act no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para act no dicionário inglês»francês

I.act [Brit akt, americ ækt] SUBST

1. act (action, deed):

act

acte m

to be in the act of doing

être en train de faire

an act of cruelty/kindness

un acte de cruauté/bonté

it was the act of a madman

cet acte était le fait d'un déséquilibré

2. act JUR, POL:

act, a. Act

loi f

Act of Parliament/Congress

loi votée par le Parlement/le Congrès

3. act TEATR:

act

acte m

a play in five acts

une pièce en cinq actes

4. act (entertainment routine):

act

numéro m

song and dance act

numéro m de chant et de danse

to put on an act fig, pej

jouer la comédie

it's all an act

c'est de la frime coloq

it's all an act

c'est du cinéma coloq

to get in on the act

s'y mettre

their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act

c'est leur entreprise qui a lancé la mode et maintenant tous leurs concurrents veulent s'y mettre aussi

II.act [Brit akt, americ ækt] VERBO trans TEATR

act part, role

jouer

he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig

il s'est comporté en hôte irréprochable

III.act [Brit akt, americ ækt] VERBO intr

1. act (take action):

act

agir

we must act quickly

il nous faut agir rapidement

she still believes she was acting for the best

elle persiste à penser qu'elle a fait pour le mieux

they only acted out of fear

c'est la peur qui les a fait agir

to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb

agir au nom de or pour le compte de qn

2. act (behave):

act

agir, se comporter

to act aggressively towards sb

se comporter or agir de manière agressive envers qn

3. act TEATR:

act

jouer, faire du théâtre

act (pretend) fig

jouer la comédie, faire semblant

she can't act! TEATR

elle joue mal!, c'est une mauvaise actrice!

4. act (take effect):

act drug, substance:

agir

Expressões:

to act as (serve as) person, object:

servir de

he acted as their interpreter

il leur a servi d'interprète

IV.act [Brit akt, americ ækt]

to be caught in the act

être pris sur le fait or en flagrant délit

to get one's act together

se prendre en main

it will be a hard act to follow

ça sera difficile à égaler

double act SUBST TEATR

double act fig

duo m

education act SUBST

education act

loi f sur l'éducation

political act SUBST

political act

acte m politique

balancing act SUBST literal

balancing act

numéro m d'équilibriste

balancing act fig

tentative f de compromis

to do a balancing act fig

tenter d'atteindre un compromis

speech act SUBST FILOSOF

speech act

acte m de parole

act out VERBO [Brit akt -, americ ækt -]

act out

jouer

act out

représenter, reconstituer

act out

réaliser

act out PSICO impulse, feeling

extérioriser, exprimer

act on VERBO [Brit akt -, americ ækt -]

act on information

agir conformément à

act on warning

tenir compte de

act on advice

suivre

criminal act SUBST

criminal act

infraction f

trapeze act SUBST

trapeze act

numéro m de trapèze

act no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para act no dicionário inglês»francês

I.act [ækt] SUBST

1. act (action):

act

acte m

an act of God

catastrophe f naturelle

the sexual act

l'acte sexuel

2. act (performance):

act

numéro m

3. act fig:

it's all an act

c'est du cinéma

4. act TEATR:

act

acte m

5. act JUR, POL:

act

loi f

Expressões:

he's a hard act to follow

on ne peut pas l'égaler

to catch sb in the act

prendre qn sur le fait

to do a disappearing act

faire disparaître qn/qc

to get in on the act

se mettre dans le mouvement

get one's act together coloq

faire un effort

II.act [ækt] VERBO intr

1. act (take action):

act

agir

to act as sth

servir de qc

to act for sb

agir au nom de qn

2. act coloq (behave):

act

se comporter

to act like sth

se conduire en qc

he acts as if he knows everybody

il fait comme si il connaît tout le monde

3. act TEATR:

act

jouer

4. act (pretend):

act

jouer la comédie

III.act [ækt] VERBO trans

1. act TEATR:

act

tenir le rôle de

to act the king

incarner le roi

2. act (pretend):

to act a part

jouer un rôle

play-act VERBO intr

play-act

jouer la comédie

variety act SUBST

variety act

numéro m de variétés

speech act SUBST LINGUÍS

speech act

acte m de parole

act on VERBO trans

act on advice, instructions

agir selon

act on information

agir à partir de

act up VERBO intr

act up child

mal se conduire

act up car, machine

faire des siennes

my knee is acting up on me

mon genou me joue des tours

act out VERBO trans

to act out a dream

vivre un rêve

Official Secrets Act SUBST

Official Secrets Act

loi f sur la défense des secrets d'État

speech act SUBST

Entrada criada por um utilizador

speech act LINGUÍS

acte de langage m

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act of heroism

acte m héroïque

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to act for the cause of democracy

agir pour la démocratie

to be a [or an act of] folly

être de la folie

to act in contravention of the regulations

être en infraction avec le règlement

he's a hard act to follow

on ne peut pas l'égaler

to get in on the act

se mettre dans le mouvement

she can put on a good act

elle sait dissimuler

to force sb to be economical/to act

contraindre qn à l'économie/à l'action

to commit an act of betrayal

commettre un parjure

to act big in front of sb

faire le fier avec qn (crâner)

to act out an urge for vengeance

agir sous l'impulsion de la vengeance

act do glossário « Intégration et égalité des chances » publicado pela Organização franco-alemã para a Juventude

Traduções para act no dicionário francês»inglês

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acte citoyen

courageous civilian act

acte de violence

act of violence

flagrant délit

being caught in the act

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

For example, if one claims or implies with their speech act that it is raining outside, a good reason for claiming this is that one saw it out the window.

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The act performed without a net (it had been lost in transit) and the crowd gave them a standing ovation.

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The act eliminates unfair discrimination in certain sectors of the national labour market by imposing similar constraints on another.

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Extracts of flowers are used against heart diseases, leucorrhoea, and menorrhagia, and act as antiduretic in polyuria and antitoxin.

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Individuals who think ahead to the future consequences of their present behaviours are more inclined to act in ways that are protective of their future health and well-being.

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Even her gran got in on the act by performing a belly-dance.

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The chaplet begins with an act of contrition.

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These act on a ketone (pyruvate) and can go back and forth in the metabolic chain.

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Do you allow those walls to be vilolated with a simple act of a registered letter?

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Old cases usually regarded an act done or decision reached in breach of a mandatory requirement as a nullity and void "ab initio" (that is, from the beginning).

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