acto

/ˈakto/, [ˈak.t̪o]

act

Examples

El policía arrestó al hombre en el acto.

The policeman arrested the man on the spot.

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El verdadero acto filosófico es la aniquilación del yo (Selbsttötung); este es el verdadero comienzo de toda filosofía; todos los requisitos para ser un discípulo de Filosofía apuntan acá. Ese solo acto se corresponde con todas las condiciones y características de una conducta trascendental.

The true philosophical Act is annihilation of self (Selbsttötung); this is the real beginning of all Philosophy; all requisites for being a Disciple of Philosophy point hither. This Act alone corresponds to all the conditions and characteristics of transcendental conduct.

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Es un acto infantil.

It is a childish act.

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El joven debía sentirse muy desesperado cuando recurrió a un acto tan espantoso.

The young man must have felt very desperate when he resorted to such a terrible act.

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El suicidio es un acto de desesperación.

Suicide is a desperate act.

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Mi primer acto como senador será designarte como bufón oficial.

My first deed as Senator is designating you as the official jester.

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El acto tuvo lugar por la tarde.

The ceremony took place in the afternoon.

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Tom murió en el acto cuando la bomba que estaba tratando de desactivar explotó.

Tom was killed instantly when the bomb he was trying to defuse exploded.

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Fue un acto de valor.

It was an act of courage.

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Tu acto ha ofendido su dignidad.

Your action has offended his dignity.

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La traducción es el paradigma, el modelo de toda la escritura. Es la traducción que demuestra más claramente el deseo de transformación que subyace a cada acto que implique el habla, ese don supremo del ser humano.

Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.

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El sacrificio era visto como un medio de santificación del acto.

The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act.

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A juzgar por la violencia del impacto, debió de morir en el acto.

Considering the violence of the impact, he must have died instantly.

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Le atropelló un coche y murió en el acto.

He was hit by a car and died right away.

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En una época de engaño universal, decir la verdad es un acto revolucionario.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

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Ahora va a empezar el tercer acto.

The third act is about to begin.

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El actor principal no puede morir en el primer acto.

The main character cannot die in the first act.

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Lo hizo en el acto.

He did it right away.

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Si fuera absolutamente necesario elegir, yo preferiría ser culpable de un acto inmoral que de un acto cruel.

If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.

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Fue un acto de desesperación.

It was an act of desperation.

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