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[ækt]
1. vi
1) (take action) agire

the police acted quickly — la polizia ha agito prontamente

he acted to stop it — è intervenuto per fermarlo

2)

(function: thing, person) to act as — fungere da, fare da, (drug) agire

he acts as my assistant — mi fa da assistente

acting in my capacity as chairman, I ... — in qualità di presidente, io...

it acts as a deterrent — serve da deterrente

to act for sb — agire in nome or per conto di qn

who is acting for the defendant? — chi è l'avvocato difensore?

3) (behave) comportarsi

to act like a fool — fare lo (-a) stupido (-a), comportarsi come uno (-a) stupido (-a)

she acted as if she was upset — si era mostrata contrariata

4) Theatre Cine recitare

he's only acting — sta solo facendo finta or recitando

2. vt
(play) rappresentare, mettere in scena, (part) recitare, interpretare

to act Hamlet — recitare la parte di Amleto

to act the fool fig — fare lo (-a) stupido (-a) or il (la)cretino (-a)

3. n
1) (deed) atto

an act of kindness — un atto di gentilezza

an act of folly — una pazzia, una follia

I was in the act of writing to him — stavo (proprio) scrivendo a lui

to catch sb in the act — cogliere qn in flagrante or sul fatto

I caught him in the act of stealing — l'ho sorpreso a rubare

2) (also: act of Parliament) legge f
3) (Theatre: of play) atto, (in circus, music-hall) numero, (fig: pretence) scena, messinscena

in the first act — nel primo atto

it's only an act — è tutta scena, è solo una messinscena


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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