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act (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “act”

singular act, plural acts eller oräknebar
  1. handling (en handling eller gärning utförd av någon)
    Saving the cat from the tree was a brave act.
  2. Handling (processen att göra något hemligt eller felaktigt)
    He was caught in the act of stealing the cookies.
  3. sken
    His kindness was just an act to get what he wanted.
  4. lag
    Parliament passed an act to reform education.
  5. akt (en del av en pjäs, opera eller annan föreställning)
    The second act of the play was the most dramatic.
  6. en artist eller grupp av artister i en föreställning
    The opening act was a famous comedian.
  7. en showföreställning
    The show started with a magic act.

verb “act”

infinitiv act; han acts; preteritum acted; supinum acted; gerundium acting
  1. agera
    We need to act quickly to solve this problem.
  2. spela
    She loves to act in school productions.
  3. uppträda
    He is acting responsibly for his age.
  4. låtsas
    She acts happy, but I know she's sad.
  5. ha en effekt på något
    The medicine acts fast to relieve headaches.
  6. tjäna i en viss roll eller funktion
    He will act as the interim manager while she's away.