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Traduzioni di act nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt] SOST

1. act (action, deed):

act

atto m

act

azione f

in the act of doing

nell'atto di fare

an act of cruelty, kindness

un atto di crudeltà, di gentilezza

it was the act of a madman

è stato il gesto di un pazzo

2. act DIR (law):

act, also Act

legge f

Act of Parliament, Congress

legge or atto or decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso

3. act TEATR:

act

atto m

a play in five acts

un'opera in cinque atti

4. act (entertainment routine):

act

numero m

song and dance act

numero di canto e ballo

to put on an act fig, pegg

fare, recitare la commedia

it's all an act

è tutta scena

to get in on the act

= essere coinvolto in un'attività in particolare agendo per proprio beneficio o profitto

their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act

la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia

II.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt] VB vb trans TEATR

act part, role

recitare

he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig

ha recitato la parte del perfetto padrone di casa

III.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt] VB vb intr

1. act (take action):

act

agire

we must act quickly

dobbiamo agire prontamente

she still believes she was acting for the best

crede ancora di aver agito per il meglio

they only acted out of fear

hanno agito così soltanto per paura

to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb

agire per conto di qn

2. act (behave):

act

agire

act

comportarsi

to act aggressively towards sb

comportarsi in modo aggressivo nei confronti di qn

3. act TEATR:

act

recitare, fare teatro

act (pretend) fig

recitare la commedia, fare finta, fingere

she can't act! TEATR

non sa recitare!

4. act (take effect):

act drug, substance:

agire, fare effetto

5. act (serve):

to act as person, object:

fungere da

he acted as their interpreter

ha fatto loro da interprete

IV.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt]

to be caught in the act

essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante

to get one's act together

organizzarsi

it will be a hard act to follow

sarà difficile da eguagliare

trapeze act [trəˈpiːzækt, ingl amtræ-] SOST

trapeze act

esercizio m al trapezio

act out VB [akt -] (act out [sth])

act out

recitare

act out

rappresentare

act out

realizzare, mettere in atto

act out PSIC impulse, feeling

esternare, manifestare

support act [səˈpɔːtækt] SOST (singer etc. not topping the bill)

support act (individual)

supporter m

support act (band)

gruppo m di supporto

support act (band)

supporter m

play-act [ingl brit ˈpleɪakt, ingl am ˈpleɪækt] VB vb intr

1. play-act (behave insincerely):

play-act

fare la commedia, fingere, simulare

2. play-act (act in a play):

play-act

recitare

act on VB [akt -] (act on [sth])

act on information

agire in base a informazioni

act on sb's advice

seguire i consigli di qn

acting on a warning, he fled across the border

seguendo un avvertimento, fuggì oltre confine

act up VB [akt -] colloq

act up (misbehave) person:

comportarsi male, fare i capricci

act up (malfunction) machine:

fare le bizze

balancing act [ingl brit, ingl am ˈbælənsɪŋ ækt] SOST

balancing act

numero m di equilibrista

balancing act fig

tentativo m di compromesso

to do a balancing act fig

cercare un compromesso

to do a balancing act doing sth colloq

fare i salti mortali per (riuscire a) fare qc

criminal act [ˌkrɪmɪnlˈækt] SOST

criminal act

atto m criminoso

criminal act

delitto m

criminal act

crimine m

speech act [ingl brit, ingl am ˈspitʃ ˌækt] SOST FILOS

speech act

atto m linguistico

act nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di act nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.act [ækt] SOST

1. act (action):

act

atto m

act of charity

atto di carità

an act of God DIR

una calamità naturale

the Acts of the Apostles RELIG

gli Atti degli Apostoli

to catch sb in the act

cogliere qn sul fatto

2. act (performance):

act

numero m

a hard act to follow

un numero difficile da eguagliare

3. act (pretence):

act

scena f

4. act TEATR:

act

atto m

5. act DIR:

act

legge f

locuzioni:

to get one's act together colloq

organizzarsi

to get in on the act

approfittare della situazione

II.act [ækt] VB vb intr

1. act (take action):

act

agire

to act for sb

agire per conto di qn

2. act (behave):

act

comportarsi

3. act (take effect):

act

agire

4. act TEATR:

act

recitare

5. act (pretend):

act

fingere

III.act [ækt] VB vb trans TEATR

act

recitare

to act the part of sb

recitare la parte di qn

to act the fool

fare lo stupido

act on VB vb trans

act on

agire sulla base di

act out VB vb trans

act out scene:

act out

rappresentare

play-act [ˈpleɪ·ækt] VB vb intr

1. play-act TEATR:

play-act

recitare

2. play-act fig:

play-act

fare la commedia

act up VB vb intr colloq

1. act up person:

act up

fare capricci

2. act up machine:

act up

funzionare male

Traduzioni di act nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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messinscena

act

bravata

act of bravado

illegalità (atto)

illegal act

viltà

cowardly act

scortesia

act of rudeness

act Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to act in compliance with sth

agire conformemente a qc

to act as a deterrent to sb

agire da deterrente

to act as a foil to sth

mettere in risalto qc

to act as a decoy

fare da esca

to get in on the act

approfittare della situazione

to act in contravention of the regulations

contravvenire alle norme

to act as a magnet for sth fig

attrarre qc come una calamita

to act on the assumption that …

agire supponendo che …

to act in a tyrannical way

tiranneggiare

to catch sb in the act

prendere qu in castagna fig

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

These act on a ketone (pyruvate) and can go back and forth in the metabolic chain.

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The act of imagining unexperienced childhood events, such as being rescued by a lifeguard or breaking a window with one's hand, increased confidence that the events had occurred.

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Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations.

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Do you allow those walls to be vilolated with a simple act of a registered letter?

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The act eliminates unfair discrimination in certain sectors of the national labour market by imposing similar constraints on another.

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The act performed without a net (it had been lost in transit) and the crowd gave them a standing ovation.

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Animal models suggest lupeol may act as an anti-inflammatory agent.

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Extracts of flowers are used against heart diseases, leucorrhoea, and menorrhagia, and act as antiduretic in polyuria and antitoxin.

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In a shocking act of savagery, she says he set fire to a bowl of nail polish remover while her hand was in it.

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Even her gran got in on the act by performing a belly-dance.

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