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acto

/ak-toh; Spanish ahk-taw/US // ˈæk toʊ; Spanish ˈɑk tɔ //

采取行动

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ac·tos [ak-tohz; Spanish ahk-taws]. /ˈæk toʊz; Spanish ˈɑk tɔs/. Southwestern U.S.

    • : a short, realistic play, usually in Spanish, that dramatizes the social and economic problems of Chicanos.

Examples

  • The suspect, he said, was dressed in black and armed with what appeared to be an X-Acto knife.

  • Acto continuo dispusironle una frugal colacin, y sentse con su hija la mesa.

  • So fah so good, fo' a play-acto's church—ef you kin git sich a church into the imagination o' yo' mind!

  • Confiaron su pensamiento a la doncella,15 quien ofreci protegerlo mediante una cantidad que se le entregara en el acto.

  • It wuz long-headed, too, fo' Hugh an' the play-acto's to give him the job.

  • He naturally became a candidate for sole regent after the passage of the Acto Addicional, or amendment to the constitution.