English-Azerbaijani Entry Sample

English lemma


act


phonetic transcription


[ӕkt]


part of speech


verb


below are
sense numbers, definitions, examples of usage, and translations in Azerbaijani


to do something

It’s time the government acted to lower taxes.       

Azerbaijani hərəkətə keçmək, hərəkət etmək, iş görmək


to behave

◊ He acted foolishly at the meeting.

Azerbaijani özünü aparmaq, davranmaq


to preform (a part) in a play

◊ He has acted (the part of Romeo) on many occasions.

◊ I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (=pretending).

Azerbaijani oynamaq, rol ifa etmək, canlandırmaq (səhnədə)


noun


something done

◊ Running away is an act of cowardice.

◊ He committed many cruel acts.

Azarbaijani davranış, hərəkət, addım


modifier

     ↓

2 (often with capital) a law

◊ Acts of Parliament.

Azerbaijani qanun, akt


3 a section of a play

◊ ‘Hamlet’ has five acts.

Azerbaijani pərdə, tamaşanın bir hissəsi


an entertainment

◊ an act called ‘The Smith Family’

Azerbaijani nömrə, əyləncəli çıxış