industrial action in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for industrial action in the English»French Dictionary

industrial action N Brit

industrial action (gen)

action f revendicative

industrial action (strike)

grève f

to take industrial action (gen)

entreprendre une action revendicative

to take industrial action (strike)

faire la grève

Translations for industrial action in the English»French Dictionary

unofficial industrial action, biography

non autorisé

Translations for industrial action in the French»English Dictionary

mouvement de grève

industrial action

déclencher un mouvement de grève

to take industrial action

mouvement de grève

strike, industrial action uncountable

Translations for industrial 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!

industrial [Brit ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl, Am ɪnˈdəstriəl] ADJ

1. industrial (relating to industry):

industrial area, archeology, architecture, development, espionage, policy, sector

industriel/-ielle

industrial accident, injury, medicine, safety

du travail

2. industrial (active in industry):

industrial analyst, chemist, city, nation, spy, worker

industriel/-ielle

3. industrial (for use in industry):

industrial chemical, cleaner, robot, tool

à usage industriel

industrial size

industriel/-ielle

industrial action in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for industrial action in the French»English Dictionary

action revendicative

industrial action

Translations for industrial 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

industrial [ɪnˈdʌstriəl] ADJ

industrial

industriel(le)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Industrial action for employees can take the form of strikes, secondary strikes, pickets and protest action, while employers have recourse to lock-outs.

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Since the early 1980s, industrial action has steadily decreased, as has membership of trade unions.

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Filming eventually went ahead after the industrial action was resolved.

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Most of the strikers were in-betweeners, cel painters, and other less-well paid employees, who in 1941 began industrial action in pursuit of better working conditions.

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In return the union agreed to new rules regarding industrial action.

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The inability of the parties to reach an agreement may lead to industrial action, culminating in either strike action or management lockout, or binding arbitration.

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See also industrial unionism, industrial unrest and industrial action.

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Industrial action by several hundred migrant female workers was to become the paradigm for the industrial conflicts of 1973.

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Industrial action initially prevented the serial from being filmed.

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Due to the severely low wages, industrial action took place in 2006.

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