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act [ækt]agir ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (e) jouer ⇒ 1 (d), 2 servir de ⇒ 1 (b) acte ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f) numéro ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) comédie ⇒ 3 (b) loi ⇒ 3 (e)(a) (take action) agir;∎ we must act quickly to stop her nous devons agir rapidement pour l'arrêter;∎ they acted for the best ils ont agi pour le mieux;∎ to act out of fear/greed/selfishness agir sous l'emprise de la peur/par cupidité/par égoïsme;∎ she has a good lawyer acting for her elle est représentée par un bon avocat;∎ to act on behalf of sb, to act on sb's behalf agir au nom de qn∎ to act as servir de, faire office de;∎ she acted as my interpreter elle m'a servi d'interprète;∎ the trees act as a windbreak les arbres servent de barrière contre le vent;∎ the smell acts as a warning to other animals les autres animaux sont avertis par l'odeur;∎ the engine acts as a brake le moteur fait fonction de frein;∎ to act as a warning servir d'avertissement∎ they acted very sensibly/responsibly ils ont agi de façon très raisonnable/responsable;∎ they act as if nothing had happened ils se comportent ou ils font comme si rien ne s'était passé;∎ she just acts dumb elle fait l'innocente;∎ to act stupid/all innocent faire l'idiot/l'innocent;∎ you acted like a fool vous vous êtes conduit comme un imbécile;∎ he acts as though he were bored il agit comme s'il s'ennuyait;∎ she's just acting like she's angry elle joue à ou fait celle qui est en colère∎ he's been acting since he was a child il joue depuis son enfance;∎ he can't act c'est un mauvais acteur;∎ I always wanted to act j'ai toujours voulu être acteur;∎ to act in a film tourner dans un film(e) (produce an effect, work) agir∎ he's acting (the part of) King Lear il joue le rôle du Roi Lear;∎ figurative he tries to act the dutiful husband il essaie de jouer les maris parfaits;∎ stop acting the fool! arrête de faire l'imbécile!;∎ act your age! arrête de faire l'enfant!3 noun(a) (action, deed) acte m;∎ the act of a criminal/madman l'action d'un criminel/fou;∎ to be caught in the act être pris sur le fait;∎ she was caught in the act of taking the money on l'a surprise en train de voler l'argent;∎ to get in on the act s'y mettre;∎ to be/to let sb in on the act être/mettre qn dans le coup(b) (pretence) comédie f, numéro m;∎ to put on an act jouer la comédie;∎ it's all an act tout ça c'est de la comédie;∎ I'm not fooled by your worried mother act! ton numéro de mère anxieuse ne prendra pas avec moi!(c) (in circus, show) numéro m;∎ a comedy act un numéro de comédie;∎ Act I, scene 1 Acte I, scène 1∎ an act of Congress/Parliament une loi du Congrès/Parlement∎ an act of war un acte de guerre►► Bible the Acts of the Apostles les Actes mpl des Apôtres;Religion an act of faith un acte de foi;British History the Act of Settlement = loi promulguée en 1701 interdisant à l'héritier de la couronne britannique d'épouser une personne de confession catholique;British History the Act of Union l'Acte m d'union (traité de 1707 unissant l'Angleterre et l'Écosse, et constituant ainsi le Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne)∎ she acted on the information we gave her elle a suivi les ou s'est conformée aux indications que nous lui avons données;∎ acting on your instructions, we have cancelled your account selon vos instructions, nous avons fermé votre compte∎ acid acts on metal l'acide agit sur le métal;∎ to act on the brain/the bowels exercer une action sur ou agir sur le cerveau/l'intestin➲ act out∎ local people act out scenes from the town's history les gens du coin jouent des scènes de l'histoire de leur villePsychology passer à l'acte∎ my knee/back is acting up again mon genou/dos recommence à me faire souffrir
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