Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "orientation."
approach, bias, counselling, course, course of action, decision, direction, emphasis, focus, framework, guidance, guideline, idea, leaning, mandate, move, orientation, path, pathway, pattern, philosophy, plan, policy, position, priority, shift, slant, stance, step, strategy, tendency, thrust, tone, trajectory, trend, view, vision, way
- permettre aux Canadiens de choisir une meilleure orientation économique pour assurer leur avenir / allow Canadians to choose a better economic approach (path, pathway) for their future
- ce journal affiche une orientation partisane / this newspaper shows a partisan bias (leaning, slant)
- investir dans l’orientation professionnelle et la formation des jeunes / invest in career counselling and training for youth
- diriger l’équipe vers une nouvelle orientation intéressante / lead the team toward an interesting new course (path)
- évaluer toutes les répercussions avant d’adopter une telle orientation / assess all of the repercussions before taking such a course of action (decision, step)
- appuyer l’orientation globale de l’initiative / support the overall direction (thrust, trajectory) of the initiative
- un changement d’orientation est nécessaire pour redresser la situation / a shift in emphasis (focus, priorities) is needed to turn things around
- maintenir une orientation claire sur les questions environnementales / maintain a clear focus on environmental issues
- il faut redéfinir l’orientation générale du développement économique / the general framework (plan) for economic development must be redefined
- fournir une orientation plus précise aux ministères / provide clearer guidance to departments
- le projet de loi donne une orientation morale / the bill sets a moral guideline (tone)
- préconiser une orientation vers des semaines de travail plus courtes / favour a move (shift, trend) to shorter work weeks
- analyser des options et définir l’orientation stratégique / analyze options and define a strategic orientation (direction, vision)
- l’orientation qui sous-tend le programme est simple et précise / the philosophy (idea) behind the program is simple and precise
- déterminer les changements d’orientation nécessaires pour assurer une plus grande concurrence / determine the changes in policy (mandate) needed to ensure greater competition
- l’orientation du ministre sur le développement durable est claire / the minister’s position (stance, view) on sustainable development is clear
- les statistiques indiquent une orientation inquiétante / the statistics show a worrisome tendency (trend, pattern)
- être d’accord avec l’orientation générale du rapport / agree with the general thrust (focus) of the report
- l’orientation du projet / the way the project is headed
NOTE: In some instances, the noun orientation modified by an adjective (e.g. orientation stratégique) may be translated into English by a noun (e.g. strategy), as in the following example:
- analyser des options et définir l’orientation stratégique / analyze options and define a strategy
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