| ترجمات رئيسية |
| act⇒ vi | (behave) | يتصرّف |
| | I thought he was ill, as he was acting strangely. |
| | ظننتُ أنه مريض، فقد كان يتصرف بشكل غريب. |
| act vi | (take action) | يتصرّف |
| | When I have spoken to my advisors, I will act. |
| | سأتصرّف حين أتكلم مع مستشاريّ. |
| act vi | (pretend to be) | يتظاهر |
| | He acted ill, as he didn't want to go to school. |
| | تظاهر بالمرض لأنه لم يود الذهاب إلى المدرسة. |
| act n | (deed) | عمل |
| | The rescue was the act of a brave man. |
| | كانت عملية الإنقاذ عمل شخص شجاع. |
| act n | (pretence) | تظاهُر، تمثيل |
| | Her apparent calmness was all an act. |
| | كان هدوؤها الظاهريّ تمثيلاً. |
| act n | (theatre: division) | فصل، جزء |
| | The balcony scene happens in the second act. |
| | يأتي مشهد الشرفة في الفصل الثاني. |
| act n | (law: statute) | مرسوم |
| | | قانون |
| | | تشريع |
| | | صك |
| | There is an Act which outlaws such behaviour. |
| act n | (performance) | عرض |
| | The second act was a mime artist. |
| | كان العرض الثاني لفنان إيمائيّ. |
| Acts n | (book of Bible) (أحد أسفار في الكتاب المقدس) | الأعمال، أعمال الرسل |
| | Acts is the fifth book of the New Testament. |
| | أعمال الرسل هو السفر الخامس في العهد الجديد. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
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| act on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (respond) | يردّ على شيء |
| | | يفعل بحسب شيء |
| | | يتجاوب مع شيء، يتخذ إجراء حيال شيء |
| | Olga acted on the email she received. |
| act on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have effect) | يؤثر في شيء، يفعل فعله في شيء |
| | The engraving was the result of the acid acting on the metal. |
act [sth] out,
act out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (enact, perform) | يمثّل |
| | Edward and Diana acted out the first scene of the play. |
| | On the training course, employees were asked to work in pairs and act out common workplace scenarios. |
| act out vi phrasal | US (misbehave) | يسيء التصرف |
| | The children are acting out. |
| act up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) | يسيء التصرف، يسيء السلوك |
| | Why do children always wait to be in public to act up? |
| act up vi phrasal | informal (machine: malfunction) | يتعطل، يتوقف عن العمل |
| | The TV is acting up, but I think it's just a loose wire. |
| act up vi phrasal | UK (stand in for [sb] more senior) | يتولى المسؤولية |
| | Lily was asked to act up for the six months that her manager would be away. |
| | طُلب من ليلي أن تتولى المسؤولية طيلة الستة أشهر التي سيغيب فيها مديرها. |
| act upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (do [sth] in response) | يتصرف وفق شيء، يعمل وفق شيء |
| | Harry acted upon Alice's request. |
| act upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have an effect on) | يؤثر على شيء |
| | The drug acts upon the nervous system. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | يؤدّي دور شيء/شخص، يقوم بدور شيء/شخص |
| | | يُستخدم كـ... |
| | When they first met each other, it was her sister who acted as matchmaker. |
| | The man's trousers were held up by a bit of rope that was acting as a belt. |
| act in concert v expr | (do [sth] together) | يعملون بالاتفاق، يتآمرون |
| | The criminals were acting in concert to scam hundreds of people out of their life savings. |
| act in the interests of [sb/sth] vtr | (act to protect or help) | يعمل لمصلحة/لصالح شخص/شيء |
| | An attorney will always act in the best interests of her client. |
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | يتصرف كأنه شيء/شخص |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | يقلِّد شيئًا |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| act of faith n | (out of religious conviction) | عبادة |
| | Going on a religious pilgrimage is an act of faith. |
| act of faith n | (demonstration of earnestness) | دليل ثقة |
| | Putting down a deposit is considered an act of faith. |
| act of God n | (natural disaster) | كارثة طبيعية |
| act of God n | (law: unpreventable disaster) | قوة قاهرة، قضاء وقدر |
| | The insurance company refused to pay out, ruling that the damages resulted from an act of God. |
| act of grace n | UK (amnesty) | عفو عام |
| act of kindness n | (favour, considerate gesture) | معروف، عمل إنساني |
| | In an act of kindness he gave me his sandwich. |
| act of love n | (action motivated by love) | دليل محبة، عمل ينمّ عن محبة |
| act of violence n | (law: violent act, attack) | عمل عنيف، اعتداء |
| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | عمل عدائيّ، عمل حربيّ |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| act together vi + adv | (have an effect together) | يعمل معًا، يؤثّر معًا |
| act together vi + adv | (collaborate) | يتعاون |
| act well vi + adv | (actor: be convincing) | يمثّل ببراعة، يمثّل دوره بإتقان |
| | Little Johnny acted so well in the school play, I'm sure he'll grow up to win an Oscar. |
| act your age interj | informal (stop behaving immaturely) | تصرَّف كشخص راشد |
| | Fred should start acting his age. |
| balancing act n | figurative (give equal attention to two things) (مجازي: يولي أمرين اهتمامًا متساويًا) | يوازن |
| class act n | (amazing person) | شخص مثاليّ، شخص ممتاز، شخص رائع |
| class act n | (amazing performance) | أداء ممتاز، أداء رائع |
| clean up your act v expr | informal (behave properly) | يحسّن سلوكه، يغيّر أداءه |
| criminal act n | (crime) | جريمة |
| | The man was charged with three criminal acts, the most serious being arson. |
| disappearing act n | (magic trick) | إخفاء بخدعة سحرية |
| | The magician performed a disappearing act in which a rabbit disappeared from under a hat. |
| disappearing act n | figurative, informal (disappearance) | اختفاء |
| | Jenny does a disappearing act whenever helping with the housework is mentioned. |
| FOIA n | US, initialism (Freedom of Information Act) | قانون حرية المعلومات |
| Freedom of Information Act n | US (law governing access to data) | قانون حرية المعلومات، قانون حرية الوصول إلى المعلومات |
| get your act together v expr | (behavior: make socially acceptable) | يحسن التصرّف |
| heroic act n | (brave, selfless action) | عمل بطولي |
| | I was surprised by John's heroic act of giving all that money to charity. |
| high-wire act n | (performance on a tightrope) | أداء على حبل مشدود عالٍ |
| high-wire act n | figurative (difficult activity) | عمل فيه مجازفة، مهمة صعبة |
| in the act adv | (committing a crime) | بالجرم المشهود |
| | The police arrived and caught the thief in the act. |
| in the act of expr | (while committing: crime, transgression) | وهو يرتكب |
| | The police arrived while he was in the act of stealing the girl's purse. |
| in the very act adv | (committing this crime) | متلبِّسًا |
| | I caught my dog in the very act of eating the steak I had bought for dinner. |
| magic act n | (illusion, trick) | خدعة سحرية |
| | A famous magic act involves cutting a woman in half. |
| noble act n | (selfless, honourable action) | عمل نبيل، فعل شريف |
| opening act n | (play: first part) (في مسرحية) | الفصل الأول |
| | They arrived late at the theatre and missed the opening act. |
| opening act n | (theatre: first performer) | العرض الافتتاحي |
| | My son's band was the opening act for the Rolling Stones concert. |
| overt act n | (law: with intent to harm) (في القانون: بنيّة الأذية) | فعل سافر |
| power to act n | (law: right to intervene) | توكيل شرعي |
| power to act n | (authority to take action) | صلاحية التصرف |
| put on an act v expr | (behave falsely) | يتظاهر، يتصنَّع |
| read the riot act v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand [sb]) | يؤنّب شخصًا، يوبّخ شخصًا |
| | Anyone who breaks the school rules can expect the head teacher to read the riot act. |
read [sb] the riot act,
read the riot act to [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand) | يؤنّب شخصًا، يوبّخ شخصًا |
| | My curfew is midnight, but I got home at three in the morning, and my mom read me the riot act. |
| RICO n | US, acronym (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) (لمكافحة الجريمة المنظمة) | قانون ريكو |
| ملاحظة: قانون أمريكي لمكافحة الجريمة المنظَّمة |
| | The company was sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. |
| sex act n | (sexual intercourse) | علاقة جنسية |
| | They were arrested for performing a sex act in public! |
| speech act n | (linguistics) (في اللغة) | عمل كلاميّ، فعل كلاميّ، حدث كلاميّ |
| unsafe act n | (action: dangerous, negligent) (ينمّ عن خطر أو إهمال) | تصرُّف غير آمن |
| violent act n | (physical aggression) | عمل عدائي، تصرف عدائي |
| | This man is guilty of several violent acts against both women and young boys. |
| warm-up act n | (performer: before main act) (قبل العرض الرئيسي) | عرض افتتاحيّ |