ACTO

n. short and realistic play in Spanish, that dramatizes the economic and social difficulties of Mexican-American known as Chicanos

n. act, deed; event; fruition

n. act

n. (Port.=acto) act, action, recording, ceremony

a haqueton| a padded or quilted tunic worn under the mail.

= act, event, deed.
Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
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* acto comunicativo = communication act.
* acto de evitar = avoidance.
* acto de fé = act of faith.
* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.
* acto de piratería = piracy.
* acto de publicar = publication.
* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.
* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery.
* acto espontáneo de = random act of.
* acto extraño = weirdness.
* acto irracional = irrational act.
* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.
* acto racional = rational act.
* acto raro = weirdness.
* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.
* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.
* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].
* actos heróicos = heroics.
* acto terrorista = act of terror.
* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot.
* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.
* organizar un acto = hold + event.
* organizar un acto público = organise + function.
* presidir un acto = preside over + act.
* realizar un acto = commit + act.