passer à l’acte

acte passé devant notaire

notarial act

passer un acte

to sign a deed

Il faut maintenant passer aux actes.

Now we just have to put it into action.

Je ne suis malheureusement pas passée aux actes.

Unfortunately, I did not do this.

Notre devoir est de les aider et ce, en passant aux actes.

It is our duty to help them, and not only through words.

Avant de demander quoi que ce soit, il devrait passer aux actes.

Before B.C. asks for anything, it should put its money where its mouth is.

Chose promise, chose due, demain matin, je vais passer aux actes.

I will do as promised tomorrow morning.

Cependant, à l'heure de passer aux actes, les choses se gâtent invariablement.

After all, as China 's key trading partner, the European Union ultimately owes it to itself to do this.