cast

cast
[kɑ:st, Am kæst] n
1) + sing/pl vb theat, film Besetzung f, Ensemble nt;
supporting \cast (actors playing minor roles) Besetzung f der Nebenrollen
2) (moulded object) [Ab]guss m
3) (plaster) Gips[verband] m
4) (squint)
to have a \cast in one's eye schielen, einen Silberblick haben (fam)
5) (worm excretion) Ausscheidung f; of birds of prey Gewölle nt vt <cast, cast>
1) (throw)
to \cast sth etw werfen;
to \cast a fishing line eine Angelschnur auswerfen;
to \cast in one's lot with sb sich akk auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jdm einlassen;
to \cast a net ein Netz auswerfen;
to \cast a shoe horse ein Hufeisen verlieren;
to \cast one's skin snake sich akk häuten
2) (direct)
to \cast aspersions [or nasturtiums] on sth (Brit) (hum) über jdn lästern;
to \cast doubt on sth etw zweifelhaft erscheinen lassen;
to \cast an eye [or a glance] over sth einen Blick auf etw akk werfen;
to \cast light on sth Aufschluss über etw akk geben;
to \cast one's mind back to sth sich akk an etw akk zu erinnern versuchen;
to \cast a shadow on [or over] sth (a. fig) einen Schatten auf etw akk werfen;
to \cast a slur on sth etw in den Schmutz ziehen
3) (allocate roles)
to \cast a film das Casting für einen Film machen;
he was often \cast as the villain ihm wurde oft die Rolle des Schurken zugeteilt;
to \cast sb in a role jdm eine Rolle geben;
to \cast sb to type jdn auf eine bestimmte Rolle festlegen
4) (give)
to \cast one's vote seine Stimme abgeben
5) (make in a mould)
to \cast a bell eine Glocke gießen
PHRASES:
to \cast caution to the winds es darauf ankommen lassen;
to be \cast in the same mould [or (Am) mold] as sb aus demselben Holz geschnitzt sein;
to \cast one's net wide seine Fühler in alle Richtungen ausstrecken;
to \cast pearls before swine Perlen vor die Säue werfen

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