PRESCRIPTIVE - Translation from English into French

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French

prescriptive [Brit prɪˈskrɪptɪv, Am prəˈskrɪptɪv] ADJ

1. prescriptive LING:

prescriptive (gen) (with set rules): normatif/-ive

2. prescriptive LAW:

prescriptive right, title: prescriptible

3. prescriptive (gen):

prescriptive form: consacré par l'usage

French

English

normatif (normative): normative, prescriptive

prescripteur (prescriptrice): prescriptive

in the PONS Dictionary

prescriptive ADJ pej form

prescriptive: normatif(-ive)

in the PONS Dictionary

prescriptive ADJ pej form

prescriptive: normatif(-ive)

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As a solution, the authors propose a prescriptive diet plan based around environmentally conscious meats, fish, produce and dairy products.

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Furthermore, it bridges the gap between the academic interests of research and the prescriptive demands of policy-making.

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In recent years there has been a move amongst many building codes to move to more performance requirements and less prescriptive requirements.

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He has criticized their prescriptive approaches to language.

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These range from pediatric assessment in clients aged from 3 years to the very elderly and cover all aspects of screening, diagnostic and prescriptive methods.

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