second act

ˈsɛkənd ækt

Definition

Definition of second act - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

theatersecond part of a play or performance

The second act of the play was more dramatic.

intermission

life transitionnew phase in life after retirement or change

After retiring, she started her second act as a painter.

encore

fresh start

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Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with act

act naturally

do it in an unforced, real way

When the camera started rolling, the director told everyone to act naturally.

act out

perform a role or part in a dramatic performance

She decided to act out the role of Juliet in the play..

act up

malfunction or fail to function correctly

My old laptop tends to act up when I try to run too many applications..

balancing act

performance involving balancing objects or oneself

The clown's balancing act amazed the audience.

in the act

adj.

engaged in a specific activity

She was in the act of writing a letter.

act as one

behave in a unified and coordinated manner

The team must act as one to win the game.

act big

act with confidence or boldness

She decided to act big during the presentation.

act first, think later

adv.

in an impulsive manner without prior thought

She tends to act first, think later in emergencies.

act funny

behave in a strange or suspicious way

She started to act funny when we asked about the money.

act on

make decisions based on received information

She decided to act on the new data.

Examples of second act in a sentence

In the second act, the characters' secrets were revealed.
His second act involved volunteering at the local shelter.
She embraced her second act by traveling the world.

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French:deuxième acte, nouvelle vie, ...
German:zweiter Akt, zweiter Lebensabschnitt, ...
Italian:secondo atto, nuova fase, ...
Spanish:segundo acto, segunda etapa, ...
Portuguese:segundo ato, segunda fase, ...
Chinese:第二幕, 第二人生, ...
Japanese:第二幕, 第二の人生, ...
Arabic:فَصْل ثَانٍ, مَرْحَلَة جَدِيدَة, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרָכָה שְׁנִיָּה, פֶּרֶק בּ׳, ...
Russian:второй акт, ...
Ukrainian:другий акт, новий етап, ...
Hindi:दूसरा अंक, दूसरी पारी, ...
Bengali:দ্বিতীয় অঙ্ক, দ্বিতীয় অধ্যায়, ...
Catalan:segon acte, segona etapa, ...
Czech:druhé dějství, druhá životní etapa, ...
Danish:anden akt, nyt kapitel, ...
Dutch:tweede bedrijf, tweede leven, ...
Greek:δεύτερη πράξη, ...
Hungarian:második felvonás, új életszakasz, ...
Khmer:អង្គទីពីរ, ដំណាក់កាលថ្មីនៃជីវិតក្រោយចូលនិវត្តន៍ ឬក្រោយការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ, ...
Korean:2막, 제2의 인생, ...
Persian:پرده دوم, فصل دوم, ...
Polish:drugi akt, druga kariera, ...
Portuguese (BR):segundo ato, segunda fase, ...
Romanian:actul al doilea, a doua etapă, ...
Swedish:andra akt, andra karriär, ...
Thai:องก์ที่สอง, ช่วงใหม่ในชีวิต, ...
Turkish:ikinci perde, ...
Vietnamese:hồi hai, giai đoạn mới, ...

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