act on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] VB intr

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II.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] VB trans

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III.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] N

1. act (deed):

act
acto m
it was a foolish/brave act
fue una locura/un acto de valentía
an act of aggression
una agresión
an act of treason
una traición
the government's latest act was to free the prisoners
la última acción del gobierno fue liberar a los prisioneros
destroying the animal was an act of kindness
sacrificar al animal fue un acto piadoso
these acts of violence will not go unpunished
estos actos de violencia no quedarán impunes
my first act was to …
lo primero que hice fue …
by an act of God LAW
por caso fortuito
by an act of God LAW
por acto de la naturaleza
the Acts of the Apostles
los Hechos de los Apóstoles
I was just in the act of writing to you
precisamente te estaba escribiendo
to catch sb in the act
agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa
to catch sb in the act
coger a alguien con las manos en la masa esp Spain
to catch sb in the act
sorprender a alguien in fraganti

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I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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act on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for act on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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III.act [ækt] VB trans THEAT

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Such decisions are usually left up to those who are legally responsible to act on behalf of the bank.
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This provision allows an importer or exporter to appoint a third party to act on their behalf.
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For example, in quantum chemistry and many-body theory the creation and annihilation operators often act on electron states.
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Other sources of starch (e.g. potatoes and unmalted grain) may be added to the mixture, as the amylase will act on those starches as well.
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It would enable on to begin to act on them.
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Diverse are the situations under which an officer has to act on the basis of his own view of the situation.
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The local churches were invited to set up listening groups and discuss, assess and act on the content of the broadcasts.
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Some of the cues make the individual act on or engage in that behavior or act to prevent the individual from taking action.
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He did not act on it at the time, but a couple of years later, he reconsidered.
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And it sounds great, a great act on the concerts.
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