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Meanings of first act in English

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primer acte

The first act in a play or film.

primer acte
Usage of first act in English
1
Such was the first act of the drama; the rest speedily followed.
A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
2
He begins by saying in the third scene of the first act:
The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story
3
Thus closed the first act of the drama of the Scottish Reformation.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
4
How much time has elapsed between the first act and the second?
The Guardian
5
The room is arranged almost identically like that in the first act.
Three Comedies
6
In fact, the play takes hold of one from the first act.
Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
7
Now the scene changes and the curtain rises on the first act.
The Standard Operaglass / Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fift...
8
Almost the first act of the military was to open the schools.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines
9
The first act opens with the festival at the house of Capulet.
The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Compose...
10
Thus the first act closed in a manner which was entirely satisfactory.
The Innocents Abroad
11
A dear old lady entered towards the end of the first act.
Idle Ideas in 1905
12
At the end of the first act they sprang to their feet.
The Angel and the Author, and Others
13
The whole point of the first act is that you explain nothing.
Bambi
14
His first act was to fling the cupboard-key out into the bushes.
Mike
15
After the first act I took a glass of ice for refreshment.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
16
He completely forgot that he was to leave after the first act.
Parisian Points of View
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Translations for first act
First act through the time
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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