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I . act [ækt] N

1. act (action):

act
ato m
to catch sb in the act
pegar alguém no ato

2. act (performance):

act
número m
to get one's act together fig
tomar jeito

4. act THEAT:

act
ato m

5. act LAW:

act
decreto m

II . act [ækt] VB intr

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1. act (take action):

act
agir
to act for sb
representar alguém

2. act (take effect):

act
produzir efeito

act out VB trans

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act up VB intr inf

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play-act VB intr fig

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Community vigilante groups acted as gatekeepers to such population exchanges in public housing areas.
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Traditionally, constructive eviction was only found when the landlord had acted intentionally to interfere with the tenant's possession of their lease.
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As a result, socialists who embraced possibilism and immediatism sounded and acted little different from non-socialist reformers.
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They vocalized the confession of faith and acted as guarantors of the childs spiritual upbringing.
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He also acted as the bishop's adviser on healthcare chaplaincy.
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It acted as a rationing system, ensuring each element of the economy access to the basic goods it needed to fulfill its obligations.
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Eight of the films he has acted in, have accumulated gross earnings of over worldwide.
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Our ultimate vision must be one of collaboration, neighbourliness, inclusiveness, and global priorities acted upon locally, where we live.
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He sees a double of himself, who is actually Mercury, who acted as guard the night prior.
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Usually it was the loudest and most annoying one, the know-it-all who acted like he invented history.
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