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Act Noun Hareket Sth Deed  /ækt   Countable Davranış

Level B1 
Kind noun
Front act 
IPA  /ækt   / noun [countable]
Back hareket, davranış
yasa
Back 2

act (noun)

 /ækt   / noun [countable]
 
STH YOU DO
1 a thing that you do
hareket, davranış
 In a typical act of generosity they refused to accept any money.
 to commit a violent act
Act ve action aynı anlamlarda kullanılabilir:
 It was a brave act/action.
 Ancak of yalnızca act'ten sonra gelir:
 It was an act of bravery.
Activity düzenli olarak yapılan hareket veya faaliyetler için kullanılır:
 I like outdoor activities such as walking and gardening.
Deed ise bugün artık pek kullanılmayan resmî bir sözcüktür:
 Robin Hood is famous for his brave deeds.
Deed genellikle good ’la birlikte kullanılır:
 I wanted to pay back the good deed he had done.
LAW
2 (often Act)
a law made by a government
yasa
 The government passed an act forbidding the possession of guns.
BEHAVIOUR
3 behaviour that hides your true feelings
numara; rol
 She seems very happy but she's just putting on an act.
IN PLAY
4 (often Act)
one of the main divisions of a play or an opera (= a musical play)
 (tiyatro) perde
 How many scenes are there in Act 4?
ENTERTAINMENT
5 a short piece of entertainment, especially as part of a show
gösteri
 Did you enjoy the clowns' act?
IDIOMS
be/get in on the act
become involved in an activity that is becoming popular
fırsattan yararlanmak
 When an athlete breaks a world record, all the big sponsors want to get in on the act.
get your act together
to organize yourself so that you can do sth properly
silkinmek, kendine çekidüzen vermek
 If he doesn't get his act together, he's going to lose his job.
a hard act to follow
a person or a thing that it is difficult to do better than
ulaşılması zor bir başarı/kişi
 Lynn is leaving the firm after ten years and her successor will certainly find her a hard act to follow.
in the act (of doing sth)
while doing sth, especially sth wrong
suçüstü
 She caught him in the act of looking through the papers on her desk.
 

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