| Traduceri principale |
| act⇒ vi | (behave) | a se comporta vb.reflex. |
| | | a se purta vb.reflex. |
| | | a acționa vb.intranz. |
| | I thought he was ill, as he was acting strangely. |
| | Am crezut că e bolnav pentru că se comporta ciudat. |
| | Am crezut că e bolnav pentru că se purta ciudat. |
| | Am crezut că e bolnav pentru că acționa ciudat. |
| act vi | (take action) | a acționa vb.tranz. |
| | When I have spoken to my advisors, I will act. |
| | Voi acționa după ce voi vorbi cu consilierii mei. |
| act vi | (pretend to be) | a se preface vb.reflex. |
| | He acted ill, as he didn't want to go to school. |
| | S-a prefăcut bolnav pentru că nu voia să meargă la școală. |
| act n | (deed) | faptă s.f. |
| | | acțiune s.f. |
| | The rescue was the act of a brave man. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Îi plăcea să se laude cu faptele lui mărețe din timpul războiului. |
| | A fost salvat prin acțiunea unui om curajos. |
| act n | (pretence) | prefăcătorie s.f. |
| | | simulare s.f. |
| | Her apparent calmness was all an act. |
| | Calmul ei aparent nu era decât o prefăcătorie. |
| act n | (theatre: division) (teatru) | act s.n. |
| | The balcony scene happens in the second act. |
| | Scena din balcon se petrece în actul al doilea. |
| act n | (law: statute) | lege s.f. |
| | | decret s.n. |
| | There is an Act which outlaws such behaviour. |
| | Există o lege care declară ca ilegal un astfel de comportament. |
| act n | (performance) | număr s.n. |
| | | reprezentație s.f. |
| | The second act was a mime artist. |
| | Al doilea număr a fost un mim. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Ne-a plăcut mult reprezentația din seara asta. |
Locuțiuni verbale
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| act on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (respond) | a răspunde la vb.intranz. |
| | Olga acted on the email she received. |
| act on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have effect) | a acționa asupra vb.intranz. |
| | | a ataca vb.tranz. |
| | The engraving was the result of the acid acting on the metal. |
act [sth] out,
act out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (enact, perform) | a interpreta, a juca vb.tranz. |
| | 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) | a face prostii loc.vb. |
| | | a se prosti, a se izmeni, a se maimuțări vb.reflex. |
| | The children are acting out. |
| act upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (do [sth] in response) | a acționa pe baza vb.intranz. |
| | Harry acted upon Alice's request. |
| act upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have an effect on) | a acționa asupra vb.intranz. |
| | | a afecta, a influența vb.tranz. |
| | The drug acts upon the nervous system. |
Forme compuse:
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| act as [sth/sb] vi + prep | (perform function) | a acționa în calitate de / pe post de vb.intranz. |
| | 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 | (act together, do [sth] as a team) | a acționa împreună loc.vb. |
| | 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) | a acționa în interesul loc.vb. |
| | An attorney will always act in the best interests of her client. |
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | a se comporta ca și cum vb.reflex. |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | a se comporta ca, a se comporta precum vb.reflex. |
| | | a imita vb.tranz. |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| act of faith n | (out of religious conviction) | act de credință s.n. |
| | Going on a religious pilgrimage is an act of faith. |
| act of faith n | (demonstration of earnestness) | act de credință s.n. |
| | Putting down a deposit is considered an act of faith. |
| act of God n | (law: unpreventable disaster) | catastrofă naturală, calamitate naturală s.f. |
| | (caz de) | forță majoră s.f. |
| | The insurance company refused to pay out, ruling that the damages resulted from an act of God. |
| act of grace n | UK (amnesty) | grațiere s.f. |
| act of kindness n | (favour, considerate gesture) | gest de bunăvoință s.n. |
| | In an act of kindness he gave me his sandwich. |
| act of love n | (action motivated by love) | gest de dragoste s.n. |
| act of violence n | (law: violent act, attack) | act de violență s.n. |
| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | acțiune care duce la război s.f. |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| act up vi | UK (child: misbehave) | a se prosti vb.reflex. |
| | Why do children always wait to be in public to act up? |
| act up vi | (machine: malfunction) | a nu mai funcționa vb.intranz. |
| | The coffee machine is acting up again, spewing coffee everywhere but in the carafe. |
| act well vi | (play an acting role well) | a juca bine loc.vb. |
| | 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) | a se comporta conform vârstei |
| | Fred should start acting his age. |
| balancing act n | figurative (give equal attention to two things) (figurat) | a jongla cu două lucruri în același timp expr.vb. |
| | | a acorda atenție la două lucruri în același timp expr.vb. |
| criminal act n | (crime) | act criminal s.n. |
| | The man was charged with three criminal acts, the most serious being arson. |
| disappearing act n | (magic trick) (care presupune dispariție) | număr de magie s.n. |
| | The magician performed a disappearing act in which a rabbit disappeared from under a hat. |
| disappearing act n | figurative, informal (disappearance) | a dispărea vb.intranz. |
| | | dispariție s.f. |
| | Jenny does a disappearing act whenever helping with the housework is mentioned. |
| heroic act n | (brave, selfless action) | faptă eroică s.f. |
| | I was surprised by John's heroic act of giving all that money to charity. |
| in the act adv | (committing a crime) | asupra faptului adv. |
| | The police arrived and caught the thief in the act. |
| in the act of prep | (while committing the crime of) | în timp ce |
| | The police arrived while he was in the act of stealing the girl's purse. |
| in the very act adv | (committing this crime) | asupra faptului loc.adv. |
| | I caught my dog in the very act of eating the steak I had bought for dinner. |
| magic act n | (illusion, trick) | act de magie s.n. |
| | | act magic s.n. |
| | A famous magic act involves cutting a woman in half. |
| power to act n | (law: right to intervene) | drept de intervenție s.n. |
| power to act n | (authority to take action) | drept de intervenție s.n. |
| read the riot act v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand [sb]) (figurat) | a săpuni vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | 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) (figurat) | a trage o săpuneală loc.vb. |
| | | a dojeni, a mustra vb.tranz. |
| | 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) | legea americană R.I.C.O. contra crimei organizate s.f. |
| | The company was sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. |
| sex act n | (sexual intercourse) | act sexual s.n. |
| | They were arrested for performing a sex act in public! |
| violent act n | (physical aggression) | act de violență s.n. |
| | This man is guilty of several violent acts against both women and young boys. |