actuar

/akˈtwaɾ/, [akˈt̪waɾ]

act

Examples

Deja de actuar como un idiota.

Stop acting like a jerk.

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¡Piensa antes de actuar!

Think before you act!

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Nosotros tenemos las mismas intenciones, pero no el mismo modo de actuar.

We have the same intentions, but not the same modus operandi.

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Ser mujer es difícil. Hay que pensar como hombre, actuar como una dama, verse como una niña y trabajar como caballo.

It's hard to be a woman. One must think like a man, act like a lady, look like a girl, and work like a horse.

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Si vas a actuar de esa manera yo me voy.

If you're going to act like that, I'm leaving.

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Tenemos que actuar ahora.

We have to act now.

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La lógica y el sentido común sugieren que Rusia, la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos deben actuar juntos.

Logic and common sense suggest that Russia, the European Union and the United States must act together.

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Todos los hombres sueñan, pero no por igual. Los que sueñan de noche en los polvorientos recovecos de su mente, despiertan en el día para encontrar que era vanidad, pero los soñadores del día son hombres peligrosos, porque pueden actuar sobre sus sueños con los ojos abiertos, para hacerlos posibles.

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

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Ciertamente, su noble actuar es digno de elogios.

His noble deed deserves praise indeed.

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Tom tiene que actuar ahora.

Tom has to act now.

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Yo dejaría de preocuparme por ello y comenzaría a actuar. La ansiedad que resulta de no hacer nada es peor que cualquier peligro al que pudieras enfrentarte.

I'd stop worrying about it and take some action. The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.

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Debemos actuar de inmediato.

We must act at once.

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Debes dejar de actuar de forma tan tonta.

You must put an end to your foolish behavior.

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Ella canta bien, sin lugar a dudas, pero no sabe actuar.

She sings well, to be sure, but she can't act.

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Deberíamos actuar para resolver el problema.

We should act so as to solve the problem

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Un hombre puede vivir y estar sano sin matar animales para alimentarse; por lo tanto, si come carne, participa en la muerte de un animal simplemente para satisfacer su apetito. Y actuar así es inmoral.

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.

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Si vas a actuar como un idiota, entonces serás tratado como tal.

If you're going to act like an idiot, then you're going to be treated as one.

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No es nuestra voluntad la que nos hace actuar, sino nuestra imaginación.

It's not our will that makes us act, but our imagination.

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Es mejor actuar que hablar.

It is better to act than to talk.

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Debemos actuar rápido.

We have to act quickly.

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