Translations for act up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

The siblings are rather snotty about their superior status as mutants and seem to take great pleasure in punishing those prisoners who act up or try to escape. en.wikipedia.org

Her typewriter has started to act up, automatically transcribing her nightmares and subsequently her future. en.wikipedia.org

Then, three girls are eliminated one by one because, as with the film, they act up during the tour. en.wikipedia.org

The peyote and the drinking cause the narrators ulcers to act up. en.wikipedia.org

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Translations for act up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

act up VB [Am ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + adv)

act up (cause trouble) inf:

Translations for act up in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for act up in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Translations for act up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] VB intr

1.1. act (take action, do sth):

1.2. act (function, work):

1.3. act (serve):

1.4. act <acting, pres part > chairman/director/head:

2. act (behave):

3.1. act:

3.2. act (pretend):

II.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] VB trans

1. act (perform):

2. act (behave like, play role of):

III.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] N

1. act (deed):

2. act (law):

3.1. act (division of play):

3.2. act (routine):

4. act (pretense):

ACT

ACT N → American College Test

See also ACT - American College Test

ACT - American College Test Info

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

1.2. up (upstairs):

2.1. up (of position):

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

2.4. up (removed):

3.1. up (upright):

3.2. up (out of bed):

4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):

4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):

5.1. up (in or toward north):

5.2. up (at or to another place):

5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp Brit :

5.4. up (at or to university) esp Brit :

6.1. up (in position, erected):

6.2. up (inflated):

7. up (going on) inf:

8. up (finished):

9.1. up SPORTS (ahead in competition):

9.2. up SPORTS Am (for each side):

10. up (under consideration):

11. up (in cards):

12.1. up (next to):

12.2. up (confronted by):

13.1. up (vertically):

13.2. up (back and forth):

13.3. up (of mood):

14. up:

15. up:

16. up:

17.1. up (as far as):

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

17.3. up (equal to):

17.4. up (capable of):

17.5. up (depending on):

Phrases:

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

1.1. up (in upward direction):

1.2. up (at higher level):

1.3. up (on scale):

2.1. up (along):

2.2. up (further along):

2.3. up (to, in) Brit region:

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

1.1. up attr (going upward):

1.2. up attr (to London) Brit:

2. up (elated) Am inf pred:

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N

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