| Principales traductions |
| allowance n | (money given) | allocation nf |
| | (pour des dépenses) | indemnité nf |
| | The grad student's grant provides an allowance for monthly living expenses. |
| | La bourse d'études secondaires garantie une allocation qui couvre les dépenses primaires chaque mois. |
| allowance n | US (child's pocket money) | argent de poche nm |
| | (soutenu : pour aider) | subside nm |
| | Wayne gives his son five dollars as allowance every week. |
| | Chaque semaine, Wayne donne cinq dollars à son fils en argent de poche. |
| allowance n | (concession) | concession nf |
| | When the defendant was sentenced, allowance was made for her young age. |
| allowance n | (margin) | marge de tolérance nf |
| | (bagages) | franchise nf |
| | The engineer specified an allowance of 2 mm for the finished diameter. |
| | L'ingénieur a spécifié une marge de tolérance de 2 mm pour le diamètre fini. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| allowance n | (accounting: discount) | montant nm |
| | Under the new scheme, there is an allowance of 15%. |
| | Sous le nouveau système, le montant est estimé à 15%. |
| allowance n | (machine tolerance) | marge de tolérance nf |
| | The engineer's calculations took the allowance into account. |
| | Les calculs de l'ingénieur ont pris en compte la marge de tolérance. |
| allowance n | UK (non-taxable portion of income) | rémunération non imposable nf |
| | The allowance before you have to pay tax is roughly £12000. |
| allowance n | (fixed portion of [sth]) | ration nf |
| | The dog had already had his allowance of food for the day, but he was still asking for more. |
| | Le chien avait déjà eu sa ration de nourriture pour la journée, mais il demandait encore. |
Formes composées
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| allowance for bad debts n | (finance: not expected to be paid) | provision pour créances douteuses nf |
| allowance for damages n | (financial compensation) | dommages-intérêts loc |
| allowance to customers n | (discount) | déduction client nf |
| child allowance n | (law: benefit to parents) | allocation pour enfant à charge nf |
| | (France, équivalent) | allocations familiales nfpl |
| daily allowance n | (amount permitted per day) | apport journalier autorisé nm |
| daily allowance n | (amount required per day) | apport journalier recommandé nm |
| | That chocolate cake used up my daily allowance of calories! |
| disability allowance n | UK (government fund for disabled) | allocation d'invalidité nf |
Education Maintenance Allowance,
EMA n | UK, obsolete (student funding) (bourse britannique) | allocation d'entretien pour l'éducation nf |
| family allowance n | UK, dated, often plural (social security benefit) | allocation familiale nf |
| Note: "Child benefit" is now used instead of this term. |
| gratuitous allowance n | (law: unearned pension) | allocation gratuite nf |
| Jobseeker's Allowance | UK (government fund for unemployed) | allocation chômage nf |
| living allowance n | (government welfare benefit) | allocations nfpl |
| maintenance allowance n | (post-divorce or separation) (pour les enfants) | pension alimentaire nf |
make allowances for [sb],
make allowance for [sb] v expr | (be lenient) | être indulgent envers loc v |
| | | faire preuve d'indulgence envers loc v |
| | | faire preuve de tolérance envers loc v |
| | | se montrer indulgent envers v pron |
| | The teachers made allowances for him and gave him a certificate. |
make allowances for [sth],
make allowance for [sth] v expr | (take [sth] into account) | tenir compte de loc v |
| | | prendre en compte vtr |
| | You have to make allowances for the fact that he's only just learning. |
recommended daily value,
recommended dietary allowance,
recommended daily amount,
recommended daily intake n | (nutrient: healthy amount per day) | apport journalier recommandé nm |
| | | AJR abr, nm inv |
| | The recommended daily value of dietary fiber is 25 to 35 grams. |
| sales allowance n | (discount) | rabais nm |
| | Le rabais est une réduction opportuniste, la remise est accordée pour des volumes d'achat importants, et la ristourne pour récompenser un client fidèle. |
| separation allowance n | (for military families) (Droit) | indemnités d’absence du foyer nfpl |
| space allowance n | (size of a farm animal's allocated area) | espace attribué à chaque animal nm |
| | | espace par animal nm |
| | | surface par tête nf |
| tax allowance n | (amount of income left untaxed) | abattement fiscal nm |
| travel allowance n | (transport expenses) | indemnité de déplacement nf |
| | Leur employeur a baissé le plafond annuel des indemnités de déplacement et augmenté celui des indemnités d’hébergement et de repas. |