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action ['ækʃən]action ⇒ 1 (a)-(i), 2 acte, geste ⇒ 1 (b) effet ⇒ 1 (c) activité ⇒ 1 (d) intrigue ⇒ 1 (e) mécanique, mécanisme ⇒ 1 (g) procès ⇒ 1 (h) combat ⇒ 1 (i)1 noun∎ it's time for action il est temps d'agir, passons aux actes;∎ to go into action entrer en action;∎ to take action prendre des mesures;∎ a man of action un homme d'action;∎ we must take action to stop them nous devons agir pour les arrêter;∎ we want action not words nous voulons des actes non des paroles;∎ to put sth into action (idea, policy) mettre qch en pratique; (plan) mettre qch à exécution; (machine) mettre qch en marche;∎ she's an excellent dancer, you should see her in action c'est une excellente danseuse, vous devriez la voir en action;∎ British the car is out of action la voiture est en panne;∎ the storm put the telephone out of action le téléphone est en dérangement à cause de l'orage;∎ her accident will put her out of action for four months son accident va la mettre hors de combat pour quatre mois;∎ freedom of action liberté d'action∎ she defended her action in dismissing him elle a défendu son geste en le congédiant;∎ he's not responsible for his actions il n'est pas responsable de ses actes;∎ don't judge her by her actions alone ne la jugez pas seulement sur ses actes;∎ proverb actions speak louder than words les actes en disent plus long que les mots(c) (of chemical, drug, force) effet m, action f∎ familiar he wants to be where the action is il veut être au cœur de l'action;∎ familiar they were looking for some action ils cherchaient un peu d'animation;∎ familiar where's the action around here? où est-ce que ça bouge par ici?;∎ familiar we want a piece of the action nous voulons notre part du gâteau(e) (of book, film, play) intrigue f, action f;∎ the action takes place in a barber's shop l'action se situe ou se passe chez un coiffeur(g) Technology (operating mechanism → of clock) mécanique f, mécanisme m; (→ of gun) mécanisme m; (→ of piano) action f, mécanique f; (→ of pump, lock) jeu m∎ to bring an action against sb intenter une action contre qn;∎ action at law action f en justice; (trial) procès m;∎ action for libel procès m ou plainte f en diffamation;∎ action for damages action f en dommages et intérêts∎ to go into action engager le combat;∎ he saw a lot of action il a vu de nombreux combats;∎ killed in action tué au combat;∎ ready for action prêt à combattre;∎ to send troops into action faire intervenir ou faire donner des troupesCinema action!(idea, suggestion) mettre en action ou en pratique; (plan) mettre à exécution►► Politics action group groupe m de pression;Cinema action movie film m d'action;Art action painting peinture f gestuelle;action plan plan m d'action;British Television action replay = répétition immédiate d'une séquence;action stations Militarypostes mpl de combatà vos postes! -
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action [ˈæk∫ən]1. nouna. action f• out of action [machine] hors service• his illness put him out of action for six weeks sa maladie l'a mis hors de combat pendant six semainesb. ( = deed) acte mc. ( = effect) effet md. [of play] action fe. ( = legal proceedings) action f en justicef. ( = military combat) combat ma. [+ idea] mettre en pratiqueb. [+ plan] mettre en œuvre3. compounds• action stations! à vos postes !* * *['ækʃn]1) [U] gen action f; ( to deal with situation) mesures fplto take action — agir, prendre des mesures ( against contre)
drastic/immediate action — des mesures draconiennes/immédiates
to be out of action — [machine] être en panne; [person] être immobilisé
2) ( deed) acte m3) ( fighting) action f, combat m4) Cinema, Theatre action f5) (colloq) ( excitement)they want a piece of the action — ( want to be involved) ils ne veulent pas être en reste; ( want some of the profits) ils veulent leur part du gâteau (colloq)
6) Law action f, procès m7) Technology (in machine, piano) mécanisme m••action stations! — Military, fig à vos postes!
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action n1 ¢ gen action f ; ( to deal with situation) mesures fpl ; freedom of action liberté f d'action ; to take action agir, prendre des mesures (against contre) ; to take action to do prendre des mesures pour faire ; drastic action des mesures draconiennes ; the situation demands immediate action la situation exige des mesures immédiates ; a man of action un homme d'action ; day of action journée f d'action ; to push ou drive sb into action pousser qn à agir ; to put a plan/an idea into action mettre un projet/une idée à exécution ; to get into action entrer en action ; to put sth out of action mettre qch en panne ; his accident put him out of action for three months son accident l'a mis complètement à plat ○ pendant trois mois ; to be out of action [machine] être en panne ; [person] être inactif/-ive ; you should see her in action! gen il faut la voir en pleine action! ; iron il faut la voir à l'œuvre! ; to be back in action être de retour ; for action please ( on memo) pour exécution ;2 ( deed) acte m ; to judge sb by their actions juger qn à ses actes ; he defended his action in sacking them il a défendu ce qu'il avait fait en les licenciant ; actions speak louder than words mieux vaut agir que parler ;3 ( fighting) action f, combat m ; to see (some) action combattre ; to go into action aller au combat or au feu ; to be killed in action être tué au combat ; killed by enemy action tué par l'ennemi ;4 Cin, Theat action f ; the action takes place in Beirut l'action se passe à Beyrouth ; action! moteur! ;5 ○ ( excitement) to be at the centre of the action être au centre de l'action ; I don't want to miss out on the action je ne veux pas rater ce qui se passe ; that's where the action is c'est là où ça bouge ○ ; they want a piece of the action ( want to be involved) ils ne veulent pas être en reste ; ( want some of the profits) ils veulent leur part du gâteau ○ ;6 Jur action f, procès m ; to bring an action against sb intenter une action contre qn ; libel action procès en diffamation ;9 Chem action f. -
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- action
- nдействие, воздействие; деятельность
- aggressive action
- arching action
- atmospheric action
- backward and forward action
- boggy action
- bounding action
- cataract action
- centrifugal action
- chemical action of concrete setting
- climatic action
- combined action
- control action
- delayed action
- double action
- dynamic action
- earthquake action
- equivalent action
- fly ash action in concrete mix
- fly ash action in mix
- freeze-and-thaw action
- freeze-thaw action
- frost action
- gravity action
- high-low action
- indirect action
- most unfavourable action of load
- principal action of admixture
- reciprocal action
- safety action
- shearing action
- statical action of a force
- statical action
- steady action
- temperature action
- two-way action
- vacuum breaking action
- wind pressure action on the structure
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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♦ action /ˈækʃn/n.1 [u] azione; comportamento; condotta: line of action, linea di condotta; plan of action, piano di azione; a man of action, un uomo d'azione2 [cu] azione; atto; gesto; intervento; provvedimento, provvedimenti; misura, misure: to bring into action, mettere in atto; mettere in azione; His prompt action prevented an accident, il suo pronto intervento ha evitato un incidente; It's time for action, è tempo di agire; drastic action, misure drastiche; remedial action, rimedio; to take action, agire; prendere provvedimenti; to spring into action, entrare in azione; attivarsi4 (teatr., cinem., ecc,) azione; vicenda5 [cu] (mil.) azione; combattimento: to clear for action, prepararsi al combattimento; to be killed in action, essere ucciso in combattimento; Did you to see any action?, hai combattuto?; sei stato in prima linea?6 (leg.) azione legale; causa; querela: action at law, azione in giudizio; causa; action for damages, causa per danni; action of detinue, azione di rivendicazione; action of recourse, azione di regresso; libel action, querela per diffamazione a mezzo stampa; to bring an action against sb., intentare (o fare) causa a q.; querelare q.; sporgere querela contro q.7 [u] (mecc.) movimento; azione; funzionamento: engine in full action, motore funzionante a pieno regime12 (come escl.) (cinem.) azione!13 [u] (fam.) animazione; movimento; vita; azione: Where's the action in town?, dov'è che si fa vita in città?15 [u] (fam.) attività sessuale; sesso● (polit.) action committee (o action group), comitato di azione □ action-packed, (di film, ecc.) pieno di azione, movimentato; ( di programma) ricco, denso □ ( arte) action painting, action painting □ action point, punto di intervento (evidenziato in una discussione, ecc.) □ (TV, sport) action replay, ripetizione; replay □ Action stations!, (mil.) ai posti di combattimento!; (fig. fam.) tutti ai loro posti!, tutti pronti! □ (comm.: di lettere) for action, in evidenza □ in action, in attività; in azione; all'opera □ to go into action, entrare in azione ( anche mil.) □ out of action, ( di persona) fuori combattimento, fuori causa; ( di cosa) fuori uso, fermo, guasto □ to put st. into action, mettere in atto qc. □ (fam.) a slice (o a piece) of the action, una fetta della torta; una parte □ (prov.) Actions speak louder than words, contano più i fatti delle parole. -
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action 1. действие; 2. воздействие; эффект; 3. работа, деятельностьantibiotic action антибиотическое действиеantiseptic action антисептическое действиеbactericidal action бактерицидное действиеbacteriostatic action бактериостатическое действиеcontrol action регуляцияcumulative action кумулятивное действиеdiastatic action диастатическое действиеgermicidal action бактерицидное действиеinhibitory action задерживающее действиеpoisonous action ядовитое действиеprotective action защитное действиеreflex action рефлекторное действие; рефлекторная деятельностьsparing action угнетающее действиеspecific dynamic action специфически динамическое действиеsporostatic action споростатическое действиеsynergistic action синергидное действиеsystemic action системное действие, общее действиеEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > action
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action [ˊækʃn] n1) де́йствие; посту́пок; полит. а́кция, выступле́ние;overt action against откры́тое выступле́ние про́тив
;to take prompt action приня́ть сро́чные ме́ры
2) pl поведе́ние3) де́йствие, возде́йствие4) де́ятельность;action of the heart де́ятельность се́рдца
;to put out of action выводи́ть из стро́я
5) бой;in action в бою́ [см. тж. 6)]
;to be killed ( или to fall) in action пасть в бою́
6) де́йствие, рабо́та ( механизма);in action на ходу́, де́йствующий [см. тж. 5)]
7) обвине́ние, иск; суде́бный проце́сс;to bring ( или to enter, to lay) an action against smb. возбуди́ть де́ло про́тив кого́-л.
8) attr.:action radius ра́диус де́йствия ( самолёта и т.п.)
9) attr. боево́й;action spring боева́я пружи́на
;action station боево́й пост
10) attr.:action painting фо́рма абстра́ктной жи́вописи ( разбрызгивание краски по холсту)
◊actions speak louder than words посл. ≅ не по слова́м су́дят, а по дела́м
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ACTION, ACTAction, имеет в виду поступок, длящийся во времени (часто действие как совокупность единичных поступков): time for action, man of action. Act обозначает отдельный поступок, непродолжительный во времени: cruel act, act of kindness. Ср. action of saving the passengers of a sinking ship и act of launching a life-boat at the last moment.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > action
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action acquisitions by contraction stateсогласованные действия государствbraking action informationинформация об эффективности торможенияbraking action measurementзамер эффективности торможенияbraking action testиспытание на эффективность торможенияfreedom of actionсвобода действий -
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action 1. ADMIN, COMP Aktion f; 2. ECON Aktion f, Handlung f; 3. GEN Aktion f, Handlung f, Tat f, Tätigkeit f, Tätigwerden n, Vorgehen n; 4. LAW Klage f, Rechtsverfahren n, Prozess m • out of action GEN außer Betrieb • take legal action LAW gerichtlich vorgehen -
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1) действие; воздействие; влияние4) работа5) физ. фазовый интеграл•to develop composite action — работать совместно (напр. на изгиб);to throw into action — пускать в ход, включать;-
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loading action
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loop forming action
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lubricating action
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magnetic action
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memory action
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mudding action
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perturbation action
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plowing action
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proportional plus derivative control action
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proportional plus integral control action
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scraping action
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'ækʃən1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) actuación, acción2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) juego3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) demanda4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) acción5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) combate•- out of action
action n1. medidas2. actuación3. actowe should judge people by their actions not their words deberíamos juzgar a la gente por sus actos y no por sus palabras4. acción5. acción / combatetr['ækʃən]1 (gen) acción nombre femenino2 (intervention) actuación nombre femenino■ only the swift action of the firemen saved the building sólo la rápida actuación de los bomberos salvó el edificio■ the government is taking action to reduce inflation el gobierno está tomando medidas para frenar la inflación3 (of film) historia, acción nombre femenino■ five soldiers are missing in action in northern Bosnia han desaparecido cinco soldados en los combates del norte de Bosnia5 (working) funcionamiento6 (mechanism) mecanismo7 SMALLLAW/SMALL demanda\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLactions speak louder than words hechos son amores y no buenas razoneskilled in action muerto,-a en combateout of action fuera de servicioto bring an action against somebody entablar una demanda contra alguiento put out of action inutilizaraction replay repetición nombre femenino de la jugadaaction stations zafarrancho de combateaction ['ækʃən] n1) deed: acción f, acto m, hecho m2) behavior: actuación f, comportamiento m3) lawsuit: demanda f4) movement: movimiento m5) combat: combate m6) plot: acción f, trama f7) mechanism: mecanismo mn.• acción s.f.• actividad s.f.• acto s.m.• actuación s.f.• argumento s.m.• expediente s.m.• gestión s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• obra s.f.• trabajo s.m.'ækʃən1) ua) ( practical measures)prompt action by the police saved several lives — la rápida actuación de la policía salvó varias vidas
which course of action do you recommend? — ¿qué medidas recomienda?
disciplinary action — medidas fpl disciplinarias
to take action (against somebody/something) — tomar medidas (contra alguien/algo)
b) (in phrases)I'm back in action again — (colloq) ya estoy de nuevo al pie del cañón (fam)
to put something into action — poner* algo en práctica
out of action: my car is out of action tengo el coche averiado or (AmL tb) descompuesto; he'll be out of action for a few weeks — va a estar fuera de circulación durante unas semanas (hum)
2) c ( deed) acto mI won't be responsible for my actions if it happens again — si vuelve a suceder, yo no respondo de mí
3) u ( Mil) acción f (de guerra)4) ua) (plot of play, movie) acción fb) ( exciting activity) animación fto get a piece o slice of the action — (colloq) sacar* tajada (fam)
5)a) c ( movement) movimiento mb) u ( operation) funcionamiento mc) u (of drug, chemical)['ækʃǝn]action (on something) — acción f or efecto m (sobre algo)
1. N1) (=activity)the time has come for action — ha llegado el momento de hacer algo or de actuar
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when shall we get some action on this? — ¿cuándo se va a hacer algo al respecto?•
into action, they went into action to rescue the climbers — intervinieron para rescatar a los alpinistasto put a plan into action — poner un plan en práctica or en marcha
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a man of action — un hombre de acciónthe lifts are out of action — los ascensores no funcionan or están averiados
out of action — no funciona, fuera de servicio
the illness put him out of action for six months — la enfermedad lo dejó seis meses fuera de combate
disciplinary, freedom, industrial•
action stations! — ¡a sus puestos!2) (=steps) medidas fpl•
to take action against sb/sth — tomar medidas contra algn/algo3) (=deed) acto mto judge sb by his actions — juzgar a algn por sus actos or acciones
- suit the action to the word4) * (=excitement) animación f, marcha * fthey were hoping to find some action — esperaban encontrar algo de animación, esperaban encontrar algo de marcha *
where's the action in this town? — ¿dónde está la marcha en este pueblo? *
5) (Mil) (=intervention) intervención f ; (=engagement) contienda f, enfrentamiento mwe didn't know how many men we had lost until the action was over — no supimos cuántos hombres habíamos perdido hasta que terminó la contienda or el enfrentamiento
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to go into action — [person, unit] entrar en acción or en combate; [army, battleship] entrar en acción•
wounded/killed in action — herido/muerto en acción (de guerra) or en combate•
to see action — luchar6) (=mechanism) [of piano] transmisión f ; [of clock] mecanismo m8) (=effect, operation) [of acid, drug, elements] efecto mstones worn smooth by the action of water — piedras fpl erosionadas por efecto del agua
9) (Jur) (=measures) acción f judicial; (=lawsuit) proceso m judicialcourt 4., legal 1., 1), libelaction for damages — demanda f por daños y perjuicios
10) (Theat, Cine) [of play] acción faction! — (Cine) ¡acción!
11) (Phys) acción f2.VT poner en práctica, poner en marcha3.CPDaction committee N — comité m de acción
action film N — película f de acción
action group N — grupo m de acción
action hero N — (in film) héroe m de películas de acción
action man N — esp hum hombre m de acción
action movie N — (US) película f de acción
action painting N — tachismo m
action plan N — plan m de acción
action point N — punto m a seguir, acción f a tomar
action replay N — (TV) repetición f (de la jugada); (fig) repetición f
action shot N — (=sequence in film) escena f de acción; (=photograph) foto f de movimiento
* * *['ækʃən]1) ua) ( practical measures)prompt action by the police saved several lives — la rápida actuación de la policía salvó varias vidas
which course of action do you recommend? — ¿qué medidas recomienda?
disciplinary action — medidas fpl disciplinarias
to take action (against somebody/something) — tomar medidas (contra alguien/algo)
b) (in phrases)I'm back in action again — (colloq) ya estoy de nuevo al pie del cañón (fam)
to put something into action — poner* algo en práctica
out of action: my car is out of action tengo el coche averiado or (AmL tb) descompuesto; he'll be out of action for a few weeks — va a estar fuera de circulación durante unas semanas (hum)
2) c ( deed) acto mI won't be responsible for my actions if it happens again — si vuelve a suceder, yo no respondo de mí
3) u ( Mil) acción f (de guerra)4) ua) (plot of play, movie) acción fb) ( exciting activity) animación fto get a piece o slice of the action — (colloq) sacar* tajada (fam)
5)a) c ( movement) movimiento mb) u ( operation) funcionamiento mc) u (of drug, chemical)action (on something) — acción f or efecto m (sobre algo)
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noun1) (doing something) Handeln, dastake action — Schritte od. etwas unternehmen
put a plan into action — einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen
be/be put out of action — außer Betrieb sein/gesetzt werden
a film full of action — ein Film mit viel Handlung
2) (effect)3) (act) Tat, diewhere the action is — (coll.) wo was los ist (ugs.)
5) (legal process) [Gerichts]verfahren, dasbring an action against somebody — eine Klage od. ein Verfahren gegen jemanden anstrengen
he died in action — er ist [im Kampf] gefallen
7) (movement) Bewegung, die* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) das Handeln2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) die Bewegung3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) Klage4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) die Handlung5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) das Gefecht•- academic.ru/116764/in_action">in action- out of action* * *ac·tion[ˈækʃən]nwhat we need is \action wir brauchen Tatenwe need firm \action wir müssen entschlossen vorgehenonly decisive \action will stop the crisis from escalating nur ein entschlossenes Vorgehen wird eine Eskalation der Krise verhindernso, what's the plan of \action? wie sieht also der Plan aus?come on lazy things, let's see some \action [around here]! ( fam) auf, ihr Faulpelze, legt euch ins Zeug! famwhat [kind of] \action is necessary to reduce unemployment? wie kann man die Arbeitslosigkeit senken?course of \action Vorgehensweise fcould you tell me what the best course of \action is? wie soll ich Ihrer Meinung nach am besten vorgehen?freedom of \action Handlungsfreiheit fa man/woman of \action ein Mann/eine Frau der Tatprompt \action promptes Handelnto be out of \action außer Gefecht seinto come into \action in die Tat umgesetzt werdento put sth into \action etw in die Tat umsetzento put sb out of \action jdn außer Gefecht setzento take \action handeln, etwas unternehmenno \action was taken es wurde nichts unternommenwe must take \action to deal with the problem wir müssen etwas unternehmen, um mit dem Problem fertig zu werdenin \action in Aktionyou're responsible for your own \actions now du bist jetzt selbst für das, was du tust, verantwortlichyour \action in releasing the caged animals was highly irresponsible es war höchst unverantwortlich von Ihnen, die eingesperrten Tiere freizulassenthe [main] \action die [Haupt]handlunglights, camera, \action! Beleuchtung, Kamera und Action!his films have a lot of \action and not much dialogue seine Filme sind voller Action und arm an Dialogento be missing in \action vermisst seinto be in \action im Einsatz seinto be destroyed by enemy \action durch Feindeinwirkung zerstört werdento go into \action ins Gefecht ziehento be killed in \action fallento see \action im Einsatz sein7. no pllet's go where the \action is lass uns hingehen, wo was los ist famI'll say the words and you can mime the \actions ich spreche den Text und du kannst die Bewegungen dazu machenthe fibres are broken down by chemical \action die Fasern werden durch chemische Vorgänge zersetztto be out of \action außer Betrieb seinto put sth out of \action etw außer Betrieb setzenin \action in Betriebhe's got a very awkward bowling \action er verfügt über einen eigenartigen Wurfstilclass \action Gruppenklage fcourt \action Prozess m\action for damages Schadenersatzklage f\action in personam/rem obligatorische/dingliche Klage fachspr\action in tort Schadenersatzklage fto bring an \action [for sth] against sb gegen jdn Klage [wegen einer S. gen] erheben, jdn [wegen einer S. gen] verklagento bring an \action for damages against sb jdn auf Schadenersatz verklagento take [industrial] \action streiken15.▶ the wheels of bureaucracy creaked into \action esp BRIT ( hum) die Mühlen der Bürokratie setzten sich langsam in Bewegung* * *['kSən]nto take action — etwas or Schritte unternehmen
have you taken any action on his letter? — haben Sie auf seinen Brief hin irgendetwas or irgendwelche Schritte unternommen?
course of action — Vorgehen nt
"action" (on office tray) — "zur Bearbeitung"
no further action — keine weiteren Maßnahmen; (label on file etc) abgeschlossen
the action of the play/novel takes place... — das Stück/der Roman spielt...
2) (= deed) Tat fhis first action was to phone me to suit the action to the word — als Erstes rief er mich an dem Wort die Tat folgen lassen, sein Wort in die Tat umsetzen
3)he's been out of action since he broke his leg — er ist nicht mehr in Aktion gewesen or war nicht mehr einsatzfähig, seit er sich das Bein gebrochen hat
he needs prodding into action — man muss ihm immer erst einen Stoß geben
there's no action in this film — in dem Film passiert nichts, dem Film fehlt die Action (inf)
to go where the action is (inf) — hingehen, wo was los ist (inf)
that's where the action is (inf) — da ist was los (inf)
5) (MIL) (= fighting) Aktionen pl; (= battle) Kampf m, Gefecht nt6) (= way of operating) (of machine) Arbeitsweise f; (of piano etc) Mechanik f; (of watch, gun) Mechanismus m; (= way of moving) (of athlete etc) Bewegung f; (of horse) Aktion f7) (ESP CHEM, PHYS: effect) Wirkung f (on auf +acc)9) (FIN inf)a piece or slice of the action — ein Stück nt aus dem Kuchen (sl)
* * *action [ˈækʃn] s1. a) Handeln, Handlung f, Maßnahme(n) f(pl), Tat f, Aktion f:man of action Mann m der Tat;full of action aktiv;bring into action ins Spiel bringen, einsetzen;call into action auf den Plan rufen;come into action in Aktion treten;put into action in die Tat umsetzen;see sb in action jemanden in Aktion sehen;actions speak louder than words Taten zählen mehr als Worte;take action Maßnahmen treffen, Schritte unternehmen, handeln;we must take action before it is too late wir müssen etwas unternehmen, bevor es zu spät ist;the police took no action die Polizei griff nicht ein;take action against vorgehen gegen ( → 12);course of action Handlungs-, Vorgehensweise f;for further action zur weiteren Veranlassungb) Handlung f, engS. Action f:there is no action in this play in diesem Stück tut sich oder passiert nichts;where the action is sl wo sich alles abspielt; wo was los ist; if you are interested in good food, Paris is where the action is musst du unbedingt nach Paris fahren2. auch PHYSIOL, TECH Tätigkeit f, Funktion f, Gang m (einer Maschine), Funktionieren n (eines Mechanismus):action of the heart Herztätigkeit, -funktion;action (of the bowels) Stuhlgang m;in action TECH in Betrieb, im Einsatz;put in action in Gang oder in Betrieb setzen;be out of action außer Betrieb sein ( → 13);put out of action außer Betrieb setzen ( → 13)3. a) TECH Mechanismus m, Werk nb) Arbeitsweise fa) (Ein)Wirkung f, Wirksamkeit f, Einfluss m:the action of this acid on metal die Einwirkung dieser Säure auf Metall;action of presence Kontaktwirkungb) Vorgang m, Prozess m5. Handlung f (eines Dramas etc):the action of the play takes place in das Stück spielt in (dat);the action takes place in London Ort der Handlung ist London6. KUNSTa) Bewegung f, Aktion f:b) Stellung f, Haltung f (einer Figur auf einem Bild)7. Bewegung f, Gangart f (eines Pferdes)8. Vortrag(sweise) m(f), Ausdruck m (eines Schauspielers)9. fig Benehmen n, Führung f, Haltung f10. SOZIOL Umwelteinflüsse pl11. WIRTSCH Preisbewegung f, Konjunktur(verlauf) f(m)12. JUR Klage f, Prozess m, (Rechts-, Gerichts)Verfahren n:action for annulment Nichtigkeitsklage;action for damages Schadenersatzklage;bring ( oder file, institute) an action against sb, take action against sb jemanden verklagen, gegen jemanden Klage erheben oder ein Gerichtsverfahren einleiten ( → 1); → debt 2, detinue, trespass B 5, trover 213. MIL Gefecht n, Gefechts-, Kampfhandlung f, Unternehmen n, Einsatz m:killed (missing, wounded) in action gefallen (vermisst, verwundet);go into action eingreifen;be out of action außer Gefecht sein (a. fig)( → 2);he saw action er war im Einsatz oder an der Front14. POL etc USa) Beschluss m, Entscheidung fb) Maßnahme(n) f(pl)15. MUS, TECHa) (Spiel)Mechanik fb) Traktur f (der Orgel)* * *noun1) (doing something) Handeln, dastake action — Schritte od. etwas unternehmen
be/be put out of action — außer Betrieb sein/gesetzt werden
2) (effect)3) (act) Tat, diewhere the action is — (coll.) wo was los ist (ugs.)
5) (legal process) [Gerichts]verfahren, dasbring an action against somebody — eine Klage od. ein Verfahren gegen jemanden anstrengen
he died in action — er ist [im Kampf] gefallen
7) (movement) Bewegung, die* * *n.Akt -e m.Aktion -en f.Arbeitsgang m.Gang ¨-e m.Handlung -en f.Prozess -e m.Tat -en f.Wirkung -en f. -
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n1) действие, мера, шаг, выступление, акция2) юр. судебное дело; иск3) воен. боевые действия; бой, сражение•to bolster international actions against a country — подкреплять международные меры против какой-л. страны
to bring into action — 1) бросать / вводить в бой 2) приводить в действие
to bring legal action against smb — возбуждать дело против кого-л.; подавать в суд на кого-л.
to call off one's industrial action — отменять забастовку
to carry out terrorist actions — осуществлять террористические акты / акты террора
to condemn smb's actions — осуждать чьи-л. действия / шаги
to connive at aggressive actions — попустительствовать агрессивным действиям, закрывать глаза на агрессивные действия
to contemplate actions — намечать меры / шаги
to dismiss an action — прекращать / закрывать дело
to fight a rearguard action — 1) воен. вести арьергардные бои 2) делать последние попытки отстоять свою позицию
to initiate action(s) — начинать действие, приступать к действиям
to invalidate actions — аннулировать / лишать юридической силы какие-л. действия / меры / шаги
to lift an action — отменять какую-л. акцию / меру
to plan further actions — планировать дальнейшие акции / шаги
to pledge to take actions — обязываться предпринять меры / шаги
to preclude any actions — предотвращать / исключать любые действия
to prevent smb's actions — пресекать чьи-л. действия
to refrain from any actions — воздерживаться от каких-л. действий
to spark off the latest wave of legislative action — служить толчком к последней волне законодательной активности
to support smb's actions — поддерживать чьи-л. действия
to take actions against smb (on smth) — принимать меры против кого-л.
to take legal action against smb — подавать в суд на кого-л.; привлекать кого-л. к судебной ответственности; возбуждать дело против кого-л.
to translate smth into a positive action — претворять что-л. в дела
to undermine smb's concerted actions — подрывать чьи-л. согласованные действия
- action against separatismto wink at aggressive actions — попустительствовать агрессивным действиям, закрывать глаза на агрессивные действия
- action against terrorism
- action at law
- action for damages
- Action on Smoking and Health
- actions match one's words
- adventurous actions
- affirmative action
- aggressive actions
- anti-government actions
- anti-monopoly actions
- anti-NATO actions
- anti-racist actions
- anti-war actions
- appropriate actions
- arbitrary police actions
- armed actions
- ASH
- at risk of vindictive actions from smb
- barbarous actions
- brutal actions
- civic action
- civil action
- collective actions
- combined actions
- concerted actions
- congressional actions
- coordinated actions
- coordination of actions
- counter action
- course of action
- court action
- covert actions
- criminal action
- decisive actions
- delaying actions
- deliberate action
- democratic actions
- diplomatic action
- direct action
- disciplinary action against smb
- disciplinary action
- dishonorable action
- disunity of actions
- drastic actions
- effective actions
- efficiency of actions
- emergence actions
- enemy actions
- energetic actions
- enforcement actions
- escalation of military actions
- executive action
- external action - follow-up actions
- formal actions
- friendly action
- full-scale actions
- government actions
- harsh actions
- hasty actions
- heavy-handed actions
- high-handed actions
- holding actions
- illegal actions
- illegitimate actions
- immediate actions
- in action
- indirect action
- injurious actions
- integrated actions
- international actions
- job action
- joint actions
- killed in action
- lawful actions
- lawless actions
- legal action
- legislative actions
- legitimate actions
- limited industrial action
- line of action
- MIA
- militant actions
- military action
- missing in action
- more overt actions
- multilateral actions
- national action
- nationwide action
- nonreversible actions
- nonviolent actions
- one-sided actions
- open action
- overt action against smb
- peace action
- plan of actions
- police actions
- police took no action
- political action
- popular action
- positive actions
- powerful actions
- precipitate actions
- predatory actions
- preventive actions
- prompt actions
- protest action
- provocative action
- punitive action
- radical actions
- rash actions
- rearguard action
- reciprocal actions
- reflex actions
- renunciation of forcible actions
- repressive actions
- resolute actions
- retaliatory actions
- reversible actions
- revolutionary actions
- secondary actions
- separate actions
- social actions
- sordid actions - spontaneous actions
- strike action
- strikers have ended their action
- strong actions
- subversive actions
- sweeping security action
- swift actions
- sympathetic action
- targeted action
- terrorist action
- timely actions
- tit-for-tat action
- tough actions
- treacherous action
- unconstitutional actions
- unilateral actions
- united actions
- unity of actions
- urgent actions
- vigorous actions
- violent actions
- wave of student action
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