action

action: n. actie; handeling; daad; gevecht

action

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1 actie ⇒ daad, handeling, activiteit, beweging

2 gevechtsactie ⇒ treffen, strijd

3 techniek ⇒ wijze van gaan, gang

4 mechaniek ⇒ mechanisme, werk

5 aanslag 〈van toetsenbord e.d.〉

6 〈economie〉actie ⇒ aandeel

7 〈juridisch〉proces ⇒ klacht, eis

♦voorbeelden:

1   action holidays for action kids • actie(ve) vakanties voor actieve kinderen

     a man of action • een man van de daad

     bring/put/set a machine in(to) action • een machine in werking stellen/aan de gang brengen

     go into action • in actie komen

     put something out of action • iets buiten werking/buiten bedrijf stellen

     take action • maatregelen nemen, tot handelen overgaan

     〈informeel〉 New York is where the action is • in New York valt wat te beleven

     〈spreekwoord〉 actions speak louder than words • geen woorden maar daden

2   go into action • de aanval inzetten

     be killed in action • in de strijd sneuvelen

     put someone out of action • iemand buiten gevecht stellen

     see action • aan de gevechtshandelingen deelnemen

3   a horse with a fine action • een paard met een mooie gang

     the action of a runner • de (loop)techniek van een hardloper

4   the action of a piano • het (toets)mechaniek/de hamers van een piano

5   a piano with a stiff action • een piano met een zware aanslag

7   she brought an action against him for slander • zij deed hem een proces aan wegens laster

¶ the action of the novel takes place in London • de roman speelt zich af in Londen

     the action of a drug on the brain • de (uit)werking/invloed van een geneesmiddel op de hersenen

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Synonyms:

Activity, spontaneous process, exercise, motion, movement, play / Deed (viewed as requiring a continued exertion of power), performance, feat, exploit, achievement, procedure, proceeding, acting, turn / Agency, operation, force, energy, influence, instrumentality, process / Battle, engagement, conflict, contest, combat, rencontre, encounter, skirmish, brush, affair / Gesticulation, gesture / Acting, performing, performance, enacting, representing, representation, putting on the boards, playing / Subject, fable, plot, series of events / Suit, lawsuit, process, case, prosecution

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action — 1 Action, act, deed agree in designating something done or effected. Action refers primarily to the process of acting; act and deed to the result, the thing done. An action is usually regarded as occupying some time and involving more than one… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
action — [ak′shən] n. [ME accion < OFr action < L actio < pp. of agere: see ACT1] 1. the doing of something; state of being in motion or of working 2. an act or thing done 3. [pl.] behavior; habitual conduct 4. habitual activity characterized by… … English World dictionary

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