acting

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• /ˈæk.tɪŋ/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English -ing English acting From act + -ing.

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 代理 (dàilǐ) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Chinese Mandarin: 代- (dài-) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Esperanto: portempa — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Finnish: väliaikainen — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Finnish: virkaa toimittava — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• French: intérimaire — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• French: par intérim — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Georgian: მოვალეობის შემსრულებელი (movaleobis šemsrulebeli) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Georgian: მოვალეობების შემსრულებელი (movaleobebis šemsrulebeli) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Georgian: მოქმედი (mokmedi) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• German: amtierend — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• German: stellvertretend — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• German: geschäftsführend — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Gujarati: કાર્યકારી (kāryakārī) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Hindi: कार्यकारी (kāryakārī) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Hindi: कार्यवाहक (kāryavāhak) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Irish: gníomhach — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Japanese: 代理の (dairi-no) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Malayalam: ബദലായ (badalāya) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Māori: taupua — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Polish: p.o. — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Polish: pełniący obowiązki — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Polish: pełniąca obowiązki — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Portuguese: interino — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Portuguese: temporário — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Russian: исполня́ющий обя́занности (ispolnjájuščij objázannosti) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Russian: и.о. (i.o.) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Russian: ври́о (vrío) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Serbo-Croatian: вршилац дужности (vršilac dužnosti) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Slovak: úradujúci — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Spanish: interino — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Spanish: en funciones — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Spanish: suplente — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Swedish: tillförordnad — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Swedish: tf — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Swedish: ställföreträdande — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Swedish: stf — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Thai: รักษาการ (rák-sǎa-gaan) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Ukrainian: виконувач обов'язків (vykonuvač obovʺjazkiv) — temporarily assuming the duties or authority
• Arabic: تَمْثِيل (tamṯīl) — occupation of an actor
• Armenian: դերասանություն (derasanutʻyun) — occupation of an actor
• Catalan: actuació — occupation of an actor
• Chinese Mandarin: 演技 (yǎnjì) — occupation of an actor
• Czech: herectví — occupation of an actor
• Esperanto: aktorado — occupation of an actor
• Finnish: näytteleminen — occupation of an actor
• German: Schauspielkunst — occupation of an actor
• Ancient Greek: ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis) — occupation of an actor
• Hindi: अभिनय (abhinay) — occupation of an actor
• Hungarian: színjátszás — occupation of an actor
• Hungarian: színészi játék — occupation of an actor
• Hungarian: alakítás — occupation of an actor
• Indonesian: akting — occupation of an actor
• Irish: aisteoireacht — occupation of an actor
• Italian: recitazione — occupation of an actor
• Japanese: 演技 (engi) — occupation of an actor
• Kapampangan: pamagarti — occupation of an actor
• Kapampangan: pamagarte — occupation of an actor
• Korean: 연기 (yeon'gi) — occupation of an actor
• Kyrgyz: оюнчулук (oyunculuk) — occupation of an actor
• Latin: histriōnia — occupation of an actor
• Macedonian: глума (gluma) — occupation of an actor
• Malayalam: അഭിനയം (abhinayaṁ) — occupation of an actor
• Persian: بازیگری (bâzigari) — occupation of an actor
• Polish: aktorstwo — occupation of an actor
• Polish: aktorszczyzna — occupation of an actor
• Portuguese: atuação — occupation of an actor
• Portuguese: encenação — occupation of an actor
• Romanian: actorie — occupation of an actor
• Russian: актёрство (aktjórstvo) — occupation of an actor
• Russian: актёрское иску́сство (aktjórskoje iskússtvo) — occupation of an actor
• Serbo-Croatian: gluma — occupation of an actor
• Slovene: igranje — occupation of an actor
• Spanish: actuación — occupation of an actor
• Swedish: skådespeleri — occupation of an actor
• Turkish: oyunculuk — occupation of an actor