Usage examples of "act upon" in English with translation to Portuguese

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Her act reflected dishonor upon her. O ato dela se refletiu em desonra para ela mesma.
Try to act your age. Tente se comportar de acordo com a sua idade.
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete. Eu peço à comunidade científica em nosso país, aqueles os quais nos proporcionaram as armas nucleares, para que façam agora dos seus grandes talentos causa da humanidade e paz mundial: conceda-nos os meios para renunciarmos essas armas nucleares impotentes e obsoletas.
The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act. O sacrifício era visto como um meio de santificar o ato.
What would happen if two powerful nations with different languages - such as United States and China - would agree upon the experimental teaching of Esperanto in elementary schools? O que aconteceria se duas nações poderosas com línguas diferentes - como os Estados Unidos e a China - concordassem em ensinar experimentalmente o Esperanto em escolas secundárias?
Act like I do! Aja como eu!
Let us stop to think how much we depend upon atomic energy. Paremos para pensar o quanto dependemos da energia atômica.
We must act at once. Precisamos agir de uma vez.
Upon finding out about the others' success, she turned green with envy. Quando se inteirou do êxito dos demais, ficou verde de inveja.
In 1764, the British Parliament approved the Sugar Act. Em 1764, o Parlamento Britânico aprovou a Lei do Açúcar.
It is often necessary to depend upon others. De vez em quando é necessário depender de outros.
Suicide is an act of revenge against yourself, and I personally have nothing against myself. O suicídio é um ato de vingança contra si próprio, e eu não tenho nada contra mim próprio.
Don't sit upon it. Não se sente em cima disso.
I saw a marvelous animal act at the circus. Eu vi um número com animais maravilhoso no circo.
You can always depend upon her to help. Você pode sempre contar com a ajuda dela.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Todos os seres humanos nascem livres e iguais em dignidade e direitos. Eles são dotados de razão e consciência e devem agir com os outros com um espírito de fraternidade.
The sun shines upon all alike O sol nasce para todos
The time has come to act. É chegada a hora de agir.
Further information is available upon request Mais informações estão disponíveis mediante solicitação
She sings well, to be sure, but she can't act. Ela canta bem, sem dúvida, mas ela não consegue atuar.
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