| star | vi berlakon: she ~red as Ophelia in “Hamlet”, dia berlakon sbg Ophelia dlm “Hamlet”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overact | vi berlakon dgn /berlebih-lebih, melampau/: he always ~s, dia selalu berlakon dgn berlebih-lebih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| co-star | vi berlakon sbg bintang gandingan: she ~red with Richard Burton, dia berlakon sbg bintang gandingan dgn Richard Burton; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underact | vi berlakon dgn tdk berlebih-lebih: he was asked to ~ for that scene, dia diminta berlakon dgn tdk berlebih-lebih utk adegan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ham 2 | vi berlakon secara berlebih-lebihan: an actor who likes to ~, pelakon yg suka berlakon secara berlebih-lebihan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| walk | ~ the boards, berlakon, menjadi pelakon: he ~ed the boards at an early age and still loves the theatre, dia berlakon sejak muda lagi dan masih meminati teater; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| play | b. act, berlakon: he’s ~ing in “The King and I” at a theatre in the city, dia berlakon dlm cerita “The King and I”di sebuah panggung di bandar itu; 5. (of fountain etc) send out stream of water, memancutkan air; 6. move continuously, flutter, a. (of light) menari-nari: the light ~ed on the sequins of her dress, cahaya menari-nari pd labuci di bajunya; b. (of smile) terukir: a smile ~ed on her lips, senyuman terukir di bibirnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| histrionic | adj 1. rel to the theatre, acting, berdrama, berlakon: ~ ability, kemampuan berlakon; 2. affected, theatrical, dramatik: ~ behaviour, tingkah laku yg dramatik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| opposite | play ~ so., (theatre) berlakon di samping sso: she was told she would be playing ~ one of the leading actors, dia diberitahu bahawa dia akan berlakon di samping salah seorang pelakon lelaki utama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | vt 1. take the part of, /berlakon, memegang peranan/ sbg: he ~ed Macbeth at the Old Vic, dia berlakon sbg Macbeth di Old Vic; 2. perform, melakonkan: the play was never ~ed, drama itu tdk pernah dilakonkan; 3. behave as, berlaku spt: he ~ed the fool, dia berlaku spt orang bodoh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |