Act up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈækt/ /ˈəp

AKT-uhp

UK

ˈækt/ /ˈʌp

AKT-up

التعريف

To behave badly or cause trouble, especially about people (often children); also, to not work properly, especially for machines or body parts.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, used for people (kids, pets) misbehaving or for things (machines, body parts) not working right: 'My phone is acting up.' Not used for serious technical issues or formal writing.

• Spanish: portarse mal - funcionar mal
• Portuguese (BR): fazer bagunça - dar problema (funcionar mal)
• Portuguese (PT): portar-se mal - avariar (funcionar mal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 捣乱 - 出故障
• Chinese (Traditional): 搗亂 - 出故障
• Hindi: शरारत करना - ख़राब होना
• Arabic: يسيء التصرف - يعطل (جهاز أو آلة)
• Bengali: বেয়াদপি করা - ঝামেলা করা - সঠিকভাবে কাজ না করা
• Russian: барахлить - капризничать - шалить
• Japanese: 調子が悪くなる - いたずらをする - 言うことを聞かない
• Vietnamese: trục trặc - nghịch ngợm - gây rối
• Korean: 말썽을 부리다 - 제대로 작동하지 않다
• Turkish: yaramazlık yapmak - sorun çıkarmak - düzgün çalışmamak
• Urdu: بدتمیزی کرنا - صحیح کام نہ کرنا
• Indonesian: berulah - rewel - tidak berfungsi dengan baik

جمل نموذجية

My computer sometimes acts up when it's too hot.

basic

The kids started to act up during dinner.

basic

My stomach acted up after I ate too much candy.

basic

If your phone keeps acting up, maybe you should get it checked.

natural

Sorry, the printer is acting up again. We'll have to wait.

natural

My knee started to act up when I was running yesterday.

natural