cast

cast
I [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
nome
1) cinem. teatr. telev. cast m.

the members of the cast — gli attori del cast

cast and credits — titoli

cast of characters — (in play, novel) elenco dei personaggi

a strong cast — un cast d'eccezione

2) art. tecn. (mould) stampo m., calco m.; (moulded object) calco m., forma f.
3) (arrangement)

cast of mind — struttura mentale, forma mentis

4) (act of throwing) (of dice, stone) tiro m., lancio m.; pesc. lancio m.
5) med. (squint) strabismo m.

to have a cast in one eye — essere strabico da un occhio

6) med. (anche plaster cast) gesso m., ingessatura f.

to have one's arm in a cast — avere un braccio ingessato

II [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. cast)
1) (throw) gettare, lanciare [stone, net, fishing line]; tirare [dice]; gettare [light, shadow]

to be cast into prison — essere sbattuto in prigione

to cast doubt on sth. — mettere in dubbio qcs.

to cast a spell on sb. — fare un incantesimo a qcn., stregare qcn

2) (direct) gettare [glance, look]

her eyes were cast downwards — aveva lo sguardo basso

to cast one's eyes around the room, over a letter — dare uno sguardo alla stanza, a una lettera

to cast one's mind back over sth. — tornare indietro col pensiero a qcs., ricordare qcs

3) cinem. teatr. telev. distribuire, assegnare le parti di [play, film]

she was cast in the role of o as Blanche — le fu assegnata la parte di Blanche

4) (shed) perdere [leaves, feathers]

the snake casts its skin — il serpente cambia la pelle

5) art. tecn. colare [plaster]; fondere, gettare [metal]
6) pol.

to cast one's vote — votare, dare il proprio voto

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past tense, past participle; see cast
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cast /kɑ:st/
n.
1 (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) (teatr., cinem.) attori (pl.); cast (di attori): an all-star cast, un cast di grandi nomi; a strong cast, un bel cast di attori
2 lancio (di rete, lenza, dadi, ecc.); tiro
3 calco; stampo; forma: plaster cast, stampo in gesso; face cast, maschera facciale
4 (med., = plaster cast) ingessatura; gesso
5 (fonderia) getto; fusione; colata; gettata
6 pezzo fuso; scultura (in metallo): a bronze cast, una scultura in bronzo
7 (form.) conformazione; aspetto; carattere; tipo (di mente, ecc.): a cast of features, fisionomia; fattezze; lineamenti; That gave an odd cast to his face, ciò dava un che di strano alla sua faccia; cast of mind, mentalità; forma mentis
8 leggero strabismo: to have a cast in one's eye, avere un leggero strabismo
9 (zool.) muta; pelle abbandonata (nella muta)
10 sfumatura; tonalità.
♦ (to) cast /kɑ:st/
(pass. e p. p. cast)
A v. t.
1 gettare; buttare; lanciare; scagliare; tirare: to cast oneself at sb.'s feet, gettarsi ai piedi di q.; to cast dice, lanciare i dadi; to cast a vote, dare un voto; votare; to cast anchor, gettare l'ancora; to cast nets, lanciare le reti; to cast a shadow on st., (anche fig.) gettar un'ombra su qc.; He was cast into prison, è stato gettato in prigione
2 (fig.) gettare, buttare: to cast an eye over st., dare un'occhiata a qc.; buttare l'occhio su qc.; to cast caution to the wind, gettare la prudenza ai quattro venti; to cast a glance, gettare uno sguardo; dare un'occhiata
3 (fig.) causare; far sorgere (dubbi, ecc.): to cast doubt on st., mettere in dubbio qc.; to cast aspersions on st., denigrare qc.
4 (metall., arte) colare (in stampo); fondere, gettare (metallo, statue, ecc.): to cast a bronze statue, gettare una statua di bronzo; to cast a bell, fondere una campana
5 (teatr., cinem.) assegnare, distribuire le parti di; assegnare un dato ruolo a: The play has not been cast yet, le parti della commedia non sono ancora state assegnate; She was cast as Ophelia, le è stato assegnato il ruolo di Ofelia
6 (zool.) mutare (la pelle, le corna); cambiare (le penne)
B v. i.
1 (zool.) partorire prima del tempo
2 (di uccelli) rigettare; rimettere
3 (naut.) abbattere; accostare
4 (caccia: di cane) cercare l'usta
to cast one's ballot, votare; dare il proprio voto □ to cast the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q.to cast a horoscope, fare un oroscopo □ (naut.) to cast the lead, gettare lo scandaglio □ to cast loose, liberarsi, staccarsi (da q.); (naut.) liberare dalle rizze, sciogliere (la velatura) □ (fig.) to cast one's nets wide, cercare in un ampio raggio; allargare al massimo le proprie ricerche □ (di cavallo) to cast a shoe, perdere un ferro □ to cast a spell on, lanciare un incantesimo su; fare un incantesimo a; (anche fig.) stregare □ The die is cast, il dado è tratto □ (fig.) to be cast in a… mould, essere un tipo… □ (prov.) Ne'er cast a clout, till May be out, aprile non ti scoprire.
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I [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
nome
1) cinem. teatr. telev. cast m.

the members of the cast — gli attori del cast

cast and credits — titoli

cast of characters — (in play, novel) elenco dei personaggi

a strong cast — un cast d'eccezione

2) art. tecn. (mould) stampo m., calco m.; (moulded object) calco m., forma f.
3) (arrangement)

cast of mind — struttura mentale, forma mentis

4) (act of throwing) (of dice, stone) tiro m., lancio m.; pesc. lancio m.
5) med. (squint) strabismo m.

to have a cast in one eye — essere strabico da un occhio

6) med. (anche plaster cast) gesso m., ingessatura f.

to have one's arm in a cast — avere un braccio ingessato

II [kɑːst] [AE kæst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. cast)
1) (throw) gettare, lanciare [stone, net, fishing line]; tirare [dice]; gettare [light, shadow]

to be cast into prison — essere sbattuto in prigione

to cast doubt on sth. — mettere in dubbio qcs.

to cast a spell on sb. — fare un incantesimo a qcn., stregare qcn

2) (direct) gettare [glance, look]

her eyes were cast downwards — aveva lo sguardo basso

to cast one's eyes around the room, over a letter — dare uno sguardo alla stanza, a una lettera

to cast one's mind back over sth. — tornare indietro col pensiero a qcs., ricordare qcs

3) cinem. teatr. telev. distribuire, assegnare le parti di [play, film]

she was cast in the role of o as Blanche — le fu assegnata la parte di Blanche

4) (shed) perdere [leaves, feathers]

the snake casts its skin — il serpente cambia la pelle

5) art. tecn. colare [plaster]; fondere, gettare [metal]
6) pol.

to cast one's vote — votare, dare il proprio voto


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