Nouns | |||||||
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| act | la acción | ||||||
| act [LIT.] | la actuación | ||||||
| act [THEA.] | el acto | ||||||
| act | el hecho | ||||||
| act [LAW] | el acto | ||||||
| act [LAW] | la reglamentación | ||||||
| act [LAW] | el reglamento | ||||||
| act [POL.] | ley escrita | ||||||
| act [THEA.] | la escena | ||||||
| act [THEA.] | la función | ||||||
| act [THEA.] | la representación | ||||||
| act - document attesting a legal transaction [LAW] | la escritura | ||||||
| Act [ADMIN.][LAW] | la diligencia - trámite registrado | ||||||
| Act [ADMIN.][LAW] | el expediente - trámite registrado | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to act | acted, acted | | portarse | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | - take action | actuar | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | | proceder | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | - take action | obrar | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | | entrar en acción | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | | gobernarse | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | | obrar | ||||||
| to act as sth. | acted, acted | | hacer de algo | ||||||
| to act as so. (or: sth.) | acted, acted | | hacer las veces de algo (or: alguien) | ||||||
| to act on (or: upon) sth. | acted, acted | | intervenir en algo | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | | operar - actuar | ||||||
| to act | acted, acted | - take action | tomar medidas | ||||||
| to act sth. | acted, acted | - perform | representar algo - un papel | ||||||
| to act sth. | acted, acted | [THEA.] [CINE.] - perform | interpretar algo - un papel | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| a class act | de primera | ||||||
| a class act | fabuloso, fabulosa adj. | ||||||
| to get one's act together | ponerse en marcha | ||||||
| to get one's act together | ponerse manos a la obra | ||||||
| to get one's act together | ponerse las pilas [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| The act was deemed criminal by the authorities. | El acto fue considerado castigable por las autoridades. | ||||||
| The actress was awarded for her outstanding act. | La actriz fue premiada por su estupenda actuación. | ||||||
| He will act in the new play next week. | Él actuará en la nueva obra de teatro la próxima semana. | ||||||
| Sharing your food with someone who has none is an act of generosity. | Compartir tu comida con alguien que no tiene es una acción de generosidad. | ||||||
| This little piece of wood will act as a leg for the furniture until we fix it. | Este trocito de madera hará las veces de pata para el mueble hasta que lo arreglemos. | ||||||
| You should act politely at the dinner table. | Debes portarte educadamente en la mesa. | ||||||
| This is a classical play in three acts. | Esta es una obra de teatro clásica en tres actos. | ||||||
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