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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
in the act of expr	(while committing: crime, transgression) (coloquial)	con las manos en la masa loc adv
	The police arrived while he was in the act of stealing the girl's purse.
	La policía llegó y lo pilló con las manos en la masa cuando le robaba el bolso a la chica.
		in fraganti loc adv
	La policía lo encontró in fraganti cuando le robaba el bolso a la chica.
		en el acto de loc prep
	El policía llegó cuando estaba en el acto de robarle el bolso a la chica.

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
act in the interests of [sb/sth] vtr	(act to protect or help)	actuar en favor de loc verb
	An attorney will always act in the best interests of her client.
	Un abogado actúa en favor de los intereses de su cliente.

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'in the act of' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

detect - red-handed

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