargés dans la pratique de l’action visant aux réductions **voulues**, et notamment concernant le moyen de garantir également la participation des compagnies des pays tiers dans l’échange de quotas.
  On the basis of my initiative and in the name of our group, we have tabled an amendment in which we insist on a clear evaluation of the effects being made, caps on emissions being defined, and an explanation regarding what agency will in practice be responsible for the action to bring about reductions as called for, and, in particular, how we are to **ensure** that airlines outside the EU are also involved in emissions trading.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 833805)

- b) Assurer les conditions **voulues** pour que les victimes puissent exercer leur droit de porter plainte;
  (b) **Ensure** adequate conditions for victims to exercise their rights to make complaints;
  ([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 24131652)

- Je soutiens par conséquent les appels à la Commission en vue de garantir la cohérence de la politique de l'UE et d'accorder la plus grande attention à ce que les accords de partenariat volontaires n'encouragent pas l'extension des activités d'exploitation industrielle du bois dans des zones forestières vierges, ainsi que de travailler avec tous les gouvernements des pays qui signeront d'autres accords de partenariat à l'avenir pour en assurer le suivi et prendre les mesures **voulues** pour éviter toute incidence négative, directe ou indirecte, de l'exploitation commerciale du bois sur la vie sauvage.
  I therefore support calls for the Commission to **ensure** that EU policy is consistent and to pay the utmost attention to ensuring that VPAs do not encourage the expansion of industrial logging activities into intact forest landscapes, and to work with all governments signing up to VPAs in the future to monitor and take steps to eliminate the negative effects, both direct and indirect, of commercial logging on wildlife.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1476059)

- 87. Souligne la nécessité de veiller à ce que la Mission dispose des ressources **voulues** pour s &apos; acquitter de son mandat ;
  87. Stresses the need to **ensure** that the Mission is adequately resourced to fulfil its mandate;
  ([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 18611450)

- c) Pour des tâches pressantes ne pouvant être menées à bien qu &apos; avec le concours de personnes ayant les compétences spéciales **voulues**.
  (c) To **ensure** the availability at short notice of persons with special skills required by the Organization.
  ([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 3203448)

## More sentences

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

- Si l'on était dans de certaines conditions **voulues**, bien rares, l'étroite lame d'un des volets s'ouvrait en face de vous, et l'évocation devenait une apparition.
  If one chanced to be within certain prescribed and very rare conditions, the slat of one of the shutters opened opposite you; the evoked spirit became an apparition.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10339)

- L'une et l'autre possibilités sont incompatibles avec la transparence et la libre concurrence **voulues** par l'Europe et les Européens.
  Both possibilities go against the transparency and freedom of competition that Europe and the European people want.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 330940)

- J' espère qu' avec cette déclaration, l' Assemblée dispose des informations **voulues**.
  I trust that these few words have given the House the information it needed.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 263765)

## 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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