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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

act /ækt/ noun atto m;
(in variety show) numero m;
put on an ~ fam fare scena intransitive verb agire;
(behave) comportarsi;
Theat recitare;
(pretend) fingere;
~ as fare da transitive verb recitare ‹role› ■ act for intransitive verb agire per conto di ■ act out transitive verb ‹part› recitare;
‹fantasy› mettere in atto ■ act up intransitive verb ‹child, photocopier› fare i capricci

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'act' found in these entries:

English:

act of God - balancing act - clincher - cop-out - data protection act - double act - erasure - horse - inaction - keyed-up - labelling - mispronunciation - motivated - offence - placement - play - pull - referral - riot act - unjustifiably - wisely

Italian:

agire - apologia - attentato - atto - bisognare - castagna - causa - cavolata - delinquere - donna - equilibrismo - fare - finta - finto - fioretto - flagrante - fumo - fungere - funzionare - idiozia - impersonare - impulso - indelicatezza - legge - mediare - messinscena - pagliaccio - pantomima - pazzia - perfidia - recitare - regolarsi - scena - slancio - spadroneggiare - termine - tramite - vandalico

act: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
act	vtr	(perform)	rappresentare vtr ⇒
The troupe will act a few scenes from Shakespeare.
La compagnia rappresenterà alcune scene di Shakespeare.
act	vi	(pretend) fare finta di	fingersi vrif ⇒
			fingere vtr ⇒
He acted ill, as he didn't want to go to school.
Si è finto malato perché non voleva andare a scuola.
act	vi	(behave) agire	comportarsi vrif ⇒
I thought he was ill, as he was acting strangely.
Pensavo stesse male poiché si comportava stranamente.
act	n	(deed) gesto	atto nm
The rescue was the act of a brave man.
Il salvataggio è stato l'atto di un uomo coraggioso.
act	n	(theatre: division) teatro	atto nm
The balcony scene happens in the second act.
La scena del balcone fa parte del secondo atto.
Additional Translations
act	n	(performance) teatro	atto nm
The act had begun and it was too late to stop it.
L'atto era cominciato e era troppo tardi per fermarlo.
act	n	(action) mentre agisce, in azione	sul fatto nm
The thief was caught in the act.
Il ladro è stato colto sul fatto.
act	n	(pretence)	finzione nf
			scena nf
Her apparent calmness was all an act.
La sua calma apparente era tutta una finzione.
act	n	(law: statute) diritto	legge nf
			decreto nm
There is an Act which outlaws such behaviour.
C'è una legge che bandisce un tale comportamento.
act	vi	(operate)	funzionare vi ⇒
Pressing the pedal will make the brakes act.
Spingere sul pedale farà funzionare i freni.
act	vi	(make a decision)	agire, passare all'azione vi ⇒
When I have spoken to my advisors, I will act.
Quando avrò parlato con i miei consulenti, agirò.
act	vi	(produce an effect)	agire vi ⇒
The engraving was the result of the acid acting on the metal.
L'incisione è il risultato dell'acido che agisce sul metallo.
act	vi	(substitute for sb)	agire vi ⇒
		formale	fare le veci vtr
			sostituire vtr ⇒
I will have to act for my absent brother.
Dovrò agire al posto di mio fratello assente.
Dovrò fare le veci di mio fratello assente.
Dovrò sostituire mio fratello assente.
act	vi	(substitute for sthg)	funzionare, fungere, agire, fare vi ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
A brick can act as a hammer.
Un mattone può funzionare da martello.
act	vtr	(pose) comportarsi come	comportarsi vrif ⇒
He was very scared, but he tried to act brave.
Era molto spaventato, ma ha cercato di fare il coraggioso.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
act as			agire in qualità di
act as		fungere da	fare da v
act between			agire tra
act for		agire per conto di	rappresentare q.no
act in concert			agire in concerto
act in the interests of			agire nell'interesse di
act like			agire come
act of contrition			atto di contrizione
act of faith			atto di fede
act of God			causa di forza maggiore
act of grace			atto di clemenza
act of kindness			atto di gentilezza
act of love			atto d'amore
act of violence			atto di violenza
act of war			atto di guerra
act on			agire in base a
act on behalf of			agire per conto di
act out			recitare v
act together			agire con
act toward			agire nei confronti
act towards			comportarsi nei confronti di, comportarsi con vtr
act up			comportarsi male
act up to		nei confronti di qualcuno	comportarsi male
act upon			agire secondo
act well			agire bene
act with			agire con
act with regard to			agire con riguardo a
act your age		come una persona matura	comportarti bene
compensation act			legge sulla compensazione
corrupt practices act			legge sulle pratiche scorrette
criminal act	n	(illegal act, crime)	reato nm
The man was charged with three criminal acts, the most serious being arson.
Per ogni reato è stabilità una pena.
disappearing act			scomparsa graduale
enabling act			delega parlamentare
foolish act		azione assurda	follia nf
heroic act	n	(brave or selfless action)	atto eroico nm
I was surprised by John's heroic act of giving all that money to charity.
			gesto eroico nm
in the act			sul fatto
in the act			in flagrante
in the act			in castagna
in the act of			nell'atto di
in the very act			proprio in procinto di
last act			ultimo atto
magic act			magia nf
marriage act			atto di matrimonio
one-act			in un atto
one-act play			commedia di un solo atto nf
overt act			atto esecutivo
power to act			potere di agire nm
sex act			atto sessuale
test act			atto di prova
three-act			atto tre
to act out so as to obtain something		(fig.)	fare una manfrina nf
violent act			atto violento
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'act' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'act':

A tough act to follow
Act as a sounding board
act as the glue that holds together
act like a bitch
Act more real than the real thing
act of performance
Act on the IPB pathology from several points
Act your way into a new way of thinking
anyone who impedes an investigation into an act of terrorism
assignment, as in "the act of assigning something"
Balancing act
Carry out a random act of kindness
Charlatan Act
clean up your act
Court Act
Criminal Law Amendment Act
Do every act of your life as if it were your last
Don't act like you're a saint
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
get your act together
hostile act
However they act - Unless they act
I act better now that I am older
I dislike people who do not act their age or act immature
I feel that we must act now as I fear for what is to come in the next generation.
in act 1 of a story, play, etc
It is important for the government to act
lounge act
opening act/band
Patriot act
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