Sentence examples of "affirmative action" in English
Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
Bien qu'ils payent un service de traducteur dans l'idée d'une action positive, très peu de minorités sont embauchées en réalité.
If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, your church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind or generous or useful action.
Si toute votre vie vous vous abstenez du meurtre, du vol, de la fornication, du parjure, du blasphème et de l'outrecuidance envers vos parents, votre église et votre roi, on vous considérera conventionnellement comme digne d'admiration morale, même si vous n'avez jamais fait un seul geste gentil ou généreux.
All we need now is action, not discussion.
Tout ce dont nous avons besoin maintenant est l'action, pas la discussion.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
À chaque action correspond une réaction égale et opposée.
He's trying to muscle in on my territory and get a piece of the action.
Il tente de s'immiscer sur mon territoire et d'obtenir une part du gâteau.
Without a moment's hesitation, they took drastic action against the conspiracy.
Sans un instant d'hésitation, ils prirent des mesures draconiennes contre la conspiration.
One must act as a man of thought and think as a man of action.
Il faut agir en homme de pensée et penser en homme d'action.
Some men are slained, others wounded, others reported missing in action.
Certains hommes sont tués, d'autres blessés, et d'autres sont déclarés disparus au combat.
Notice how the hero in an action flick never seems to run out of ammo?
Vous avez remarqué que les héros de films d'action semblent n'être jamais à court de munitions ?
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