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A n1 (action, deed) acte m ; to be in the act of doing être en train de faire ; an act of cruelty/kindness un acte de cruauté/bonté ; it was the act of a madman il fallait être fou pour faire ça ;2 Jur, Pol ( law) ( also Act) loi f ; Act of Parliament/Congress loi votée par le Parlement/le Congrès ;4 ( entertainment routine) numéro m ; song and dance act numéro m de chant et de danse ; to put on an act fig péj jouer la comédie ; it's all an act c'est de la frime ○ or du cinéma ○ ; to get in on the act s'y mettre ; their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act c'est leur entreprise qui a lancé la mode et maintenant tous leurs concurrents veulent s'y mettre aussi.B vtr Theat jouer [part, role] ; he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig il s'est comporté en hôte irréprochable.C vi1 ( take action) agir ; we must act quickly il nous faut agir rapidement ; she still believes she was acting for the best elle persiste à penser qu'elle a fait pour le mieux ; they only acted out of fear c'est la peur qui les a fait agir ; to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb agir au nom de or pour le compte de qn ;2 ( behave) agir, se comporter ; to act aggressively towards sb se comporter or agir de manière agressive envers qn ;3 Theat jouer, faire du théâtre ; fig ( pretend) jouer la comédie, faire semblant ; she can't act! Theat elle joue mal!, c'est une mauvaise actrice! ;4 ( take effect) [drug, substance] agir ;5 ( serve) to act as [person, object] servir de ; he acted as their interpreter il leur a servi d'interprète.to be caught in the act être pris sur le fait or en flagrant délit ; to get one's act together se prendre en main ; it will be a hard act to follow ça sera difficile à égaler.
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