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1 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 -
2 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 -
3 act as
(to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.) fazer de -
4 act of grace
act of graceato de clemência.————————act of graceato de perdão. -
5 act and deed
act and deeddocumento legal. -
6 act in bad faith
act in bad faithagir desonestamente, de má fé. -
7 act of God
act of Godforça maior. -
8 act of Parliament
act of Parliamentata de parlamento. -
9 act of faith
act of faithato de fé. -
10 act of oblivion
act of oblivionanistia geral. -
11 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 -
12 in the act
in the actem flagrante. to act as, to act for substituir, fazer o serviço de, desempenhar o papel de. -
13 to act out
to act outexpressar 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. -
14 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). -
15 to act by
to act byagir para com (uma pessoa). to act on, upon ter efeito sobre, influenciar. -
16 Chandler Act
Chan.dler Act[tʃ'a;ndlə ækt] n Lei de Chandler: nome popular da lei de falências de 1938, nos Estados Unidos da América. -
17 Lend-Lease Act
Lend-Lease Act[lend l'i:s ækt] n Amer lei de empréstimo e arrendamento (para armas e serviços, na Segunda Guerra Mundial). -
18 appropriation act
ap.pro.pri.a.tion act[əpropri'eiʃən ækt] n lei orçamentária. -
19 double act
dou.ble act[d'∧bəl ækt] Theat 1 ato para interpretação de dois atores. 2 dois atores. -
20 play-act
play-act[pl'ei ækt] vt+vi 1 desempenhar um papel. 2 fingir.
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