act

1 عمران:: عملیات

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 عمومی:: قانون، اقدام

شبکه مترجمین ایران

3 عمومی:: فعل‌، قانون مصوب، عمل‌، كردار، (n):كنش‌، كار، حقیقت‌، امرمسلم‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

4 روان شناسی و مشاوره:: درمان مبتنی بر پذیرش و تعهد

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun thing that sb does ADJ. charitable, kind | heroic a heroic act of bravery | aggressive, barbaric, hostile, provocative, terrorist, violent | appalling, despicable, outrageous, terrible | criminal, illegal, unlawful, wrongful | careless, foolish, impulsive | conscious, deliberate, positive, voluntary, wilful | private a private act of revenge | public | creative, dramatic, physical, political, symbolic | homosexual, sex/sexual | balancing, disappearing, juggling, vanishing The UN must perform a difficult balancing act between the two sides in the conflict. VERB + ACT commit (law), perform charged with committing an act of gross indecency PREP. in the ~ of (= doing something) | ~ of For Jane, the act of writing was always difficult. PHRASES an act of faith, love, violence, will, worship, etc., catch sb in the act (of doing sth) He was caught in the act of stealing. | the simple/very act of doing sth The very act of writing out your plan clarifies what you need to do.(also Act) law made by a government VERB + ACT bring in, introduce, pass The Act was passed by a majority of 175 votes to 143. | amend | repeal The old Act has now been repealed. | breach, contravene The company had breached the 1994 Companies Act. ACT + VERB become law, come into force The new Children's Act will come into force next year. | contain sth, say sth, state sth The Act contains regulations for banks and building societies. PREP. under an/the ~ He was charged under the Firearms Act of 1977. entertainment; entertainers ADJ. class (informal) (used for sb who does sth well) Their new striker looks a class act. | double comedy double act French and Saunders | live their reputation as one of rock's most impressive live acts | main, support The main act will come on at about ten o'clock. | cabaret, circus, comedy, song-and-dance, stage, variety VERB + ACT do, perform He does a little song-and-dance act. | rehearse, work on division of a play ADJ. opening | final, last | first, second, etc. PREP. in (the) ~ The king is killed in the opening act. insincere behaviour VERB + ACT put on Don't take any notice?she's just putting on an act!,   verb do sth/behave ADV. at once, immediately, promptly, quickly, swiftly The government must act promptly to change this law. | correctly, legally, properly | illegally, improperly, unconstitutionally, unlawfully, wrongly | reasonably, responsibly, sensibly, wisely | dishonestly, dishonourably, unreasonably | oddly, strangely, suspiciously Jenny has been acting rather strangely recently. | bravely | decisively | effectively | in good faith His defence was that he had acted in good faith. | in self defence The jury accepted that he had acted in self defence. | accordingly George knew about the letter and acted accordingly. PREP. against The government needs to act against the sale of these dangerous toys. | for/on behalf of sb His solicitors are continuing to act for him. | like Stop acting like a spoilt child. hormones in the brain that act like natural painkillers | on Alcohol acts quickly on the brain. | out of I suspected that he was acting out of malice. PHRASES act in sb's best interests We are all acting in the best interests of the children. perform in play/film ADV. brilliantly, well | badly

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: act sth out [ M ] 2. to express your thoughts, emotions or ideas in your actions • Children's negative feelings often get acted out in bad behaviour., act sth out [ M ] 1. to perform the actions and say the words of a situation or story • The children acted out their favourite poem., act up 1. If a person, especially a child, acts up, they behave badly • Sophie got bored and started acting up., act as sth 1. to do a particular job, especially one that you do not normally do • He was asked to act as an advisor on the project., act up 2. If a machine or part of the body acts up, it does not perform as well as it should • My car always acts up in cold weather. • Her shoulder was acting up (= hurting because of injury)., act as sth 2. to have a particular effect • Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

3 general:: act nouns an act of violence/aggression • Incidents of sexual harassment and acts of violence against women were on the increase. an act of kindness/love • We were grateful for her act of kindness. an act of faith (= when you do something that shows you trust someone completely ) • The signing of the treaty with Britain was an act of faith. an act of terrorism (= when someone kills people or bombs a place for political reasons ) • It was the worst act of terrorism in US history. an act of vandalism (= when someone deliberately damages things, especially public property ) • These mindless acts of vandalism affect the whole community. an act of defiance (= when you refuse to obey or respect someone ) • As an act of defiance Leigh dropped out of high school a month before graduation. an act of courage/bravery • The men were awarded the medals for acts of courage. adjective a criminal/illegal/unlawful act • Starting the fire was a highly irresponsible criminal act. a violent/aggressive act • We will track down those responsible for this violent act. terrorist acts • terrorists acts like the Oklahoma City bombing a cowardly act (= not at all brave ) • The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists. a heroic act (= very brave ) • Ordinary people sometimes find themselves performing heroic acts. a deliberate/conscious act • Clearly this was a deliberate act of vandalism. a symbolic act (= something you do to express an idea or feeling ) • The Tibetan climber will pass the Olympic flame to his Chinese partner in a symbolic act of friendship. verbs commit an act formal (= do something wrong or illegal ) • Anyone committing an illegal act deserves to be punished. perform an act (= do something, especially something difficult or useful ) • The nurses performed many small acts of kindness. act 2 verbs pass an act • Once Parliament has passed an act, it becomes the law of the land. introduce an act • In 1961, before the Divorce Law Reform Act was introduced, the divorce rate was only 2.1%. amend an act (= make small changes ) • In 1978 the act was amended to make the earliest mandatory retirement age 70. repeal an act (= officially end it ) • The Act was repealed by the incoming Labour government. an act becomes law • In the 40 years since the Abortion Act became law there have been repeated attempts to amend or repeal it. an act comes into force • Since the act came into force, all public buildings must have disabled access. an act prohibits something • Section 47 of the Act prohibits the making of misleading statements to the police.

transnet.ir

4 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with ACT, Also see CATCH IN THE ACT; CLEAN UP (ONE'S ACT); DO A DISAPPEARING ACT; GET IN THE ACT; GET ONE'S ACT TOGETHER; HARD (TOUGH) ACT TO FOLLOW; HIGH-WIRE ACT; IN THE ACT OF; PUT ON AN ACT.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: noun the process of doing or performing something: He was caught in the act. verb to behave as; or pose as; pretend: Please act as if you liked it.

Simple Definitions