1 an object made by pouring hot liquid into a container and leaving it to become solid
2 to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film, or show:
3 to send light or shadow (= an area of darkness) in a particular direction:
4 to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction:
5 to throw something:
6 to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone:
His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism.
8 to vote:
9 to make an object by pouring hot liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container where it becomes hard
10 to use words thought to be magic, especially in order to have an effect on someone:
11 If a snake casts its skin, the outer layer of old skin comes off its body.
12 to cause something to appear, as if by throwing something:
People complained about the shadows cast by the new skyscraper.
fig. A new scientific study may cast some light on (= help to explain) why women live longer than men.
13 to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, movie, or show, or to choose an actor for a part:
14 to make an object by pouring liquid, such as melted metal, into a shaped container to become hard:
15 to give a vote:
Altogether, 358 votes were cast.
16 a hard covering used to keep a broken bone in the correct position and protect it until it heals
17 all the actors in a movie, play, or show
18 an object made in a particular shape by pouring a liquid substance into a container having that shape and letting the liquid harden
19 to vote:
They cast a group of schoolchildren in the roles.
It's one of those old Hollywood epics with a cast of thousands.
The cast were in overdrive, rehearsing for the first performance.
He cast his readers not as colleagues in an emerging philosophical community, but as remote, credit-giving consumers.
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演員, (一部電影、戲劇或演出的)全體演員, 形狀…
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演员, (一部电影、戏剧或演出的)全体演员, 形状…
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reparto, dar un papel a, reparto [masculine]…
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elenco, escalar, distribuir os papéis…
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(映画や劇の)出演者, (人)に役を割り当てる…
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oyuncu seçimi yapmak, fırlatmak, atmak…
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distribution [feminine], acteurs [masculine, plural]…
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repartiment, donar un paper a…
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