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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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slice of the action — Go to piece (of the action) … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
a piece/slice of the action — INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action … Financial and business terms
a slice of the action — a piece/slice of the action INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action … Financial and business terms
(a) slice of the action — a piece/slice of the ˈaction idiom (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money • Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. Main entry: ↑actionidiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) slice of the action — informal being involved in something successful that someone else started. Now research has proved that the new drug is effective, everyone wants a piece of the action … New idioms dictionary
piece of the action — AND bit of the action; slice of the action n. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially gambling activity.) □ If you get in on that real estate deal, I want a piece, too. □ Deal Tom in. He wants a piece of the action. □ Don’t be selfish … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
a piece of the action — a piece/slice of the action INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action … Financial and business terms
(a) piece of the action — a piece/slice of the ˈaction idiom (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money • Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. Main entry: ↑actionidiom … Useful english dictionary
action — ac|tion1 W1S1 [ˈækʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(doing something)¦ 2¦(something done)¦ 3 in action 4 out of action 5¦(fighting)¦ 6¦(legal)¦ 7¦(excitement)¦ 8¦(the events in a story/film etc)¦ 9¦(movement)¦ 10¦(effect)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
slice — [[t]sla͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦♦ slices, slicing, sliced 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n A slice of bread, meat, fruit, or other food is a thin piece that has been cut from a larger piece. Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day. ...water… … English dictionary
slice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flat piece of food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, great, huge, large, thick ▪ little, small, thin … Collocations dictionary