action in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.action [Am ˈækʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈakʃ(ə)n] N

1.1. action U (practical measures):

prompt action by the police saved several lives
la rápida actuación de la policía salvó varias vidas
action is needed now to …
hay que tomar medidas or actuar inmediatamente para …
we demand action!
¡exigimos que se haga algo!
which course of action do you recommend?
¿qué medidas recomienda?
he didn't rule out military action
no descartó la intervención del ejército
they took disciplinary action against her
le aplicaron medidas disciplinarias
they took disciplinary action against her
fue sancionada
to take action
tomar medidas
to take action
actuar
to take action against sb/sth
tomar medidas contra alguien/algo
no further action will be taken
no se tomará ninguna otra medida
action! CINE
¡acción!

II.action [Am ˈækʃ(ə)n, Brit ˈakʃ(ə)n] VB trans Brit inf

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double-action [Am ˈdəbəl ˈækʃən, Brit] ADJ

pump-action [Am ˈˌpəmp ˈˌækʃən, Brit] ADJ

action in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for action in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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Translations for action in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

action Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to translate a plan into action
llevar a cabo un plan
to fight a rearguard action
resistir en lo posible
to be out of action person
estar inactivo
to be out of action machine
no funcionar
to get a piece of the action Am (profits)
obtener una parte del beneficio
to get a piece of the action (get excitement)
pasarlo bien
to bring an action (against sb)
interponer una demanda (contra alguien)
to be all talk (and no action)
hablar mucho (y no hacer nada)
this is where the action is!
¡aquí hay mucha marcha!
that's only words, but no action!
¡eso es solo hacer literatura!
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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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Common to all is that the party making the threat will take some form of action of a legal nature.
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His bowling was smooth and effortless, with a classical action.
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To prevent large private organizations from thus dominating the body politic, distributism applies this principle of subsidiarity to economic as well as to social and political action.
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Both the live-action and animated sequences were storyboarded.
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We also took action to focus on higher-value sales and sales of differentiated products, which are now above a third of our total sales.
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By this action alone the company was able to gain its first foothold on the precipitous ground.
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But such an organization that involves the entire populace would be indistinguishable from government action.
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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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Details of the legal action emerged within hours of ACAS, the arbitration and conciliation service, inviting both sides to a fresh round of talks.
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