acting

acting
1. adjective
(temporary) stellvertretend
2. noun, no pl.
(Theatre etc.) die Schauspielerei

an acting career — eine Karriere als Schauspieler

* * *
adjective (temporarily carrying out the duties of: He is acting president of the society.) amtierend
* * *
act·ing
[ˈæktɪŋ]
I. adj attr, inv stellvertretend
\acting manager stellvertretender Geschäftsführer/stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin, kommissarischer Leiter/kommissarische Leiterin
II. n no pl
1. (activity) Schauspielerei f
2. (performance) Darstellung f
* * *
['ktɪŋ]
1. adj
1) stellvertretend attr, in Stellvertretung pred
2) attr (THEAT) schauspielerisch
2. n (THEAT)
(= performance) Darstellung f; (= activity) Spielen nt; (= profession) Schauspielerei f

what was the acting like? — wie waren die Schauspieler?

what was his acting like? —

I don't like his acting — ich mag seine Art zu spielen nicht

he's done some acting — er hat schon Theater gespielt; (professionally also) er hat schon etwas Schauspielerfahrung

* * *
acting
A adj
1. stellvertretend, amtierend, geschäftsführend:
acting manager geschäftsführender Leiter;
acting partner geschäftsführender (persönlich haftender) Gesellschafter
2. THEAT mit (genauen) Bühnenanweisungen:
acting version Bühnenfassung f
3. schauspielerisch:
his acting ambitions
B s
1. THEAT
a) Spiel n
b) die Schauspielerei
2. Handeln n, Tun n
3. fig Theaterspielen n oft pej
act. abk
1. acting
2. active
3. actor
4. actual
* * *
1. adjective
(temporary) stellvertretend
2. noun, no pl.
(Theatre etc.) die Schauspielerei

an acting career — eine Karriere als Schauspieler

* * *
adj.
agierend adj.
amtierend adj.
geschäftsführend adj.
handelnd adj.
stellvertretend adj.
tätig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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