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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

action group N

action group
groupe m de pression
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English
French
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get together company, action group
former
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

action [Brit ˈakʃ(ə)n, Am ˈækʃ(ə)n] N

1. action U:

action (gen)
action f
action (to deal with situation)
mesures fpl
freedom of action
liberté f d'action
to take action
agir, prendre des mesures (against contre)
to take action to do
prendre des mesures pour faire
drastic action
des mesures draconiennes
the situation demands immediate action
la situation exige des mesures immédiates
a man of action
un homme d'action
day of action
journée f d'action
to push or drive sb into action
pousser qn à agir
to put a plan/an idea into action
mettre un projet/une idée à exécution
to get into action
entrer en action
to put sth out of action
immobiliser qc
his accident put him out of action for three months
son accident l'a immobilisé pendant trois mois
to be out of action machine:
être en panne
to be out of action person:
être inactif/-ive
you should see her in action! (gen)
il faut la voir en pleine action!
you should see her in action! iron
il faut la voir à l'œuvre!
to be back in action
être de retour
for action please (on memo)
pour exécution

2. action (deed):

action
acte m
to judge sb by their actions
juger qn à ses actes
he defended his action in sacking them
il a défendu ce qu'il avait fait en les licenciant
actions speak louder than words
mieux vaut agir que parler

3. action (fighting):

action
action f
action
combat m
to see (some) action
combattre
to go into action
aller au combat or au feu
to be killed in action
être tué au combat
killed by enemy action
tué par l'ennemi

4. action:

action CINE, THEAT
action f
the action takes place in Beirut
l'action se passe à Beyrouth
action!
moteur!

5. action (excitement) inf:

to be at the centre of the action
être au centre de l'action
I don't want to miss out on the action
je ne veux pas rater ce qui se passe
that's where the action is
c'est là où ça bouge inf
they want a piece of the action (want to be involved)
ils ne veulent pas être en reste
they want a piece of the action (want some of the profits)
ils veulent leur part du gâteau inf

6. action LAW:

action
action f
action
procès m
to bring an action against sb
intenter une action contre qn
libel action
procès en diffamation

7. action (movement):

action (of body)
mouvement m
wrist action
mouvement m du poignet

8. action TECH (in machine, piano):

action
mécanisme m

9. action CHEM:

action
action f
action stations! MIL fig
à vos postes!

I. group [Brit ɡruːp, Am ɡrup] N (all contexts)

group
groupe m
in groups
en groupes
in groups attr behaviour, dynamics, mentality
de groupe

II. group [Brit ɡruːp, Am ɡrup] VB trans a. group together

group people, objects:

group
grouper (round autour de)
to group sth according to price
grouper qc en fonction du prix

III. group [Brit ɡruːp, Am ɡrup] VB intr a. group together

group
se grouper (round autour de)

IV. to group oneself VB refl

to group oneself refl people (get into groups):

to group oneself
se répartir en groupes
to group oneself according to age
se répartir par groupes d'âge
(get into a group) to group oneself around
se grouper autour de

in the PONS Dictionary

action [ˈækʃn] N

1. action no pl (activeness):

action
action f
plan of action
plan d'action
a man of action
un homme d'action
to get into action
entrer en action
to put a plan into action
mettre un projet à exécution
out of action
hors service
the government must take strong action
le gouvernement doit prendre des mesures fermes

2. action:

action (act)
action f
action (movement)
gestes mpl

3. action no pl LIT, CINE:

action
action f

4. action no pl MIL:

action
engagement m
to be in action
être engagé
to go into action
engager le combat
to be killed/missing in action
être tué/avoir disparu au combat
to see action
combattre

5. action (battle):

action
combat m

6. action no pl (way of working):

action
effet m

7. action (mechanism):

action
mécanisme m

8. action LAW:

action
procès m
action for libel
plainte en diffamation

9. action no pl inf (exciting events):

action
activité f
there is a lot of action here
ça bouge beaucoup ici

Phrases:

to want a piece of the action inf
vouloir une part du gâteau
actions speak louder than words prov
les actes en disent plus long que les paroles

I. group [gru:p] N

1. group (several together):

group
groupe m

2. group (specially assembled):

group
réunion f

3. group (category):

group
classe f

4. group (business association):

group
groupement m

5. group (musicians):

group
formation f

II. group [gru:p] VB trans

group
grouper

III. group [gru:p] VB intr

group
se grouper
to group together round sb
se rassembler autour de qn
in the PONS Dictionary

action [ˈæk·ʃ ə n] N

1. action (activeness):

action
action f
plan of action
plan m d'action
man of action
homme m d'action
to get into action
entrer en action
to put a plan into action
mettre un projet à exécution
out of action
hors service
the government needs to take strong action
le gouvernement doit prendre des mesures fermes

2. action:

action (act)
action f
action (movement)
gestes mpl

3. action LIT, CINE:

action
action f

4. action MIL:

action
combat m
to be in action
être engagé
to go into action
engager le combat
to be killed/missing in action
être tué/avoir disparu au combat
to see action
combattre

5. action (battle):

action
combat m

6. action (way of working):

action
effet m

7. action (mechanism):

action
mécanisme m

8. action LAW:

action
procès m
to bring legal action against sb
intenter un procès à qn

9. action inf (exciting events):

action
activité f
there is a lot of action here
ça bouge beaucoup ici

Phrases:

to want a piece of the action inf
vouloir une part du gâteau
actions speak louder than words prov
les actes en disent plus longs que les paroles prov

I. group [grup] N

1. group (several together):

group
groupe m

2. group (specially assembled):

group
réunion f

3. group (category):

group
classe f

4. group (business association):

group
groupement m

5. group (musicians):

group
formation f

II. group [grup] VB trans

group
grouper

III. group [grup] VB intr

group
se grouper
to group together around sb
se rassembler autour de qn

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

Present
Igroup
yougroup
he/she/itgroups
wegroup
yougroup
theygroup
Past
Igrouped
yougrouped
he/she/itgrouped
wegrouped
yougrouped
theygrouped
Present Perfect
Ihavegrouped
youhavegrouped
he/she/ithasgrouped
wehavegrouped
youhavegrouped
theyhavegrouped
Past Perfect
Ihadgrouped
youhadgrouped
he/she/ithadgrouped
wehadgrouped
youhadgrouped
theyhadgrouped
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