Sentence examples of "taking action" in English
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.
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.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
La plupart des êtres humains ont une capacité quasi-infinie à considérer les choses comme acquises.
Tim's wife insisted on his taking her to Paris.
La femme de Tim a beaucoup insisté auprès de lui pour qu'il l'emmène à Paris.
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 ?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
À chaque action correspond une réaction égale et opposée.
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
Le plus grand plaisir que je connaisse, c'est de faire une bonne action discrètement et qu'on la découvre par hasard.
AIDS can be stopped only if every person decides to take action against it.
On peut arrêter le SIDA seulement si chaque personne décide d'agir contre lui.
Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.
Bien sûr que j'ai appris l'anglais à l'école. Mais je ne m'y suis vraiment mis qu'il y a deux ou trois ans.
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