Usage examples of "positive action" in English with translation to French

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My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain. La lenteur de ma fille pour agir me fait mal.
She carries a positive image. Elle véhicule une image positive.
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.
I am positive that he is wrong. Je suis certain qu'il a tort.
He is a man of action. C'est un homme d'action.
The president's detractors conveniently omit from their criticism all the positive things he's done. Les détracteurs du président omettent commodément de leurs critiques toutes les choses positives qu'il a réalisées.
Thomas is a man of action. Thomas est un homme d'action.
I hope to effect positive change in the world. J'espère effectuer un changement positif dans le monde.
Less words, more action. Moins de mots, davantage d'actions.
There are people to whom, null is a positive number. Il y a des gens pour lesquels zéro est un nombre positif.
I believe that his action was in the right. Je crois que son action était la bonne.
The product of two negative numbers is positive. Le produit de deux nombres négatifs est positif.
All we need now is action, not discussion. Tout ce dont nous avons besoin maintenant est l'action, pas la discussion.
The assessment of communist countries is positive overall. Le bilan des pays communistes est globalement positif.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. À chaque action correspond une réaction égale et opposée.
He gave a positive answer to my question. Il a donné une réponse positive à ma question.
His prompt action prevented an epidemic. Son action rapide a évité une épidémie.
You should have the test done again. The result may have been a false positive. Tu devrais refaire le test. Le résultat peut avoir été un faux positif.
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.
We're positive that they forgot to call us. Nous sommes sûrs qu'ils ont oublié de nous appeler.
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