Portuguese Meaning of action
ação
Other Portuguese words related to ação
Nearest Words of action
- action at law => ação judicial
- action mechanism => Mecanismo de ação
- action officer => Oficial de ação
- action painting => Action painting
- action plant => Planta de ação
- action potential => Potencial de ação.
- action replay => replay da ação
- action spectrum => Espectro de ação
- actionably => acionável
- actionary => acção
Definitions and Meaning of action in English
action (n)
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
the state of being active
a military engagement
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the series of events that form a plot
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
an act by a government body or supranational organization
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
action (v)
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
put in effect
action (n.)
A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.
An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.): Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.
The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.
A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim.
A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks.
An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.
The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.
FAQs About the word action
ação
something done (usually as opposed to something said), the state of being active, a military engagement, a process existing in or produced by nature (rather tha
realização,realização,Acto,ato,fazendo,feito,coisa,actividade,aventura,experiência
inatividade,inércia,passividade,desconfiança,hesitação,relutância,Timidez,cobardia,indolência,preguiça
actinula => actinula, actinozoon => actinozoários, actinozoan => Actinozoário, actinozoal => Actinozoários, actinozoa => Antozoários,
