acto
a short, realistic play, usually in Spanish, that dramatizes the social and economic problems of Chicanos.
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How to use acto in a sentence
The suspect, he said, was dressed in black and armed with what appeared to be an X-acto knife.
acto continuo dispusironle una frugal colacin, y sentse con su hija la mesa.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerSo fah so good, fo' a play-acto's church—ef you kin git sich a church into the imagination o' yo' mind!
Gideon's Band | George W. CableConfiaron su pensamiento a la doncella,15 quien ofreci protegerlo mediante una cantidad que se le entregara en el acto.
Doa Perfecta | Benito Prez GaldsIt wuz long-headed, too, fo' Hugh an' the play-acto's to give him the job.
Gideon's Band | George W. Cable
He naturally became a candidate for sole regent after the passage of the acto Addicional, or amendment to the constitution.
The South American Republics Part I of II | Thomas C. Dawson
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