acting

act·ing  (ktng)

adj.

1. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another. See Synonyms at temporary.

2.

a. That contains directions for use in a dramatic performance: the play's acting text.

b. That is appropriate for dramatic performance: an acting comedy.

n.

1. The occupation of an actor or actress.

2. Performance as an actor or actress.

3. False behavior; pretense.

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acting [ˈæktɪŋ]

adj (prenominal)

1. taking on duties temporarily, esp as a substitute for another the acting president

2. operating or functioning an acting order

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) intended for stage performance; provided with directions for actors an acting version of ``Hedda Gabler''

n

(Performing Arts / Theatre) the art or profession of an actor

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acting - the performance of a part or role in a drama performing, playacting, playing activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture personation, impersonation - imitating the mannerisms of another person method acting, method - an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed dumb show, pantomime, mime - a performance using gestures and body movements without words byplay, stage business, business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" skit - a short theatrical episode hamming, overacting - poor acting by a ham actor heroics - ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood" reenactment - performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time; "the reenactment of the battle of Princeton" roleplaying - acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy) performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
Adj.	1.	acting - serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president" impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"

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acting

noun

performance, playing, performing, theatre, dramatics, portraying, enacting, portrayal, impersonation, characterization, stagecraft She has returned home to pursue her acting career.

adjective

temporary, substitute, intervening, interim, provisional, surrogate, stopgap, pro tem The new acting President has a reputation for being independent.

Quotations
"The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing" [Ralph Richardson]
"Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself" [Jeanne Moreau The New York Times]

Translations

acting [ˈæktɪŋ]

A. ADJ [headmaster, president etc] → interino, suplente

B. N (Theat) (= performance) → interpretación f, actuación f; (= profession) → profesión f de actor, teatro m
what was his acting like? → ¿qué tal hizo el papel?
this is acting as it should be → esto se llama realmente ser actor or actriz, así es el teatro de verdad
acting is not in my line → yo no soy actor
she has done some acting → tiene alguna experiencia como actriz
to go in for acting → hacerse actor

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acting [ˈæktɪŋ]

n [actor] → jeu m
to do some acting (in theatre) → faire du théâtre; (in movies) → faire du cinéma

adj → suppléant(e), par intérim
the acting President → le Président par intérim
he is the acting manager → il remplace (provisoirement) le directeur

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acting

adj

→ stellvertretend attr, → in Stellvertretung pred

attr (Theat) → schauspielerisch

n (Theat) (= performance) → Darstellung f; (= activity) → Spielen nt; (= profession) → Schauspielerei f; what was the acting like? → wie waren die Schauspieler?; what was his acting like? → wie hat er gespielt?; I don’t like his acting → ich mag seine Art zu spielen nicht; he’s done some acting → er hat schon Theater gespielt; (professionally also) → er hat schon etwas Schauspielerfahrung

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acting [ˈæktɪŋ]

1. adj → che fa le funzioni di
he is the acting manager → fa le veci del direttore

2. n → recitazione f
to do some acting → fare del teatro (or del cinema)

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acting → تمثيل, نائب herectví, zlobící fungerende, skuespil stellvertretend, Theaterspielen αναπληρωτής, ηθοποιία actuación, interino näytteleminen, virkaatekevä comédie, suppléant gluma, privremeni facente le veci di, recitazione 演技, 臨時代理の 대행의, 연기 acteren, waarnemend fungerende, skuespill gra, pełniący czyjeś obowiązki arte dramática, interino временно исполняющий обязанности, действующий skådelspeleri, tillförordnad การแสดง, รักษาการแทน oyunculuk, vekaleten quyền, sự diễn xuất 代理的, 行动