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3 Translation results for acting in Spanish

noun | verb | adjective

acting noun

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interpretación, actuación

Example sentences of
acting noun

  • •Her acting is unusually good in this film.
  • •a new style of acting
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act verb

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acted, has acted, is acting, acts
actuar, interpretar; fingir, simular; comportarse; servir, funcionar; tomar medidas

Example sentences of
act verb

  • •He knew he had to act quickly.
  • •The government was slow to act.
  • •She acted on behalf of her father, who was not at the meeting.
  • •Many famous movie stars have also acted on Broadway.
  • •I believe that the killer acted alone.
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  • •She acted in self-defense when she killed her attacker.
  • •We were acting in the best interests of our children.
  • •We must act soon to end this crisis.
  • •She learned at an early age how to act properly in social situations.
  • •People are always telling me how I should act and what I should say.
  • •I noticed that the dog was acting funny this morning.
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Synonyms of
act verb

seem, look, appear, behave, sound, feign, function, perform, pretend
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  • Act like se refiere a comportarse como alguien o algo en particular. You two are acting like children.

Detailed synonyms for act verb

See: Seem

acting adjective

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interino

Example sentences of
acting adjective

  • •The college's acting president will be replaced with a permanent one next fall.
  • •will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found
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Reverse translation for acting

interpretación  - interpretation 
actuación  - performance, (slang) gig 
actuar  - to act, to perform 
interpretar  - to interpret, to play, to perform 
fingir  - to feign, to pretend 
simular  - to simulate, to feign, to pretend 
comportarse  - to behave, to conduct oneself 
servir  - to serve, to be of use to, to work, to serve, to wait, to be of use, to be helpful, to fill (an order) 
funcionar  - to function, to run, to work, (informal, figurative) to do the trick 
tomar medidas
interino  - acting, temporary, interim 
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