Sentence examples of "act" in English with translation "acto"

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It is a childish act. Es un acto infantil.
Suicide is an act of desperation. El suicidio es un acto de desesperación.
The sacrifice was seen as a way of sanctifying the act. El sacrificio era visto como un medio de santificación del acto.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. En una época de engaño universal, decir la verdad es un acto revolucionario.
The young man must have felt very desperate when he resorted to such a terrible act. El joven debía sentirse muy desesperado cuando recurrió a un acto tan espantoso.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one. Si fuera absolutamente necesario elegir, yo preferiría ser culpable de un acto inmoral que de un acto cruel.
The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime. El acto más instintivo de prácticamente todas las criaturas es el de proteger su descendencia y, con los humanos, esta respuesta persiste durante toda la vida.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. Nada en esta Declaración podrá interpretarse en el sentido de que confiere derecho alguno al Estado, a un grupo o a una persona, para emprender y desarrollar actividades o realizar actos tendientes a la supresión de cualquiera de los derechos y libertades proclamados en esta Declaración.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed. Nadie será condenado por actos u omisiones que en el momento de cometerse no fueron delictivos según el Derecho nacional o internacional. Tampoco se impondrá pena más grave que la aplicable en el momento de la comisión del delito.
This play has three acts. Esta obra tiene tres actos.
His acts of courage brought him glory. Sus actos heroicos le dieron la gloria.
This is an opera in five acts. Es una ópera en cinco actos.
This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. Este derecho no podrá ser invocado contra una acción judicial realmente originada por delitos comunes o por actos opuestos a los propósitos y principios de las Naciones Unidas.
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