Meanings (ES + gloss)
acto
Something done, a deed.
That best portion of a good man's life, / His little, nameless, unremembered acts / Of kindness and of love.
an act of goodwill
ley
(In the United States) A legislative proposal, a bill that has not yet become law.
Under current law, employers can drag out the union election process... Under the PRO Act, workers and the NLRB set union election procedures. The employer is not involved.
acción • acto
The process of doing something.
He was caught in the act of stealing.
hecho
A formal or official record of something done.
acto
A division of a theatrical performance.
The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.
“H'm !” he said, “so, so—it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts. I am going down this afternoon to see the curtain fall for the third time on what […] will prove a good burle…
Phrases
Acts of the ApostlesBaker ActDutch actEnabling ActHague Invasion ActMarchman Actact of Congressact of Godact of adjournalact of attainderact of darknessact of faithact of godact of independent significanceact of parliamentact of sederuntact of settlementact of terrorismact of waractemeacteractlessanteactbalancing actcaught in the actclass actclean up one's actcoactcyberactdisappearing actdouble actdrag actenabling actfinal actgenerative actget in on the actget into the actget one's act togetherhard act to followhave one's act together
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
actuar
To do something.
If you don’t act soon, you will be in trouble.
actuar • hacer el papel • hacer papel
To perform a theatrical role.
I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
comportarse
To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.
I believe that Bill’s stuck-up because of the way that he acts.
Phrases
act a foolact againstact chickenact like a bull in a china shopact onact one's ageact outact possumact smartact the foolact the giddy goatact the goatact the hypocriteact the jennetact the maggotact upact uponactabilityactableactoractressautoreactbackreactco-actcoactcounteractcrossreactenactinteractinterreactmisactoutactoveractoverreactplay-actpreactproactreactretroactunderact