one-act in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for one-act in the English»French Dictionary

one-act play N

one-act play

pièce f en un seul acte

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to polish up one's act

fignoler son numéro inf

to get one's act together

se prendre en main

to get one's act together , to get it together inf

s'organiser

to clean up one's act person:

devenir plus sérieux

a one-/five-act play

une pièce en un acte/en cinq actes

Translations for one-act in the French»English Dictionary

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faire son numéro lit

to do one's act ou number

faire son théâtre inf fig

to put on one's act

pièce en un acte

one-act play

one-act in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for one-act in the English»French Dictionary

I.play [pleɪ] N

1. play (games):

play

jeu m

to be at play

être en train de jouer

to be in/out of play

être en/hors jeu

to make a bad/good play

bien/mal jouer

2. play (theatrical piece):

play

pièce f de théâtre

one-act play

pièce en un acte

3. play (freedom to move):

play

jeu m

Phrases:

to allow sb/sth full play

laisser entière liberté à qn/qc

to make a play for sb

draguer qn inf

to bring sth into play

faire rentrer qc en jeu

to come into play

rentrer en jeu

II.play [pleɪ] VB intr

play

jouer

play radio

marcher

to play to a full house

jouer à guichets fermés

Phrases:

to play fast and loose with sb/sth

traiter qn/qc à la légère

to play to the gallery

amuser la galerie

to play into sb's hands

faire le jeu de qn

to play for time

essayer de gagner du temps

III.play [pleɪ] VB trans

1. play GAMES:

play

jouer

to play bridge/cards/golf

jouer au bridge/aux cartes/au golf

to play house

jouer au papa et à la maman

to play host to sb

accueillir qn

to play Germany sports

jouer contre l'Allemagne

to play the horses

jouer aux courses

to play a slot machine

jouer à une machine à sous

to play the stock market

jouer en Bourse

to play a joke on sb

faire une blague à qn

to play a trick on sb

jouer un tour à qn

2. play (perform):

play symphony, role

interpréter

play flute, guitar

jouer de

they were playing Mozart orchestra

ils jouaient Mozart

they were playing Mozart radio station

ils passaient du Mozart

to play a CD

mettre un CD

to play a concert

donner un concert

to play a vital role in sth fig

jouer un rôle fondamental dans qc

Phrases:

to play ball with sb inf

coopérer avec qn

to play both ends against the middle

semer la zizanie

to play second fiddle to sb/sth

être dans l'ombre de qn/qc

to play the field

avoir plusieurs amants

to play it cool

rester calme

to play it safe

rester prudent

to play hard to get

se laisser désirer

to play hardball

ne pas être tendre

to play havoc with sth

chambouler qc

to play (merry) hell with sth

ficher qc en l'air

to play hooky

faire l'école buissonnière

to play a hunch

agir par intuition

to play possum (pretend to be asleep)

faire semblant de dormir

to play possum (pretend to be ignorant or unaware)

faire l'innocent

to play sb for a sucker inf

prendre qn pour un idiot

to play dumb

faire le con

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get one's act together inf

se secouer

Translations for one-act in the French»English Dictionary

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faire son numéro à qn inf

to put on one's act for sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An evening at revi-teater consisted of 10-12 one-act plays, skits, and songs, with an intermission.

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It incorporated a series of lively, unrelated one-act farces on current affairs.

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He participated in speech events (debate and extemporaneous speaking), and played lead roles in one-act play and senior play.

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A one-act play where a brother and sister try to make sense of their dysfunctional childhood.

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