political action committee in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for political action committee in the English»French Dictionary

political action committee, PAC N Am

political action committee

comité m de soutien

Translations for political action committee in the English»French Dictionary

action committee

comité m d'action

Translations for political action committee in the French»English Dictionary

SIVOM

inter-district action committee

bureau politique

policy-making committee of a political party

Translations for political action committee in the English»French Dictionary

committee [Brit kəˈmɪti, Am kəˈmɪdi] N

committee (gen)

comité m

committee (to investigate, report)

commission f

in committee

en comité

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!

political [Brit pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)l, Am pəˈlɪdək(ə)l] ADJ

political

politique

he's a political animal

c'est un politicien né

political action committee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for political action committee in the English»French Dictionary

committee [kəˈmɪti, Am -ˈmɪt̬-] N

committee

comité m

to be on a committee

être membre d'un comité

to be [or sit] on a committee

siéger à une commission

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

political ADJ

political

politique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But without official recognition, the committee had to operate like a political action committee.

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There are four legal entities that have used this name, but the one that is most active as of 2006 is the political action committee.

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She and her family made extensive contributions to campaigns as well, eventually establishing a political action committee to support moderate candidates.

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