What does décision in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word décision in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use décision in French.

The word décision in French means decision, decisiveness, decision aid, decision support system, decision tree, decision map, group decision, collaborative decision, court ruling, final decision, decision with no recourse to appeal, sovereign decision, win the day, carry the day, decision support system, decision-making power, take the decision to do, take a decision, decision taking, decision-making process, go back on your decision, by decision of the referee, by the referee's decision, judgement of the Court of Appeal, ruling of the Appeal Court, by ruling of the judge, by the judge's ruling. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word décision

decision

nom féminin (choix définitif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma décision est prise, je suis désormais végétarien.
I have made my decision, from this moment on I am going to be vegetarian.

decisiveness

nom féminin (détermination)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle manque parfois d'esprit de décision.
Sometimes she lacks decisiveness.

decision aid, decision support system

nom féminin (assistant pour choisir) (health care technology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decision tree, decision map

nom masculin (schéma d'aide à la décision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

group decision, collaborative decision

nom féminin (mesure décidée en comité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

court ruling

nom féminin (droit : jugement rendu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

final decision

nom féminin (choix non susceptible de changer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decision with no recourse to appeal

nom féminin (décision irrévocable) (Legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sovereign decision

nom féminin (décision liée au bon plaisir de [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

win the day, carry the day

locution verbale (réussir à convaincre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet argument nous a permis d'emporter la décision.

decision support system

nom masculin (logiciel aidant à choisir) (software)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decision-making power

nom masculin (capacité à décider)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take the decision to do

locution verbale (décider, choisir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il prit la décision de faire une réunion.

take a decision

locution verbale (faire un choix)

Le conseil prendra une décision ce soir.

decision taking

nom féminin (fait de faire un choix)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decision-making process

nom masculin (étapes de la réflexion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

go back on your decision

locution verbale (changer d'avis)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si tu crois que vas arriver à la faire revenir sur sa décision, bon courage !

by decision of the referee, by the referee's decision

locution adverbiale (selon l'arbitre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le match peut être interrompu sur décision de l'arbitre.

judgement of the Court of Appeal, ruling of the Appeal Court

locution adverbiale (par décision de la cour d'appel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur décision de la cour d'appel, la culpabilité lui incombe toujours.

by ruling of the judge, by the judge's ruling

locution adverbiale (par décision du juge)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La convocation de nouveaux témoins est refusée sur décision du juge.

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