LEARNit Dictionary

action

noun
A1
OPAL
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A1
the process of doing something in order to make something happen or to deal with a situation
عمل, کنش, فعالیت, اقدام
see also affirmative action, call to action, climate action
2
A1
a thing that somebody does
عمل, کنش, کار, کردار
Each of us must take responsibility for our own actions.
They sought to justify their actions.
3
B2
things that workers do, especially stopping work, to protest to their employers about something
اعتراض کارگری, اعتصاب, عمل اعتراضی
Workers voted in favour of strike action.
They called off their action at 7.40 am after the meeting was arranged.
Unions said the action could be suspended early on Friday if talks between the two sides resumed.
The government began taking a hard line against labour actions.
see also direct action, job action, industrial action
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B2
a legal process to stop a person or company from doing something, or to make them pay for a mistake, etc.
اقدام قانونی, پیگرد قضایی, طرح دعوی, دعوا, اقامه دعوی, تعقیب قضایی, دادخواهی, شکایت
A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article.
He is considering taking legal action against the hospital.
see also class action, legal action
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B2
fighting in a battle or war
جنگ, نبرد, مبارزه
The possibility of taking military action has not been ruled out.
I never saw action during the war.
soldiers killed in action
6
the events in a story, play, etc.
وقایع داستان, اتفاقات, حوادث, ماجرا, رویداد
The action takes place in France.
see also live action, live-action
7
exciting events
اتفاقات مهیج, رویدادهای پرتحرک
I like films with plenty of action.
New York is where the action is.
If you want to know where all the action is around here, just ask Jo.
8
the effect that something such as a chemical has on something
تأثیر
Vitamin D can be made in the body by the action of sunlight on the skin.
The action of the rushing water cleans the gully.
9
the way a part of the body moves or functions
حرکت, عملکرد
a study of the action of the liver
10
the mechanical parts of a piano, gun, clock, etc. or the way the parts move
مکانیزم, سازوکار, سازکار
see also bolt-action, double-action, pump-action
verb
1
to make sure that something is done or dealt with
عمل کردن, اقدام کردن, اجرا کردن, رسیدگی کردن, پیگیری کردن