"action" meaning in French

See action in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ak.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-action.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-action.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-action.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-action.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-action.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Touam-action.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-action.wav Forms: actions [plural]
Etymology: From Old French acciun, aucion, etymologically reconstructed in Middle French to resemble the Latin actiōnem. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|acciun}} Old French acciun, {{der|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|fr|la|actiō|actiōnem}} Latin actiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} action f (plural actions)
  1. action, act, deed Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-action-fr-noun-k4pr8SR8
  2. campaign Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-action-fr-noun-PcJgskcg
  3. stock, share Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-action-fr-noun-OhirJf18
  4. (Switzerland) a special offer Tags: Switzerland, feminine
    Sense id: en-action-fr-noun-RzESbfLv Categories (other): Swiss French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 26 3 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: action de grâce, Action démocratique, bonne action, dans le feu de l'action, entrer en action, plan d'action, rayon d'action, silence, moteur, action

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "action de grâce"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Action démocratique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bonne action"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dans le feu de l'action"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "entrer en action"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plan d'action"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rayon d'action"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "silence, moteur, action"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang": "Saint Dominican Creole French",
      "lang_code": "ht",
      "word": "z'action"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "word": "aksiyon"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "aksiyon",
      "word": "آقسیون"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
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      ],
      "word": "acțiune"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "acciun"
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        "2": "frm",
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        "plural"
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              4,
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          "english": "a capitalisation share",
          "text": "une action de capitalisation",
          "translation": "a capitalisation share",
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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          "offer"
        ]
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        "(Switzerland) a special offer"
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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      "homophone": "axion"
    }
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}
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    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
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      "word": "action de grâce"
    },
    {
      "word": "Action démocratique"
    },
    {
      "word": "bonne action"
    },
    {
      "word": "dans le feu de l'action"
    },
    {
      "word": "entrer en action"
    },
    {
      "word": "plan d'action"
    },
    {
      "word": "rayon d'action"
    },
    {
      "word": "silence, moteur, action"
    }
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      "raw_tags": [
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