MOTION - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. mo·tion [ˈməʊʃən, Am ˈmoʊ-] N

1. motion no pl (movement):

motion of things

Bewegung f <-, -en>

motion of things

Gang m <-(e)s>

motion of people

Fortbewegung f <-, -en>

motion of people

Körperbewegung f

motion of people

Gang m <-(e)s>

in slow motion

in Zeitlupe

to put [or set] sth in motion

etw in Gang bringen [o. Bewegung setzen]

2. motion (gesture):

motion

Bewegung f <-, -en>

motion

Zeichen nt <-s, ->

motion of the hand/head

Hand-/Kopfbewegung f

motion of the hand/head

Zeichen nt mit der Hand/dem Kopf

3. motion POL (proposal):

motion

Antrag m <-(e)s, Ạn·trä·ge>

motion

Motion f <-, -en> CH

early day motion

frühzeitig gestellter Antrag [im Unterhaus]

to defeat a motion

einen Antrag ablehnen [o. zu Fall bringen]

to pass [or carry] a motion

einen Antrag annehmen [o. durchbringen]

to propose [or Brit table] a motion

einen Antrag stellen [o. einbringen]

4. motion Brit, Aus dated (excretion):

motion

Stuhl[gang] m spec

Phrases:

to go through the motions [of doing sth] (pretend)

[etw] zum Schein machen

to go through the motions [of doing sth] (pretend)

so tun, als ob man [etw] macht

they went through the motions of fighting

sie kämpften nur zum Schein

to go through the motions [of doing sth] (do routinely)

[etw] der Form halber [o. pro forma] [o. ganz mechanisch] machen

he went through the motions of welcoming our guests but then left the room immediately

der Form halber begrüßte er unsere Gäste, verließ dann aber sofort den Raum

to set the wheels in motion

die Sache in Gang bringen

II. mo·tion [ˈməʊʃən, Am ˈmoʊ-] VB trans

to motion sb away/forward

jdn wegwinken/nach vorn winken

to motion sb aside/in

jdn zur Seite winken/hereinwinken

to motion sb to do sth

jdn durch einen Wink auffordern [o. form jdm bedeuten] , etw zu tun

she motioned us to sit down

sie bedeutete uns, Platz zu nehmen

III. mo·tion [ˈməʊʃən, Am ˈmoʊ-] VB intr

to motion to sb to do sth

jdn durch einen Wink auffordern [o. form jdm bedeuten] , etw zu tun

motion N STATE

motion (im Parlament)

Antrag m

mo·tion ˈpic·ture N Am

motion picture

[Spiel]film m

ˈmo·tion-pic·ture ADJ Am

motion-picture

Film-

motion-picture industry

Filmindustrie f <-, -n>

ˈmo·tion sick·ness N no pl MED

motion sickness

Bewegungskrankheit f

motion sickness

Reisekrankheit f <-> kein pl

motion sickness

Kinetose f <-, -n> spec

I. slow ˈmo·tion N no pl CINE

slow motion

Zeitlupe f <-> kein pl

in slow motion

in Zeitlupe

II. slow ˈmo·tion ADJ

slow motion

Zeitlupen-

air motion N

air motion

Luftbewegung

Brownian motion [ˌbraʊnjənˈməʊʃn] N

Brownian motion

Brown’sche Molekularbewegung

crawling motion [ˌkrɔːlɪŋˈməʊʃn] N

crawling motion

Kriechbewegung

fast motion N

fast motion

Schnelldurchlauf

fast motion

Zeitraffer

mo·tion se·quence N mechatr

motion sequence (of actuators)

Bewegungsabfolge f

ˈmo·tion sen·sor N

motion sensor

Bewegungsmelder m <-s, ->

vertical (air) motion

vertical (air) motion

vertikale (Luft-)Bewegung

ear·ly day ˈmo·tion N POL

early day motion

frühzeitiger Antrag [im Unterhaus]

time and ˈmo·tion study N

time and motion study

Zeitstudie f

slow motion picture N

slow motion picture

Zeitlupenaufnahme

Present

I	motion
you	motion
he/she/it	motions
we	motion
you	motion
they	motion

Past

I	motioned
you	motioned
he/she/it	motioned
we	motioned
you	motioned
they	motioned

Present Perfect

I	have	motioned
you	have	motioned
he/she/it	has	motioned
we	have	motioned
you	have	motioned
they	have	motioned

Past Perfect

I	had	motioned
you	had	motioned
he/she/it	had	motioned
we	had	motioned
you	had	motioned
they	had	motioned