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Learn Spanish (Latin America): actuar - to act

Spanish (Latin America)
/Impersonal obligation (hay que)
/actuar

actuar

Word

actuar

Meaning

to act

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Usages of actuar

En una emergencia, hay que actuar rápido.

In an emergency, one has to act fast.

Es un problema grande, hay que actuar ahora.

It is a big problem, one has to act now.

Sal ahora, tienes que empezar a actuar.

Go out now, you have to start acting.

Actúas como si pudieras juzgarme, pero, al fin y al cabo, somos iguales.

You act as if you could judge me, but, after all, we are the same.

No es que actúe por egoísmo, sino que mi salud es la prioridad.

It is not that I act out of selfishness, but rather that my health is the priority.

No es que su egoísmo sea intencional, sino que actúa sin maldad.

It is not that his selfishness is intentional, but rather that he acts without malice.

Tú actúas como si ese duende te hechizara.

You act as if that goblin bewitched you.

Lo nominaron por actuar en ese evento prestigiosísimo.

They nominated him for acting at that highly prestigious event.

Ella ganó la estatuilla por actuar en esa película.

She won the statuette for acting in that movie.

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