act upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for act upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

act upon VB [Am ækt -, Brit akt -]

act upon → act on

See also act on

act on VB [Am ækt -, Brit akt -] (v + prep + o)

1. act on (follow):

act on advice

seguir

act on orders

cumplir

until the problem is recognized and acted on …

hasta que se reconozca el problema y se actúe or se proceda en consecuencia …

acting on information received, the police made two arrests

actuando sobre la base de información recibida, la policía realizó dos arrestos

she took a decision, but failed to act on it

tomó una decisión pero no obró en consecuencia

2. act on (affect):

act on drug/chemical/force:

actuar sobre

the drug acts on the nervous system

el fármaco actúa sobre el sistema nervioso

Translations for act upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

se erigió en portavoz del grupo

he took it upon himself to act as spokesman for the group

Translations for act upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

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I.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] VB intr

1.1. act (take action, do sth):

act

actuar

I'm acting on behalf of my client

actúo en representación de mi cliente

we must act now

tenemos que tomar medidas inmediatamente

1.2. act (function, work):

act drug/chemical:

hacer efecto

act drug/chemical:

actuar

it will take a while to act

tardará un rato en hacer efecto

1.3. act (serve):

to act as sth

servir de algo

this will act as a warning

esto servirá de advertencia

she will act as interpreter

hará de intérprete

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

act

interino

2. act (behave):

act

comportarse

act

actuar

they acted irresponsibly

actuaron or se comportaron de forma irresponsable

just act as if nothing had happened

haz como si no hubiera pasado nada

sorry, I acted like a fool

perdón, fui muy tonto or me comporté como un tonto

stop acting like a child!

¡no seas infantil!

she always acts very polite toward us inf

siempre es muy cortés con nosotros

3.1. act:

act (perform)

actuar

act (perform)

trabajar

act (as profession)

ser actor

she's always wanted to act

siempre ha querido ser actriz

3.2. act (pretend):

he acted all nonchalant inf

hizo como si no le importara

don't act innocent/dumb with me!

¡no te hagas el inocente/tonto conmigo!

II.act [Am ækt, Brit akt] VB trans

1. act (perform):

act role/part

interpretar

act role/part

hacer

the play was very well acted

la obra estuvo muy bien interpretada or actuada

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

act

hacerse

it's no use acting the innocent

es inútil que te hagas el inocente

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

2. act (law):

act

ley f

an act of Parliament/Congress

una ley aprobada por el Parlamento/Congreso

to pass an act

aprobar una ley

3.1. act (division of play):

act

acto m

a one-act play

una obra de teatro de un solo acto

a play in three acts

una obra en tres actos

3.2. act (routine):

act

número m

a comedy/juggling act

un número cómico/de malabarismo

it's time for the government to change its act

ya es hora de que el gobierno cambie su enfoque

to be a hard or difficult act to follow

ser difícil de igualar

to do a disappearing or vanishing act

esfumarse como por arte de magia

to get into or in on the act

meterse en el asunto

to get one's act together

organizarse

to get one's act together

hacer las cosas como Dios manda

to smarten up one's act

enmendarse

4. act (pretense):

it was all a big act

era puro cuento or puro teatro inf

to put on an act

hacer teatro inf

to put on an act

fingir

don't be taken in, he's just putting on an act

no te dejes engañar, está haciendo teatro inf

act upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for act upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I.act [ækt] N

1. act (action):

act

acto m

act of charity

obra f de caridad

an act of God LAW

un caso de fuerza mayor

the Acts of the Apostles REL

los Hechos de los Apóstoles

to catch sb in the act

coger a alguien con las manos en la masa

2. act (performance):

act

número m

a hard act to follow

un número difícil de repetir

3. act (pretence):

act

fingimiento m

4. act THEAT:

act

acto m

5. act LAW:

act

ley f

Phrases:

to get one's act together inf

arreglárselas

to get in on the act

lograr tomar parte en el asunto

II.act [ækt] VB intr

1. act (take action):

act

actuar

to act for sb

representar a alguien

2. act (behave):

act

portarse

3. act (take effect):

act

dar resultados

4. act THEAT:

act

actuar

5. act (pretend):

act

fingir

III.act [ækt] VB trans THEAT

act

representar

to act the part of sb

hacer el papel de alguien

to act the fool

hacer el tonto

act N

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to put on an act inf fig

hacer teatro

to put on an act inf fig

actuar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Committing or attempting lewd act upon child under sixteen.

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It is the person's intent to act upon the world, rather than the infinite acquiescence to objectification.

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It had to declare the official results within 15 days following the voting day, and act upon them within 60 days.

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Although the patient was not cognizant of having received the information, they were able to correctly act upon it, in a manner similar to blindsight.

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Networks of nonsensical relationship act upon speeches and plays the way a patina does upon artwork in metal.

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Unyielding, humility is what gives individuals inner strength to act upon the world.

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