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French-English translation of agir
1 agir Verb, intransitive (a) to behave, act; (radical, political etc) to act, take action; (of medicine) to take effect, act; ~ sur to act on, influence; faire ~ qch to set sth in motion
2 s'agir Verb, pronominal (a) il s'agit de... this is... (sg), these are... (pl), this (or) it is a matter of..., what is at stake is..., what it boils down to is...; dans ce film il s'agit de... this film is about...; dans leurs recherches il s'agit de... their research concerns...; lorsqu'il s'agit de... when it comes to ...; il s'agit de trouver une solution what is important is to find solution, (above all) a solution must be found; s'agissant de... in cases of..., as regards... ![]()
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