Tat Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “act” is Tat. Examples of "act" in use There are 2 examples of the German word for "act" being used: Recording English German Learn The thief was caught red-handed. Der Dieb wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt. Learn The police caught the criminal red-handed. Die Polizei ertappte den Täter auf frischer Tat. Learn Practice Lesson "act" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words act etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases The police caught the criminal red-handed., The thief was caught red-handed. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech