handelte Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “acted” is handelte. Examples of "acted" in use There are 2 examples of the German word for "acted" being used: Recording English German Learn He acted purely out of self-interest. Er handelte aus reinem Eigeninteresse. Learn The decisive man acted quickly. Der entschlossene Mann handelte schnell. Learn Practice Lesson "acted" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words acted etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases He acted purely out of self-interest., The decisive man acted quickly. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech