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Results for: "act"

Translating from English to Spanish

Translations:

act — deed, action
→ acto m
→ acción f
act — act of a play (drama)
→ acto m
act — to perform a theatrical role
→ actuar

More translations:

act
→ acto
act
→ hacer
act
→ accionar
act
→ accion
act
→ versar
act
→ obra
act
→ hecho
act
→ función
act
→ número
act
→ acto fingido
act
→ cuadro
act
→ escena
act
→ espectáculo
act
→ fingimiento
act
→ actuar
act
→ hacer algo
act
→ obrar
act
→ tomar acción
act
→ estar fingiendo
act
→ fingir
act
→ comportarse
act
→ hacer las veces de
act
→ servir de
act
→ fungir
act
→ tramar
act
→ hacerse
act
→ pretender ser o estar
act
→ hacer un papel; ley
act
→ decreto
act
→ edicto
act
→ patraña
act
→ acta
act
→ actuación
act
→ actuarse
act
→ camellar
act
→ desempeñar
act
→ fingirse
act
→ funcionar
act
→ impulsar
act
→ ley
act
→ trabajar

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (5)

1. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body;
[syn: act, enactment]

2. something that people do or cause to happen;
[syn: act, deed, human action, human activity]

3. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet;

4. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
- Example: "he did his act three times every evening"
- Example: "she had a catchy little routine"
- Example: "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
[syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit]

5. a manifestation of insincerity;
- Example: "he put on quite an act for her benefit"


VERB (10)

1. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
- Example: "think before you act"
- Example: "We must move quickly"
- Example: "The governor should act on the new energy bill"
- Example: "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
[syn: act, move]

2. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;
- Example: "You should act like an adult"
- Example: "Don't behave like a fool"
- Example: "What makes her do this way?"
- Example: "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
[syn: act, behave, do]

3. play a role or part;
- Example: "Gielgud played Hamlet"
- Example: "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
- Example: "She played the servant to her husband's master"
[syn: act, play, represent]

4. discharge one's duties;
- Example: "She acts as the chair"
- Example: "In what capacity are you acting?"

5. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
- Example: "He acted the idiot"
- Example: "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
[syn: act, play, act as]

6. be suitable for theatrical performance;
- Example: "This scene acts well"

7. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;
- Example: "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"
- Example: "How does your idea work in practice?"
- Example: "This method doesn't work"
- Example: "The breaks of my new car act quickly"
- Example: "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
[syn: work, act]

8. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure;

9. behave unnaturally or affectedly;
- Example: "She's just acting"
[syn: dissemble, pretend, act]

10. perform on a stage or theater;
- Example: "She acts in this play"
- Example: "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"
- Example: "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
[syn: act, play, roleplay, playact]