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act·ing

(ăk′tĭng)
adj.
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another. See Synonyms at temporary.
n.
1. The occupation of an actor.
2. Performance as an actor.
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acting

(ˈæktɪŋ)
adj (prenominal)
1. taking on duties temporarily, esp as a substitute for another: the acting president.
2. operating or functioning: an acting order.
3. (Theatre) intended for stage performance; provided with directions for actors: an acting version of 'Hedda Gabler'.
n
(Theatre) the art or profession of an actor
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act•ing

(ˈæk tɪŋ)

adj.
1. serving temporarily, esp. as a substitute during another's absence: the acting mayor.
2. designed, adapted, prepared, or suitable for stage performance.
n.
3. the art, profession, or activity of performing in plays, films, etc.
[1595–1605]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:acting - the performance of a part or role in a drama]acting - the performance of a part or role in a drama
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
personation, impersonation - imitating the mannerisms of another person
method acting, method - an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
dumb show, pantomime, mime - a performance using gestures and body movements without words
byplay, stage business, business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
skit - a short theatrical episode
hamming, overacting - poor acting by a ham actor
heroics - ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"
reenactment - performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time; "the reenactment of the battle of Princeton"
roleplaying - acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
Adj. 1. acting - serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president"
impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
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acting

noun
1. performance, playing, performing, theatre, dramatics, portraying, enacting, portrayal, impersonation, characterization, stagecraft She has returned home to pursue her acting career.
adjective
1. temporary, substitute, intervening, interim, provisional, surrogate, stopgap, pro tem The new acting President has a reputation for being independent.
Quotations
"The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing" [Ralph Richardson]
"Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself" [Jeanne Moreau The New York Times]
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acting

adjective
Temporarily assuming the duties of another:
noun
1. The art and occupation of an actor:
2. A display of insincere behavior:
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Translations
تـَمْثِيل مُؤَقَّت نَائِب، وَكِيل
zastupujícíherectví
fungerendeskuespil
näytteleminenvirkaatekevä
glumaprivremeni
ügyvezetõ
starfandi, verandi
演技臨時代理の
대행의연기
zastupujúci
dramska igra
skådespeleritillförordnad
การแสดงรักษาการแทน
diễn xuấttạm đảm nhiệm chức

acting

[ˈæktɪŋ]
A. ADJ [headmaster, president etc] → interino, suplente
B. N (Theat) (= performance) → interpretación f, actuación f; (= profession) → profesión f de actor, teatro m
what was his acting like? → ¿qué tal hizo el papel?
this is acting as it should be → esto se llama realmente ser actor or actriz, así es el teatro de verdad
acting is not in my line → yo no soy actor
she has done some acting → tiene alguna experiencia como actriz
to go in for acting → hacerse actor
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acting

[ˈæktɪŋ]
n [actor] → jeu m
to do some acting (in theatre) → faire du théâtre ; (in movies) → faire du cinéma
adj → suppléant(e), par intérim
the acting President → le Président par intérim
he is the acting manager → il remplace (provisoirement) le directeur
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acting

adj
→ stellvertretend attr, → in Stellvertretung pred
attr (Theat) → schauspielerisch
n (Theat) (= performance) → Darstellung f; (= activity) → Spielen nt; (= profession) → Schauspielerei f; what was the acting like? → wie waren die Schauspieler?; what was his acting like? → wie hat er gespielt?; I don’t like his acting → ich mag seine Art zu spielen nicht ; he’s done some acting → er hat schon Theater gespielt ; (professionally also) → er hat schon etwas Schauspielerfahrung
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acting

[ˈæktɪŋ]
1. adj → che fa le funzioni di
he is the acting manager → fa le veci del direttore
2. n → recitazione f
to do some acting → fare del teatro (or del cinema)
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act

(ӕkt) verb
1. to do something. It's time the government acted to lower taxes. doen يَعْمَل، يَقُوم بِعَمَل действам agir jednat, konat handeln handle; foretage sig noget ενεργώ actuar tegutsema اقدام کردن toimia agir לִפעוֹל काम करना djelovati cselekszik, tesz bertindak aðhafast, gera agire 行動する 조치를 취하다 veikti darboties; rīkoties mengambil tindakan optreden handle, foreta seg noe, gjøre noe działać اقدام كول agir a acţiona действовать jednať, konať ukrepati pristupiti handla ปฏิบัติ harekete geçmek 採取行動 діяти, працювати کرنا hành động 做事,行事,行动,采取行动
2. to behave. He acted foolishly at the meeting. optree يَتَصَرَّف държа се portar-se chovat se sich verhalten opføre sig συμπεριφέρομαι comportarse käituma رفتار کردن käyttäytyä se comporter לְהִתְנָהֵג अभिनय करना ponašati se viselkedik berlaku, berbuat hegða sér comportarsi ふるまう 행동하다 elgtis izturēties berkelakuan zich gedragen oppføre seg zachowywać się تلل portar-se a se comporta вести себя správať sa vesti se ponašati se uppföra sig, agera ปฏิบัติตัว davranmak 行為表現 поводитися کچھ کرنا ، عمل کرنا cư xử 举止
3. to perform (a part) in a play. He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending). optree يُمَـثِّـل играя representar hrát spielen optræde; spille; agere παίζω, υποδύομαι actuar, representar, fingir näitlema نقش بازی کردن näytellä jouer לְשָׂחֶק glumiti (el)játszik berakting leika recitare 演じる (연극에서) 역을 맡다 vaidinti tēlot berlakon acteren spille, opptre grać, występować نقش لوبي كول representar a juca/a interpreta (un rol); a juca (teatru) играть hrať igrati glumiti spela, agera, låtsas แสดง rol yapmak, oynamak 扮演 грати اداکاری کرنا diễn xuất 扮演
noun
1. something done. Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts. daad عَمَـل действие ato čin die Tat handlinger πράξη acto tegu کار؛ عمل teko acte מעשה, פעולה कार्य čin, djelo tett perbuatan athöfn atto 行い 행위 veiksmas darbība; rīcība perbuatan daad handling, gjerning akt, wyczyn كار acto act поступок čin, skutok dejanje delo handling, gärning การกระทํา davranış, hareket 行為 акт, вчинок فعل ، کام việc làm 行为
2. (often with capital) a law. Acts of Parliament. Wet قَانُون закон decreto zákon die Gesetz lov νόμος ley seadus قانون؛ لایحه laki loi חוק अधिनियम zakon törvény undang-undang lög legge 法令 법령, 조례 įstatymas likums undang-undang wet lov akt قانون decreto lege закон; акт zákon ukrep zakon lag กฎหมาย yasa, kanun 法令 Акт, Закон قانون đạo luật 法令
3. a section of a play. `Hamlet' has five acts. bedryf فَصِل فِي مَسْرَحِيَّه действие ato dějství der Akt akt πράξη acto vaatus پرده näytös acte מערכה नाटक का अंक čin felvonás babak þáttur atto 幕 (演劇) (연극의) 막 veiksmas (lugas) cēliens babak bedrijf akt akt, prawo, ustawa پرده acto act al unei piese de teatru акт, деиствие dejstvo dejanje čin u predstavi akt องก์ละคร perde 戲劇的一幕 дія ڈرامے یا تمثیل کا حصہ hồi 一幕
4. an entertainment. an act called `The Smith Family'. opvoering فَصِل تَرْفِيهِي представление número číslo (programu), výstup die Nummer stykke σκετς, νούμερο función etteaste نمایش näytelmä divertissement קטע, מופע predstava szám pertunjukan leikþáttur numero di varietà 番組 (쇼·서커스 등의) 프로그램 중 하나 vaidinimas programmas numurs lakonan nummer opptreden, nummer, spill występ sceniczny, numer ښودل número spectacol номер číslo (zábavného programu), vystúpenie veseloigra nastup nummer, uppförande ละคร eğlence programı 娛樂節目 акт تفریح tiết mục 文娱节目
acting adjective
temporarily carrying out the duties of. He is acting president of the society. waarnemend نَائِب، وَكِيل временно заместващ interino zastupující amtierend fungerende αναπληρωματικός en funciones kohusetäitja جانشین موقت viransijainen suppléant מְמָלֵא מָקוֹם בְּפוֹעַל कार्यकारी aktualan ügyvezető pejabat sementara starfandi, verandi incaricato, 代理の 대행의 (laikinai) einantis pareigas vietas izpildītājs melakonkan waarnemend fungerende, konstituert pełniący obowiązki دځاي ځانشين interino provizoriu исполняющий обязанности zastupujúci vršilec dolžnosti privremeni [tillfälligt] tjänstgörande, tillförordnad ที่รักษาการแทน vekil 代理的 той, що виконує обов'язки قائم مقام quyền 代理的
ˈactor – feminine also ˈactress – noun
a performer in a play. akteur, aktrise مُمَـثِّـل مَسْرَحِي актьор, актриса ator herec der/die Schauspieler(in) skuespiller ηθοποιός actor; actriz näitleja بازیگر näyttelijä acteur/-trice שחקן, שחקנית अभिनेता glumac színész pemain, aktor, aktris leikari, leikkona attore, attrice 俳優 배우 aktorius aktieris pelakon acteur skuespiller aktor لوبي كوونكي actor actor, actriţă актёр herec, herečka igralec glumac skådespelare นักแสดง aktör 演員 актор, актриса اداکار یا اداکارہ diễn viên 演员
act as
to do the work or duties of. He acts as head of department when his boss is away. doen diens قَامَ مَقَام، عَمِلَ كَـ действам като fazer as vezes de jednat jako fungieren als fungere som εκτελώ καθήκοντα hacer de, actuar como (kellenagi) tegutsema به جای چیزی یا کسی عمل کردن virkaa toimittava faire fonction de לְשָׁמֶש כֶּ- का काम करना vršiti ulogu intézkedik bertindak selaku gegna hlutverki sem agire da, agire in qualità di 〜の役を務める 역할을 하다 dirbti (kuo), eiti pareigas būt par; strādāt par bertindak optreden als fungere som pełnić funkcje دچا پر ځاي عمل كول fazer de a avea funcţia de замещать konať ako, pôsobiť ako, zastupovať delovati kot vršiti dužnost tjänstgöra som ปฏิบัติหน้าที่ vekalet etmek 擔任 виступати в ролі کسی کے طور پرکام کرنا thực hiện vai trò của ai/cái gì 担当
act on
1. to do something following the advice etc of someone. I am acting on the advice of my lawyer. handel يَعْمَـل وِفْـقَ следвам agir jednat podle folgen handle; rette sig efter; følge ενεργώ σύμφωνα με seguir (millegi järgi) tegutsema کاری را طبق چیزی انجام دادن noudattaa kehotusta suivre לִפְעוֹל עַל פִּי; לְהַפְעִיל הַשְפָּעָה का पालन करना djelovati po naputku megfogad berbuat mengikuti saran fylgja, fara eftir seguire 〜にもとづいて行動する ...의 충고에 따라 행동하다 elgtis pagal sekot padomam menurut volgen følge, rette seg etter postępować według اثرکول مطابق عمل کول agir a urma действовать по совету konať podľa delovati skladno z postupiti handla efter ปฏิบัติตาม uymak 按照...行動 діяти згідно حسبِ ارشاد تعمیل کرنا làm theo 按照...行动
2. to have an effect on. Certain acids act on metal. werking hê يُؤَثِّـر فِي взаимодействам afetar působit na wirken auf virke på επιδρώ σε tener efectos, producir alteraciones mõjutama اثر کردن vaikuttaa agir לְהַשְפִּיע प्रतिक्रिया करना imati učinka hat vmire mewakili orka á agire su, avere effetto su 作用する ...에 작용하다 veikti iedarboties bertindakbalas inwerken op virke på oddziaływać, działać na اغيزناك afectar a acţiona (asupra) воздействовать pôsobiť (na) učinkovati na delovati inverka på มีผลต่อ etkilemek, etki yapmak 對...起作用 мати вплив تعامل کرنا ، (کیمیائی) عمل کرنا gây ảnh hưởng 对...起作用
act on behalf of / act for
to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone). My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence. tree op يَتَصَرَّف بِالنِيَابَةِ عَن، يَقُوم مَقَام действам representar jednat za, zastupovat vertreten handle på vegne af εκπροσωπώ representar esindama, (kellegi nimel) tegutsema کاری را به جای کسی انجام دادن؛ نماینده کسی بودن toimia toisen henkilön puolesta représenter לִפְעוֹל בְּשֶׁם के लिए काम करना vršiti ulogu eljár vki helyett bertindak atas nama gegna starfi fyrir; koma fram fyrir hönd (e-s) rappresentare 〜の代理をする 대신하여 일을 보다 veikti kieno vardu rīkoties kāda vietā bertindak bagi pihak vertegenwoordigen handle på vegne av reprezentować, działać w imieniu ديو چا پر ځاي كاركول representar a re­prezenta; a acţiona în numele обязанности zastupovať, konať v mene (koho) predstavljati zastupati representera, företräda, vara i ngns ställe ทําหน้าที่ในนามของ (birinin) adına hareket etmek 擔任某人的代理人 діяти від імені, в інтересах кого کسی کی جانب سے کام کرنا đại diện ai 代表某人行动
in the act (of)
at the exact moment (of doing something). He was caught in the act (of stealing my car). op heterdaad مُتَلَبِّسَاً بِالفِعْل / بِالجُرْم المَشْهُود в момента на em flagrante při činu auf frischer Tat i færd med; på fersk gerning επ' αυτοφώρω in fraganti, con las manos en la masa teolt در حین انجام کاری itse teossa sur le fait בשעת מעשה ठीक समय पर u činu tetten érik sedang, lagi að verki in flagrante; sul fatto 現行の (...하는) 현장에서 (veiksmo) metu, (ką) bedarantis darbošanās/rīcības brīdī ketika bezig i ferd med; på fersk gjerning podczas, w trakcie دكار په جاري حالت كي em flagrante asupra faptului на месте преступления pri čine pri dejanju na delu i färd med, på bar gärning ขณะกระทําการ tam (yapar)ken, (yap)makta iken 正在(做某事)時 в момент رنگے ہاتھوں bắt quả tang 正当(做)...的时候
put on an act
to pretend. I thought she had hurt herself but she was only putting on an act. gemaak of يَتَظَاهَر преструвам се fingir hrát divadlo, předstírat Theater spielen lade som om; spille προσποιούμαι fingir, hacer la comedia teesklema تظاهر کردن teeskennellä jouer la comédie לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים स्वांग करना glumiti megjátszik vmit berpura-pura þykjast fare finta, fingere 〜のふりをする 시늉을 하다 apsimesti izlikties berpura-pura doen alsof late som, spille udawać وهنه fingir a juca teatru притворяться hrať divadlo (predstierať) pretvarjati se pretvarati se spela, låtsas แสร้งทํา numara yapmak 裝模作樣 придурюватися, удавати (з себе) سوانگ بھرنا giả vờ 装模作样
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acting

→ تـَمْثِيل , مُؤَقَّت herectví, zastupující fungerende, skuespil Schauspielerei , stellvertretend αναπληρωτής , ηθοποιία actuación , interino näytteleminen, virkaatekevä comédie , suppléant gluma, privremeni provvisorio , recitazione 演技, 臨時代理の 대행의, 연기 acteren , waarnemend fungerende , skuespill gra , pełniący czyjeś obowiązki arte dramática , interino , representação действующий , исполнитель skådespeleri, tillförordnad การแสดง, รักษาการแทน oyunculuk , vekaleten diễn xuất, tạm đảm nhiệm chức 代理的 , 表演
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There was no thought of irreverence in such acting. On the contrary, these plays were performed "to exort the mindes of common people to good devotion and holesome doctrine."
And so the priests and monks fell upon the plan of acting the Bible stories and the stories of the saints, so that the people might see and better understand.
Then, too, the players ceased to be monks and priests, and the acting was taken up by the people themselves.
The upper part was open all round, and upon this the acting took place.
To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid.
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He came on the wings of disappointment, and with his head full of acting, for it had been a theatrical party; and the play in which he had borne a part was within two days of representation, when the sudden death of one of the nearest connexions of the family had destroyed the scheme and dispersed the performers.
Happily for him, a love of the theatre is so general, an itch for acting so strong among young people, that he could hardly out-talk the interest of his hearers.
This, though the thought of the moment, did not end with the moment; for the inclination to act was awakened, and in no one more strongly than in him who was now master of the house; and who, having so much leisure as to make almost any novelty a certain good, had likewise such a degree of lively talents and comic taste, as were exactly adapted to the novelty of acting. The thought returned again and again.
"True, to see real acting, good hardened real acting; but I would hardly walk from this room to the next to look at the raw efforts of those who have not been bred to the trade: a set of gentlemen and ladies, who have all the disadvantages of education and decorum to struggle through."
But the staginess of her acting was unbearable, and grew worse as she went on.
It is not good for one's morals to see bad acting. Besides, I don't suppose you will want your wife to act, so what does it matter if she plays Juliet like a wooden doll?
"Dorian, Dorian," she cried, "before I knew you, acting was the one reality of my life.

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