act out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de jouer un rôle ou d'adopter un comportement, souvent pour exprimer des émotions ou illustrer une situation.

A phrasal verb used to indicate performing a role or behavior, often to express emotions or demonstrate a situation.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Perform or demonstrateformal

   To perform a role or demonstrate a situation through actions, often in a theatrical or illustrative way.

   jouer (une scène)

   • The teacher asked the students to act out a scene from the play.
   • They acted out the negotiation process for the training session.
   • Children often act out stories they have heard.

   Synonymesdemonstrateenactmimepantomimeperformplayportrayreenact

   Antonymessuppress

2. Express emotions through behaviorinformal

   To express one's feelings, especially negative ones, through disruptive or inappropriate behavior.

   Extérioriser ses émotions par le comportement

   • The child started acting out after his parents' divorce.
   • She acts out when she feels ignored.
   • Teenagers sometimes act out to get attention.

   Synonymesact upmisbehavevent

Verbe de baseact