English–French dictionary
French translation of the English word act
| English | French (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (take action; move; perform) | agir | |
🔗 My office acted properly in every aspect of the investigation. | ||
| (action; deed; move; step) | acte | |
🔗 The girls told of men coming in off the street and the girls having to perform sexual acts. | ||
| (perform) | jouer | |
| (be effective; have effect; impact; impinge; work; avail; be efficacious; exert; have an effect; produce an effect) | agir | |
| (deed; bill) | acte | |
| (function; operate; run; work; perform) | fonctionner | |
| (behave; conduct oneself) | se conduire | |
🔗 The truth is that Trump’s attempt to act as though everything is totally normal and there is no need to alter our routines has failed. | ||
| (serve; attend) | servir | |
| (appear; seem; look) | paraître ; sembler | |
act for (represent; stand for) | représenter | |
act of grace (amnesty; pardon) | amnistie | |
act on (follow; observe; act upon; obey; keep) | ||
counteract (neutralize; secure) | ||
counteract (contravene) | contrarier ; contrevenir | |
enact (play) | ; représenter | |
interact (interrelate) | interrilati | |
interact | intervenir | interagi |
| (respond) | réagir | |
| English | French |
|---|---|
| act | ⇆ acte; ⇆ agir; ⇆ faire du théâtre; ⇆ jouer; ⇆ loi; ⇆ numéro |
| act as | ⇆ faire office de; ⇆ servir de |
| act on | ⇆ agir sur; ⇆ exécuter; ⇆ se conformer à; ⇆ suivre |
| act out | ⇆ faire un récit mimé de; ⇆ vivre |
| Acts of the Apostles | ⇆ Actes des Apôtres |
| act the part of | ⇆ tenir le rôle de |
| act up | ⇆ faire des caprices; ⇆ se conduire mal |
| caught in the act | ⇆ pris en flagrant délit |
| get in on the act | ⇆ participer aux opérations |
| in the act of | ⇆ en train de |
| put on an act | ⇆ joue la comédie |
| acting | ⇆ jeu; ⇆ par intérim; ⇆ suppléant |