Action

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Interjection 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Noun

Action (plural Actions)

1. Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
2. A way of motion or functioning.

   Knead bread with a rocking action.

3. A fast-paced activity.

   an action movie

4. A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.

   a rifle action

5. (music): The mechanical parts linking a keyboard to the "business end" of the device.
6. ((slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): Sexual activity; intercourse.

   She gave him some action.

7. The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.

Interjection

Action!

1. Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

   The director yelled "Action!" before the camera started rolling.

Translations

• Bulgarian: действие n. (1), движение n. (2), екшън m. (3), механизъм m. (4)
• Dutch: handeling f., actie f.
• Esperanto: ago
• Estonian: tegevus, toiming
• Finnish: toiminta, teko (1), toimenpide (1)
• French: action f. (1,2,3)
• German: Aktion f.
• Hungarian: akció
• Ido: -ag- (sufixi)
• Indonesian: tindakan, aksi
• Interlingua: action (1,2,3); mechanismo (4)
• Italian: azione f.
• Japanese: 行動 (こうどう, kōdō)
• Latin: actio, actionis
• Portuguese: Port. acção f., Bras. ação f. (1,2,3); mecanismo m. (4)
• Russian: действие n.
• Spanish: acción f.
• Swedish: handling f.
• Volapük: dun, dunot

See also

• action item
• actionable (non-standard)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ak.sjɔ̃/
• SAMPA: /ak.sjO~/

Noun

action /ak.sjɔ̃/ /ak.sjɔ̃/ f.

1. action, act
2. campaign: une action promotionnelle
3. stock, share: une action de capitalisation

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