English-Azerbaijani dictionary

act as phrasal verb

to do the work or duties of: He acts as head of department when his boss is away.
az: əvəz etmək
ru: замещать

act for

act on phrasal verb

1 to do something following the advice etc of someone: I am acting on the advice of my lawyer.
az: məsləhətə baxmaq
ru: действовать по совету

2 to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.
az: təsir etmək
ru: воздействовать

act on behalf of

to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.
az: (kiminsə) adından çıxış etmək, danışmaq
ru: обязанности

act out phrasal verb

to demonstrate how something happened by performing it like in a play: He acted out the incident just as he had witnessed it.
az: canlandırmaq
ru: разыгрывать

act up phrasal verb

(used about a child) to behave badly: The children were bored and started acting up.
az: özünü pis aparmaq, şuluq salmaq
ru: плохо вести себя

acting adjective

temporarily carrying out the duties of: He is acting president of the society.
az: vəzifə icra edən
ru: исполняющий обязанности

♦ noun
the job, activity, or skill of performing in plays or films: The acting in the film is of the highest standard.
az: ifa, ifaçılıq
ru: игра

action [ˈӕkʃən] noun

1 something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; You'll have to take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.
az: hərəkət, iş
ru: действие

2 movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.
az: hərəkət (məs. Tennisdə bilək işləməlidir)
ru: движение

3 a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.
az: iş, iddia
ru: иск; дело

4 the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.
az: hadisə (filmdə, tamaşada)
ru: действие

5 a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.
az: döyüş, vuruş, çarpışma
ru: бой; сражение 

6 the mechanical parts of a machine or the way the parts move: The action of the clock needs adjusting.
az: mexanizmin işi, hərəkəti
ru: работа (механизма)

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action replay [ˈækʃən ˈriplei] noun

(British) an interesting moment in a sports game which is repeated, often more slowly, immediately after it happened; instant replay (American): We watched an action replay of the goal.

az: epizodun təkrarı

ru: повтор острого момента (спортивного состязания)

activate [ˈӕktiveit] verb

to put into force or operation: The smoke activated the fire alarms.
az: işə salmaq, çalışdırmaq
ru: активизировать

active [ˈӕktiv] adjective

1 energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.
az: gümrah
ru: бодрый

2 (busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.
az: fəal, aktiv
ru: активный

3 causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.

az: tezləşdirən, effektiv təsir edən

ru: быстродействующий, активный

4 in force: The rule is still active.
az: işlək, qüvvədə olan (qanun)
ru: в силе, действующий

5 (of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.
az: fəal (vulkan)
ru: действующий

6 (linguistics) of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action: The verb 'kicked' is active in the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball'.
az: subyektin hərəkətini bildirən (feil)
ru: действительный

♦ noun
(linguistics) the form of a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action
az: feilin subyekt tərəfindən icra olunan hərəkəti bildirən forması
ru: активный залог

actively adverb

She actively supports a number of charities.
az: fəal, fəal şəkildə
ru: активно

activeness noun

the political activeness of young people.
az: fəallıq (siyasi)
ru: активность

activist noun

a person who works to achieve social or political change: a human rights activist.
az: fəal (hərəkatda), aktivist
ru: активист

activity noun (plural acˈtivities)

1 the state of being active or lively: The streets are full of activity this morning.
az: fəallıq, canlanma, hərəkət
ru: активность;оживление

2 something which one does as a pastime, as part of one's job etc: His freetime activities include fishing and golf.
az: fəaliyyət
ru: деятельность

3 things which people do in order to achieve an aim: business/criminal activities.
az: fəaliyyət
ru: деятельность; мероприятия