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1 human rights abuses
Jur. atteintes aux (ou violations des) droits de l'HommeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > human rights abuses
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2 systemic abuses
Jur., Adm. violations endémiquesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > systemic abuses
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3 proactive
qui fait preuve d'initiativeproactive marketing marketing m proactif;ADMINISTRATION proactive staffing dotation f par anticipationWhy is there a need for the director or chairman to attempt secret behind-the-scenes deals? The PCC exists to adjudicate and urge good practice, not to broker compromises. Why indeed wait for a complaint in the first place? One important change the PCC could make is for it to become proactive and speak out on abuses before the formality of a complaint.
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4 molester
noun (a person who abuses someone sexually: The child molester was found guilty.) -
5 condemn
A vtr1 ( censure) condamner (for doing pour avoir fait) ; condemned for human rights abuses condamné pour le non respect des droits de l'homme ; to condemn sth as pointless/provocative condamner la futilité/l'aspect provocateur de qch ; to condemn sb as an opportunist dénoncer l'opportunisme de qn ;3 ( doom) to be condemned to do être condamné à faire ; to condemn sb to condamner qn à [isolation, poverty] ;4 ( declare unsafe) déclarer [qch] inhabitable [building] ; déclarer [qch] impropre à la consommation [meat] ;5 ( betray) condamner.1 [cell] des condamnés à mort ; condemned man/woman condamné/-e m/f à mort ;2 [building] déclaré inhabitable. -
6 guard
A n3 Mil ( duty) garde f, surveillance f ; to be on guard être de garde ; to go on guard prendre son tour de garde ; to come off guard finir son tour de garde ; to keep ou stand guard monter la garde (over auprès de) ; to mount (a) guard over sb/sth monter la garde auprès de qn/qch ; the changing of the guard GB la relève de la garde ;4 ( watchfulness) to drop ou relax ou lower one's guard baisser la garde ; to catch sb off guard prendre qn au dépourvu ; to be on one's guard être sur ses gardes ; to be on one's guard against sth se méfier de qch ; to be on one's guard against sth happening veiller à ce que qch n'arrive pas ;5 (group of soldiers, police etc) to transport sth under an armed guard transporter qch sous escorte armée ;8 GB ( in names of regiments) garde m ; the Scots Guards la garde écossaise ; the Coldstream Guard le régiment de Coldstream ;B vtr1 ( protect) surveiller [place, object] ; protéger [person, reputation] ; a dog guards the house un chien garde la maison ; the house/border is heavily guarded la maison/la frontière est sous haute surveillance ; to guard sth with one's life protéger qch au péril de sa vie ; to guard one's tongue fig surveiller sa langue ;the old guard la vieille garde.▶ guard against [sth] se prémunir contre [abuses, cheating, failure] ; to guard against doing sth prendre garde à ne pas faire qch ; to guard against sth happening veiller à ce que qch n'arrive pas. -
7 castigator
castigator ['kæstɪgeɪtə(r)]formal pourfendeur(euse) m,f;∎ a castigator of the abuses of his time un critique sévère des abus de son époque -
8 hunt
hunt [hʌnt]∎ to hunt whales pêcher la baleine;∎ they were hunted to extinction ils ont été chassés jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce∎ to hunt the pack diriger la meute;∎ he hunts his horse all winter il monte son cheval à la chasse tout l'hiver∎ he was being hunted by the police il était pourchassé ou recherché par la police∎ I've hunted the whole office for it j'ai retourné tout le bureau pour le retrouver(e) (drive out) chasser;∎ people were hunted from their homes des gens étaient chassés de leurs foyers(a) (for food, sport) chasser;∎ they hunt by night/in packs ils chassent la nuit/en bande;∎ to go hunting aller à la chasse;∎ do you hunt? chassez-vous?;∎ she hunted (around or about) in her bag for her keys elle a fouillé dans son sac à la recherche de ses clefs;∎ you'll just have to hunt until you find it vous n'aurez qu'à chercher jusqu'à ce que vous le trouviez;∎ figurative I've hunted high and low for it j'ai remué ciel et terre pour le retrouver;∎ I've hunted all over town for a linen jacket j'ai parcouru ou fait toute la ville pour trouver une veste en lin3 noun(a) (sporting activity) chasse f; (hunters) chasse f, chasseurs mpl; (area) chasse f; (fox-hunt) chasse f au renard;∎ a tiger/bear hunt une chasse au tigre/à l'ours∎ the hunt is on for the terrorists la chasse aux terroristes est en cours;∎ local people joined in the hunt for the child des gens de la région se sont joints aux recherches pour retrouver l'enfant;∎ the hunt for the assassin continues la chasse à l'assassin se poursuit;∎ I've had a hunt for your scarf j'ai cherché ton écharpe partout, j'ai tout retourné pour trouver ton écharpe►► British hunt ball = bal réunissant les notables locaux amateurs de chasse;British hunt saboteur = personne qui tente d'arrêter une chasse(animal) forcer, traquer; (person) traquer; (thing, facts) dénicher; (abuses, errors) faire la chasse à; (truth) débusquerBritish dénicher, découvrir;∎ I've hunted out that book you wanted to borrow j'ai déniché le livre que vous vouliez emprunter∎ I'm going to the library to hunt up that article she mentioned je vais à la bibliothèque rechercher cet article dont elle parlait
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