actuar

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Asturian[edit]

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actuar (first-person singular indicative present actuo, past participle actuáu)

  1. to act

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuāre, from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (do, act).

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actuar (first-person singular present actuo, first-person singular preterite actuí, past participle actuat)

  1. (intransitive) to act
  2. (transitive) to play (a part)

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Portuguese[edit]

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actuar (first-person singular present actuo, first-person singular preterite actuei, past participle actuado)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of atuar. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

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Romanian[edit]

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Borrowed from French actuaire, Latin actuarius (copyist, account-keeper).

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actuar m (plural actuari)

  1. (finance) actuary
  2. (historical) registrar, actuary, clerk (in the Roman Empire)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuāre (actuate), from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (do, act).

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  • IPA(key): /aɡˈtwaɾ/ [aɣ̞ˈt̪waɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ac‧tuar

Verb[edit]

actuar (first-person singular present actúo, first-person singular preterite actué, past participle actuado)

  1. to act, to behave
    Synonyms: obrar, comportarse, portarse
    actuar con moderaciónto exercise restraint, to show restraint
    ¡Para de tocar todo! Estás actuando como un niño.
    Stop touching everything! You're acting like a child.
  2. to act, to perform
  3. to actuate
  4. (law) to litigate, to sue

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