Level | B1 |
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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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