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azione

action

noun ah-TSYOH-neh Common

Origin: Latin actio (a doing, a lawsuit), from agere (to do)

Also means

share (stock)

Usage Note

Azione spans two major senses: a physical or deliberate act (passare all'azione, to take action) and a financial share/stock (comprare azioni, to buy shares). Context makes the meaning clear. In legal language it also means 'lawsuit'. The plural azioni is regular.

Examples

"È ora di passare all'azione."

Natural Translation

It is time to take action.

Literal Translation

It-is time of to-pass to-the action.

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