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Meaning of "Action" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACTION

englisch action < französisch action < lateinisch actio, ↑Aktion.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACTION IN GERMAN

Action  [ˈɛkʃn̩]  play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Action is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACTION MEAN IN GERMAN?

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Action

Action

The expression "action" means acting as a stimulating, eventful, dramatic situation or action with a lot of tension. Associated with "action" are often border experiences, physical violence (for example shooting) and speed. Especially sub-cultures, such as the tuning scene, the bodybuilding scene, the hooligans scene as well as the Ballermann culture, are regarded as particularly action-oriented. In addition to the use of action films, series and games, action-oriented recreational activities include, for example, breakneck rides on popular festivals, bordering experiences such as bungee jumping, excessive party celebrations and normative violent provocative behavior (eg illegal authors, hooligan rituals, vandalism, etc.) Of literature, film and television, as well as in the field of computer games, the term is constricted and serves the description of a particular ... Der Ausdruck Action (engl.: action – das Handeln bzw. (to) act – handeln) bezeichnet generell eine stimulierende, ereignisreiche, dramatische Situation oder Handlung mit viel Spannung. Mit „Action“ assoziiert werden oft Grenzerfahrungen, körperliche Gewalt (zum Beispiel Schießereien) und Geschwindigkeit. Als besonders action-orientiert gelten diverse Subkulturen, zum Beispiel die Tuningszene, die Bodybuilding-Szene, die Hooliganszene sowie die Ballermann-Kultur. Als actionorientierte Freizeitbeschäftigungen gelten neben dem Konsum von Actionfilmen, -serien und -spielen zum Beispiel halsbrecherische Fahrgeschäfte auf Volksfesten, Grenzerfahrungen wie Bungee-Jumping, exzessives Partyfeiern und normenverletzendes provokantes Verhalten (zum Beispiel illegale Autorennen, Hooligan-Rituale, Vandalismus etc.) Im Kontext von Literatur, Film und Fernsehen, sowie im Bereich der Computerspiele ist der Begriff eingeengt und dient der Beschreibung eines bestimmten...

Definition of Action in the German dictionary

exciting action, turbulent scenes, action example this movie does not have enough action \u0026 lt; in figurative sense \u0026 gt ;: here is too little action \u0026 lt; in figurative meaning \u0026 gt ;: on vacation action is announced \u0026 lt; in figurative meaning \u0026 gt; action \u0026 action. spannende Handlung, turbulente Szenen, Aktion Beispieledieser Film hat nicht genug Action<in übertragener Bedeutung>: hier ist mir zu wenig Action <in übertragener Bedeutung>: im Urlaub ist Action angesagt<in übertragener Bedeutung>: Action machen, in Action sein.
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GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACTION


Addition
Additio̲n 
Animation
Animatio̲n
Artdirection
[ˈɑːtdɪˈrɛkʃən), auch: […daɪˈrəkʃən]
Clean Production
[ˈkliːn prəˈdʌkʃn] 
Connection
[kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n] 
Faction
[ˈfækʃən]
Fiction
[fɪkʃn̩]
Information
Informatio̲n 
Lean Production
[ˈliːn prəˈdʌkʃn] 
Location
[lɔˈkeɪʃn̩]  , [loʊ…]
Massaction
[ˈmæsækʃən]
Massreaction
[ˈmæsrɪækʃən] 
Nation
Natio̲n 
Non-Fiction
[(ˈ)nɔnˈfɪkʃn̩] 
PR-Aktion
PR-Aktion
Preselection
[ˈpriːsilɛkʃn̩]
Promotion
[proˈmoːʃn̩]  , […ˈmoʊʃn̩] 
Pulp-Fiction
[ˈpalpfɪkʃn̩]
Science-Fiction
[ˈsa͜iənsˈfɪkʃn̩] 
Section
[ˈzɛkʃn̩] 

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACTION

Act
Acta
Acta Apostolorum
Acta Martyrum
Acta Sanctorum
Actinide
Actinium
Actio
Actiografie
Action directe
Action-Painting
Action-Research
Actioncomic
Actionfilm
Actionheld
Actionheldin
Actionkomödie
Actionthriller
actum ut supra
Actus

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE ACTION

Abortion
Acquisition
Adaptation
Administration
Adoption
Affiliation
Audition
Automation
Création
Definition
Destination
Determination
Deviation
Distribution
Donation
Edition
Evaluation
Evolution
Examination
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Synonyms and antonyms of Action in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACTION» IN GERMAN

The following German words have a similar or identical meaning as «Action» and belong to the same grammatical category.
German synonyms of Action

Translation of «Action» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACTION

Find out the translation of Action to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.
The translations of Action from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Action» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

行动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

acción
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

Action
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

कार्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

عمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

действие
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

ação
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

কর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

action
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

tindakan
190 millions of speakers

German

Action
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

アクション
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

행동
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

Tindakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

hoạt động
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

அதிரடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

कृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

eylem
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

azione
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

akcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

дію
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

acțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

δράση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

aksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

Action
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

handling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Action

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTION»

The term «Action» is very widely used and occupies the 13 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Action
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our German online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Action».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Action» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Action» appears in digitalised printed sources in German between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Action

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4 GERMAN QUOTES WITH «ACTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Action.
1
Jerry Bruckheimer
Action wird auf der Leinwand immer erfolgreich sein.
2
Jürgen Becker
Insofern ist, wenn wir ehrlich sind, die Angst vor dem Islam auch so 'n bisschen die Angst davor, dass uns die Unterschicht überrollt und uns kommt der Islam heute so 'n bisschen vor wie RTL 2 – so ein Deppensender mit jeder Menge Action.
3
Rainer Calmund
Die Mannschaft war mausetot, wie eine Taubstummenmannschaft. Aber auf dem Betzenberg kannst du gar nicht einschlafen. Da ist immer Action.
4
Walter Ludin
Der Weltuntergang ist cool. Da gibt's ne Menge Action.

10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «ACTION»

Discover the use of Action in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Action and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
1
"Action Learning" als Instrument der Führungskräfteausbildung
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Padagogik - Berufserziehung, Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,3, Helmut-Schmidt-Universitat - Universitat der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Thema dieser Arbeit ist das ...
Christof Kaczmarkiewicz, 2010
2
Die US-amerikanische Class Action und ihre deutschen ...
In this book, the author attempts to explain the structure and the proceedings of the class action as well as its legal, cultural and economic background.
Stephanie Eichholtz, 2002
3
Affirmative Action in der Republik Südafrika: Verhältnis zum ...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Jura - Offentliches Recht / Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg (Hanse Law School), Veranstaltung: Grundrechte, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Sudafrika - ein Land, das ...
Björn Hoops, 2009
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Vom "Affect" zur "Action": Quellenstudien zur Poetik der ...
Die sich um 1600 am französischen Hof etablierende Tanzkunst, der sogenannte "Ballet", unterliegt zwischen dem späten 17. und frühen 18.
Stephanie Schroedter, 2001
5
John Woo - Revolutionär des Action-Kinos
1. Einleitung Für das Action-Kino der 80er Jahre war die physische Präsenz der Hauptdarsteller charakteristisch.
Andrej Balzer, 2001
6
Handlung und Wissenschaft - Action and Science: Die ...
Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Bandes steht die Untersuchung des Selbstverständnisses der praktischen Wissenschaften, wie es sich im 13. und 14.
Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Alexander Fidora, 2008
7
Models in Action
MODELS - Sind sie nur Oberflachen? Oder halten einige von ihnen, was ihr Ausseres verspricht ? Ist Schonheit nur tauschende Maske ? Oder gibt es 'MODELS IN ACTION'? Dieser Roman handelt nicht von der realen Modelszene.
Tom Prox, 2003
8
Justifiers - Missing in Action: Justifiers-Roman 1
Wenn die Zukunft zur Legende wird.
Christoph Hardebusch, 2010
9
Affirmative Action in Südafrika
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Note: 1,6, Duale Hochschule Baden-Wurttemberg Mannheim, fruher: Berufsakademie Mannheim (Berufsakademie Manheim - Staatliche Studienakademie), Veranstaltung: Internationales ...
Sotirios Dramalis, 2007
10
Jackson Pollock. Meister des Action Paintings
Die vorliegende Ausarbeitung ist als Einführung für das Wochenendseminar "Action Painting" zu verstehen.
Bernd Kammermeier, Birgit Wilmanns, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Action is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Thor 3" mit Chris Hemsworth: Mehr Comedy als Action?
Taika Waititi (40) strebt eine gesunde Mischung aus Action und Humor an. "So sehr ich Action und Spektakel liebe, ich denke, meine Stärke und das, woran ich ... «ProSieben, Jun 16»
2
Mechanic: Resurrection - Erster Trailer zum Action-Spektakel mit ...
Mechanic: Resurrection - Erster Trailer zum Action-Spektakel mit Jason Statham. von Vomchen (Annette Bögelsack) - Veröffentlicht am 24.06.2016, 11:20. «MOVIEPILOT NEWS, Jun 16»
3
White women benefit most from affirmative action — and are among ...
But the battle to erase race from the application review process for admission comes with an interesting paradox: "The primary beneficiaries of affirmative action ... «Vox, Jun 16»
4
'Chewbacca Mask Mom' Gets Her Own Action Figure -- But You Can ...
The gifts just keep on coming for Candace Payne, the Chewbacca Mask Mom. Her latest is a custom-made action figure of herself, unveiled June 19th by ... «Forbes, Jun 16»
5
Disney Mulling Live-Action Version Of 'The Little Mermaid'
EXCLUSIVE: Execs at Disney are in the early stages of reviving Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid as a live-action feature. Disney ... «Deadline, May 16»
6
South Africa allows silicosis class action against gold firms
"We hold the view that in the context of this case, class action is the only realistic ... "Mining companies will be held liable or responsible for their own actions for ... «Reuters, May 16»
7
Transforming the World's Mobility – It's time for Action
Climate Action 2016 Summit is sponsored by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Special Envoy for Cities ... «World Bank Group, May 16»
8
'Deferred Action' for Immigrants Goes to Court
Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in United States v. Texas, the challenge to the Obama administration's “deferred action” immigration plan. «The Atlantic, Apr 16»
9
P&G stops sale of 'Vicks Action 500 Extra' after government ban
FMCG firm Procter and Gamble (P&G) has discontinued the manufacture and sale of its popular brand 'Vicks Action 500 Extra' with immediate effect after the ... «The Hindu, Mar 16»
10
Action on Sugar compared Starbucks, Coca Cola, Costa and Caffè ...
Popular hot drinks containing a 'shocking' 25 teaspoons of sugar are being sold by high street coffee shop chains. Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero have been ... «Daily Mail, Feb 16»

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