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Aktion

campaign

noun ak-tsee-OHN Less Common

Origin: from Latin actio

Also means

special offer

Usage Note

Aktion is a false friend: it usually means a 'campaign', 'drive' or 'promotion', not a generic 'action' (that is Handlung or Tat). In shops, im Angebot and in Aktion both signal a sale, and the -tion ending is reliably feminine.

Examples

"Die Aktion war ein großer Erfolg."

Natural Translation

The campaign was a great success.

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