Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
zero tolerance Info
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- L'expression désigna, dans les années 1990, l'attitude qui consistait à punir sans indulgence tous les comportements délinquants. Il s'agissait alors de lutter contre le développement de la violence. On l'emploie maintenant de façon plus large : zero tolerance for drink-driving, zero tolerance for domestic terrorism, zero tolerance crusade against Internet abuse, etc.
tolerance [Brit ˈtɒl(ə)r(ə)ns, Am ˈtɑl(ə)rəns] N
1. tolerance:
4. tolerance (endurance):
zero [Brit ˈzɪərəʊ, Am ˈzɪroʊ, ˈziˌroʊ] N (gen)
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I. zero [ˈzɪərəʊ, Am ˈzɪroʊ] ADJ
OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"
| I | zero |
|---|---|
| you | zero |
| he/she/it | zeroes |
| we | zero |
| you | zero |
| they | zero |
| I | zeroed |
|---|---|
| you | zeroed |
| he/she/it | zeroed |
| we | zeroed |
| you | zeroed |
| they | zeroed |
| I | have | zeroed |
|---|---|---|
| you | have | zeroed |
| he/she/it | has | zeroed |
| we | have | zeroed |
| you | have | zeroed |
| they | have | zeroed |
| I | had | zeroed |
|---|---|---|
| you | had | zeroed |
| he/she/it | had | zeroed |
| we | had | zeroed |
| you | had | zeroed |
| they | had | zeroed |
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