ACT

[ækt] I

nome

1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.

an act of kindness — un atto di gentilezza

2) dir. (law) (anche Act) legge 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

it's all an act — è tutta scena

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

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to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante

to get one's act together — organizzarsi

it will be a hard act to follow — sarà difficile da eguagliare

II 1.

verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (take action) agire

we must act quickly — dobbiamo agire prontamente

to be acting for the best — agire per il meglio

to act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn

2) (behave) agire, comportarsi

3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta

4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto

5) (serve)

to act as — [person, object] fungere da

he acted as their interpreter — ha fatto loro da interprete

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- act out

- act up

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[ækt] 1. verb

1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agire

2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportarsi

3) (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).) recitare

2. noun

1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) atto

2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) legge

3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) atto

4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero di varietà

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- acting

- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act

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n abbr

(= American College Test) esame di ammissione ai college americani

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ACT

sigla

1 (GB, advance corporation tax) tassa societaria anticipata

2 (Australian Capital Territory) territorio della capitale dell'Australia (Canberra).

♦ (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. 6

2 comportarsi; agire: to act suspiciously, comportarsi in modo sospetto; to act like a fool, comportarsi da stupido

3 (di medicina, ecc.) agire; avere effetto; fare effetto: These pills act on the kidneys, queste pillole agiscono sui reni

4 – 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, presiedere

5 – to act as, funzionare da; avere l'effetto di: to act as a deterrent, funzionare da deterrente; avere un effetto deterrente

6 – to act for, agire per conto di; rappresentare

7 (teatr.) recitare: to act in small roles, recitare in piccole parti; He can't act, non sa recitare

8 fingere; fare finta; fare la commedia: I had a feeling that he was acting, avevo l'impressione che fingesse

B v. t.

1 (teatr.) recitare; fare la parte di: to act (the part of) Macbeth, fare la parte di Macbeth; impersonare Macbeth

2 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.

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[ækt] I

nome

1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.

an act of kindness — un atto di gentilezza

2) dir. (law) (anche Act) legge 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

it's all an act — è tutta scena

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

••

to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante

to get one's act together — organizzarsi

it will be a hard act to follow — sarà difficile da eguagliare

II 1.

verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (take action) agire

we must act quickly — dobbiamo agire prontamente

to be acting for the best — agire per il meglio

to act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn

2) (behave) agire, comportarsi

3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta

4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto

5) (serve)

to act as — [person, object] fungere da

he acted as their interpreter — ha fatto loro da interprete

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- act out

- act up