action de groupe

Definitions of action de groupe
  1. noun
    action taken by a group of people
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    concorde
    the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    guerre mondiale
    a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
    guerre mondiale
    a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
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    vote
    the opinion of a group as determined by voting
    cortège, défilé
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    action, action militaire
    a military engagement
    bataille, collision, lutte
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    révolution
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
    activité sociale
    activity considered appropriate on social occasions
    alliance
    the act of forming an alliance or confederation
    décolonisation
    the action of changing from colonial to independent status
    transaction
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    contrôle social
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
    coup d'Etat, prise de pouvoir
    a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
    internationalisation
    the act of bringing something under international control
    servilité, soumission
    the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
    compétition, concours, concurrence, rivalité
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    opposition, résistance
    group action in opposition to those in power
    voies légales
    (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
    légalisation, légitimation
    the act of making lawful
    séparation
    the social act of separating or parting company
    collaboration
    joint operation or action
    attroupement, rassemblement
    the social act of assembling
    présence
    the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
    absence
    the failure to attend
    remboursement, restitution
    a reciprocal group action
    démocratisation
    the action of making something democratic
    participation
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    consultation populaire, plébiscite
    a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
    élection
    a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
    bataille, lutte
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
    encerclement, investissement
    a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
    défense
    (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
    guerre électronique
    military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
    insurrection, rébellion, révolte, émeute
    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
    assaut, attaque, attaque par surprise, offensive
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
    guerre
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    association, complicité
    the act of consorting with or joining with others
    commerce, monde des affaires
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    mutation
    transferring ownership
    affaire, commerce, marché, échange
    a particular instance of buying or selling
    emprunt
    obtaining funds from a lender
    location
    the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
    autorités, gouvernement
    the act of governing; exercising authority
    exécution, mise à exécution
    the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
    collectivisation, nationalisation
    the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
    devoir
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
    gestion
    the act of managing something
    privation
    act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
    apaisement
    the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
    collectivisation, expropriation, nationalisation
    changing something from private to state ownership or control
    dénationalisation, privatisation
    changing something from state to private ownership or control
    discrimination, favoritisme, népotisme
    unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
    mobilisation
    act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
    démobilisation
    act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
    formalisation, normalisation, régularisation, standardisation
    the imposition of standards or regulations
    châtiment, peine, punition, pénalisation, sanction
    the act of punishing
    soumission
    the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
    accrochage, confrontation, differends
    bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
    dispute
    a struggle between rivals
    opposition
    the act of hostile groups opposing each other
    défi
    a defiant act
    altercation, bagarre, brouille
    coming into conflict with
    bagare, bataille, combat, lutte
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    grief, objection
    the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
    procédure légale
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    jugement, sentence, verdict
    (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
    expropriation, expultion
    the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
    défense
    a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
    isolement, verrouillage
    the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
    travail en équipe
    cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective)
    observation, obéissance
    acting according to certain accepted standards
    collaboration
    act of working jointly
    collaboration
    act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
    sacrifice de soi
    acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
    dévouement, emprisonnement, engagement
    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
    délégué, représentant
    the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
    mobilisation, organisation
    act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
    convocation, réunion
    the act of convoking
    réunion
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose
    présence
    the act of being present
    absence
    failure to be present
    rétorsion, vengeance
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
    inimitié
    a bitter quarrel between two parties
    emprisonnement, engagement, obligation
    an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
    ingérence, intercession
    the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
    caravane
    a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
    cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling on horseback
    marche
    a procession of people walking together
    corso, parade
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
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    événement
    something that happens at a given place and time
    acte, action
    something that people do or cause to happen
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