affirmative action in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.affirmative [Brit əˈfəːmətɪv, Am əˈfərmədɪv] N

II.affirmative [Brit əˈfəːmətɪv, Am əˈfərmədɪv] ADJ

III.affirmative [Brit əˈfəːmətɪv, Am əˈfərmədɪv] INTERJ Am

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

affirmative action in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for affirmative action in the English»French Dictionary

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I.affirmative [əˈfɜ:mətɪv, Am -ˈfɜ:rmət̬ɪv] ADJ

II.affirmative [əˈfɜ:mətɪv, Am -ˈfɜ:rmət̬ɪv] N

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It implied that affirmative action should not be allowed permanent status and that eventually a colorblind policy should be implemented.
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Other reasons included unapproachable instructors, boyfriend's lack of support and belief that they could not compete because affirmative action had allowed them to be admitted with lower grades than men.
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The case (decided in 1978) upheld affirmative action in the admission of minority students as one of several factors to consider, not the primary one.
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Their opponents believed that affirmative action helped increase equality in a system developed by white men.
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The undermining of affirmative action and the frontal attack on voting rights are based on the formal legal neutrality of supposedly color-blind policy.
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He saw color-blindness as an ideology that undercuts the legal and political foundation of integration and affirmative action.
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In the late 1970s, the college took a stand in opposition to affirmative action.
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This became a commonly held liberal position, and large numbers of public and private universities began affirmative action programs.
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As a result, she favours the repeal of affirmative action and the restoration of the republican meritocracy.
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Color-blind enthusiasts often use the idea of meritocracy to oppose affirmative action programs.
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