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act

 
 
/ækt/ noun

Translation

DO [C] something that someone does
eylem
an act of terrorism/kindness1828
LAW [C] a law made by a government
kanun
an act of Congress/Parliament238684
THEATRE [C] one of the parts a play is divided into
tiyatro oyununda perde
Her character doesn't appear until Act 2.1468
PERFORMERS [C] one or several performers who perform for a short while in a show
oyun
a comedy double act 14691463
FALSE BEHAVIOUR [no plural] behaviour which hides your real feelings or intentions
gerçek duygu ve niyetleri gizleyen davranış, ...mış gibi yapma
Was she really upset or was that just an act?1054
in the act (of doing sth) doing something wrong
bir şeyi yanlış/hatalı yapma
I caught him in the act of opening one of my letters.1828
get your act together informal to organize your activities so that you can make progress
ilerleme kaydetmek için faaliyetleri organize etmek, sıraya koymak, düzenlemek
18771860
get in on the act informal to become involved in something successful that someone else has started
başarıyla yapılmaya devam eden bir şeye dahil olmak, katılmak
1858
(Definition of act noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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