acta
1. [de reuniónoun] minutes plural
b. [constar] en acta
·las pruebas documentales constan en acta
·the documentary proof is in the minutes
·pidieron que su oposiciónoun al plan constara en acta
·they asked for their opposition to the plan to be noted
·que conste en acta
·let it be noted in the record
c. [levantar] acta de
[+reuniónoun, sesiónoun parlamentaria] to write up the minutes of
[+acontecimiento, delito] to make a(noun official) report on
d. [tomar] acta de algo
(Cono Sur) to take note of something, bear something in mind
2. [de congreso] proceedings plural
b. [de organismo] records plural
3. (education)
a. [de notas] student'noun achievement record
4. (=certificado) certificate
·acta de bautismo certificate of baptism
·acta de defunciónoun death certificate
·acta de diputado (politics) certificate of election
·acta de matrimonio marriage certificate
·acta de nacimiento birth certificate
·acta matrimonial marriage certificate
5. [de acuerdo]
·acta constitutiva charter
·acta orgánica
(Latin America) constitution
·Acta Única Europea Single European Act
6. (law, legal)
·el juez levantó acta del accidente
·the judge drew up an official report on the accident
·acta de acusaciónoun bill of indictment
·acta notarial affidavit
7. (religion)
(=relato)
·actas de los masculineártires lives of the martyrs
·actas de un santo life of a saint
8. (Latin America)
(=ley) act, law