time+out+mechanism

disciplinary action — medidas fpl disciplinarias

action! — ( Cin) acción!

I'm back in action again — (colloq) ya estoy de nuevo al pie del cañón (fam)

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)

to get a piece o slice of the action — (colloq) sacar* tajada (fam)

action (on something) — acción f or efecto m (sobre algo)

the time has come for action — ha llegado el momento de hacer algo or de actuar

• 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 alpinistas

to put a plan into action — poner un plan en práctica or en marcha

• a man of action — un hombre de acción

• to be out of action — [machinery] no funcionar, estar averiado

the lifts are out of action — los ascensores no funcionan or están averiados

• action stations! — ¡a sus puestos!

• emergency action — medidas fpl de emergencia

• to take action against sb/sth — tomar medidas contra algn/algo

to judge sb by his actions — juzgar a algn por sus actos or acciones

they 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? *

he likes to be where the action is — le gusta estar en medio del meollo *

we 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

• 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 — luchar

stones worn smooth by the action of water — piedras fpl erosionadas por efecto del agua

action for damages — demanda f por daños y perjuicios

action! — (Cine) ¡acción!

action 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

disciplinary action — medidas fpl disciplinarias

action! — ( Cin) acción!

I'm back in action again — (colloq) ya estoy de nuevo al pie del cañón (fam)

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)

to get a piece o slice of the action — (colloq) sacar* tajada (fam)

action (on something) — acción f or efecto m (sobre algo)

to make the move to — [family, firm] trasferirsi a; [ employee] essere trasferito a

to be on the move — [ army] essere in marcia; [ train] essere in movimento

to be always on the move — [diplomat, family, nomad] spostarsi continuamente; [ traveller] essere sempre in giro o in viaggio

to get a move on — colloq. darsi una mossa

it's time I made a move — colloq. è ora che me ne vada

let's make a move — colloq. andiamo, muoviamoci

to move sth. off — spostare o togliere qcs. da [ table]

to move sth. out of, into — portare qcs. fuori da, in [ room]

to move sb. to do — [ circumstance] spingere qcn. a fare

we must get things moving — fig. dobbiamo darci una mossa

to move to — trasferirsi in [countryside, Italy]; trasferirsi a [ Rome]

to move to — essere trasferito a o in [ different department]

to make the move to — [family, firm] trasferirsi a; [ employee] essere trasferito a

to be on the move — [ army] essere in marcia; [ train] essere in movimento

to be always on the move — [diplomat, family, nomad] spostarsi continuamente; [ traveller] essere sempre in giro o in viaggio

to get a move on — colloq. darsi una mossa

it's time I made a move — colloq. è ora che me ne vada

let's make a move — colloq. andiamo, muoviamoci

to move sth. off — spostare o togliere qcs. da [ table]

to move sth. out of, into — portare qcs. fuori da, in [ room]

to move sb. to do — [ circumstance] spingere qcn. a fare

we must get things moving — fig. dobbiamo darci una mossa

to move to — trasferirsi in [countryside, Italy]; trasferirsi a [ Rome]

to move to — essere trasferito a o in [ different department]

una reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending

estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff

la reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

se solicitó la reducción de la pena — they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

la reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread

se solicitó la reducción de la pena — they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced

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