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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ação
"Ações valem mais do que palavras."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.
"Actions speak louder than words."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin actio, from act- 'done', from the verb agere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "action" is said worldwide
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action
Transliteration: action
"Il est temps de passer à l'action."
Aktion
Transliteration: Aktion
"Taten sind wichtiger als Worte."
azione
Transliteration: azione
"Le azioni parlano più delle parole."
acción
Transliteration: acción
"Las acciones hablan más que las palabras."
ação
Transliteration: ação
"Ações valem mais do que palavras."
कार्रवाई
Transliteration: karrvai
"हमें तुरंत कार्रवाई करनी चाहिए।"
行动
Transliteration: xíngdòng
"我们必须立即采取行动。"
행동
Transliteration: haengdong
"말보다 행동이 중요하다."
行動
Transliteration: kōdō
"言葉よりも行動が大切です。"
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