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1. nounbe in motion — in Bewegung sein; sich bewegen; [Maschine:] laufen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren
set or put something in motion — (lit. or fig.) etwas in Bewegung od. Gang setzen
put forward or propose a motion — einen Antrag stellen
4) (of bowels) Stuhlgang, derhave or make a motion — Stuhlgang haben
6)go through the motions of doing something — (coll.) (simulate) so tun, als ob man etwas täte; (do superficially) etwas pro forma tun
2. transitive verbgo through the motions — (coll.) (simulate) nur so tun; (do superficially) es nur pro forma tun
3. intransitive verbmotion somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.) od. winken, etwas zu tun
motion to somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.), etwas zu tun
* * *['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) die Bewegung2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) die Bewegung3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) der Antrag2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) winken- academic.ru/48174/motionless">motionless- motion picture
- in motion* * *mo·tion[ˈməʊʃən, AM ˈmoʊ-]I. nin slow \motion in Zeitlupeto put [or set] sth in \motion etw in Gang bringen [o Bewegung setzen]; of people Fortbewegung f, Körperbewegung f, Gang m\motion of the hand/head Hand-/Kopfbewegung f, Zeichen nt mit der Hand/dem Kopfearly day \motion frühzeitig gestellter Antrag [im Unterhaus]to defeat a \motion einen Antrag ablehnen [o zu Fall bringen] fachspr5.▶ to go through the \motions [of doing sth] (pretend) [etw] zum Schein machen, so tun, als ob man [etw] machtthey went through the \motions of fighting sie kämpften nur zum Schein; (do routinely) [etw] der Form halber [o pro forma] [o ganz mechanisch] machenhe went through the \motions of welcoming our guests but then left the room immediately der Form halber begrüßte er unsere Gäste, verließ dann aber sofort den Raum▶ to set the wheels in \motion die Sache in Gang bringenII. vt▪ to \motion sb away/forward jdn wegwinken/nach vorn winken▪ to \motion sb aside/in jdn zur Seite winken/hereinwinkenshe \motioned us to sit down sie bedeutete uns, Platz zu nehmenIII. vi* * *['məUSən]1. n1) no pl (= movement) Bewegung fto be in motion — sich bewegen; (engine, machine etc) laufen; (train, bus etc) fahren
to set the wheels in motion (to do sth) — die Dinge ins Rollen bringen(, um etw zu tun)
2) (= gesture) Bewegung fto go through the motions of doing sth (because protocol, etiquette etc demands it) — etw pro forma or der Form halber tun
3) (= proposal) Antrag m4) (in debate) Thema nt2. vtto motion sb to do sth — jdm bedeuten, etw zu tun (geh), jdm ein Zeichen geben, dass er etw tun solle
he motioned me in —
she motioned me away — sie gab mir ein Zeichen, wegzugehen
3. vito motion to sb to do sth — jdm bedeuten, etw zu tun (geh), jdm ein Zeichen geben, dass er etw tun solle
* * *motion [ˈməʊʃn]A sgo through the motions nur so tun;a) etwas pro forma tun,b) so tun, als ob man etwas tätebe in motion in Gang sein (a. fig), in Bewegung sein;the train was already in motion when he jumped on der Zug hatte sich bereits in Bewegung gesetzt, als;3. Bewegung f, Geste f, Wink m:motion of the head Zeichen n mit dem Kopf, Kopfbewegung4. Antrieb m:of one’s own motiona) aus eigenem Antrieb,b) freiwillig5. pl Schritte pl, Tun n, Handlungen pl:watch sb’s motions6. JUR, PARL etc Antrag m:7. TECH Steuerung f:motion bar Führungsstange f8. MEDhave a motion Stuhlgang habenb) oft pl Stuhl m9. obsa) Puppenspiel nb) Puppe f, Marionette fto do zu tun):motion sb into the room jemanden ins Zimmer winken;motion sb into a chair jemanden mit einer Handbewegung auffordern, Platz zu nehmen* * *1. nounbe in motion — in Bewegung sein; sich bewegen; [Maschine:] laufen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren
set or put something in motion — (lit. or fig.) etwas in Bewegung od. Gang setzen
3) (formal proposal; also Law) Antrag, derput forward or propose a motion — einen Antrag stellen
4) (of bowels) Stuhlgang, derhave or make a motion — Stuhlgang haben
6)go through the motions of doing something — (coll.) (simulate) so tun, als ob man etwas täte; (do superficially) etwas pro forma tun
2. transitive verbgo through the motions — (coll.) (simulate) nur so tun; (do superficially) es nur pro forma tun
3. intransitive verbmotion somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.) od. winken, etwas zu tun
motion to somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.), etwas zu tun
* * *n.Bewegung -en f.Bewegung m. v.ein Zeichen geben ausdr. -
2 motion
mo·tion [ʼməʊʃən, Am ʼmoʊ-] nin slow \motion in Zeitlupe;to put [or set] sth in \motion etw in Gang bringen [o Bewegung setzen]; of people Fortbewegung f, Körperbewegung f, Gang mPHRASES:to set the wheels in \motion die Sache in Gang bringen;to go through the \motions [of doing sth] ( pretend) [etw] zum Schein machen, so tun, als ob man [etw] macht;they went through the \motions of fighting sie kämpften nur zum Schein;he went through the \motions of welcoming our guests but then left the room immediately der Form halber begrüßte er unsere Gäste, verließ dann aber sofort den Raum vtto \motion sb away/ forward jdn wegwinken/nach vorn winken;to \motion sb aside/in jdn zur Seite winken/hereinwinken;she \motioned us to sit down sie bedeutete uns, Platz zu nehmen vi
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