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action [ˈækʃən] N

1. action no pl (doing things):

action
działanie nt
in action
w akcji
to take action
podejmować [perf podjąć] działanie

2. action (deed):

action
czyn m

3. action (movement of mechanism):

the action of this clock is very loud
ten zegar bardzo głośno chodzi
the action of this piano is stiff
ciężko się gra na tym pianinie

4. action no pl (effect):

action of sth on sth
działanie nt czegoś na coś

6. action no pl LIT, CINE (story):

action
akcja f

7. action no pl (combat):

action
walka f
to be killed in action
zginąć w walce
missing in action
zaginiony w toku działań

8. action no pl inf (exciting events):

to be where the action is
być tam, gdzie coś się dzieje

action-packed ADJ

action replay N Brit TV

action replay
powtórka f

base action N LAW

base action
nikczemny czyn m

delayed-action ADJ

delayed-action bomb, fuse:

delayed-action
z opóźnionym zapłonem

direct action N

industrial action N no pl Brit

judicial action N LAW

reflex action N

reflex action
czynność f odruchowa
reflex action
odruch m
in a reflex action
odruchowo

remedial action N no pl

slander action N

environmental action plan N POL

plan of action N

plan of action
plan m działania

Usage examples with action

collusive action
ukartowane działanie nt
criminal action
działanie nt przestępcze
court action
postępowanie nt sądowe
evasive action
unik m
frivolous action
niepoważne powództwo nt
in action
w akcji
class action
pozew m grupowy
declaratory action
powództwo nt o ustalenie prawa
derivative action
powództwo nt pochodne
to take legal action
wnieść powództwo
in a reflex action
odruchowo
class action [or suit]
pozew m grupowy
action of ejectment
powództwo nt o odzyskanie własności
to take action
podjąć działanie
course of action
tok m postępowania
missing in action
zaginiony w toku działań
action in personam
powództwo przeciw osobie
action in rem
powództwo o wydanie rzeczy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But such an organization that involves the entire populace would be indistinguishable from government action.
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Transmigration is the effect of "karma" ("kamma") or volitional action.
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The day before the battle, he explained the warriors' plan of action.
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Both have movies opening this week, his-and-her titles that present a fatal date-night choice of gonzo male action versus chick-flick romance.
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Common to all is that the party making the threat will take some form of action of a legal nature.
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A claim that there was no legal basis for the action called for "de novo" review, and the panel proceeded from there.
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The videos are action-packed and embrace popular culture in order to capture the attention of students.
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It suggests that animals are incapable of anticipating future needs, and any future-oriented behaviours they exhibit are either fixed action patterns or cued by their current motivational state.
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Throughout the show, he breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to viewers, offering inside information and observations while the action continues around him.
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Either the "condition" or the "action" may be omitted.
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