prescriptif

pʁɛskʁiptif

prescriptive, prescriptives

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Definition of prescriptif - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

commandement

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qui donne des ordres stricts et obligatoires

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Le règlement prescriptif de l'école interdit formellement les téléphones.

impératif

injonctif

norme

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qui établit des règles et des normes à respecter

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Cette grammaire prescriptive indique comment bien écrire le français.

normatif

réglementaire

incitation

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qui pousse quelqu'un à agir d'une certaine manière

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Son discours prescriptif a motivé tous les employés à changer.

directif

incitatif

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Origin of prescriptif

latin, praescriptivus (qui prescrit)

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normatif

adj.

prescriptif

qui vise à établir des règles et guider les pratiques

Examples of prescriptif in a sentence

Ce manuel prescriptif impose des procédures strictes à suivre.
Le code de la route est prescriptif.
Un règlement prescriptif s'applique à tous.
Le règlement prescriptif impose des comportements précis.
Un ton prescriptif peut parfois décourager l’initiative.

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English:prescriptive, normative, ...
German:vorschreibend, präskriptiv, ...
Italian:prescrittivo, normativo, ...
Spanish:prescriptivo, normativo, ...
Portuguese:prescritivo, normativo, ...
Chinese:规定性的, 规范性的, ...
Japanese:規定的な, 規範的な, ...
Arabic:إلزامي, تقنيني, ...
Hebrew:מַצְוֶה, תַּקְנִי, ...
Russian:приказной, нормативный, ...
Ukrainian:прескриптивний, нормативний, ...
Catalan:prescriptiu, incitador, ...
Danish:befalende, præskriptiv, ...
Dutch:voorschrijvend, prescriptief, ...
Greek:διατακτικός, κανονιστικός, ...
Khmer:បង្គាប់, បញ្ញត្តិ, ...
Korean:명령적인, 규범적인, ...
Polish:nakazowy, preskryptywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):prescritivo, normativo, ...
Romanian:prescriptiv, normativ, ...
Swedish:föreskrivande, preskriptiv, ...
Thai:เคร่งครัด, เชิงบังคับ, ...
Turkish:emredici, kural koyucu, ...
Vietnamese:mang tính bắt buộc, mang tính chuẩn mực, ...

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prescriptibilité

prescriptible

prescription

prescription acquisitive

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