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He did so, the action seeming to calm him a little.Mark hizo lo que le decía, y eso bastó para que se calmara un poco.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
However smaller differences in sensitivity between the two tests would be expected for chemicals with a non-specific, narcotic mode of action (1).Cabe esperar, no obstante, que la diferencia de sensibilidad entre los dos ensayos sea menor con las sustancias de acción narcótica no específica (1).http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
They were protesting against the dismissal of their colleagues, although they had not taken part in the three-day protest for fear of attacks which had accompanied similar action in 1987.Estos trabajadores protestaban por el despido de sus compañeros, aunque no habían participado en la protesta de tres días de duración por temor a los ataques que suscitó una acción similar ocurrida en 1987.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011
Specify any repellents or poison control measures included in the preparation that are present to prevent action against non-target organismsDeberá especificarse cualquier tipo de sustancia repelente o las medidas de control de veneno incluidas en el preparado con vistas a impedir una acción contra los organismos distintos del organismo objetivo.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
and (b) the defendant has disclosed a prima facie defence to the action on the merits.las alegaciones del demandado aparecen provistas, en principio, de algún fundamento.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
take action to minimise the effects of the breach of security;tomar medidas para reducir al mínimo los efectos del quebrantamiento de la seguridad;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The co-financing of an action referred to in Article 10(1) by the ARGO programme shall be exclusive of any other financing by another programme financed by the budget of the European Communities.La cofinanciación de una acción considerada en el apartado 1 del artículo 10 mediante el programa ARGO excluye cualquier otra financiación por otro programa con cargo al presupuesto de las Comunidades Europeas.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
"direct action" means an RTD activity undertaken by the Joint Research Centre (hereinafter referred to as the JRC) in the execution of the tasks assigned to it under the Sixth Framework Programme;acción directa: una actividad de IDT realizada por el Centro Común de Investigación (denominado en lo sucesivo CCI) para ejecutar las tareas que le hayan sido encomendadas por el sexto programa marco;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The committee may submit reports to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors on the results of the Office's investigations and the action taken thereon.El Comité podrá presentar informes al Parlamento Europeo, Consejo, Comisión y Tribunal de Cuentas sobre los resultados y las medias adoptadas como consecuencia de las investigaciones efectuadas por la Oficina.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The progress of an action.Indica el progreso de una acción.© Copyright 1995-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporatedhttp://education.ti.com 10/16/2011© Copyright 1995-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporatedhttp://education.ti.com 10/16/2011
where no basic act exists for the action concerned when the budget is established;inexistencia de un acto de base para la acción de que se trate al establecerse el presupuesto;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The accounting officer and assistant accounting officers shall be liable to disciplinary action and, where appropriate, to payment of compensation as regards payments they make in disregard of Article 32.El contable y los contables adjuntos contraerán responsabilidad disciplinaria, y en su caso pecuniaria, por los pagos que efectúen desatendiendo lo dispuesto en el artículo 32.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The Commission fully supported the proposals for action to implement the Conference proposals outlined in Point 11 of Appendix 1 to ALINORM 91/10.La Comisión ratificó plenamente las propuestas de acción encaminadas a aplicar las recomendaciones de la Conferencia esbozadas en el punto 11 del Apéndice I del documento ALINORM 91/10.© FAO, 2011http://www.fao.org/ 9/2/2011© FAO, 2011http://www.fao.org/ 9/2/2011
This will require action by individuals, families, health practitioners, communities and governments, with a particular effort being made to help those in greatest need.Esto va a requerir la participación activa de las personas, familias, profesionales de la salud, comunidades y gobiernos, haciendo un esfuerzo particular por aquellos en máxima necesidad.© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Waleshttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au 12/23/2011© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Waleshttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au 12/23/2011
special measures, provided that such action does not run counter to obligations pursuant to the GATT.de medidas particulares, cuando ello no se oponga a las obligaciones derivadas del GATT.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
action level
nivel de acción
action level
nivel de intervención
capillary action
acción capilar
cumulative action
acción acumulativa
onset of action
inicio de la acción
slow response action potential
potencial de acción de respuesta lenta
corrective action
medida correctiva
preventive action
acción preventiva
preventive action
medida preventiva
action plan
plan de acción
programme of action
programa de acción
action group
grupo de acción
national action plan
plan de acción nacional
action-oriented
orientado a la acción
biological action
acción biológica
Word forms
action
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | action | actions |
Possessive case | action's | actions' |
action
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | actioned |
Imperative | action |
Present Participle (Participle I) | actioning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | actioned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I action | we action |
you action | you action |
he/she/it actions | they action |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am actioning | we are actioning |
you are actioning | you are actioning |
he/she/it is actioning | they are actioning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have actioned | we have actioned |
you have actioned | you have actioned |
he/she/it has actioned | they have actioned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been actioning | we have been actioning |
you have been actioning | you have been actioning |
he/she/it has been actioning | they have been actioning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I actioned | we actioned |
you actioned | you actioned |
he/she/it actioned | they actioned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was actioning | we were actioning |
you were actioning | you were actioning |
he/she/it was actioning | they were actioning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had actioned | we had actioned |
you had actioned | you had actioned |
he/she/it had actioned | they had actioned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been actioning | we had been actioning |
you had been actioning | you had been actioning |
he/she/it had been actioning | they had been actioning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will action | we shall/will action |
you will action | you will action |
he/she/it will action | they will action |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be actioning | we shall/will be actioning |
you will be actioning | you will be actioning |
he/she/it will be actioning | they will be actioning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have actioned | we shall/will have actioned |
you will have actioned | you will have actioned |
he/she/it will have actioned | they will have actioned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been actioning | we shall/will have been actioning |
you will have been actioning | you will have been actioning |
he/she/it will have been actioning | they will have been actioning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would action | we should/would action |
you would action | you would action |
he/she/it would action | they would action |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be actioning | we should/would be actioning |
you would be actioning | you would be actioning |
he/she/it would be actioning | they would be actioning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have actioned | we should/would have actioned |
you would have actioned | you would have actioned |
he/she/it would have actioned | they would have actioned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been actioning | we should/would have been actioning |
you would have been actioning | you would have been actioning |
he/she/it would have been actioning | they would have been actioning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am actioned | we are actioned |
you are actioned | you are actioned |
he/she/it is actioned | they are actioned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being actioned | we are being actioned |
you are being actioned | you are being actioned |
he/she/it is being actioned | they are being actioned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been actioned | we have been actioned |
you have been actioned | you have been actioned |
he/she/it has been actioned | they have been actioned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was actioned | we were actioned |
you were actioned | you were actioned |
he/she/it was actioned | they were actioned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being actioned | we were being actioned |
you were being actioned | you were being actioned |
he/she/it was being actioned | they were being actioned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been actioned | we had been actioned |
you had been actioned | you had been actioned |
he/she/it had been actioned | they had been actioned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be actioned | we shall/will be actioned |
you will be actioned | you will be actioned |
he/she/it will be actioned | they will be actioned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been actioned | we shall/will have been actioned |
you will have been actioned | you will have been actioned |
he/she/it will have been actioned | they will have been actioned |