"ad acta" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /at ˈakta/ Audio: De-ad acta.ogg Forms: ad Acta [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ad ācta. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|ad ācta}} Borrowed from Latin ad ācta Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=ad acta|sort=}} ad acta, {{de-adv|head=ad acta}} ad acta
  1. (higher register) to the files

Alternative forms

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          "text": "[…]war die Spitze zu fein oder die Zeichnerin zu ungeduldig oder die Kreide zu grobkörnig?—alle Augenblicke brach sie unter dem Messer ab, und Finger bekam man so schwarz, daß sie kaum mehr rein gemacht werden konnten; sie entsetzte sich wie Lady Macbeth vor ihren eigenen Händchen, packte die Madonna schnell ein und legte sie ad acta.",
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          "ref": "2025 July 4, Laura Catoni, “Verzicht auf Dating: Die Liebe, die ich habe”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Auf Dates war ich nicht mehr. Apps wie Bumble und Hinge? Deinstalliert. Sex? Nur noch mit mir selbst. Partnersuche? Ad acta gelegt.",
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