class action in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for class action in the English»French Dictionary

class action N LAW

class action

action f collective

Translations for class action in the English»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.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] N

1. class SOCIOL:

class

classe f

the working classes

la classe ouvrière

2. class:

class SCHOOL, UNIV (group of students)

classe f

class (lesson)

cours m (in de)

in class

en cours or classe

to give a class

assurer un cours

to take a class Brit

assurer un cours

to take a class Am

suivre un cours

3. class Am (year group):

class SCHOOL, UNIV

promotion f

class SCHOOL, UNIV

classe f

4. class (category):

class (gen)

classe f

class (gen)

catégorie f

class LAW (of offence)

type m

class (of vehicle)

catégorie f

class NAUT (of ship, submarine)

classe f

to be in a class of one's own or by oneself

être hors catégorie

she's in a different class from

il n'y a aucune comparaison possible entre elle et

he's not in the same class as

il n'arrive pas à la cheville de

5. class (elegance):

class inf

classe f

to have class

avoir de la classe

to add a touch of class to sth

donner un peu de distinction à qc

6. class TRANSP:

class

classe f

to travel first/second class

voyager en première/deuxième classe

a first/second class seat

une place de première/deuxième classe

7. class Brit UNIV:

class

≈ mention f

what was the class of your degree?

≈ est-ce que vous avez eu votre licence avec mention?

a first-/second-class degree

≈ licence avec mention très bien/bien

8. class:

class BIOL, MATH

classe f

II.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] ADJ inf (excellent)

class

de classe

III.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] VB trans

1. class:

to class among, to class with

classer parmi

to class among, to class with

classer avec

Phrases:

to class as

assimiler à

class action in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for class action in the English»French Dictionary

class action N

User Entry

class action

action de groupe f

Translations for class action in the English»French 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.class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class

classe f

2. class (lesson):

class

cours m

3. class Am UNIV (graduates):

class

promotion f

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class

la classe moyenne/ouvrière

the upper class

la haute société

5. class (grade):

class

classe f

to send sth first/second class

envoyer qc en première/seconde classe

6. class Brit, Aus (type of degree):

class

mention f

a first class honours degree

une licence avec mention très bien

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own

être le meilleur dans sa catégorie

to be out of sb's class

ne pas être aussi bon que qn

II.class <inv> [klɑ:s, Am klæs] ADJ

class

de classe

a world-class champion

un champion hors pair

III.class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] VB trans

class

classer

to class sb as sth

considérer qn à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The firm is considered a top class action defense firm, and has won jury verdicts for tobacco companies.

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Homeowner activists singled out the firm for its aggressive tactics that ruled out mortgage modifications, and brought class action suits against it.

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They are followed by more women, family members, and miners, making the case a class action.

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The lawsuit, filed by one inmate before the riot, was changed to a class action suit after the riot.

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This continued production would eventually lead to a class action lawsuit that was settled with vouchers being given to car owners.

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Thousands of individuals have already joined the class action suit, all claiming similar incidents of being charged full price and not offered the discounted rate.

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Third, class action cases may be brought to purposely change behavior of a class of which the defendant is a member.

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In late 2010, this lawsuit was granted class action status.

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A plaintiff identified by name in a class action is called a named plaintiff.

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Stern was named in several class action suits in which investors claimed that he and other directors had breached their fiduciary duty to shareholders.

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