English–French

“allocate” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/alwe/

Example

L'entreprise m'alloue du temps pour la formation.

The company allocates time for me to attend the training.

Illustration for allouer (allocate)

How to say “allocate” in French

“Allocate” in French is allouer.

A labeled portion of money, time, or capacity set aside for one named purpose.

Full entry for allouer: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with allouer

Le gouvernement a alloué des fonds pour le projet.

The government allocated funds for the project.

Tips for using allouer

  • Allouer normally takes the resource as a direct object and uses à for the recipient or purpose, as in allouer du temps à la formation.

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