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1 the\ act\ of\ binding\ a\ book
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary > the\ act\ of\ binding\ a\ book
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2 in the act
in the actem flagrante. to act as, to act for substituir, fazer o serviço de, desempenhar o papel de. -
3 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) em flagrante -
4 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) em flagrante -
5 caught\ in\ the\ act
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary > caught\ in\ the\ act
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6 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) portar-se3) (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).) representar2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) acto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) decreto3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) acto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *act1[ækt] n 1 ato, ação. 2 feito, procedimento, obra. 3 divisão de uma peça teatral. 4 número de programa (circo, variedades). 5 decreto, lei, decisão legislativa. 6 auto, documento. • vi 1 agir, atuar, proceder. 2 funcionar. this lock won’t act / esta fechadura não funciona. 3 portar-se, conduzir-se. 4 comportar-se, fingir-se, simular. 5 influir, influenciar, produzir efeito. the medicine did not act / o remédio não fez efeito. 6 desempenhar (um papel), representar. the play acts well / a peça agrada, a peça desenvolve-se bem no palco. act and deed documento legal. act of faith ato de fé. act of God força maior. act of grace ato de clemência. act of Parliament ata de parlamento. in the act em flagrante. to act as, to act for substituir, fazer o serviço de, desempenhar o papel de. to act by agir para com (uma pessoa). to act on, upon ter efeito sobre, influenciar. to act out expressar em ações. children act out what they see / as crianças expressam em ações o que vêem. to act up 1 agir de maneira diferente do normal ou esperado. 2 comportar-se de maneira volúvel. 3 apresentar defeito. my washer often acts up / minha lavadora apresenta defeito com freqüência. to act up to agir de acordo com.————————act2 -
7 act on behalf of / act for
(to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) representar -
8 act on
1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) agir2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) afectar -
9 act as
(to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.) fazer de -
10 act\ the\ goat
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11 riot act
ri.ot act[r'aiət ækt] n Brit lei de 1715 que proibia as reuniões públicas ou comícios. to read the riot act repreender severamente (especialmente crianças barulhentas). -
12 to be/to act/to stand on the defensive
to be/to act/to stand on the defensiveestar em posição de defesa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be/to act/to stand on the defensive
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13 to read the riot act
to read the riot actrepreender severamente (especialmente crianças barulhentas). -
14 to take the benefit of an act
to take the benefit of an actser beneficiado por lei.English-Portuguese dictionary > to take the benefit of an act
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15 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) fazer de parvo -
16 toe the line
(to act according to the rules.) seguir as regras* * *toe the linea) ficar em linha. b) ficar em posição de partida para uma corrida. c) sujeitar-se ao regulamento (de um partido).————————toe the lineobedecer, aceitar. -
17 strike while the iron is hot
(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) malhar em ferro quenteEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > strike while the iron is hot
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18 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) enfiar a carapuça -
19 play the game
(to act fairly and honestly.) agir honestamente -
20 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) apunhalar pelas costas
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