I. act [americ ækt, Brit akt] VERBO intr
1.1. act (take action, do sth):
- act
- actuar
- I'm acting on behalf of my client
- actúo en representación de mi cliente
- we must act now
- tenemos que tomar medidas inmediatamente
1.2. act (function, work):
- act drug/chemical:
- hacer efecto
- act drug/chemical:
- actuar
- it will take a while to act
- tardará un rato en hacer efecto
1.3. act (serve):
- to act as sth
- servir de algo
- this will act as a warning
- esto servirá de advertencia
- she will act as interpreter
- hará de intérprete
1.4. act <acting, Part pres
> chairman/director/head:
- act
- interino
2. act (behave):
- act
- comportarse
- act
- actuar
- they acted irresponsibly
- actuaron or se comportaron de forma irresponsable
- just act as if nothing had happened
- haz como si no hubiera pasado nada
- sorry, I acted like a fool
- perdón, fui muy tonto or me comporté como un tonto
- stop acting like a child!
- ¡no seas infantil!
- she always acts very polite toward us coloq
- siempre es muy cortés con nosotros
3.1. act:
- act (perform)
- actuar
- act (perform)
- trabajar
- act (as profession)
- ser actor
- she's always wanted to act
- siempre ha querido ser actriz
3.2. act (pretend):
- he acted all nonchalant coloq
- hizo como si no le importara
- don't act innocent/dumb with me!
- ¡no te hagas el inocente/tonto conmigo!
II. act [americ ækt, Brit akt] VERBO trans
1. act (perform):
- act role/part
- interpretar
- act role/part
- hacer
- the play was very well acted
- la obra estuvo muy bien interpretada or actuada
2. act (behave like, play role of):
- act
- hacerse
- it's no use acting the innocent
- es inútil que te hagas el inocente
III. act [americ ækt, Brit akt] SUBST
1. act (deed):
- act
- acto m
- it was a foolish/brave act
- fue una locura/un acto de valentía
- an act of aggression
- una agresión
- an act of treason
- una traición
- the government's latest act was to free the prisoners
- la última acción del gobierno fue liberar a los prisioneros
- destroying the animal was an act of kindness
- sacrificar al animal fue un acto piadoso
- these acts of violence will not go unpunished
- estos actos de violencia no quedarán impunes
- my first act was to …
- lo primero que hice fue …
- by an act of God JUR
- por caso fortuito
- by an act of God JUR
- por acto de la naturaleza
- the Acts of the Apostles
- los Hechos de los Apóstoles
- I was just in the act of writing to you
- precisamente te estaba escribiendo
- to catch sb in the act
- agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa
- to catch sb in the act
- coger a alguien con las manos en la masa esp Esp
- to catch sb in the act
- sorprender a alguien in fraganti
2. act (law):
- act
- ley f
- an act of Parliament/Congress
- una ley aprobada por el Parlamento/Congreso
- to pass an act
- aprobar una ley
3.1. act (division of play):
- act
- acto m
- a one-act play
- una obra de teatro de un solo acto
- a play in three acts
- una obra en tres actos
3.2. act (routine):
- act
- número m
- a comedy/juggling act
- un número cómico/de malabarismo
- it's time for the government to change its act
- ya es hora de que el gobierno cambie su enfoque
- to be a hard or difficult act to follow
- ser difícil de igualar
- to do a disappearing or vanishing act
- esfumarse como por arte de magia
- to get into or in on the act
- meterse en el asunto
- to get one's act together
- organizarse
- to get one's act together
- hacer las cosas como Dios manda
- to smarten up one's act
- enmendarse
4. act (pretense):
- it was all a big act
- era puro cuento or puro teatro coloq
- to put on an act
- hacer teatro coloq
- to put on an act
- fingir
- don't be taken in, he's just putting on an act
- no te dejes engañar, está haciendo teatro coloq
act out VERBO [americ ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
- act out
- representar
- she acted out what she had seen
- nos hizo una demostración de lo que había visto
- the drama was acted out before our eyes
- la tragedia ocurrió or se desarrolló ante nuestros propios ojos
act on VERBO [americ ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + prep + o)
1. act on (follow):
- act on advice
- seguir
- act on orders
- cumplir
- until the problem is recognized and acted on …
- hasta que se reconozca el problema y se actúe or se proceda en consecuencia …
- acting on information received, the police made two arrests
- actuando sobre la base de información recibida, la policía realizó dos arrestos
- she took a decision, but failed to act on it
- tomó una decisión pero no obró en consecuencia
2. act on (affect):
- act on drug/chemical/force:
- actuar sobre
- the drug acts on the nervous system
- el fármaco actúa sobre el sistema nervioso
double act SUBST
- they do/are a double act
- son una pareja de humoristas
- they do/are a double act
- actúan en pareja
sex act SUBST
- sex act
- acto m sexual
act for VERBO [americ ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + prep + o) (represent)
- act for
- representar
act upon VERBO [americ ækt -, Brit akt -]
act upon → act on
act on VERBO [americ ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + prep + o)
1. act on (follow):
- act on advice
- seguir
- act on orders
- cumplir
- until the problem is recognized and acted on …
- hasta que se reconozca el problema y se actúe or se proceda en consecuencia …
- acting on information received, the police made two arrests
- actuando sobre la base de información recibida, la policía realizó dos arrestos
- she took a decision, but failed to act on it
- tomó una decisión pero no obró en consecuencia
2. act on (affect):
- act on drug/chemical/force:
- actuar sobre
- the drug acts on the nervous system
- el fármaco actúa sobre el sistema nervioso
act up VERBO [americ ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + adv)
act up (cause trouble) coloq:
- act up child/machine/car:
- dar guerra coloq
- my back's been acting up again
- la espalda me ha estado fastidiando otra vez coloq
balancing act [americ ˈbælənsɪŋ ækt, Brit] SUBST
- to perform a balancing act
- hacer malabarismos
- he is attempting a balancing act between both groups
- está haciendo malabarismos para contentar a ambos grupos
speech act SUBST
- speech act
- acto m de habla
inglês
espanhol
I. act [ækt] SUBST
1. act (action):
- act
- acto m
- act of charity
- obra f de caridad
- an act of God JUR
- un caso de fuerza mayor
- the Acts of the Apostles REL
- los Hechos de los Apóstoles
- to catch sb in the act
- coger a alguien con las manos en la masa
2. act (performance):
- act
- número m
- a hard act to follow
- un número difícil de repetir
3. act (pretence):
- act
- fingimiento m
4. act TEATR:
- act
- acto m
5. act JUR:
- act
- ley f
Expressões:
- to get one's act together coloq
- arreglárselas
- to get in on the act
- lograr tomar parte en el asunto
II. act [ækt] VERBO intr
1. act (take action):
- act
- actuar
- to act for sb
- representar a alguien
2. act (behave):
- act
- portarse
3. act (take effect):
- act
- dar resultados
4. act TEATR:
- act
- actuar
5. act (pretend):
- act
- fingir
III. act [ækt] VERBO trans TEATR
- act
- representar
- to act the part of sb
- hacer el papel de alguien
- to act the fool
- hacer el tonto
act up VERBO intr coloq
1. act up person:
- act up
- hacer de las suyas
2. act up machine:
- act up
- fallar
- act up
- no funcionar
speech act SUBST LINGUÍS
- speech act
- acto m de habla
act on VERBO trans
- act on
- obrar de acuerdo con
play-act [ˈpleɪækt] VERBO intr
1. play-act TEATR:
- play-act
- actuar
2. play-act fig:
- play-act
- hacer teatro
act out VERBO trans
act out scene:
- act out
- representar
- he acted on the orders of his superiors
- actuó siguiendo órdenes de sus superiores
espanhol
inglês
- ley f
- act
- bajeza (acción humillante)
- mean act
- bajeza (acción vil)
- vile act
inglês
espanhol
I. act [ækt] SUBST
1. act (action):
- act
- acto m
- act of charity
- obra f de caridad
- an act of God JUR
- un caso de fuerza mayor
- the Acts of the Apostles REL
- los Hechos de los Apóstoles
- to catch sb in the act
- coger a alguien con las manos en la masa
2. act (performance):
- act
- número m
- a hard act to follow
- un número difícil de repetir
3. act (pretence):
- act
- fingimiento m
4. act TEATR:
- act
- acto m
5. act JUR:
- act
- ley f
Expressões:
- to get one's act together coloq
- arreglárselas
- to get in on the act
- lograr tomar parte en el asunto
II. act [ækt] VERBO intr
1. act (take action):
- act
- actuar
- to act for sb
- representar a alguien
2. act (behave):
- act
- portarse
3. act (take effect):
- act
- dar resultado
4. act TEATR:
- act
- actuar
5. act (pretend):
- act
- fingir
III. act [ækt] VERBO trans TEATR
- act
- representar
- to act the part of sb
- hacer el papel de alguien
- to act the fool
- hacer el tonto
play-act [ˈpleɪ·ækt] VERBO intr
1. play-act TEATR:
- play-act
- actuar
2. play-act fig:
- play-act
- hacer teatro
act out VERBO trans
act out scene:
- act out
- representar
act up VERBO intr coloq
1. act up person:
- act up
- hacer de las suyas
2. act up machine:
- act up
- fallar
- act up
- no funcionar
3. act up knee, elbow, back (hurt):
- act up
- doler
act on VERBO trans
- act on
- obrar de acuerdo con
espanhol
inglês
- bajeza (humillación)
- mean act
- bajeza (vileza)
- vile act
- villanía
- vile act
- suciedad
- dirty act
- acto delictivo
- criminal act
- niñería
- childish act
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For this reason it is pointless to try to define the context of a speech act.
en.wikipedia.org His published essays similarly draw upon concepts like performance theory (see performance studies) and speech act theory popularized in the social sciences and cultural studies.
en.wikipedia.org He does, however, argue that a statement is the rules which render an expression (that is, a phrase, a proposition, or a speech act) discursively meaningful.
en.wikipedia.org Several versions of this view exploit elements of speech act theory, which can be distinguished according to the particular explanation given of the link between assertion and belief.
en.wikipedia.org As others have more commonly put the same distinction, saying is a kind of direct speech act whereas implicating is an indirect speech act.
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