| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| agir⇒ vi | (faire [qch]) | act⇒ vi |
| | | take action vtr + n |
| | | do something vtr + pron |
| | On ne peut pas le laisser comme ça, il faut agir. |
| | We can't leave it like that; we have to act. |
| agir vi | (se comporter de telle ou telle façon avec [qqn]) | behave⇒ vi |
| | | act⇒ vi |
| | Victor a mal agi en parlant de sa collègue ainsi. |
| | Victor behaved badly by talking about his colleague like that. |
| agir sur [qch] vtr ind | (avoir une action sur) | have an effect on [sth] v expr |
| | | affect⇒ vtr |
| | (successfully combat) | be effective for [sth], be effective against [sth] v expr |
| | | work on [sth], work against [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | Cette pommade agit sur les douleurs. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Changes to government expenditure often have an effect on growth. |
| | This ointment is effective against pain. |
| s'agir de [qch] v pron impers | (être au sujet de) | be a question of [sth] v expr |
| | | be a matter of [sth] v expr |
| | | concerning prep |
| | | be⇒ vi |
| | S'agissant d'une affaire grave, il faut le prévenir. S'agissant des questions techniques dans le contrat... |
| | Since it's a question of something serious, he should be alerted. |
| | Concerning the technical questions in the contract … |
| s'agir de [qch/qqn] v pron impers | (être question de [qch]) | be⇒ vi |
| | (concerning) | be about [sth/sb] vi + prep |
| | Il ne s'agit pas d'un simple accident, mais d'un crime crapuleux. |
| | L'archéologue examina l'objet pour voir ce dont il s'agissait. |
| | This is no accident; it's a heinous crime. // The archaeologist examined the object to see what it was. |
| s'agir de faire [qch] v pron impers | (être question de faire [qch]) (colloquial) | come to doing [sth] v expr |
| | | be a case of doing [sth] v expr |
| | | where doing [sth] is concerned expr |
| | Mon fils est très fort lorsqu'il s'agit de faire des bêtises. |
| | My son's an expert when it comes to doing stupid things. |
| | My son is gifted where doing stupid things is concerned. |
| s'agir v pron impers | (il est nécessaire que) | must⇒ v aux |
| | | be a question of [sth] v expr |
| | Il ne s'agit pas que tu rates l'avion. |
| | You mustn't miss your flight. |
| | There is no question of you missing your flight. |
| s'agir de faire [qch] v pron impers | (il convient) | be necessary to do [sth] v expr |
| | | must do v aux + vtr |
| | | be about doing [sth], be all about doing [sth] v expr |
| | | be a question of doing [sth] v expr |
| | Il s'agit de savoir si nous utilisons au mieux nos ressources. |
| | Il s'agit de réparer la voiture rapidement. |
| | It is necessary to know whether we are making full use of our resources. |
| | The car must be repaired quickly. |