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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

data protection act N LAW

data protection act: loi f sur l'informatique et les libertés

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

English

French

French

data protection: protection f de l'information

data/file protection: protection f de données/fichiers

French

French

English

English

CNIL: French national data protection agency

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

protection [Brit prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n, Am prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. protection (safeguard):

protection lit, fig: protection f (against, from contre, for pour)

to give or offer sb protection against sth coat, insurance, police, shelter, vaccine:: protéger qn contre qc

to need protection against sth: avoir besoin d'être protégé contre qc

to use sth as protection against sth: se servir de qc pour se protéger contre qc

under the protection of: sous la protection de

environmental protection: protection de l'environnement

for his own protection (moral): pour son bien

for his own protection (physical): pour le protéger

2. protection ECON:

protection, a. trade protection: protectionnisme m

3. protection (extortion):

to pay sb protection: payer un impôt à qn (pour être protégé)

to buy protection: acheter sa tranquillité (à un racketteur)

4. protection COMPUT:

protection: protection f

data/file protection: protection f de données/fichiers

memory protection , storage protection: protection f de mémoire

5. protection (protective clothing):

head protection: casque m

eye protection: lunettes fpl

data [Brit ˈdeɪtə, Am ˈdædə, ˈdeɪdə] N npl (gen)

data COMPUT: données fpl

I. act [Brit akt, Am ækt] N

1. act (action, deed):

act: acte m

to be in the act of doing: être en train de faire

an act of cruelty/kindness: un acte de cruauté/bonté

it was the act of a madman: cet acte était le fait d'un déséquilibré

2. act LAW, POL:

act, a. Act: loi f

Act of Parliament/Congress: loi votée par le Parlement/le Congrès

3. act THEAT:

act: acte m

a play in five acts: une pièce en cinq actes

4. act (entertainment routine):

act: numéro m

song and dance act: numéro m de chant et de danse

to put on an act fig, pej: jouer la comédie

it's all an act: c'est de la frime inf

it's all an act: c'est du cinéma inf

to get in on the act: s'y mettre

their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act: c'est leur entreprise qui a lancé la mode et maintenant tous leurs concurrents veulent s'y mettre aussi

II. act [Brit akt, Am ækt] VB trans THEAT

act part, role: jouer

he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig: il s'est comporté en hôte irréprochable

III. act [Brit akt, Am ækt] VB intr

1. act (take action):

act: agir

we must act quickly: il nous faut agir rapidement

she still believes she was acting for the best: elle persiste à penser qu'elle a fait pour le mieux

they only acted out of fear: c'est la peur qui les a fait agir

to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb: agir au nom de or pour le compte de qn

2. act (behave):

act: agir, se comporter

to act aggressively towards sb: se comporter or agir de manière agressive envers qn

3. act THEAT:

act: jouer, faire du théâtre

act (pretend) fig: jouer la comédie, faire semblant

she can't act! THEAT: elle joue mal!, c'est une mauvaise actrice!

4. act (take effect):

act drug, substance:: agir

Phrases:

to act as (serve as) person, object:: servir de

he acted as their interpreter: il leur a servi d'interprète

IV. act [Brit akt, Am ækt]

to be caught in the act: être pris sur le fait or en flagrant délit

to get one's act together: se prendre en main

it will be a hard act to follow: ça sera difficile à égaler

ACT

ACT N → American College Test Am

ACT: examen d'admission à l'université

ACT Info

ACT: Examen dans quatre disciplines fondamentales (English, Mathematics, Reading, Science reasoning) que les élèves américains passent à la fin de leurs études secondaires. Il est reconnu par la plupart des universités, qui en tiennent compte dans leurs critères d'admission. → Colleges

Colleges Info

Colleges: Aux États-Unis, on emploie ce terme pour divers types d'établissements d'enseignement supérieur qui proposent des études en deux ans (community college, technical college, junior college), ou en quatre ans (four-year college, university) qui préparent au Bachelor's Degree puis à un diplôme de troisième cycle. L'admission dans ces établissements se fait en fonction du dossier scolaire des élèves, des matières qu'ils ont étudiées en high school, et de leurs résultats aux examens de fin d'études secondaires. → High school

in the PONS Dictionary

data [ˈdeɪtə, Am ˈdeɪt̬ə] N pl

data: donnée f

protection N no pl

protection: protection f

I. act [ækt] N

1. act (action):

act: acte m

an act of God: catastrophe f naturelle

the sexual act: l'acte sexuel

2. act (performance):

act: numéro m

3. act fig:

it's all an act: c'est du cinéma

4. act THEAT:

act: acte m

5. act LAW, POL:

act: loi f

Phrases:

he's a hard act to follow: on ne peut pas l'égaler

to catch sb in the act: prendre qn sur le fait

to do a disappearing act: faire disparaître qn/qc

to get in on the act: se mettre dans le mouvement

get one's act together inf: faire un effort

II. act [ækt] VB intr

1. act (take action):

act: agir

to act as sth: servir de qc

to act for sb: agir au nom de qn

2. act inf (behave):

act: se comporter

to act like sth: se conduire en qc

he acts as if he knows everybody: il fait comme si il connaît tout le monde

3. act THEAT:

act: jouer

4. act (pretend):

act: jouer la comédie

III. act [ækt] VB trans

1. act THEAT:

act: tenir le rôle de

to act the king: incarner le roi

2. act (pretend):

to act a part: jouer un rôle

in the PONS Dictionary

data [ˈdeɪ·t̬ə] N pl

data: donnée f

protection N

protection: protection f

I. act [ækt] N

1. act (action):

act: acte m

act of God: catastrophe f naturelle

sexual act: acte sexuel

2. act (performance):

act: numéro m

3. act fig:

it's all an act: c'est du cinéma

4. act THEAT:

act: acte m

5. act LAW, POL:

act: loi f

Phrases:

he's a hard act to follow: on ne peut pas l'égaler

to catch sb in the act: prendre qn sur le fait

to do a disappearing act inf: s'éclipser

to get in on the act inf: s'en mêler

get one's act together inf: se secouer

II. act [ækt] VB intr

1. act (take action):

act: agir

to act as sth: servir de qc

to act for sb: agir au nom de qn

2. act inf (behave):

act: se comporter

to act like sth: se conduire en qc

he acts as if he knows everybody: il fait comme si il connaît tout le monde

3. act THEAT:

act: jouer

4. act (pretend):

act: jouer la comédie

III. act [ækt] VB trans

1. act THEAT:

act: tenir le rôle de

to act the king: incarner le roi

2. act (pretend):

to act a part: jouer un rôle

Present
I	act
you	act
he/she/it	acts
we	act
you	act
they	act

Past
I	acted
you	acted
he/she/it	acted
we	acted
you	acted
they	acted

Present Perfect
I	have	acted
you	have	acted
he/she/it	has	acted
we	have	acted
you	have	acted
they	have	acted

Past Perfect
I	had	acted
you	had	acted
he/she/it	had	acted
we	had	acted
you	had	acted
they	had	acted

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International legislation protecting rights of children up to age 18. Data Protection Act (1998).

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The Data Protection Act states that only individuals and companies with legitimate and lawful reasons can process personal information and can not be shared.

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Under the Data Protection Act, all organisations supplying data to the database would have to inform children and guardians through fair-processing notices.

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Members of parliament are registered data controllers under the Data Protection Act, so they have responsibility for their own data in their own office.

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More than 100 party members signed a protest letter which questioned whether this publication was legal under the Data Protection Act.

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