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 Translation for 'clause' from English to French
NOUN   a clause | clauses
VERB   to clause | claused | claused
clausing | clauses
SYNO article | clause
clause {f}clause
dr.
convention {f} [clause]
clause
dr.
disposition {f} [clause]
clause
ling.
proposition {f}
clause [part of a sentence]
2 Words: Nouns
dr.
avenant {m} [ajout sur un contrat]
additional clause
ling.
circonstancielle {f}
adverbial clause
dr.
condition {f} générale
blanket clause
ling.
proposition {f} causale
causal clause
ling.
complément {m} circonstanciel de concession
concessive clause
ling.
proposition {f} subordonnée
dependent clause
dr.
clause {f} de non-responsabilité
disclaimer (clause)
ling.
clause {f} incluse
embedded clause
pol.
échappatoire {f}
escape (clause)
fin.
clause {f} dérogatoire
escape clause [in a contract]
fin.
clause {f} de sauvegarde
escape clause [in a contract]
ling.
proposition {f} indépendante
independent clause
ling.
proposition {f} interrogative
interrogative clause
ling.
proposition {f} principale
main clause
ling.
incidente {f}
parenthetical clause
ling.
proposition {f} principale
principal clause
ling.
relative {f}
relative (clause)
ling.
proposition {f} relative
relative clause
ling.
proposition {f} subordonnée
subordinate clause
dr.
avenant {m} [ajout sur un contrat]
supplementary clause
ling.
subordonnée {f} temporelle
temporal clause
dr.
clause {f} de minimis
trifle clause
3 Words: Verbs
dr.
faire jouer une clause
to apply a clause
3 Words: Nouns
ling.
relative {f} sans antécédent
free relative clause [also: fused relative]
ling.
phrase {f} à rallonge
multi-clause sentence
ling.
phrase {f} à rallonges
multi-clause sentence
5+ Words: Others
dr.
Cette mention ne figure plus dans le contrat.
This clause is no longer in the contract.
dr.
sauf convention contraire {adv}
unless there be a clause to the contrary
5+ Words: Verbs
dr.
faire insérer une clause dans un contrat
to have a clause added to a contract
dr.
faire insérer une clause dans un contrat
to have a clause inserted into a contract
dr.
faire insérer une clause dans un contrat
to have a clause put into a contract
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Translation for 'clause' from English to French

clause
clause {f}

convention {f} [clause]dr.

disposition {f} [clause]dr.
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clause [part of a sentence]
proposition {f}ling.

additional clause
avenant {m} [ajout sur un contrat]dr.
adverbial clause
circonstancielle {f}ling.
blanket clause
condition {f} généraledr.
causal clause
proposition {f} causaleling.
concessive clause
complément {m} circonstanciel de concessionling.
dependent clause
proposition {f} subordonnéeling.
disclaimer (clause)
clause {f} de non-responsabilitédr.
embedded clause
clause {f} incluseling.
escape (clause)
échappatoire {f}pol.
escape clause [in a contract]
clause {f} dérogatoirefin.

clause {f} de sauvegardefin.
independent clause
proposition {f} indépendanteling.
interrogative clause
proposition {f} interrogativeling.
main clause
proposition {f} principaleling.
parenthetical clause
incidente {f}ling.
principal clause
proposition {f} principaleling.
relative (clause)
relative {f}ling.
relative clause
proposition {f} relativeling.
subordinate clause
proposition {f} subordonnéeling.
supplementary clause
avenant {m} [ajout sur un contrat]dr.
temporal clause
subordonnée {f} temporelleling.
trifle clause
clause {f} de minimisdr.

to apply a clause
faire jouer une clausedr.

free relative clause [also: fused relative]
relative {f} sans antécédentling.
multi-clause sentence
phrase {f} à rallongeling.

phrase {f} à rallongesling.

This clause is no longer in the contract.
Cette mention ne figure plus dans le contrat.dr.
unless there be a clause to the contrary
sauf convention contraire {adv}dr.

to have a clause added to a contract
faire insérer une clause dans un contratdr.
to have a clause inserted into a contract
faire insérer une clause dans un contratdr.
to have a clause put into a contract
faire insérer une clause dans un contratdr.
  • clause {f} = clause
  • clause {f} caduque = invalid provision
  • clause {f} dérogatoire = escape clause [in a contract]
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Usage Examples English
  • A 72-hour clause, typically inserted in real estate sale contracts, is also known as an escape clause, release clause, kick-out clause, hedge clause or right of first refusal clause.
  • In case of coordinating clauses, the punctuation mark is adapted to the ending clause.
  • In linguistics, switch-reference (SR) describes any clause-level morpheme that signals whether certain prominent arguments in 'adjacent' clauses are coreferential.
  • Contract claims are handled under the disputes clause in commercial items contracts or another clause in different types of contracts.
  • The Privileges and Immunities Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, also known as the Comity Clause) prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner.

  • A center embedded sentence is difficult to comprehend when a relative clause is embedded in another relative clause.
  • A sentence is typically associated with a clause, and a clause can be either a "clause simplex" or a "clause complex".
  • A complement clause is a clause that functions as an argument of another clause. In Yolmo the embedded complement clause takes the infinitive suffix "-tɕe".
  • Kuuk Thaayorre is on the whole a nonconfigurational language at the level of the clause, although for complex clauses there are constraints on the ordering of the main clause and the dependent clause.
  • The clause within the scope of the particle may appear as a main clause or as a finite subordinate clause".

  • A [...] block must have at least one clause [...] or [...] clause and at most one [...] clause.
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