class action in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for class action in the English»Italian Dictionary

class action [Brit, Am klæs ˈækʃən] N LAW

class action

causa f collettiva

Translations for class action in the English»Italian Dictionary

action [Brit ˈakʃ(ə)n, Am ˈækʃ(ə)n] N

1. action U:

action

azione f

action (to deal with situation)

provvedimenti mpl

action (to deal with situation)

misure fpl

freedom of action

libertà d'azione

to take action

agire, prendere provvedimenti (against contro)

to take action to do

prendere provvedimenti per fare

drastic action

misure drastiche, provvedimenti drastici

the situation demands immediate action

la situazione richiede un'azione immediata

a man of action

un uomo d'azione

day of action

= il giorno cruciale

to push, drive sb into action

spingere qn ad agire

to put a plan, an idea into action

mettere in atto un progetto, un'idea

to get into action

entrare in azione

to put sth out of action

mettere qc fuori uso

his accident put him out of action for three months

l'incidente lo ha messo fuori combattimento per tre mesi

to be out of action machine:

essere fuori uso, non funzionare

to be out of action person:

essere fuori combattimento

you should see her in action!

dovresti vederla in azione, all'opera! also iron

to be back in action

essere ritornato (in attività)

for action please (on memo)

da fare

2. action (deed):

action

azione f

action

atto m

to judge sb by their actions

giudicare qn per le sue azioni

he defended his action in sacking them

ha difeso il fatto di averli licenziati

actions speak louder than words

i fatti contano più delle parole

3. action (fighting):

action

azione f

action

combattimento m

to see (some) action

combattere

to go into action

entrare in azione, in combattimento

to be killed in action

essere ucciso in combattimento

killed by enemy action

ucciso dal nemico

4. action:

action CINE, THEAT

azione f

action CINE, THEAT

vicenda f

the action takes place in Beirut

l'azione si svolge a Beirut

action!

azione! ciac, si gira!

5. action (excitement) inf:

to be at the centre of the action

essere al centro degli avvenimenti

I don't want to miss out on the action

non voglio perdermi quello che succede

that's where the action is

è lì che c'è vita, movimento

they want a piece of the action (want to be involved)

vogliono essere coinvolti

they want a piece of the action (want some of the profits)

vogliono una fetta di guadagno

6. action LAW:

action

azione f legale

action

processo m

to bring an action against sb

querelare qn, fare causa a qn

libel action

querela per diffamazione

7. action (movement):

action (of body)

movimento m

wrist action

movimento del polso

8. action TECH (in machine, piano):

action

meccanismo m

9. action CHEM:

action

azione f

action stations! MIL

(ai) posti di combattimento! also fig

I.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] N

1. class SOCIOL:

class

classe f

class

ceto m

the working classes

la classe operaia

2. class:

class SCHOOL, UNIV (group of students)

classe f

class (lesson)

corso m (in di)

in class

in classe

to give a class

tenere un corso

to take a class Brit

tenere un corso

to take a class Am

seguire un corso

3. class Am UNIV (year group):

class

= gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno

4. class LAW:

class (category)

classe f

class (category)

categoria f

class (of offence)

tipo m

class (of vehicle, ship, submarine)

classe f

to be in a class of one's own or by oneself

essere in una categoria a parte or essere più unico che raro

she's in a different class from

non si può fare un paragone or non c'è confronto tra lei e

he's not in the same class as

non è allo stesso livello di

5. class (elegance):

class inf

classe f

to have class

avere classe

to add a touch of class to sth

aggiungere un tocco di classe a qc

6. class (travelling):

class

classe f

to travel first, second class

viaggiare in prima, seconda classe

a first, second class seat

un posto di prima, seconda classe

7. class Brit UNIV:

class

= ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'assegnazione del voto di laurea

what was the class of your degree?

= con quanto ti sei laureato?

a first-, second-class degree

= laurea con lode, con una buona votazione

8. class:

class BIOL, MATH

classe f

II.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] ADJ inf (excellent)

class

di classe

III.class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] VB trans

to class sb, sth among or with

classificare qn, qc tra

to class sb, sth as

classificare qn, qc come

class action in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for class action in the English»Italian Dictionary

action [ˈæk·ʃən] N

1. action (activeness):

action

azione f

to be out of action person

essere fuori combattimento

to be out of action machine

non funzionare

to put sth out of action

mettere qc fuori uso

to spring into action

entrare in azione

to take action

agire

to take no action

non fare nulla

2. action MIL:

action

azione f

to see action

combattere

to go into action

entrare in azione

killed in action

morto in combattimento

3. action (mechanism):

action

meccanismo m

4. action (motion):

action

movimento m

5. action LAW (azione legale):

civil action

causa f civile

to bring an action against sb

fare causa a qn

6. action inf:

action (exciting events)

vita f

action (fun)

movimento m

Phrases:

actions speak louder than words prov

valgon più i fatti delle parole prov

I.class <-es> [klæs] N

1. class:

class

classe f

2. class (lesson):

class

lezione f

class

corso m

II.class [klæs] VB trans

class

classificare

to class sb as sth

classificare qu come qc

to class sb among sth

considerare qu qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are followed by more women, family members, and miners, making the case a class action.

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A plaintiff identified by name in a class action is called a named plaintiff.

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Stern was named in several class action suits in which investors claimed that he and other directors had breached their fiduciary duty to shareholders.

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The lawsuit, filed by one inmate before the riot, was changed to a class action suit after the riot.

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The procedure for filing a class action is to file suit with one or several named plaintiffs on behalf of a proposed class.

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A class action lawsuit against the government ensued.

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Thus, courts will generally allow a class action in such a situation.

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The instrument of class action will not confer any new rights or create new claims but will only provide new ways of asserting these.

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The company has since settled a class action lawsuit brought by game artists to compensate for unpaid overtime.

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This continued production would eventually lead to a class action lawsuit that was settled with vouchers being given to car owners.

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