Translation of sustainability – English–French dictionary

sustainability

 
noun
 
durabilité , viabilité
Improving the sustainability of the food chain is essential in tackling climate change.

(Translation of sustainability from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of sustainability

sustainability
To ensure the sustainability of convergence, it is no use considering one year's performance in isolation.
Pour assurer la durabilité de la convergence, il ne faut pas considérer la performance d'une année de manière isolée.
To ensure the sustainability of convergence, it is no use considering one year's performance in isolation.
Pour assurer la durabilité de la convergence, il ne faut pas considérer la performance d'une année de manière isolée.
Authorising and legitimising pollution if it is economically viable for the company is not a path to sustainability.
Autoriser et légitimer la pollution si elle est économiquement viable pour l'entreprise ne conduit pas à la durabilité.
Authorising and legitimising pollution if it is economically viable for the company is not a path to sustainability.
Autoriser et légitimer la pollution si elle est économiquement viable pour l'entreprise ne conduit pas à la durabilité.
The standards must also aim to prevent waste: less throw-away packaging, less wear-and-tear, more sustainability and more sustained quality.
Les normes doivent également porter sur la prévention des déchets : moins de déchets jetables, moins d'usure, plus de durabilité et plus de qualité durable.
The standards must also aim to prevent waste: less throw-away packaging, less wear-and-tear, more sustainability and more sustained quality.
Les normes doivent également porter sur la prévention des déchets : moins de déchets jetables, moins d'usure, plus de durabilité et plus de qualité durable.
We must engage in a debate about sustainability.
Nous devons lancer un débat sur la durabilité.
We must engage in a debate about sustainability.
Nous devons lancer un débat sur la durabilité.
The values that we support are behind the agreements we conclude, whether in terms of human rights, or respect for the sustainability of resources.
Les valeurs que nous défendons sous-tendent les accords que nous concluons, que ce soit au niveau des droits des l'homme, ou du respect de la durabilité des ressources.
The values that we support are behind the agreements we conclude, whether in terms of human rights, or respect for the sustainability of resources.
Les valeurs que nous défendons sous-tendent les accords que nous concluons, que ce soit au niveau des droits des l'homme, ou du respect de la durabilité des ressources.
It is gaining in currency and appeal with public opinion, and helps to raise public awareness about all the issues that are involved in sustainability.
Il gagne en crédit et en attrait pour l’opinion publique et contribue à sensibiliser le public aux questions qui touchent à la durabilité.
It is gaining in currency and appeal with public opinion, and helps to raise public awareness about all the issues that are involved in sustainability.
Il gagne en crédit et en attrait pour l’opinion publique et contribue à sensibiliser le public aux questions qui touchent à la durabilité.
The second issue we discussed was debt and debt sustainability.
Le second thème dont nous avons discuté est la dette et la viabilité de la dette.
The second issue we discussed was debt and debt sustainability.
Le second thème dont nous avons discuté est la dette et la viabilité de la dette.
Hollow statements are made, but we hear no more about sustainability and the promises that were made about that, they are being forgotten.
Des déclarations creuses sont faites, mais nous n’entendons plus parler de la viabilité et des promesses qui ont été faites à ce sujet, elles sont oubliées.
Hollow statements are made, but we hear no more about sustainability and the promises that were made about that, they are being forgotten.
Des déclarations creuses sont faites, mais nous n’entendons plus parler de la viabilité et des promesses qui ont été faites à ce sujet, elles sont oubliées.
Finally, the picture for social sustainability is the same.
Enfin, la situation de la viabilité sociale est similaire.
Finally, the picture for social sustainability is the same.
Enfin, la situation de la viabilité sociale est similaire.
They do not help them to recover, and they do not help debt sustainability.
De tels taux ne contribuent ni à la reprise, ni à la viabilité de la dette.
They do not help them to recover, and they do not help debt sustainability.
De tels taux ne contribuent ni à la reprise, ni à la viabilité de la dette.
I also believe that it is vital to ensure the viability of mechanisms that guarantee the sustainability of the agricultural sector.
Je considère aussi qu'il est vital de garantir la viabilité des mécanismes qui garantissent la durabilité du secteur agricole.
I also believe that it is vital to ensure the viability of mechanisms that guarantee the sustainability of the agricultural sector.
Je considère aussi qu'il est vital de garantir la viabilité des mécanismes qui garantissent la durabilité du secteur agricole.
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Translations of sustainability

in Chinese (Traditional)
可持續性, (可)持續性,永續性…
in Chinese (Simplified)
可持续性, (可)持续性,永续性…
in Spanish
sostenibilidad, Sostenibilidad…
in Portuguese
sustentabilidade…
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dayanıklılık…
duurzaamheid…
udržitelnost…
gennemførlighed: levedygtighed…
keberkelanjutan…
ความยั่งยืน…
sự bền vững…
zrównoważenie, trwałość…
hållbarhet…
kelestarian…
die Nachhaltigkeit…
bærekraftdyktig…
екологічність…
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