cast

cast
cast , US [transcription]{{[k_st]}}
A n
1 Cin, Theat, TV (list of actors) distribution f ; (actors) acteurs mpl ; the members of the cast les acteurs ; cast and credits générique m ; cast of characters (in play, novel) liste f des personnages ; Bogart and Bacall head a strong cast Bogart et Bacall apparaissent en tête d'une brillante distribution ; the film has an all-star cast il n'y a que des vedettes or des acteurs très connus dans ce film ; she was in the cast of ‘The Birds’ elle a joué dans ‘Les Oiseaux’ ;
2 Art, Tech (mould) moule m ; (moulded object) moulage m ;
3 (arrangement) cast of features traits mpl du visage, physionomie f ; cast of mind tournure f d'esprit ;
4 (act of throwing) (of dice, net) coup m ; (of stone) jet m ; Fishg lancer m ;
5 Med (squint) strabisme m ; to have a cast in one eye avoir un œil qui louche, loucher d'un œil ;
6 Med (also plaster cast) plâtre m ; to have one's arm in a cast avoir un bras dans le plâtre ;
7 Zool (skin of snake, insect) dépouille f ; (owl pellet) boulette f (de déchets régurgités) ; (of worm) déjections fpl ;
8 (colour, tinge) nuance f ; with a greenish cast tirant sur le vert.
B vtr (prét, pp cast)
1 (throw) jeter, lancer [stone, net, fishing line] ; jeter [dice] ; projeter [light, shadow] ; to be cast into prison être jeté en prison ; to cast doubt on émettre des doutes sur ; to cast light on éclairer ; to cast (a) new light on éclairer [qch] d'un jour nouveau ; to cast a spell on jeter un sort à ;
2 (direct) jeter [glance, look] (at sur) ; her eyes were cast downwards elle avait les yeux baissés ; to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux ; to cast a glance over one's shoulder jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus son épaule ; to cast one's mind back over sth se remémorer qch ; if you cast your mind back to last week si tu te rappelles ce qui s'est passé la semaine dernière ;
3 Cin, Theat, TV distribuer les rôles de [play, film] ; she was cast in the role of ou as Blanche on lui a donn é le rôle de Blanche, elle a joué Blanche ;
4 (shed) se dépouiller de [leaves, feathers] ; the snake casts its skin le serpent mue ; the horse cast a shoe le cheval a perdu un fer ;
5 Art, Tech couler [plaster] ; couler, fondre [metal] ; statue cast in bronze statue coulée dans le bronze ;
6 Pol to cast one's vote voter ;
7 Astrol to cast sb's horoscope faire l'horoscope de qn.
C vi (prét, pp cast) Fishg lancer sa ligne.
Phrasal verbs
cast about GB, cast around :
cast about for chercher [excuse, remark].
cast aside :
cast aside [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] aside rejeter [object] ; se défaire de [anxieties, doubts, inhibitions] ; répudier, rejeter [spouse, lover].
cast away :
cast away [sth], cast [sth] away mettre [qch] au rebut [old clothes, objects] ; se débarrasser de [cares, inhibitions] ; to be cast away (shipwrecked) être naufragé.
cast down :
cast down [sth], cast [sth] down
1 lit jeter [qch] par terre [object] ; déposer [weapons] ; baisser [eyes, head] ;
2 fig faire tomber [tyrant] ; to be cast down (depressed) littér être abattu.
cast off :
cast off
1 Naut larguer les amarres ;
2 (in knitting) rabattre les mailles restantes ;
cast off [sth], cast [sth] off
1 (discard) ôter, enlever [garment] ; se libérer de [chains] ; abandonner, rejeter [lover, friend] ;
2 Naut larguer les amarres de ;
3 (in knitting) rabattre [stitches].
cast on :
cast on (in knitting) monter les mailles ;
cast on [sth] monter [stitch].
cast out :
cast out [sth/sb], cast [sth/sb] out littér chasser.
cast up :
cast up [sth], cast [sth] up
1 [tide, sea] rejeter [body, flotsam] ;
2 (in air) lancer [qch] en l'air [ball] ; to cast one's eyes up (to heaven) lever les yeux au ciel ; to cast sth up at sb ressortir qch à qn [accusation, misdeed].

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