actor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæktər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæktɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak′tər)

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (17)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
actor n (performer)actor nm
  actriz nf
Note: A female actor can also be called an actress.
 Morgan Freeman is my favourite actor and I've seen all of his films.
 I think Frances McDormand is a great actor.
 Morgan Freeman es mi actor preferido y he visto todas sus películas.
 Creo que Frances McDorman es una actriz genial.
actor n (participant, agent) (figurado)actor nm
  participante n común
 Who are the main actors in the new construction deal?
 ¿Quiénes son los actores principales en el nuevo acuerdo de construcción?
 ¿Quiénes son los participantes principales en el nuevo acuerdo de construcción?
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
character actor n (plays quirky roles)actor de reparto nm + loc adj
  actor de carácter nm + loc adj
 Thom aspired to be a character actor, not a lead.
method actor n (actor who follows the Method)actor de método, actriz de método loc nm, loc nf
 Al Pacino trained as a method actor.
 Al Pacino se entrenó como un actor de método.
movie actor (US),
film actor (UK) n		 (film star)actor de cine nm
 Movie stars are a dime a dozen, it's rare to see a movie actor with the skill to move an audience in so subtle a motion.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Prefiero los actores de cine de antes a los de ahora. Mejor John Wayne que Brad Pitt.
  actor cinematográfico nm
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un actor cinematográfico magnífico para los dramas.
supporting actor n (performer: not lead)actor secundario loc nom m
 He won an award for best supporting actor.
 Ganó un premio al mejor actor secundario.
  actor de reparto loc nom m
 Ganó un premio al mejor actor de reparto.
voice actor n (provides voiceover)actor de doblaje loc nom m
  actor de voz loc nom m
walk-on actor n (performer: no spoken lines)figurante n común
 Están buscando figurantes para la escena de la manifestación.
  extra n común
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'actor' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
act well - acting - actress - aside - bit player - body double - Broadway - cameo - cameo role - co-star - comedian - costume - cue - direct - discover - double - feature - freeze up - guest star - in character - leading man - line - luvvy - method actor - miss a cue - movie star - mummer - player - prompter - recast - repertoire - repertory - screen name - screen time - speech - stage whisper - stager - supernumerary - support - take a prompt - thesp - thespian - typecast - typecasting - underplay - understudy - walk-on
Spanish:
actor - actriz - histrión - actor de doblaje - actor de reparto - actor dramático - actor social - artista - artista de cine - comediante - cómico - figurante - primer actor - protagonista

Collocations: is trying to make it as an actor in [New York, Hollywood], is a Hollywood actor, went to school to be an actor, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "actor" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'actor'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.