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action meaning in Italian

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action [actions] (law: charge)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈæk.ʃn̩]

azione legalenoun
{f}

action (signifying the start of something)
interjection
[UK: ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈæk.ʃn̩]

azioneinterjection
{f}

action [actions] (something done so as to accomplish a purpose)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈæk.ʃn̩]

azionenoun
{f}

action at a distance noun

azione a distanzanoun
{f}

action figure (children's toy)
noun

figura di azionenoun
{f}

action noun [action nouns] (a noun denoting the action of the verb or verbal root from which it is derived)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.ʃn̩ naʊn]
[US: ˈæk.ʃn̩ ˈnaʊn]

nome d'azionenoun
{m}

action plan [action plans] (planned series of actions)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.ʃn̩ plæn]
[US: ˈæk.ʃn̩ ˈplæn]

piano d'azionenoun
{m}

abstraction [abstractions] (act of abstracting)
noun
[UK: æb.ˈstræk.ʃn̩]
[US: æb.ˈstræk.ʃn̩]

astrazionenoun
{f}
This is an example of abstraction. = Questo è un esempio di astrazione.

affirmative action (set of policies)
noun

azione positivanoun
{f}

discriminazione positivanoun
{f}

all talk and no action (idiom)
noun

tanto fumo e poco arrostonoun

tutto fumo e niente arrostonoun

attraction [attractions] (tendency to attract)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]
[US: ə.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]

attrattivanoun
{f}

attrazionenoun
{f}
What's the big attraction? = Qual è la grande attrazione?

Cannizzaro reaction (reaction)
noun

reazione di Cannizzaronoun
{f}

capillary action (drawing of a liquid up interstices)
noun

capillaritànoun
{f}

chain reaction (type of nuclear reaction)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩]

reazione a catenanoun
{f}

chemical reaction [chemical reactions] (process in which chemical substances are changed into others)
noun
[UK: ˈke.mɪk.l̩ rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈke.mək.l̩ ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩]

reazione chimicanoun
{f}

continued fraction (number theory)
noun

frazione continuanoun
{f}

contraction [contractions] (reversible reduction in size)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]
[US: kən.ˈtræk.ʃn̩]

contrazionenoun
{f}
What am I but a microscopic and temporary contraction of Infinite Space? = Che cosa sono se non la contrazione microscopica e temporanea dello Spazio Infinito?

counteraction [counteractions] (counterattack)
noun
[UK: ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]

contrattacconoun

cutireaction (any inflammation or other skin reaction to an irritant)
noun

cutireazionenoun
{f}

diffraction [diffractions] (the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈfræk.ʃn̩]
[US: də.ˈfræk.ʃn̩]

diffrazionenoun
{f}

direct action [direct actions] (form of activism)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈrekt ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: də.ˈrekt ˈæk.ʃn̩]

azione direttanoun
{f}

dissatisfaction [dissatisfactions] (unhappiness or discontent)
noun
[UK: ˌdɪs.ˌsæ.tɪs.ˈfæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌdɪ.sæ.təs.ˈfæk.ʃn̩]

insoddisfazionenoun
{f}
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction. = Sto scrivendo per esprimere la mia insoddisfazione.

scontentezzanoun
{f}

distraction [distractions] (something that distracts)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈstræk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈstræk.ʃn̩]

distrazionenoun
{f}
It's a distraction. = È una distrazione.

faction [factions] (group of people)
noun
[UK: ˈfæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈfæk.ʃn̩]

fazionenoun
{f}

fraction [fractions] (part of a whole)
noun
[UK: ˈfræk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈfræk.ʃn̩]

frazionenoun
{f}
John doesn't understand fractions. = John non capisce le frazioni.

fraction slash noun

barranoun
{f}

barra obliquanoun
{f}

sbarretta obliquanoun
{f}

fractional (pertaining to a fraction)
adjective
[UK: ˈfræk.ʃnəl]
[US: ˈfræk.ʃə.nəl]

frazionarioadjective

fractional calculus (branch of analysis)
noun

calcolo frazionarionoun
{m}

fundamental interaction (basic forces that act between elementary particles)
noun
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]

interazione fondamentalenoun
{f}

half-reaction (either the oxidation or the reduction component of a redox reaction)
noun

semireazionenoun
{f}

interaction [interactions] (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]

interazionenoun
{f}
The interactions are governed by rules. = Le interazioni sono governate da regole.

legal action (legal proceedings)
noun
[UK: ˈliːɡ.l̩ ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈliːɡ.l̩ ˈæk.ʃn̩]

azione legalenoun
{f}

lights, camera, action (traditional cue at a beginning of a take)
phrase

azione!phrase

luciphrase

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