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1 act
n abbr= American College Test standardowy test dla kandydatów na studia* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) działać2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) zachowywać się3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) grać, występować2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) akt, wyczyn2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) akt3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) akt, prawo, ustawa4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) występ sceniczny, numer•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
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2 stage
[steɪdʒ] 1. n( in theatre etc) scena f; ( platform) podium nt, estrada f; (point, period) etap m, okres m2. vtplay wystawiać (wystawić perf); demonstration organizować (zorganizować perf); ( perform for effect) inscenizować (zainscenizować perf)* * *I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) scena2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) wystawiać na scenie2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) organizować•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) etap2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) etap3) (a section of a bus route.) odcinek4) (a section of a rocket.) człon• -
3 drama
['drɑːmə]dramat m; ( of situation) dramaturgia f* * *1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) sztuka2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) utwory sceniczne3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) aktorstwo4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) dramaty, emocje•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
- dramatize
- dramatise
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4 pantomime
['pæntəmaɪm]n(also: mime) pantomima f; ( BRIT) bajka muzyczna dla dzieci wystawiana w okresie Gwiazdki* * *1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) pantomima2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.) pantomima2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.) grać mimicznie -
5 saving
['seɪvɪŋ] 1. nto make savings — robić (porobić perf) oszczędności
- savings2. adjthe saving grace of sth — jedyny plus m czegoś
* * *noun (a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way: It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes.) oszczędność -
6 staging
1) (wooden planks etc forming a platform.) rusztowanie2) (the way in which a play etc is presented on a stage: The staging was good, but the acting poor.) inscenizacja -
7 substitute
['sʌbstɪtjuːt] 1. n 2. vtto substitute sth for sth — zastępować (zastąpić perf) coś czymś
* * *1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) zastępować, zamieniać2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) substytut, zastępstwo -
8 theatrical
[θɪ'ætrɪkl]adj* * *[-'æ-]1) (of theatres or acting: a theatrical performance/career.) teatralny2) ((behaving) as if in a play; over-dramatic: theatrical behaviour.) teatralny
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play-acting — play .acting n [U] behaviour in which someone pretends to be serious or sincere, but is not >play act v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
play-acting — play ,acting noun uncount behavior in which you pretend to be upset, injured, etc. in order to get sympathy or an advantage ╾ play ,act verb intransitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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play-acting — noun (U) behaviour that is not serious or sincere but is made to look as if it is play act verb (I) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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play-act — verb 1》 act in a play. 2》 engage in histrionic pretence. Derivatives play acting noun play actor noun … English new terms dictionary