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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).) darbošanās/rīcības brīdī -
2 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) darbošanās/rīcības brīdī -
3 to catch somebody in the act of doing something
pieķert kādu notikuma vietāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to catch somebody in the act of doing something
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4 to surprise somebody in the act
pārsteigt kādu nozieguma vietāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to surprise somebody in the act
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5 to take somebody in the act
pieķert kādu nozieguma vietā -
6 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) darboties; rīkoties2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) izturēties3) (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).) tēlot2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) darbība; rīcība2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) likums3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) (lugas) cēliens4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) programmas numurs•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *darbība, rīcība; likums, lēmums; akts; cēliens; darboties, rīkoties; tēlot -
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.) rīkoties kāda vietā -
8 act on
1) (to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.) sekot padomam2) (to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) iedarboties -
9 act as
(to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.) būt par; strādāt par -
10 the Riot act
likums par miera un sabiedriskās kārtības ievērošanu -
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.) muļķoties; dzīt velnu -
12 strike while the iron is hot
(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) kalt dzelzi, kamēr tā karsta -
13 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.) saprast mājienu -
14 toe the line
(to act according to the rules.) pakļauties prasībām -
15 play the game
(to act fairly and honestly.) rīkoties godīgi -
16 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) rīkoties nodevīgi -
17 stab (someone) in the back
(to act treacherously towards (someone).) rīkoties nodevīgi -
18 to act on the defensive
aizsargāties; aizstāvēties -
19 to act the fool
izlikties par muļķi -
20 to act the goat
ākstīties; dzīt velnu
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