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1 noun∎ I gave him a prod with my walking stick je lui ai donné un petit coup avec ma canne;∎ he gave the sausages a prod with his fork il a piqué les saucisses avec sa fourchette∎ to give sb a prod pousser qn;∎ he needs an occasional prod il a besoin qu'on le pousse de temps en temps(a) (with finger) donner un coup avec le doigt à, pousser (du doigt); (with stick) pousser avec la pointe d'un bâton;∎ he prodded me in the back with his pen il m'a donné un (petit) coup dans le dos avec son stylo;∎ he prodded the sausages with a fork il a piqué les saucisses avec une fourchette∎ to prod sb into doing sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch;∎ to prod sb into action pousser qn à agir;∎ she prodded me in the right direction elle m'a mis sur la voiepousser, piquer;∎ she prodded at her food distractedly elle piquait dans son assiette d'un air distrait -
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1.[prɒd] transitive verb, - dd-he prodded the map with his finger — er stieß mit dem Finger auf die Karte
prod somebody gently — jemanden anstupsen od. leicht anstoßen
2) (fig.): (rouse) antreiben; nachhelfen (+ Dat.) [Gedächtnis]2. intransitive verb,prod somebody into doing something — jemanden drängen, etwas zu tun
- dd- stochern3. nounStupser, dera prod in the/my etc. ribs — ein Rippenstoß
give somebody a prod — jemandem einen Stupser geben; (fig.) jemanden auf Touren bringen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120549/prod_at">prod at* * *[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) anstacheln2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) der Stich* * *[prɒd, AM prɑ:d]I. ncattle \prod [elektrischer] Viehtreibstabhe needs an occasional \prod manchmal muss man seinem Gedächtnis nachhelfento give sb a \prod jdm auf die Sprünge helfen4.▶ to be on the \prod AM Streit suchenII. vt<- dd->▪ to \prod sbto \prod a cake with a fork mit einer Gabel in einem Kuchen herumstochernto \prod a horse with a stick ein Pferd mit einem Stock vorwärtstreiben▪ to \prod sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tunto \prod sb into action jdn auf Trab bringen famIII. vi<- dd->stoßen; with a fork stochern* * *[prɒd]n (Ir, Scot pej sl)Protestant(in) m(f)* * *prod1 [prɒd; US prɑd]A v/tprod sb in the ribs jemandem in die Rippen stoßen, jemandem einen Rippenstoß versetzenprod sb into action jemanden aktiv werden lassen;prod sb into doing sth jemanden drängen, etwas zu tun;prod sb’s memory jemandes Gedächtnis nachhelfenC s1. Stoß m:give sb a prod in the ribs jemandem einen Rippenstoß versetzen2. fig Ansporn m:give sb’s memory a prod jemandes Gedächtnis nachhelfen4. Stachelstock mprod2 abk1. produce (produced)2. product* * *1.[prɒd] transitive verb, - dd-1) (poke) stupsen (ugs.); stoßen mit [Stock, Finger usw.]prod somebody gently — jemanden anstupsen od. leicht anstoßen
2) (fig.): (rouse) antreiben; nachhelfen (+ Dat.) [Gedächtnis]2. intransitive verb,prod somebody into doing something — jemanden drängen, etwas zu tun
- dd- stochern3. nounStupser, dera prod in the/my etc. ribs — ein Rippenstoß
give somebody a prod — jemandem einen Stupser geben; (fig.) jemanden auf Touren bringen
Phrasal Verbs:- prod at* * *v.stupsen v. -
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[prɒd, Am prɑ:d] ncattle \prod [elektrischer] Viehtreibstabto give sb a \prod jdm einen Stoß versetzen, jdn schubsen ( fam)he needs an occasional \prod manchmal muss man seinem Gedächtnis nachhelfen;to give sb a \prod jdm auf die Sprünge helfenPHRASES:to \prod sbI felt someone \prod me in the back ich spürte einen Stups in den Rücken ( fam)to \prod a cake with a fork mit einer Gabel in einem Kuchen herumstochern;to \prod a horse with a stick ein Pferd mit einem Stock vorwärtstreiben;to \prod sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun; -
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['ækʃ(ə)n]n1) действие, поступок, деятельность, акция, выступление- concerted action
- concerted actions
- decisive actions
- selfish action
- hasty action
- united actions
- machine in action
- course of actions
- man of action
- judge smb by his actions
- put new plants into action
- put the machine out of action
- prod smb into action2) обвинение, иск- civil action- bring an action against smb
- stat an action to smb
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prod 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) stikke, pirke2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) egge, oppmuntre2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) stikk, skubb; ruske opp i hukommelsenstikkIsubst. \/prɒd\/1) støt, stikk2) dytt, puff, skubb3) pigg, brodd, spiss4) piggstavgive a person a prod ( også overført) gi noen et puff, skubbe til noenIIverb \/prɒd\/1) stikke, pirke, prikke2) dytte, skubbe (til), puffe3) ( overført) tilskynde, anspore, stimulere, vekke4) oppildne, egge, tirreprod at stikke, pirke borti skubbe\/dytte (til)prod into stappe inn i, stoppe inn iprod someone's conscience ( overført) nage samvittigheten til noen -
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1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pinchar; empujar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) empujar, pinchar, incitar
2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) golpecito, pinchazo, empujóntr[prɒd]1 (with finger, sharp object) golpecito, pinchazo2 figurative use (encouragement) pinchazo, empujón nombre masculino, estímulo; (reminder) toque nombre masculino1 (with object) pinchar; (with finger) dar golpecitos a1 pinchar (at, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody a prod empujar a alguien1) jab, poke: pinchar, golpear (con la punta de algo)2) goad: incitar, estimularprod n1) jab, poke: golpe m (con la punta de algo), pinchazo m2) stimulus: estímulo m3)cattle prod : picana f, aguijón mn.• codazo s.m.• empuje s.m.• pinchazo s.m.v.• avispar v.• codear v.• empujar v.• pinchar v.
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1. prɑːd, prɒd- dd- transitive verba) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pincharb) (encourage, remind)you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide
after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco
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vito prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor
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a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo mb) ( stimulus)you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo
c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f[prɒd]1. Nhe needs an occasional prod — (fig) hay que darle un empujón de vez en cuando
2.VT (=push) empujar; (with elbow) codear, dar un codazo a; (=jab) pinchar, punzar; (with goad) agujarhe needs to be prodded all the time — (fig) hay que pincharlo or empujarlo constantemente
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1. [prɑːd, prɒd]- dd- transitive verba) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pincharb) (encourage, remind)you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide
after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco
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vito prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor
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a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo mb) ( stimulus)you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo
c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) prikke til2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) tilskynde2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) prik* * *[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) prikke til2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) tilskynde2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) prik -
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1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pinchar; empujar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) empujar, pinchar, incitar
2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) golpecito, pinchazo, empujóntr[prɒd]1 (with finger, sharp object) golpecito, pinchazo2 figurative use (encouragement) pinchazo, empujón nombre masculino, estímulo; (reminder) toque nombre masculino1 (with object) pinchar; (with finger) dar golpecitos a1 pinchar (at, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody a prod empujar a alguien1) jab, poke: pinchar, golpear (con la punta de algo)2) goad: incitar, estimularprod n1) jab, poke: golpe m (con la punta de algo), pinchazo m2) stimulus: estímulo m3)cattle prod : picana f, aguijón mn.• codazo s.m.• empuje s.m.• pinchazo s.m.v.• avispar v.• codear v.• empujar v.• pinchar v.
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1. prɑːd, prɒd- dd- transitive verba) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pincharb) (encourage, remind)you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide
after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco
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vito prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor
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a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo mb) ( stimulus)you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo
c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f[prɒd]N (Irl, Scot) pej protestante mf* * *
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1. [prɑːd, prɒd]- dd- transitive verba) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pincharb) (encourage, remind)you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide
after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco
2.
vito prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor
II
a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo mb) ( stimulus)you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo
c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) espetar2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) incitar2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) espetadela* * *[prɔd] n 1 picada, aguilhoada. 2 cutucão, cotovelada. 3 incitamento, estímulo. 4 aguilhão. 5 sovela. 6 broca. • vt 1 picar, aguilhoar. 2 cutucar. 3 estimular (into, para). -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) zbosti2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) spodbuditi2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) zbodljaj* * *[prɔd]1.nounzbodljaj, udarec; šilast predmet, šilo; figuratively spodbuda;2.transitive verbzbosti, zbadati (tudi figuratively); figuratively spodbuditi ( into k) -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) stinga í, pota2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) hvetja2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) pot -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) []bikstīt; iegrūst vieglu dunku2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) uzmudināt; rosināt2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) viegls grūdiens* * *viegls grūdiens, dunka; durstamais, bakstāmais; uzmundrinājums; iegrūst dunku, piebikstīt; bakstīt, durstīt; uzmudināt; uztaustīt -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) baksnoti, bakstelėti, bakštinti2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) raginti, pastūmėti2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) bakstelėjimas, raginimas -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) píchnout, šťouchnout2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) pobízet2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) rýpanec* * *• popíchnout• píchnutí -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) a împunge2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) a îndemna, a încuraja2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) împunsătură; imbold -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) σπρώχνω, κεντρίζω, τσιγκλώ2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) ωθώ,παροτρύνω2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) σπρωξιά, κέντρισμα -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pichnúť, štuchnúť2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) nabádať2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) štuchnutie -
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I [prɒd]1) (poke) colpetto m.to give sth., sb. a prod — (with implement) punzecchiare qcs., qcn.; (with finger) toccare qcs., qcn. con un dito
2) colloq. fig. (reminder)II [prɒd]to give sb. a prod — spronare qcn.
1) (poke) (with foot, stick) dare dei colpetti a; (with instrument) pungolare, punzecchiare; (with finger) toccare; (with fork) punzecchiare3) (interrogate) interrogare* * *[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) spingere2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) incitare2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) colpetto* * *[prɒd]1. n(push, jab) colpetto, (with elbow) gomitata2. vt(jab: with stick, finger) dare un colpetto a3. vi* * *Prod /prɒd/n.(fam. irl., spreg.) protestante.(to) prod /prɒd/v. t.2 (fig.) pungolare; incitare; spronare; stimolare: to prod sb. into doing st., stimolare q. a fare qc.3 ( sport) spingere con un calcio; mandare, girare, deviare ( la palla): to prod the ball over the goal line, mandare il pallone oltre la linea di porta; girare la palla in rete4 (volg.) chiavare, fottere, scopare (volg.).* * *I [prɒd]1) (poke) colpetto m.to give sth., sb. a prod — (with implement) punzecchiare qcs., qcn.; (with finger) toccare qcs., qcn. con un dito
2) colloq. fig. (reminder)II [prɒd]to give sb. a prod — spronare qcn.
1) (poke) (with foot, stick) dare dei colpetti a; (with instrument) pungolare, punzecchiare; (with finger) toccare; (with fork) punzecchiare3) (interrogate) interrogare -
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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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prod — 1 verb prodded, prodding (I, T) 1 to push or press something with your finger or a pointed object; poke 1 (1): She prodded me sharply in the ribs. (+ at): Theo prodded at the dead snake. 2 to strongly encourage someone to do something: She s not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prod — prod1 [präd] vt. prodded, prodding [< ?] 1. to jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad 2. to urge or stir into action n. 1. the act of prodding; jab, poke, thrust, etc. 2. something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in … English World dictionary
action — n. activity act 1) to initiate; take action; to go into action 2) to put smt. into action (we put our plan into action) 3) to prod, spur smb. into action 4) concerted, united; decisive; direct; disciplinary; drastic; emergency; hasty, rash;… … Combinatory dictionary
action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive … Collocations dictionary
prod — prod1 [prɔd US pra:d] v past tense and past participle prodded present participle prodding [I and T] 1.) to quickly push something or someone with your finger or a pointed object = ↑poke ▪ Don t go to sleep, she said, prodding me in the ribs.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prod — 1. verb 1) Cassie prodded him in the chest Syn: poke, jab, dig, elbow, butt, stab 2) they hoped to prod the government into action Syn: spur, stimulate, stir, rouse, prompt, dr … Thesaurus of popular words
prod — 1. verb 1) Cassie prodded him in the chest Syn: poke, jab, stab, dig, nudge, elbow 2) the Department was prodded into action Syn: spur, stimulate, prompt, push, galvanize … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
prod — I. verb (prodded; prodding) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1535 transitive verb 1. a. to thrust a pointed instrument into ; prick b. to incite to action ; stir … New Collegiate Dictionary
prod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shove, goad, prick, spur, poke, jab; motivate, impel, instigate, incite. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. provoke, crowd, shove; see push 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. poke, jab, shove … English dictionary for students
poke# — poke vb Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting. Poke implies primarily the use of a body… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
urge — vb Urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prod, prick, sic mean to press or impel to action, effort, or speed. Urge implies the exertion of influence or pressure either from something or someone external or from something within (as the conscience or the … New Dictionary of Synonyms