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1 industrial action
* * *n(strikes, working to rule) agitazione f sindacale* * * -
2 ♦ industrial
♦ industrial /ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/A a.1 industriale: (stor.) the Industrial Revolution, la rivoluzione industriale; an industrial school, una scuola industriale; an industrial power, una potenza industrialeB n.● industrial accident = industrial injury ► sotto □ industrial action, agitazione (o azione) sindacale □ industrial alcohol, alcol per uso industriale □ (econ.) industrial area, regione (o zona) industriale □ (econ.) industrial concentration, concentrazione industriale □ (leg., in GB) industrial court, tribunale per le controversie di lavoro □ (agric.) industrial crop, coltura industriale □ industrial design, industrial design □ an industrial disease, una malattia professionale □ (econ.) industrial disputes, conflitti del lavoro; vertenze sindacali □ (ind.) industrial emissions, scarichi industriali □ industrial estate, zona industriale □ (econ.) industrial goods, beni strumentali □ industrial injury, infortunio sul lavoro □ industrial injury legislation, legislazione infortunistica □ industrial law, diritto del lavoro □ industrial medicine, medicina del lavoro □ (econ.) industrial output, produzione industriale □ ( USA) industrial park = industrial estate ► sopra □ (econ.) industrial production index, indice della produzione industriale □ (leg.) industrial property, proprietà (o privativa) industriale □ industrial relations, relazioni industriali □ (polit.) industrial relations act, legislazione antisciopero □ industrial reorganization, riconversione industriale □ industrial safety, sicurezza sul lavoro □ industrial site, zona industriale ( d'una città) □ ( anche scherz.) industrial strength, di potenza industriale; potentissimo: industrial strength adhesive, adesivo di potenza industriale □ industrial union, sindacato di un'industria. -
3 ♦ action
♦ 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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