Engelsk ordbok
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Engelsk substantiv: act | |||
| 1. | act (om kommunikasjon) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | enactment | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | decree, edict, fiat, legislative act, nullity, order, rescript, statute | ||
| Overordnet kategori | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | act something that people do or cause to happen | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | deed, human action, human activity | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | event | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | abidance, acquiring, action, activity, actuation, assessment, assumption, causation, causing, communicating, communication, delivery, departure, derivation, digging up, discovery, disinterment, disposal, disposition, distribution, effectuation, egress, egression, emergence, equalisation, equalization, exhumation, find, forfeit, forfeiture, getting, going, going away, group action, hinderance, hindrance, hire, implementation, inactivity, interference, judgement, judgment, leaning, leaving, legitimation, leveling, mitsvah, mitzvah, motivating, motivation, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, obstetrical delivery, permissive waste, proclamation, production, promulgation, propulsion, recovery, rejection, residence, residency, retrieval, running away, sacrifice, speech act, stay, stop, stoppage, touch, touching, uncovering, waste, wear, wearing | ||
| 3. | act (om kommunikasjon) a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | dramatic composition, dramatic work | ||
| Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | scene | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | ballet, concert dance, drama, dramatic play, opera, play | ||
| 4. | act (om kommunikasjon) a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He did his act three times every evening. She had a catchy little routine. It was one of the best numbers he ever did. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bit, number, routine, turn | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | performance, public presentation | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | ||
| 5. | act (om kommunikasjon) a manifestation of insincerity | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He put on quite an act for her benefit. | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion | ||
Engelsk verb: act | |||
| 1. | act (om adferd) perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Think before you act. We must move quickly. The governor should act on the new energy bill. The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | move | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | acquit, act on, act superior, aggress, alternate, antagonise, antagonize, anticipate, approach, assay, attack, attempt, bear, begin, behave, behave, carry, coact, come close, come forward, come out, come to the fore, commit, comport, comport, condescend, condescend, condescend, conduct, contend, continue, continue, continue, cope, counter, counteract, court, court, create, dally, dare, dare, deal, deal, deign, deport, descend, dispatch, disturb, do well, effect, egotrip, end up, engage, essay, evade, exert, festinate, fetch up, finish, finish up, flirt, force, foresee, forestall, get around to, get by, go, go about, go ahead, go along, go off at half-cock, go off half-cocked, go on, grapple, guard, had best, hasten, hold back, hold off, hurry, interact, interrupt, keep, land up, look sharp, lord it over, lower oneself, make a point, make bold, make do, make out, make sure, manage, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, misbehave, misconduct, misdemean, move, offer, oppose, participate, partner, pay back, perform, perpetrate, persist in, play, play, play, play it by ear, plow ahead, presume, proceed, proceed, prosecute, prosecute, pull, pursue, put on airs, queen it over, race, rampage, react, react, reciprocate, repay, repeat, respond, reward, romance, rush, satisfice, satisfise, seek, set about, sneak, solicit, stampede, start, step forward, step to the fore, step up, stoop, surprise, take, take care, take over, take part, take time by the forelock, take turns, toy, try, use, volunteer, wait, wind up, woo | ||
| Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | refrain, forbear | ||
| 2. | act (i anatomi) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | You should act like an adult. Don't behave like a fool. What makes her do this way?. The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | behave, do | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | act, act as, act involuntarily, act reflexively, backslap, bend over backwards, bluster, break down, bungle, dally, dawdle, fall over backwards, follow, footle, freeze, frivol, hugger mugger, jest, joke, loosen up, lose it, make, make, make as if, menace, optimise, optimize, piffle, play, play, presume, puff up, quack, rage, ramp, relax, romanticize, sauce, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, snap, stooge, storm, swagger, swash, swell, toy, trifle, vulgarise, vulgarize, wanton | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, act as, dissemble, play, pretend | ||
| 3. | act (om tilblivelse) play a role or part | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Gielgud played Hamlet. She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role. She played the servant to her husband's master. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | play, represent | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | re-create | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | act out, act out, emote, enact, impersonate, make, make believe, parody, portray, pretend, reenact, support | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, act as, play, play, play, playact, roleplay | ||
| Overordnet kategori | performing arts | ||
| 4. | act (om konkurranse) discharge one's duties | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She acts as the chair. In what capacity are you acting?. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | serve | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bank, criticise, criticize | ||
| 5. | act (i anatomi) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He acted the idiot. She plays deaf when the news are bad. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | act as, play | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | act, behave, do | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, behave, do, play, represent | ||
| 6. | act (om tilstand) be suitable for theatrical performance | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This scene acts well. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | be | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, play, playact, roleplay | ||
| 7. | act (om adferd) have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought. How does your idea work in practice?. This method doesn't work. The breaks of my new car act quickly. The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | work | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | bring, make for, play, work, wreak | ||
| 8. | act (om adferd) be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | drive around, play, walk around | ||
| 9. | act (om tilblivelse) behave unnaturally or affectedly | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She's just acting. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dissemble, pretend | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | assume, feign, sham, simulate | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, behave, do | ||
| 10. | act (om tilblivelse) perform on a stage or theater | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She acts in this play. He acted in `Julius Caesar'. I played in `A Christmas Carol'. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | play, playact, roleplay | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | perform | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | ham, ham it up, mime, overact, overplay, pantomime, stooge, underact, underplay | ||
| Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, play, play, play, represent | ||
| Overordnet kategori | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||
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