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act noun

  /æk/ , /ækt/
  • (countable) Something done, a deed.
  • (countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
  • (countable) A display of behaviour.
  • (law) Ellipsis of act of parliament.
 acto
  • The process of doing something.
 acto, acción
  • (law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
 ley
  • (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
 hecho, acta

act verb

  /æk/ , /ækt/
  • (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
 actuar
  • (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
 actuar, comportar
  • (intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
  • (intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
 comportar

acting noun

  /ˈæk.tɪŋ/
  • (uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.
 actuación

acting adjective

  /ˈæk.tɪŋ/
  • Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
 interino, en funciones, suplente
get one's act together
ponerse las pilas, sentar la cabeza
act one's age
comportarse
in the act
con las manos en la masa
act out
especular, gozar de la vida
act on
actuar de acuerdo con, actuar en contra de, actuar en base a, reaccionar ante, actuar sobre
speech act
acto de habla
act of God
fuerza mayor, caso fortuito, cosa de Dios
juridical act
acto jurídico
juristic act
acto jurídico
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