types:
atto,
azione
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
parto
the act of delivering a child
esumazione
the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
tocco
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
fallimento
an act that does not achieve its intended goal
sacrificio
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
dimora
the act of dwelling in a place
distribuzione
the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
dire
the use of language to perform some act
arrivo
the act of arriving at a certain place
appropriazione
a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
rullio,
rullo
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
gettito,
getto,
lancio,
tiro
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
pressione,
spinta
the act of applying force in order to move something away
tirata,
tiro,
tratto
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
mandata
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
rotolio
propelling something on wheels
bacio
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
presa
the act of catching an object with the hands
palpazione
a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
carezza
a light touch with the hands
scoperta
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
determinazione
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
iniziazione
an act that sets in motion some course of events
assimilazione,
bilanciamento,
bilanciatura,
conguagliamento,
conguaglio,
equilibratura,
livellamento,
pareggiamento,
parificazione,
perequazione,
rappacificazione,
ravvicinamento
getting two things to correspond
taglio cesareo
the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
svariamento
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
aggiramento
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
rinuncia
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
processione
the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
giocata
a contest with rules to determine a winner
manche,
mano,
turno
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
musica
musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
recitazione
the performance of a part or role in a drama
lavoro,
opera
activity directed toward making or doing something
gesta
performance of moral or religious acts
negligenza
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
misura,
misurazione
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
rincalzo
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
cerimoniale
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
culto
the activity of worshipping
attivazione
the activity of causing to have energy and be active
aspettazione,
attesa
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
ozio
having no employment
prestito
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
mercato
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
fuggifuggi
a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
scambio
the act of changing one thing for another thing
sottomissione
the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
torneo
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
rincalzo
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
raduno
the social act of assembling
frequenza
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
precessione
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
posta
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
congratulazione
the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
esortazione,
invito
a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
espressione
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
ripudio
the speech act of rejecting
promessa
a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
sfida
a call to engage in a contest or fight
intervento
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
ricusazione
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest