civil action dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de civil action dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

se constituer ou porter partie civile

to take civil action

se constituer partie civile

to institute a civil action

constitution de partie civile

institution of civil action proceedings

Traductions de civil action dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

action [GB ˈakʃ(ə)n, Am ˈækʃ(ə)n] SUBST

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 CINÉ, THÉÂTRE

action f

the action takes place in Beirut

l'action se passe à Beyrouth

action!

moteur!

5. action (excitement) fam:

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 fam

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 fam

6. action JUR:

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 TEC (in machine, piano):

action

mécanisme m

9. action CHIM:

action

action f

action stations! MILIT fig

à vos postes!

civil [GB ˈsɪv(ə)l, Am ˈsɪv(ə)l] ADJ

1. civil (civic, not military):

civil affairs, aviation, disorder, wedding

civil

2. civil JUR:

civil case, court, offence

civil

civil claim

au civil

3. civil (polite):

civil person

courtois

it was civil of him to do that

c'était aimable de sa part de faire cela

to keep a civil tongue in one's head

mesurer ses paroles

civil action dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de civil action dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

civil action SUBST

civil action

action f civile

Traductions de civil action dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

se porter partie civile

to take civil action

Traductions de civil action dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

action [ˈækʃn] SUBST

1. action no plur (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 plur LIT, CINÉ:

action

action f

4. action no plur MILIT:

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 plur (way of working):

action

effet m

7. action (mechanism):

action

mécanisme m

8. action JUR:

action

procès m

action for libel

plainte en diffamation

9. action no plur fam (exciting events):

action

activité f

there is a lot of action here

ça bouge beaucoup ici

Idiomes/Tournures:

to want a piece of the action fam

vouloir une part du gâteau

actions speak louder than words prov

les actes en disent plus long que les paroles

civil [ˈsɪvl] ADJ

1. civil <inv> (of citizens):

civil

civil(e)

2. civil (courteous):

civil

poli(e)

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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It may also cover normal inquiries regarding matters such as injuries that may result in civil action.

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Otherwise, they would face the threat of civil action for damages in tort proximately flowing from the failure to report the suspected injuries.

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It would require the court to hear and determine any covered civil action as expeditiously as possible.

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Until 1996, awards were set according to what the victim would have received in a successful civil action against the offender.

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The 2010 complaint is the subject of a civil action against the archdiocese.

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Without criminal/civil immunity, such civil action could be used as revenge against a lawfully acting defender (who was, originally, the assailant's victim).

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In a civil action such as a tort or breach of contract case, either attorney or party can request it.

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He participated in a number of civil action between 1989 and 2003 when he was arrested for 2 years.

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This meant, somewhat strangely, that a praetorian action could be more serious than a civil action, which was unusual.

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It allows for civil action against any person convicted of violating the criminal provisions for compensatory damages.

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