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  • 1 act

    [ækt] 1. verb
    1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir
    2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) portar-se
    3) (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).) representar
    2. noun
    1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) acto
    2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) decreto
    3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) acto
    4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número
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    - actor
    - act as
    - act on
    - act on behalf of / act for
    - in the act of
    - in the act
    - put on an act
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    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.
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    act2
    abbr 1 active (ativo). 2 actor (ator). 3 actual (real).

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  • 2 act

    [ækt] 1. verb
    1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agir
    2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportar-se
    3) (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).) representar
    2. noun
    1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) ato
    2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lei
    3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) ato
    4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) número
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    - actor - act as - act on - act on behalf of / act for - in the act of - in the act - put on an act

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  • 3 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

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  • 4 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

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  • 5 act on

    1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) agir
    2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) afectar

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  • 6 act on

    1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) seguir
    2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) afetar

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  • 7 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) deitar fogo a

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  • 8 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) deitar fogo a

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  • 9 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) deitar fogo a

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  • 10 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) deitar fogo a

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  • 11 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) pôr fogo em/incendiar algo

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  • 12 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) pôr fogo em/incendiar algo

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  • 13 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) pôr fogo em/incendiar algo

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  • 14 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire

    (to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) pôr fogo em/incendiar algo

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  • 15 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) em flagrante

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  • 16 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) em flagrante

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  • 17 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) em flagrante

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  • 18 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) em flagrante

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  • 19 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) pôr
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) pôr
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) pôr
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dar
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) pôr
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) pôr-se
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) pôr
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) pentear
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) encastoar
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) endireitar
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) prescrito
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) decidido
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fixo
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fixo
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) colecção
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparelho
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) conjunto
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) penteado
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) cenário
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
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    [set] n 1 jogo, grupo, conjunto, coleção, série. 2 sociedade, facção. 3 grupo, círculo. 4 conjunto de piadas e estórias no espetáculo de um comediante. 5 Theat, Cin cenário. 6 Radio aparelho, receptor, emissor. 7 porte, posição, forma, ajuste. 8 direção, tendência, curso, rumo. 9 inclinação, deslocação. 10 planta, muda, rebento. 11 fruta recentemente formada da flor. 12 solidificação, endurecimento. 13 Tennis set: série de seis pontos. 14 ato de amarrar (de um cão de caça). 15 ninhada de ovos. 16 trava de serra. 17 última demão de reboque. • vt+vi (ps, pp set) 1 pôr, colocar, localizar, assentar, adaptar, plantar. 2 ajustar, endireitar. 3 regular, acertar. 4 fixar, estabelecer, definir. 5 determinar. 6 apontar, designar. 7 marcar, fixar. 8 dar (exemplo). 9 ligar, firmar. 10 ficar firme, solidificar, coalhar, endurecer, pegar (cimento). 11 montar, engastar. 12 adornar, ornamentar. 13 descer, pôr-se (sol), baixar (maré). 14 chocar, pôr para chocar, colocar ovos para chocar. 15 amarrar (cão de caça). 16 cair, assentar-se, adaptar-se, servir (vestido). 17 tender, dirigir-se, rumar, soprar, vir de (vento). 18 começar a mover-se, pôr-se em movimento. 19 aplicar-se. 20 formar fruta. 21 adaptar. 22 pôr em música, compor. 23 Typogr compor. 24 afiar, assentar (corte de faca, etc.). 25 reduzir (osso deslocado). 26 meter velas. • adj 1 fixado, estabelecido, predeterminado, prescrito. 2 fixo, rígido, imóvel, estacionário. 3 obstinado, aferrado. 4 firme, duro, endurecido. 5 decidido. it was set before him foi apresentado a ele. my set purpose minha firme intenção. to set about começar, tomar providências, iniciar. he doesn’t know how to set about it / ele não sabe como começá-lo. to set apart pôr de lado, reservar. to set a poem to music pôr versos em música. to set aside desprezar, pôr de lado. to set at defiance desafiar. to set back atrasar (relógio), retroceder, impedir, parar. to set behind colocar atrás, descuidar. to set by reservar, separar para uso no futuro. to set down depositar, descer, registrar. to set eyes on something ver, perceber, notar alguma coisa. to set fire to pôr fogo em, acender. to set forth mostrar, demonstrar, anunciar, levantar, partir. to set forward promover, ajudar, continuar, viajar, partir, sair de viagem. to set free liberar. to set in começar, iniciar. a heavy storm set in / caiu um forte temporal. to set in motion pôr em movimento. to set in order arrumar, pôr em ordem. to set off against destacar-se de. to set on incitar, instigar, atacar. to set one’s hand to meter mãos à obra. to set out plantar, enfeitar, adornar, demonstrar, delimitar, exibir, partir, levantar, levantar-se, pôr-se a caminho. to set pen to paper começar a escrever. to set right corrigir. to set someone up as judge arvorar-se em juiz. to set to começar a brigar. to set to work começar a trabalhar, fazer trabalhar. to set up levantar, montar, comprar, iniciar (negócio), fundar, instalar, auxiliar, ajudar, soltar (grito), estabelecer, instituir, estabelecer-se, tornar-se independente. he set up for himself / ele começou a trabalhar por conta própria. to set up a reserve instituir um fundo de reserva. to set up in print compor, tipografar. with set teeth com os dentes cerrados.

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  • 20 hurry

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) apressar(-se)
    2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) levar à pressa
    2. noun
    1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) pressa
    2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) pressa
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    - hurriedly
    - in a hurry
    - hurry up
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    hur.ry
    [h'∧ri] n 1 pressa, precipitação. 2 ação de apressar, pressão. 3 inquietação, desassossego. • vt+vi 1 apressar. 2 incitar, acelerar, impelir. 3 apressar-se, correr. 4 precipitar. hurry up! vamos!, depressa! in no hurry, not in any hurry não há necessidade de se apressar. to be in a hurry estar com pressa. to hurry away a) levar embora com pressa ou com violência. b) fugir, afastar-se depressa. to hurry back mandar imediatamente de volta. to hurry in entrar ou fazer entrar às pressas. to hurry on a) incitar, impelir. b) passar, seguir depressa. to hurry over something passar depressa por cima de alguma coisa. to hurry someone along apressar alguém. to hurry up acelerar. what’s the hurry? por que tanta pressa?

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  • act on something — ˈact on/upon sth derived to take action as a result of advice, information, etc • Acting on information from a member of the public, the police raided the club. • Why didn t you act on her suggestion? Main entry: ↑actderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • act upon something — ˈact on/upon sth derived to take action as a result of advice, information, etc • Acting on information from a member of the public, the police raided the club. • Why didn t you act on her suggestion? Main entry: ↑actderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • act — [n1] something done accomplishment, achievement, action, deed, doing, execution, exploit, feat, move, operation, performance, step, thing, undertaking; concept 1 Ant. cessation, idleness, inactivity, inertia, quiet, quiet, repose, rest, stoppage …   New thesaurus

  • act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • act — The Commodity Exchange Act (1936) as amended by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. act act 1 [ækt] noun [countable] 1. LAW a law that has been officially accepted by the governing …   Financial and business terms

  • ACT — Also known as advance corporation tax. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary corporation tax liabilities are normally payable nine months after the end of the chargeable accounting period to which they relate. However, where a company …   Financial and business terms

  • act out — verb 1. represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage (Freq. 1) She could act neurotic anxiety • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑play, ↑represent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • act — /ækt/ noun a law passed by parliament which must be obeyed by the people ■ verb 1. to work ● He has agreed to act as an agent for an American company. ● The solicitor is acting for us or on our behalf. 2. to do something ● The board will have to… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • act on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms act on : present tense I/you/we/they act on he/she/it acts on present participle acting on past tense acted on past participle acted on act on something to do something because you have been given information …   English dictionary

  • act — 1 n 1 a: something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will a tortious act see also actus reus b: the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do – called also negative act; 2 a …   Law dictionary

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