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act from script

[/ækt frəm skrɪpt/]
verb phrase
atuar a partir de um roteiro
1. To perform a role in a play, film, or television production by reading and following a written script
The actors act from script during rehearsals to learn their lines.
Os atores atuam a partir de um roteiro durante os ensaios para aprender suas falas.
2. To perform actions or speak dialogue that has been previously written and prepared
In theater productions, professional actors must act from script with precision and emotion.
Em produções teatrais, atores profissionais devem atuar a partir de um roteiro com precisão e emoção.
Synonyms
perform from scriptread linesfollow a scriptrecite dialogue
Antonyms
improvisead-libperform without scriptact spontaneously

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
atuar a partir de um roteiro
standard usage in Brazilian theater and film
Portugal
atuar a partir de um guião
uses 'guião' instead of 'roteiro' for script
São Paulo
atuar seguindo o roteiro
common variation in São Paulo theatrical circles

Related Idioms & Phrases

stick to the script
go off script
read from script
follow the lines
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