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I. mo·tion [ˈməʊʃən, Am ˈmoʊ-] N

1. motion no pl (movement):

motion of things
Bewegung f <-, -en>
motion of things
Gang m <-(e)s>
motion of people
Fortbewegung f <-, -en>
motion of people
Körperbewegung f
motion of people
Gang m <-(e)s>
in slow motion
in Zeitlupe
to put [or set] sth in motion
etw in Gang bringen [o. Bewegung setzen]

2. motion (gesture):

motion
Bewegung f <-, -en>
motion
Zeichen nt <-s, ->
motion of the hand/head
Hand-/Kopfbewegung f
motion of the hand/head
Zeichen nt mit der Hand/dem Kopf

3. motion POL (proposal):

motion
Antrag m <-(e)s, Ạn·trä·ge>
motion
Motion f <-, -en> CH
early day motion
frühzeitig gestellter Antrag [im Unterhaus]
to defeat a motion
einen Antrag ablehnen [o. zu Fall bringen]
to pass [or carry] a motion
einen Antrag annehmen [o. durchbringen]
to propose [or Brit table] a motion
einen Antrag stellen [o. einbringen]

4. motion Brit, Aus dated (excretion):

motion
Stuhl[gang] m spec

Phrases:

to go through the motions [of doing sth] (pretend)
[etw] zum Schein machen
to go through the motions [of doing sth] (pretend)
so tun, als ob man [etw] macht
they went through the motions of fighting
sie kämpften nur zum Schein
to go through the motions [of doing sth] (do routinely)
[etw] der Form halber [o. pro forma] [o. ganz mechanisch] machen
he went through the motions of welcoming our guests but then left the room immediately
der Form halber begrüßte er unsere Gäste, verließ dann aber sofort den Raum
to set the wheels in motion
die Sache in Gang bringen

II. mo·tion [ˈməʊʃən, Am ˈmoʊ-] VB trans

to motion sb away/forward
jdn wegwinken/nach vorn winken
to motion sb aside/in
jdn zur Seite winken/hereinwinken
to motion sb to do sth
jdn durch einen Wink auffordern [o. form jdm bedeuten] , etw zu tun
she motioned us to sit down
sie bedeutete uns, Platz zu nehmen

III. mo·tion [ˈməʊʃən, Am ˈmoʊ-] VB intr

to motion to sb to do sth
jdn durch einen Wink auffordern [o. form jdm bedeuten] , etw zu tun

motion N STATE

motion (im Parlament)
Antrag m

mo·tion ˈpic·ture N Am

motion picture
[Spiel]film m

ˈmo·tion-pic·ture ADJ Am

motion-picture
Film-
motion-picture industry
Filmindustrie f <-, -n>

ˈmo·tion sick·ness N no pl MED

motion sickness
Bewegungskrankheit f
motion sickness
Reisekrankheit f <-> kein pl
motion sickness
Kinetose f <-, -n> spec

I. slow ˈmo·tion N no pl CINE

slow motion
Zeitlupe f <-> kein pl
in slow motion
in Zeitlupe

II. slow ˈmo·tion ADJ

slow motion
Zeitlupen-

air motion N

air motion
Luftbewegung

Brownian motion [ˌbraʊnjənˈməʊʃn] N

Brownian motion
Brown’sche Molekularbewegung

crawling motion [ˌkrɔːlɪŋˈməʊʃn] N

crawling motion
Kriechbewegung

fast motion N

fast motion
Schnelldurchlauf
fast motion
Zeitraffer

mo·tion se·quence N mechatr

motion sequence (of actuators)
Bewegungsabfolge f

ˈmo·tion sen·sor N

motion sensor
Bewegungsmelder m <-s, ->

vertical (air) motion

vertical (air) motion
vertikale (Luft-)Bewegung

ear·ly day ˈmo·tion N POL

early day motion
frühzeitiger Antrag [im Unterhaus]

time and ˈmo·tion study N

time and motion study
Zeitstudie f

slow motion picture N

slow motion picture
Zeitlupenaufnahme
Present
Imotion
youmotion
he/she/itmotions
wemotion
youmotion
theymotion
Past
Imotioned
youmotioned
he/she/itmotioned
wemotioned
youmotioned
theymotioned
Present Perfect
Ihavemotioned
youhavemotioned
he/she/ithasmotioned
wehavemotioned
youhavemotioned
theyhavemotioned
Past Perfect
Ihadmotioned
youhadmotioned
he/she/ithadmotioned
wehadmotioned
youhadmotioned
theyhadmotioned
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