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[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
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