| Traduções principais |
| act⇒ vi | (behave) | agir v int |
| | | comportar-se vp |
| | I thought he was ill, as he was acting strangely. |
| | Achei que ele estivesse doente, porque estava agindo de modo estranho. |
| | Achei que ele estivesse doente, porque estava se comportando de modo estranho. |
| act vi | (take action) | agir v int |
| | When I have spoken to my advisors, I will act. |
| | Quando tiver falado com meus assessores, vou agir. |
| act vi | (pretend to be) | agir como v int |
| | | fingir-se vp |
| | He acted ill, as he didn't want to go to school. |
| | Ele agiu como doente, pois não queria ir à escola. |
| | Ele fingiu-se doente, pois não queria ir à escola. |
| act n | (deed) | ato sm |
| | The rescue was the act of a brave man. |
| | O resgate foi o ato de um homem corajoso. |
| act n | (pretence) | fingimento sm |
| | Her apparent calmness was all an act. |
| | Sua calma aparente era tudo fingimento. |
| act n | (theatre: division) (teatro) | ato sm |
| | The balcony scene happens in the second act. |
| | A cena da sacada acontece no segundo ato. |
| act n | (law: statute) | decreto sm |
| | | lei sf |
| | There is an Act which outlaws such behaviour. |
| act n | (performance) | artista sm, sf |
| | The second act was a mime artist. |
| | O segundo artista foi de um ator de mímica. |
| Acts n | (book of Bible) (livro da Bíblia) | livro de Atos sm |
| | Acts is the fifth book of the New Testament. |
| | O livro de Atos é o quinto no Novo Testamento. |
Locuções verbais
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| act on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (respond) | responder a vt + prep |
| | Olga acted on the email she received. |
| | Olga respondeu ao e-mail que ela recebeu. |
| act on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have effect) | agir sobre vt + prep |
| | The engraving was the result of the acid acting on the metal. |
| | A estampa era resultado do ácido agindo sobre o metal. |
act [sth] out,
act out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (enact, perform) | atuar vt |
| | 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. |
| | Edward e Diana atuaram a primeira cena da peça. No treinamento, os funcionários foram convidados a trabalhar em duplas e a atuar cenários comuns de trabalho. |
| act out vi phrasal | US (misbehave) | comportar-se mal expres v |
| | The children are acting out. |
| | As crianças estão comportando-se mal. |
| act up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) | fazer cena loc v |
| | Why do children always wait to be in public to act up? |
| | Por que as crianças esperam estarem em público para fazer cena? |
| act up vi phrasal | informal (machine: malfunction) | dar problema loc v |
| | The TV is acting up, but I think it's just a loose wire. |
| | A TV está dando problema, mas eu acho que é só um fio solto. |
| act up vi phrasal | UK (stand in for [sb] more senior) | substituir vt |
| | Lily was asked to act up for the six months that her manager would be away. |
| | Lily foi convidada para substituir seu gerente durante os seis meses que ele estaria fora. |
| act upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (do [sth] in response) | agir sob vt + prep |
| | Harry acted upon Alice's request. |
| act upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have an effect on) | atuar em, agir em vt + prep |
| | | fazer efeito em loc verb + prep |
| | The drug acts upon the nervous system. |
Formas compostas:
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| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | agir como loc v |
| | 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. |
| | Quando eles se conheceram foi a irmã dela que agiu como cupido. |
| act in concert v expr | (do [sth] together) | agir de comum acordo expres |
| | | agir em conluio expres |
| | 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) | agir nos interesses de loc v |
| | An attorney will always act in the best interests of her client. |
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | agir como se vi + adv |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | imitar vt |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| act of faith n | (out of religious conviction) | ato de fé sm + prep + sf |
| | Going on a religious pilgrimage is an act of faith. |
| act of faith n | (demonstration of earnestness) | ato de fé loc sm |
| | Putting down a deposit is considered an act of faith. |
| act of God n | (natural disaster) | desastre natural sm + adj |
| | | fenômeno natural sm + adj |
| act of God n | (law: unpreventable disaster) (Direito) | caso fortuito expres |
| | | força maior expres |
| | The insurance company refused to pay out, ruling that the damages resulted from an act of God. |
| act of grace n | UK (amnesty) (ato de perdão) | ato de graça, ato de clemência loc sm |
| act of kindness n | (favour, considerate gesture) (favor) | ato de bondade loc sm |
| | In an act of kindness he gave me his sandwich. |
| act of love n | (action motivated by love) | ato de amor sm |
| act of violence n | (law: violent act, attack) | ato de violência loc sm |
| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | ato de guerra loc sm |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| act well vi + adv | (actor: be convincing) (teatro) | atuar bem loc v int + adv |
| | 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) | agir de acordo com a sua idade loc v |
| | Fred should start acting his age. |
| clean up your act v expr | informal (behave properly) | mudar de atitude expres v |
| criminal act n | (crime) | ato criminoso, ação criminal loc sm |
| | | crimes |
| | The man was charged with three criminal acts, the most serious being arson. |
| disappearing act n | (magic trick) | mágica de desaparição loc sf |
| | | truque de desaparição loc sm |
| | The magician performed a disappearing act in which a rabbit disappeared from under a hat. |
| disappearing act n | figurative, informal (disappearance) | resolver desaparecer loc v |
| | Jenny does a disappearing act whenever helping with the housework is mentioned. |
| FOIA n | US, initialism (Freedom of Information Act) (lei de direito à informação) | Ato de Liberdade de Informação sm |
| get your act together v expr | (behavior: make socially acceptable) | ser sociável expres v |
| heroic act n | (brave, selfless action) (ação abnegada) | ato de heroísmo loc sm |
| | I was surprised by John's heroic act of giving all that money to charity. |
| magic act n | (illusion, trick) | truque de mágica loc sm |
| | A famous magic act involves cutting a woman in half. |
| opening act n | (play: first part) | ato de abertura loc sm |
| | They arrived late at the theatre and missed the opening act. |
| opening act n | (theatre: first performer) | banda de abertura loc sf |
| | My son's band was the opening act for the Rolling Stones concert. |
| power to act n | (law: right to intervene) (direito legal de intervir ou agir) | autoridade sf |
| power to act n | (authority to take action) (autoridade para agir) | poder de ação loc sm |
| read the riot act v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand [sb]) (repreender alguém severamente) | passar o maior sabão expres |
| | | dar um sermão loc v |
| | 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) | dar um sermão loc v |
| | 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) (Unidade de combate ao crime organizado) | RICO sigla |
| Nota: Unidade de combate ao crime organizado. RICO é a sigla para Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations |
| | The company was sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. |
| sex act n | (sexual intercourse) | ato sexual loc sm |
| | They were arrested for performing a sex act in public! |
| unsafe act n | (action: dangerous, negligent) | imprudência sf |
| | | ação arriscada sf + adj |
| | | ação temerária sf + adj |
| | | ato irresponsável sm + adj |
| violent act n | (physical aggression) | ato violento sm |
| | (informal) | violência sf |
| | | agressão física sf |
| | This man is guilty of several violent acts against both women and young boys. |
| warm-up act n | (performer: before main act) | número de abertura loc sm |
| | | show de abertura loc sm |