action

action
'ækʃən
noun
1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) gjerning, handling, aksjon
2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) bevegelse
3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) saksøking, saksanlegg
4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling
5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) kamp(handling), strid
•
- out of action
aktivitet
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gjerning
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handling
subst. \/ˈækʃ(ə)n\/
1) handling, tiltak
2) aksjon
• action committee
aksjonskomité
3) handlemåte, opptreden
4) (kjemi) innvirkning, påvirkning
5) (medisin) virkning, effekt
6) (om maskiner) funksjon, virkemåte, gang
7) mekanisme
• pull back the action (of the gun)
ta ladegrep \/ spenne hanen (på revolveren) \/ trekke sluttstykket tilbake
8) (i skuespill, roman e.l.) handling, action
• action film\/movie
actionfilm
9) (hverdagslig) begivenhet, aktivitet
• that's were the action is
det er der det skjer
10) (jus) sak, saksanlegg, søksmål, rettsak
11) (militærvesen, overført) kamp, aksjon, stridshandling
• killed in action
• go into action
• come out of action
12) bevegelse, ganglag, gester
• the horse has a fine action
13) (amer., slang) sex, samleie
• all those guys ever think about is to get some action
alt de gutta tenker på er å få sex
14) (amer., slang) kriminell aktivitet, narkotikahandel
action! (ved filminnspilling) opptak!
action for damages (jus) erstatningssøksmål
action for defamation (jus) injuriesøksmål
action painting (kunst) abstrakt ekspresjonisme, spontanisme
action replay (TV, video) i repetisjon, i sakte film
• they showed an action replay of the goal
de viste målet i repetisjon
action stations (britisk, militærvesen) (kamp)posisjon, kampstilling
action stations! klar til kamp!
bring an action against anlegge sak mot, stevne, saksøke
call into action sette i funksjon
enter an action (jus) innlegge protest
get a piece of the action ta del i begivenhetene, være der det skjer, være med på moroa
get in on the action bli med på det som skjer
go into action gå til handling, ta affære
killed in action drept i strid
a man of action en handlingens mann
plan of action slagplan, handlingsplan
put into action sette i gang, sette i funksjon, iverksette
put out of action sette ut av funksjon, sette ut av drift, stenge av (militærvesen) gjøre kampudyktig (hverdagslig) sette ut av spill
take action gripe inn, gå til handling, ta forholdsregler (jus) anlegge sak
take industrial action streike

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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