motion

motion
mo·tion [ʼməʊʃən, Am ʼmoʊ-] n
1) no pl (movement) of things Bewegung f, Gang m;
in slow \motion in Zeitlupe;
to put [or set] sth in \motion etw in Gang bringen [o Bewegung setzen]; of people Fortbewegung f, Körperbewegung f, Gang m
2) (gesture) Bewegung f, Zeichen nt;
\motion of the hand/head Hand-/Kopfbewegung f, Zeichen nt mit der Hand/dem Kopf
3) pol (proposal) Antrag m fachspr;
to defeat a \motion einen Antrag ablehnen [o zu Fall bringen]; fachspr;
to pass [or carry] a \motion einen Antrag annehmen [o durchbringen]; fachspr;
to propose [or (Brit) table] a \motion einen Antrag stellen [o einbringen]; fachspr
4) (Brit, Aus) (dated: excretion) Stuhl[gang] m fachspr
PHRASES:
to set the wheels in \motion die Sache in Gang bringen;
to go through the \motions [of doing sth] (pretend) [etw] zum Schein machen, so tun, als ob man [etw] macht;
they went through the \motions of fighting sie kämpften nur zum Schein;
(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 vt
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 (geh) jdm bedeuten] , etw zu tun;
she \motioned us to sit down sie bedeutete uns, Platz zu nehmen vi
to \motion to sb to do sth jdn durch einen Wink auffordern [o (geh) jdm bedeuten] , etw zu tun

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