act nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di act nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt] SOST

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 DIR, 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, pegg

jouer la comédie

it's all an act

c'est de la frime colloq

it's all an act

c'est du cinéma colloq

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 [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt] VB vb trans TEATR

act part, role

jouer

he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig

il s'est comporté en hôte irréprochable

III.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am ækt] VB vb 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

locuzioni:

to act as (serve as) person, object:

servir de

he acted as their interpreter

il leur a servi d'interprète

IV.act [ingl brit akt, ingl am 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 SOST TEATR

double act fig

duo m

education act SOST

education act

loi f sur l'éducation

political act SOST

political act

acte m politique

balancing act SOST lett

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 SOST FILOS

speech act

acte m de parole

act out VB [ingl brit akt -, ingl am ækt -]

act out

jouer

act out

représenter, reconstituer

act out

réaliser

act out PSIC impulse, feeling

extérioriser, exprimer

act on VB [ingl brit akt -, ingl am ækt -]

act on information

agir conformément à

act on warning

tenir compte de

act on advice

suivre

criminal act SOST

criminal act

infraction f

trapeze act SOST

trapeze act

numéro m de trapèze

act nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di act nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.act [ækt] SOST

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 DIR, POL:

act

loi f

locuzioni:

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 colloq

faire un effort

II.act [ækt] VB vb 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 colloq (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] VB vb 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 VB vb intr

play-act

jouer la comédie

variety act SOST

variety act

numéro m de variétés

speech act SOST LING

speech act

acte m de parole

act on VB vb trans

act on advice, instructions

agir selon

act on information

agir à partir de

act up VB vb 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 VB vb trans

to act out a dream

vivre un rêve

Official Secrets Act SOST

Official Secrets Act

loi f sur la défense des secrets d'État

speech act SOST

Contributo di un utente

speech act LING

acte de langage m

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act of heroism

acte m héroïque

act Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

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 Secondo il glossario « Intégration et égalité des chances » pubblicato dall'Ufficio franco-tedesco per la Gioventù

Traduzioni di act nel dizionario francese»inglese

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acte citoyen

courageous civilian act

acte de violence

act of violence

flagrant délit

being caught in the act

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

In a shocking act of savagery, she says he set fire to a bowl of nail polish remover while her hand was in it.

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Animal models suggest lupeol may act as an anti-inflammatory agent.

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The chaplet begins with an act of contrition.

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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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Hence, conditional sentences act as "filters" for presuppositions that are triggered by expressions in their consequent.

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

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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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Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations.

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

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