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les contraventions

violations, infractions

→ contravention
contra against or opposite + ven come + tion act or result of + s Plural
noun · feminine plural Rare #38,908
violations, infractions Often used for violations of laws or regulations, especially traffic regulations.
FR: La police a relevé plusieurs contraventions au code de la route.
EN: The police recorded several violations of the highway code.

J'ai payé ces contraventions.

I paid these fines.

Cent contraventions.

One hundred violations.

— Zootopie (2016)

Si tu as trop de contraventions, l'État te retire ton permis.

If you have too many traffic tickets, the state will take away your license.

Votre travail, c'est de mettre des contraventions sur les voitures !

Your job is to issue parking tickets to cars!

— Zootopie (2016)

Deux cents contraventions avant midi !

Two hundred tickets before noon!

— Zootopie (2016)

Occupe-toi bien des contraventions.

Take good care of the traffic tickets.

— Zootopie (2016)