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1 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) in flagrante; sul fatto -
2 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) in flagrante; sul fatto -
3 ♦ act
♦ act /ækt/n.1 atto; azione; gesto: an act of cruelty, un atto di crudeltà; un azione crudele; act of faith, atto di fede; a criminal act, un atto criminoso; the act of a desperate man, il gesto di un disperato; in the act of doing st., nell'atto di fare qc.2 – (leg.) Act, legge ( approvata da un parlamento): (in GB) Act of Parliament, legge del Parlamento; (in USA) Act of Congress, legge del Congresso; (in USA) the Freedom of Information Act, la legge sulla libertà dell'informazione5 (teatr.) atto: Act 3, Scene 1, atto terzo, scena prima; five-act tragedy, tragedia in cinque atti; one-act play, atto unico7 (fig.) finzione; finta; scena; commedia; manfrina; numero: It's all an act, è tutta scena; è tutta una commedia; finge; to put on an act, fare la commedia; fingere; fare la scena; She did her naive schoolgirl act, fece la ragazzina ingenua● (leg.) act of bankruptcy, azione ( del debitore insolvente) che consente di dare inizio alla procedura fallimentare □ (relig.) act of contrition, atto di dolore (o di contrizione) □ (stor. ingl.) Act of Supremacy, Atto di Supremazia NOTE DI CULTURA: Act of Supremacy: è la legge del 1534 che sancì la supremazia religiosa del sovrano inglese (allora Enrico VIII), segnando lo scisma tra la Chiesa di Roma e la Chiesa Anglicana □ (stor., GB) Act of Union, Trattato di Unione NOTE DI CULTURA: Act of Union ► Scotland □ (leg.) act of God, evento imprevedibile; caso di forza maggiore; calamità naturale □ act of war, atto di guerra □ (leg.) by act of law, «ope legis» (lat.) □ (fam. USA) to class up one's act, fare meglio; migliorare le proprie prestazioni □ (fam. USA) to clean up one's act, darsi una regolata; mettersi in riga □ to be caught in the act, essere colto sul fatto (o in flagrante) □ (fam.) to get one's act together, organizzarsi; fare mente locale; prepararsi □ (fam.) to get in on (o into) the act, imitare (o sfruttare) un'idea di successo; sfruttare l'idea □ (fam.) a hard (o tough) act to follow, persona o prestazione difficile da emulare. -
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[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
•- act out- act up* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agire2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportarsi3) (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).) recitare2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) atto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) legge3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) atto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero di varietà•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *n abbr(= American College Test) esame di ammissione ai college americani* * *ACTsigla♦ (to) act /ækt/A v. i.1 agire: The time has come to act, è venuta l'ora di agire; to act quickly, agire rapidamente; to act on (o upon) sb. 's advice, agire seguendo i consigli di q.; to act accordingly, agire di conseguenza; to act on information, agire in base a informazioni; to act on behalf of ► def. 62 comportarsi; agire: to act suspiciously, comportarsi in modo sospetto; to act like a fool, comportarsi da stupido3 ( di medicina, ecc.) agire; avere effetto; fare effetto: These pills act on the kidneys, queste pillole agiscono sui reni4 – to act as, fungere da; fare da; agire in qualità di: to act as a guide, fare (o fungere) da guida; (comm.) to act as an agent for a firm, rappresentare una ditta; to act as chairman, presiedere5 – to act as, funzionare da; avere l'effetto di: to act as a deterrent, funzionare da deterrente; avere un effetto deterrente7 (teatr.) recitare: to act in small roles, recitare in piccole parti; He can't act, non sa recitare8 fingere; fare finta; fare la commedia: I had a feeling that he was acting, avevo l'impressione che fingesseB v. t.1 (teatr.) recitare; fare la parte di: to act (the part of) Macbeth, fare la parte di Macbeth; impersonare Macbeth2 comportarsi come; fare: to act one's role, fare la propria parte; to act the victim, fare la vittima● to act one's age, ( di adulto) non fare il bambino □ to act dumb, fingere di non capire □ to act the fool, fare lo scemo □ to act a part, fare la commedia; fingere.* * *[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
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[ækt]1. vi1) (take action) agire2)(function: thing, person)
to act as — fungere da, fare da, (drug) agireacting in my capacity as chairman, I... — in qualità di presidente, io...
to act for sb — agire in nome or per conto di qn
3) (behave) comportarsito act like a fool — fare lo (-a) stupido (-a), comportarsi come uno (-a) stupido (-a)
4) Theatre Cine recitarehe's only acting — sta solo facendo finta or recitando
2. vtto act the fool fig — fare lo (-a) stupido (-a) or il (la)cretino (-a)
3. n1) (deed) attoan act of folly — una pazzia, una follia
to catch sb in the act — cogliere qn in flagrante or sul fatto
2) (also: act of Parliament) legge f3) (Theatre: of play) atto, (in circus, music-hall) numero, (fig: pretence) scena, messinscenait's only an act — è tutta scena, è solo una messinscena
•- act on- act out- act up -
6 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.) rappresentare -
7 act on
1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) seguire2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) agire su, avere effetto su* * *(advice) seguire, agire in base a, (order, instructions) agire in base a, eseguire -
8 act as
(to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.) agire da, agire in qualità di -
9 Official Secrets Act
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10 Riot Act
nome GB dir. stor. = legge che imponeva ai rivoltosi di disperdersi entro un'ora dalla lettura della legge stessa da parte di un magistrato••to read the riot act to sb. — ammonire qcn., richiamare all'ordine qcn
* * *nome GB dir. stor. = legge che imponeva ai rivoltosi di disperdersi entro un'ora dalla lettura della legge stessa da parte di un magistrato••to read the riot act to sb. — ammonire qcn., richiamare all'ordine qcn
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11 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.) fare il buffone -
12 acting act·ing
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13 exact **** ex·act
[ɪɡ'zækt]1. adj(number, value, meaning, time) esatto (-a), (instructions, description) preciso (-a)her exact words were... — le sue precise parole sono state...
to be exact, there were three of us — per essere precisi eravamo in tre
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14 strike while the iron is hot
(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) battere il ferro finché è caldo -
15 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.) capire al volo -
16 toe the line
(to act according to the rules.) (seguire le regole) -
17 exactly *** ex·act·ly adv
[ɪɡ'zæktlɪ](describe, know, resemble) esattamente, (of time) in punto -
18 play the game
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19 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) pugnalare alle spalle -
20 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) pugnalare alle spalle
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