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Results for: "cast"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

cast — plaster cast (medicine)
→ guix m
cast — group of actors performing together
→ repartiment m
cast — to make by pouring into a mould
→ fondre

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (9)

1. the actors in a play;
[syn: cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae]

2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens;
[syn: mold, mould, cast]

3. the distinctive form in which a thing is made;
- Example: "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
[syn: cast, mold, mould, stamp]

4. the visual appearance of something or someone;
- Example: "the delicate cast of his features"
[syn: form, shape, cast]

5. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal;
[syn: cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage]

6. object formed by a mold;
[syn: cast, casting]

7. the act of throwing dice;
[syn: cast, roll]

8. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel;
[syn: casting, cast]

9. a violent throw;
[syn: hurl, cast]


VERB (11)

1. put or send forth;
- Example: "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"
- Example: "The setting sun threw long shadows"
- Example: "cast a spell"
- Example: "cast a warm light"
[syn: project, cast, contrive, throw]

2. deposit;
- Example: "cast a vote"
- Example: "cast a ballot"

3. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet;
- Example: "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"

4. throw forcefully;
[syn: hurl, hurtle, cast]

5. assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors;
- Example: "Who cast this beautiful movie?"

6. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
- Example: "The gypsies roamed the woods"
- Example: "roving vagabonds"
- Example: "the wandering Jew"
- Example: "The cattle roam across the prairie"
- Example: "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
- Example: "They rolled from town to town"
[syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]

7. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold;
- Example: "cast a bronze sculpture"
[syn: cast, mold, mould]

8. get rid of;
- Example: "he shed his image as a pushy boss"
- Example: "shed your clothes"
[syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop]

9. choose at random;
- Example: "draw a card"
- Example: "cast lots"
[syn: draw, cast]

10. formulate in a particular style or language;
- Example: "I wouldn't put it that way"
- Example: "She cast her request in very polite language"
[syn: frame, redact, cast, put, couch]

11. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
- Example: "After drinking too much, the students vomited"
- Example: "He purged continuously"
- Example: "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
[syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up]