| Subject | English | French |
| IT, mech.eng. | a counter circuit provides the requisite information for the desired control | un circuit de comptage fournit les informations nécessaires à la régulation |
| gen. | a general desire for détente and co-operation | une aspiration générale à la détente et à la coopération |
| gen. | achieve the desired effect | réussir son effet |
| law | additional feature it is desired to protect | caractéristique additionnelle pour laquelle la protection est recherchée |
| transp. | composite desire line | ligne de charge composite |
| commun., transp. | desire line | ligne de désir |
| commun., transp. | desire line | ligne de charge |
| transp. | desire line graph | graphique de charge |
| gear.tr. | desired bearing under full load | portée désirable à la charge complète |
| social.sc. | desired behaviour | comportement souhaité |
| comp., MS | desired configuration management | gestion de la configuration souhaitée (A Configuration Manager feature that provides a set of tools and resources for assessing and tracking configuration compliance of client computers in the enterprise) |
| gen. | desired end state | état final recherché |
| commun., transp. | desired frequency | fréquence utile |
| gen. | desired ground zero | point zéro désiré |
| stat., market. | desired group | population utile |
| stat., market. | desired group | population cible |
| mil., logist. | desired impact point | point d'impact |
| gen. | desired mean point of impact | point moyen d'impact souhaité |
| agric. | desired quantity | dose voulue |
| el. | desired signal | signal utile |
| el. | desired signal | signal désiré |
| gen. | desired-to-undesired power ratio | rapport de puissance désirée-non désirée |
| scient. | desired value | valeur de consigne |
| IT, el. | desired value | valeur prescrite |
| meas.inst. | desired value of a controlled variable | valeur prescrite |
| life.sc. | desired water income | entrée d'eau désirable |
| comp., MS | desired zone | zone désirée (The zone in which AppleTalk network integration appears on the network) |
| gen. | desiring to contribute to... | désireux de contribuer à... |
| gen. | he didn't achieve the desired effect | il a raté son effet |
| social.sc. | incest desire | désir de l'inceste |
| el. | interfering-to-desired signal power ratio | rapport de puissance signal brouilleur-signal utile |
| gen. | it didn't have the desired effect | cela n'a pas eu l'effet escompté |
| gen. | it didn't have the desired effect | avoir un effet escompté |
| gen. | leave something to be desired | laisser à désirer |
| gen. | this is not to be desired | ce n'est guère souhaitable |
