act

[ækt] 1. verb

1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ukrepati

2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) vesti se

3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) igrati

2. noun

1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) dejanje

2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) ukrep

3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) dejanje

4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) veseloigra

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- acting

- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act

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I [ækt]

noun

delo; dejanje; zakon, listina; svečanost; sodba; teza za disertacijo

act of bravery — junaško dejanje

act and deed — uradna listina, obveznost

Act of God — višja sila

Act of Grace — pomilostitev

act of hostility — sovražno dejanje

in act — v resnici, dejansko

in the (very) act — pri (samem) dejanju (zasačen)

Act of Oblivion — pomilostitev

to put on an act — zaigrati komedijo

II [ækt]

1.

transitive verb

igrati, predstavljati; hliniti;

2.

intransitive verb

delovati, služiti, vesti se; (on na) vplivati; (upon po) ravnati se; pretvarjati se

to act out — naturalistično zaigrati

to act out of character — zmesti se

to act a part — imeti vlogo

to act upon s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu koga

to act up to one's reputation — ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali