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1 put on an act
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2 act
n. handeling; daad; akte; wet; nummer, bedrijf--------v. handelen, optreden; zich gedragen, toneelspelen, een rol spelenact1[ ækt] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 handeling ⇒ daad, werk♦voorbeelden:act of war • oorlogshandeling2 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 act of Congress, 〈 Brits-Engels〉act of Parliament • wet van het Congres/Parlementgo into one's act • zijn bekende grapjes uithalenput on an act • komedie spelenact of God • straffe Gods; 〈 verzekeringswezen〉overmacht, force majeure 〈 met betrekking tot natuurgeweld〉catch/take someone in the (very) act • iemand op heterdaad betrappen〈 slang〉 get one's act together • orde op zaken stellen, zijn zaakjes voor elkaar krijgensteal the act • uitbenI was in the (very) act of writing a letter • ik was net een brief aan het schrijven————————act22 handelen ⇒ optreden, iets doen6 komedie spelen ⇒ zich aanstellen, veinzen♦voorbeelden:he acts like a fool • hij gedraagt zich als een dwaas2 why don't the police act? • waarom grijpt de politie niet in?the chairman asked her to act for him • de voorzitter vroeg haar om hem te vervangen¶ Ayckbourn's plays act well • de stukken van Ayckbourn zijn goed speelbaar/bekken goedII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 uitbeelden ⇒ spelen, uitspelen♦voorbeelden:act out one's emotions • zijn gevoelens uitspelen/naar buiten brengen -
3 faith
n. geloof, godsdienst, religie; trouw, vertrouwen, trouw zijn[ feeθ]4 geloof ⇒ geloofsovertuiging, religie♦voorbeelden:keep faith with • zijn woord houden jegens
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put on an act — {v. phr.} 1. To perform a play. * /The seventh grade put on a lovely act for Christmas for the parents./ 2. To pretend. * / If you always put on an act, her father said, people will never know who you really are. / … Dictionary of American idioms
put on an act — {v. phr.} 1. To perform a play. * /The seventh grade put on a lovely act for Christmas for the parents./ 2. To pretend. * / If you always put on an act, her father said, people will never know who you really are. / … Dictionary of American idioms
put on an act — 1. To make a pretence 2. To show off • • • Main Entry: ↑act … Useful english dictionary
put on an act — index fake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put\ on\ an\ act — v. phr. 1. To perform a play. The seventh grade put on a lovely act for Christmas for the parents. 2. To pretend. If you always put on an act, her father said, people will never know who you really are … Словарь американских идиом
put on an act — pretend … English contemporary dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put on — [v1] pretend act, affect, assume, bluff, confound, confuse, counterfeit, deceive, don, fake, feign, make believe, masquerade, playact, pose, pull, put on a front, put on an act, sham, simulate, strike, take on, trick; concept 59 Ant. be truthful… … New thesaurus
act — act, action 1. The distinction between the two words in their general meanings is not always clear: we are judged by our acts or by our actions. In general, however, action has more of the notion of performance, and extends to inanimate things… … Modern English usage
act — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See action, drama, conduct, affectation, representation, rule. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action] Syn. action, deed, performance, exploit; see action 2 . 2. [An official or legal s … English dictionary for students
put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder