motions in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for motions in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.motion [Brit ˈməʊʃ(ə)n, Am ˈmoʊʃ(ə)n] N

1. motion (movement):

motion

movimento m

to be in motion

essere in movimento

to set sth in motion pendulum

dare la carica a

to set sth in motion plan

mettere in atto

to set sth in motion chain of events

innescare

to set the wheels in motion fig

mettere le cose in moto

2. motion PHYS:

motion

moto m

perpetual motion

moto perpetuo

3. motion (gesture):

motion (of hands)

gesto m

motion (of head)

movimento m

motion (of body)

movimento m

motion (of body)

movenze fpl

4. motion:

motion ADMIN, POL

mozione f

motion ADMIN, POL

istanza f

to table, second the motion

presentare, appoggiare la mozione

to carry, defeat the motion by 10 votes to 8

approvare, respingere la mozione con 10 voti contro 8

a motion of censure

una mozione di censura

5. motion MED:

motion (evacuation)

defecazione f

motion (evacuation)

evacuazione f

motion (faeces)

feci fpl

to have a motion

defecare or andare di corpo

II.motion [Brit ˈməʊʃ(ə)n, Am ˈmoʊʃ(ə)n] VB trans

to motion sb away, back

fare segno or cenno a qn di allontanarsi, di indietreggiare

to motion sb to approach

fare segno or cenno a qn di avvicinarsi

III.motion [Brit ˈməʊʃ(ə)n, Am ˈmoʊʃ(ə)n] VB intr

motion

fare segno (to a)

IV.motion [Brit ˈməʊʃ(ə)n, Am ˈmoʊʃ(ə)n]

to go through the motions

fare qualcosa tanto per fare, pro forma

to go through the motions of doing

fare finta di fare

motion sickness [Brit, Am ˈmoʊʃən ˌsɪknɪs] N

motion sickness

chinetosi f

I.slow motion [Brit, Am ˈˌsloʊ ˈmoʊʃən] N

slow motion

rallentatore m

in slow motion

al rallentatore

II.slow-motion ADJ

a slow-motion shot

una ripresa al rallentatore

wave-motion [ˈweɪvˌməʊʃn] N

wave-motion

moto m ondoso

motion picture [Brit, Am ˈˌmoʊʃən ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] N

motion picture

film m

motion picture before n industry, director

cinematografico

perpetual motion [Brit, Am pərˈpɛtʃ(əw)əl ˈmoʊʃən] N

perpetual motion

moto m perpetuo

proper motion [Am ˈprɑpər ˈmoʊʃən] N ASTRON

proper motion

moto m proprio

Brownian motion [Brit ˌbraʊnɪən ˈməʊʃ(ə)n, Am ˌbraʊniən ˈmoʊʃən], Brownian movement [ˌbraʊnɪənˈmuːvmənt] N PHYS

Brownian motion

moto m browniano

repetitive motion injury [rɪˌpetɪtɪvˈməʊʃnˌɪndʒərɪ] N MED

repetitive motion injury

lesione f da movimento ripetuto

time and motion expert [ˌtaɪmənˈməʊʃnˌekspɜːt] N

time and motion expert

analista mf tempi e metodi

motions in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for motions in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.motion [ˈmoʊ·ʃən] N

1. motion (movement):

motion

movimento m

motion

moto m

in slow motion

al rallentatore

in slow motion

al ralenti

to put sth in motion

mettere in moto qc

2. motion (proposal):

motion

mozione f

Phrases:

to go through the motions of doing sth

fare qc senza interesse

II.motion [ˈmoʊ·ʃən] VB trans

motion

fare cenno a

to motion sb to do sth

fare cenno a qu di fare qc

III.motion [ˈmoʊ·ʃən] VB intr

motion

fare cenno

I.slow motion N

slow motion

rallentatore m

in slow motion

al rallentatore

II.slow motion ADJ

slow motion

al rallentatore

motion picture N

motion picture

film m inv

time and motion study N COMM

time and motion study

studio m dei tempi e dei movimenti

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planetary motion

movimento m planetario

Translations for motions in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mozione

motion

mozione di fiducia/sfiducia POL

motion of confidence/no-confidence

moto ondoso

wave motion

rallentamento

slow motion

rallentatore

slow motion

moviola

slow motion replay

motions Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in slow motion

al rallentatore

in slow motion

al ralenti

to put sth in motion

mettere in moto qc

to go through the motions of doing sth

fare qc senza interesse

to motion sb to do sth

fare cenno a qu di fare qc

in slow motion

al rallentatore

to set sth in motion

mettere in moto qc

planetary motion

movimento m planetario

seesaw motion

moto m oscillatorio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The shovelglove is used to perform shoveling, butter churning and wood chopping motions, amongst others.

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Networks of seismographs continuously record ground motions around the world to facilitate the monitoring and analysis of global earthquakes and other seismic sources.

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He claims to have scores of lawyers ready to exonerate him and who are filing motions and briefs in all directions.

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Modeling of the wave showed good agreement with the flight-measured atmospheric motions, and showed the wave increasing strongly at progressively higher altitudes.

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The point is that large-scale motions in the ocean interacted with other scales by the nonlinearities in primitive equation.

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As derived below, they depend only on the motions and positions of stars in the solar neighborhood.

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The name comes from the shaking and twitching motions used by the participants to brush off their sins.

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Additional ionization can also occur from direct heating/ionization as a result of huge motions of charge in lightning strikes.

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The courtroom includes three large flat screen monitors to display motions, briefs and other documents, wireless technology and videoconferencing capabilities.

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What it least necessitates, however, is a joyless feeling that all involved are merely going through the motions.

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