Official Secrets Act in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Official Secrets Act in the English»Italian Dictionary

Official Secrets Act [Brit] N (in GB)

Official Secrets Act

legge f sul segreto di stato

to have signed the Official Secrets Act

dovere mantenere il segreto di stato

Translations for Official Secrets Act in the Italian»English Dictionary

missione segreta, speciale, ufficiale

secret, special, official mission

Translations for Official Secrets Act in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.secret [Brit ˈsiːkrɪt, Am ˈsikrɪt] ADJ

secret passage, meeting, ingredient, admirer, admiration

segreto

secret contributor

anonimo

to keep sth secret from sb

tenere qc nascosto a qn

to be a secret drinker

bere di nascosto

II.secret [Brit ˈsiːkrɪt, Am ˈsikrɪt] N

1. secret (unknown thing):

secret

segreto m

to tell sb a secret

rivelare un segreto a qn

to keep a secret

mantenere un segreto

to let sb in on a secret

mettere qn a parte di un segreto

I make no secret of my membership of the party

la mia appartenenza al partito non è un segreto

it's an open secret that…

è un segreto di Pulcinella che…

there's no secret about who, when, how etc.

non è un segreto chi, quando, come ecc.

I have no secrets from my sister

non ho segreti per mia sorella

2. secret (key factor):

secret

segreto m (of di)

3. secret:

in secret

in segreto

in secret LAW

a porte chiuse

I.official [Brit əˈfɪʃ(ə)l, Am əˈfɪʃəl] N

official (of central or local government, of state)

funzionario m / funzionaria f

official (of central or local government, of state)

pubblico ufficiale m

official (of party, trade union)

funzionario m / funzionaria f

official (of police, customs)

agente mf

official (at town hall)

impiegato m / impiegata f

II.official [Brit əˈfɪʃ(ə)l, Am əˈfɪʃəl] ADJ

official statement, reason, document, function, visit, language, candidate, strike

ufficiale

official biography

ufficiale, autorizzato

it's official! JOURN

è ufficiale!

ACT N

ACT (in US) UNIV → American College Test

ACT

esame d'ammissione all'università

I.act [Brit akt, Am ækt] N

1. act (action, deed):

act

atto m

act

azione f

in the act of doing

nell'atto di fare

an act of cruelty, kindness

un atto di crudeltà, di gentilezza

it was the act of a madman

è stato il gesto di un pazzo

2. act LAW (law):

act, also Act

legge f

Act of Parliament, Congress

legge or atto or decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso

3. act THEAT:

act

atto m

a play in five acts

un'opera in cinque atti

4. act (entertainment routine):

act

numero m

song and dance act

numero di canto e ballo

to put on an act fig, pej

fare, recitare la commedia

it's all an act

è tutta scena

to get in on the act

= essere coinvolto in un'attività in particolare agendo per proprio beneficio o profitto

their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act

la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia

II.act [Brit akt, Am ækt] VB trans THEAT

act part, role

recitare

he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig

ha recitato la parte del perfetto padrone di casa

III.act [Brit akt, Am ækt] VB intr

1. act (take action):

act

agire

we must act quickly

dobbiamo agire prontamente

she still believes she was acting for the best

crede ancora di aver agito per il meglio

they only acted out of fear

hanno agito così soltanto per paura

to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb

agire per conto di qn

2. act (behave):

act

agire

act

comportarsi

to act aggressively towards sb

comportarsi in modo aggressivo nei confronti di qn

3. act THEAT:

act

recitare, fare teatro

act (pretend) fig

recitare la commedia, fare finta, fingere

she can't act! THEAT

non sa recitare!

4. act (take effect):

act drug, substance:

agire, fare effetto

5. act (serve):

to act as person, object:

fungere da

he acted as their interpreter

ha fatto loro da interprete

IV.act [Brit akt, Am ækt]

to be caught in the act

essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante

to get one's act together

organizzarsi

it will be a hard act to follow

sarà difficile da eguagliare

Official Secrets Act in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Official Secrets Act in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.secret [ˈsi:·krɪt] N

1. secret (information):

secret

segreto m

an open secret

un segreto di Pulcinella

to let sb in on a secret

rivelare un segreto a qu

2. secret (knack):

secret

trucco m

secret of success

segreto m

3. secret (mystery):

secret

mistero m

II.secret [ˈsi:·krɪt] ADJ (known to few)

secret

segreto, -a

to keep sth secret (from sb)

tenere qc nascosto (a qu)

I.official [ə·ˈfɪʃl] N

1. official POL:

official

dirigente mf

2. official (civil servant):

official

funzionario(-a) m (f)

II.official [ə·ˈfɪʃl] ADJ

official

ufficiale

I.act [ækt] N

1. act (action):

act

atto m

act of charity

atto di carità

an act of God LAW

una calamità naturale

the Acts of the Apostles REL

gli Atti degli Apostoli

to catch sb in the act

cogliere qn sul fatto

2. act (performance):

act

numero m

a hard act to follow

un numero difficile da eguagliare

3. act (pretence):

act

scena f

4. act THEAT:

act

atto m

5. act LAW:

act

legge f

Phrases:

to get one's act together inf

organizzarsi

to get in on the act

approfittare della situazione

II.act [ækt] VB intr

1. act (take action):

act

agire

to act for sb

agire per conto di qn

2. act (behave):

act

comportarsi

3. act (take effect):

act

agire

4. act THEAT:

act

recitare

5. act (pretend):

act

fingere

III.act [ækt] VB trans THEAT

act

recitare

to act the part of sb

recitare la parte di qn

to act the fool

fare lo stupido

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The production team behind the series was threatened with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act.

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Many serving or past officers were silenced by the Official Secrets Act.

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He was found to be in contravention of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, and fined; his book was recalled in order for the text to be censored.

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Cases of defamation and under the Official Secrets Act were filed against the editors and reporters.

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Contractors working on the renovations were forced to sign the Official Secrets Act to avoid revelations of the expenditure leaking out to the public.

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This is popularly referred to as signing the Official Secrets Act.

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Police accused him of offences against the Official Secrets Act (effectively for espionage).

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With the enactment of the Official Secrets Act 1989, an absolute prohibition on revelations by serving or former intelligence officers was imposed.

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She was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act 1989.

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With clearance under the Official Secrets Act he wrote several, donating the royalties to charity.

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