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

Noun

the art of an actor

Adjective

temporarily performing the duties of: the acting president has declared a state of emergency

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 1. performance, playing, performing, theatre, dramatics, portraying, enacting, portrayal, impersonation, characterization, stagecraft

adjective 2. temporary, substitute, intervening, interim, provisional, surrogate, stopgap, pro tem

Translations

acting [ˈæktɪŋ] adj → suplente

n to do some acting → hacer algo de teatro;

he is the acting manager → es el gerente en funciones

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acting [ˈæktɪŋ] act adj → suppléant(e) → par intérim

n [of actor] → jeu m (= activity);

to do some acting → faire du théâtre (or du cinéma);

he is the acting manager → il remplace (provisoirement) le directeur

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acting [ˈæktɪŋ] act adj → stellvertretend

n (profession) → Schauspielkunst f;

(activity) → Spielen nt;

acting in my capacity as chairman ... → in meiner Eigenschaft als Vorsitzender ...

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acting [ˈæktɪŋ] adj → che fa le funzioni di

n [of actor] → recitazione f;

(activity): to do some acting → fare del teatro (or del cinema);

he is the acting manager → fa le veci del direttore