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| cast n | formal (games: throw of dice) | tirada de dados nf + loc adj |
| | His first cast of the dice was lucky. |
| | Tuvo suerte en su primera tirada de dados. |
| cast n | (angling: throw a hook or lure) | lance nm |
| | | lanzamiento nm |
| | He caught a huge fish with his first cast of the rod. |
| | Pescó un pez gigante con su primer lance de caña. |
| cast n | (mold of pottery, metal) | molde nm |
| | | pieza fundida nf + adj |
| | He made a cast in plaster before pouring in the liquid bronze. |
| | Hizo un molde de escayola antes de verter el bronce. |
| cast n | (medicine: rigid dressing) (AmL) | yeso nm |
| | (ES) | escayola nf |
| | The boy's broken arm was put in a cast for six weeks. |
| | Al niño le pusieron un yeso en el brazo roto por seis semanas. |
| cast n | (tendency) (forma de pensar) | forma, manera nf |
| | | modo nm |
| | The poetry of adolescents sometimes has an egotistical cast. |
| | La poesía de los adolescentes a veces tiene una forma (or: manera) egoísta. |
| cast n | rare (style, appearance) | aspecto nm |
| | | estilo nm |
| | The cast of her clothing is often Bohemian. |
| | El aspecto de su ropa, con frecuencia resulta bohemio. |
| cast n | (hue, tint) | tono, tinte nm |
| | The room had a bluish cast to it from the colour of the light. |
| | La luz daba un tono (or: tinte) azulado a la habitación. |
| cast n | (eye: squint, strabismus) | estrabismo nm |
| | The cast to John's eye made it hard to tell whether he was looking at me or at Jenny. |
| | Por el estrabismo en el ojo de John no podía darme cuenta si me miraba a mí o a Jenny. |
| cast n | usually plural (worm casting) | humus nm inv |
| | | humus de lombriz loc nom m |
| | Earthworms have left their casts all over the lawn. |
cast,
cast operator n | (computing: data conversion operator) | conversor nm |
| cast⇒ vi | (angling: throw a hook or lure) (anzuelo) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | My fishing line gets tangled up every time I cast. |
| | Mi sedal se enreda cada vez que tiro. |
| cast [sb]⇒ vtr | (theater: fill a role) (teatro) | dar un papel a loc verb |
| | | seleccionar a alguien para un papel loc verb |
| | They cast him as one of the bodyguards. |
| | Le dieron el papel de uno de los guardaespaldas. |
| | Le seleccionaron para el papel de mayordomo. |
| cast [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape using a mold) | moldear⇒ vtr |
| cast [sth] vtr | (mold: metal, etc.) (metal) | fundir⇒ vtr |
| | | vaciar⇒ vtr |
| | The artist cast the statue from bronze. |
| | El artista fundió la estatua con bronce. |
| cast [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (send forth) | expulsar a alguien de loc verb |
| | | exiliar a alguien de loc verb |
| | He was cast from his city and had to live elsewhere. |
| | Lo expulsaron de su ciudad y tuvo que vivir en otro lado. |
Locuciones verbales
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| cast about vi phrasal | (search) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | | tratar de encontrar loc verb |
| | As time wore on and Audrey still hadn't found her glasses, she began to cast about desperately. |
| | Como el tiempo pasaba y Audrey no encontraba sus gafas, empezó a buscar desesperadamente. |
| cast about for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (seek) (respuesta, trabajo) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | I'm casting about for some really good example sentences. |
| | Estoy buscando buenas oraciones de ejemplo. |
| cast [sb] aside vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reject, abandon) | hacer a un lado a loc verb |
| | In her ambition to get ahead, she uses people and then casts them aside when they can do no more for her. |
| | En su ambición por progresar, usa a la gente y luego la hace a un lado cuando ya no pueden hacer más por ella. |
| | (figurado) | desechar a vtr + prep |
| | En su ansia de progresar, utiliza a la gente y luego la desecha cuando ya no pueden hacer más por ella. |
| | (ES) | dejar en la cuneta a loc verb |
| | (AR) | dejar tirado a loc verb |
| | En su ambición por progresar, usa a la gente y luego la deja en la cuneta cuando ya no pueden hacer más por ella. |
cast [sth] aside,
cast aside [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (throw away, discard) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | desechar⇒ vtr |
| | Instead of casting aside your old shoes, you could donate them to charity. |
cast [sth] away,
cast away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discard) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | desechar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | botar⇒ vtr |
| cast [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (shipwreck) | naufragar⇒ vi |
| cast off vi phrasal | (nautical: set sail) (barco) | zarpar⇒ vtr |
| | The Beagle cast off in 1831 on a five-year expedition with Charles Darwin on board. |
| | El Beagle zarpó en 1831 en una expedición de 5 años con Charles Darwin a bordo. |
| cast off vi phrasal | UK (knitting: bind off, finish) (tejido) | cerrar los puntos loc verb |
| | Janice cast off and wove in the ends of her knitting. |
| | Janice cerró los puntos y tejió los cierres en su tejido. |
cast [sth] off,
cast off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (knitting: bind off to finish) (costura) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| | One way of shaping sleeves when knitting a sweater is to cast off a certain number of stitches at the beginning of each row. |
| | Una buena manera de dar forma a las mangas de un suéter cuando tejes, es cerrar ciertos puntos al principio de cada fila. |
cast [sth] off,
cast off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (get rid of) | desprenderse de v prnl + prep |
| | | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | | liberarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The key to having a great vacation is to cast off your worries and concerns. |
| | La clave para tener unas buenas vacaciones es desprenderse de tus preocupaciones y angustias. |
| | | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer a un lado loc verb |
| | La clave para tener unas buenas vacaciones es apartar tus preocupaciones y angustias. |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) | salirse de la línea loc verb |
| | | salirse del grupo loc verb |
| | The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| | Los bailarines se salieron de la línea y fueron hacia el final. |
| cast on vi phrasal | (knitting: make first stitches) | poner los puntos, montar los puntos loc verb |
| | To knit a sweater you cast on the bottom edge, and knit upward towards the neck. |
| | Para hacer un suéter, debes montar los puntos en la orilla de abajo, y tejer hacia el cuello. |
| cast on vtr phrasal sep | (knitting: start first stitches) | poner puntos, montar puntos loc verb |
| | Using large needles and chunky wool, cast on 30 stitches. |
| cast [sth/sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (banish) | expulsar⇒ vtr |
| | | expulsar a vtr + prep |
| | Exorcism is a ceremony for casting out demons. |
| | El exorcismo es una ceremonia para expulsar demonios. |
| | (figurado) | desterrar⇒, proscribir⇒ vtr |
| | | desterrar a, proscribir a vtr + prep |
| | El exorcismo es una ceremonia para desterrar demonios. |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (ocean: wash [sth] ashore) | echar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | dated (add up: numbers) | sumar⇒ vtr |
| cast up vi phrasal | US (vomit) (coloquial) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | | vomitar⇒ vtr |
| cast up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, regional (reproach [sb] with [sth]) | echarle algo en cara a loc verb |
| | Jock cast up to Mary that she was to blame for their situation. |
| | Jock le echó en cara a Mary que ella tenía la culpa de la situación. |
| cast up vi phrasal | UK, regional (show up unexpectedly) | aparecer⇒ vi |
Compound Forms:
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cast a ballot,
cast your ballot v expr | (vote) | votar⇒ vtr |
| | The issue has been discussed, so please cast your ballots in silence. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todavía no sé a quién voy a votar en las próximas elecciones. |
| cast a glance over [sth] v expr | (survey quickly) (coloquial) | echar una mirada loc verb |
| | Just before her guests arrived, she cast a glance over the table to be sure everything was in place. |
| | (coloquial) | echar una mirada loc verb |
| cast a gloom over [sth] v expr | (make [sth] seem depressing) | ensombrecer⇒ vtr |
| | | deprimir⇒ vtr |
| cast a gloom over [sb] v expr | (put [sb] in sad mood) | deprimir a vtr + prep |
| | | entristecer a vtr + prep |
| cast a look v expr | (look quickly) | echar una mirada loc verb |
| | | echar un vistazo loc verb |
| cast a pall over [sth] v expr | figurative (make gloomy) (figurado) | empañar⇒, manchar⇒ vtr |
| | News of the death of the team's former captain cast a pall over the game. |
| cast a shadow v expr | (block the light) | proyectar una sombra loc verb |
| | The tree outside the window cast a shadow on the far wall. |
| | El árbol del otro lado de la ventana proyectaba una sombra sobre la pared. |
| cast a shadow over [sth] v expr | figurative (create a gloomy mood) | ensombrecer⇒ vtr |
| | | crear un clima sombrío en loc verb + prep |
| | | arrojar sombra sobre loc verb + prep |
| | Mark's death has cast a shadow over the whole event. |
| | La muerte de Mark ha ensombrecido todo el evento. |
| cast a spell v expr | (witchcraft: make a charm or curse) | embrujar⇒, hechizar⇒ vtr |
| | The witch cast a spell and the naughty boy never pulled cats' tails again. |
| | La bruja embrujó al niño malo y este ya no nunca volvió a tirar del rabo a los gatos. |
| | | echar una maldición loc verb |
| | La bruja le echó una maldición y el niño travieso ya nunca volvió a tirar del rabo a los gatos. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | engualichar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tengo tanta mala suerte que estoy seguro que me engualicharon. |
| cast a spell on [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (enchant, seduce) | cautivar a, fascinar a vtr + prep |
| | The skilful musician's passionate performance cast a spell on the entire audience. |
| | (figurado) | encantar a vtr + prep |
| | La actuación apasionada del músico encantó a toda la audiencia. |
| | (figurado) | hechizar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | tener hipnotizado a loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | tener colado a, tener coladito a loc verb |
| cast a spell on [sth/sb] v expr | (witchcraft: charm or curse) | hechizar a vtr + prep |
| | | embrujar a vtr + prep |
cast a wide net,
cast your net wide v expr | figurative (search over a large area) | ampliar la búsqueda loc verb |
| | (figurado) | peinar una zona amplia loc verb |
| | The police cast a wide net whilst searching for the missing fugitive. |
| | La policía amplió la búsqueda para encontrar al fugitivo. |
cast a wide net,
cast your net wide v expr | figurative (use wide range of resources) | poner en juego múltiples recursos loc verb |
| | (figurado) | tender una amplia red loc verb |
| | The company is casting its net wide in its search for exactly the right person for the job. |
| | La compañía puso en juego múltiples recursos para encontrar a la persona indicada para ese trabajo. |
| cast an eye over [sth] v expr | (survey appraisingly) | echarle un vistazo a algo, echarle un ojo a algo loc verb + prep |
| cast aspersions vtr + npl | (disparage, slander) | difamar⇒ vtr |
| cast aspersions on [sb/sth] v expr | (disparage, slander) | difamar a vtr + prep |
cast away,
castaway adj | (discarded) | desechado adj |
cast away,
castaway adj | (shipwrecked) (hundido) | naufragado adj |
| cast doubt on [sth] v expr | (dispute the authenticity of [sth]) | poner en duda loc verb |
| | | cuestionar⇒ vtr |
| | The recent scientific discoveries cast doubt on previous theories. |
| cast [sb] in the role of [sb/sth] v expr | (select a performer to appear as) | elegir a alguien para el papel de loc verb + prep |
| | | elegir a alguien para interpretar a loc verb + prep |
| cast iron n | (molded metal) | hierro colado, hierro fundido nm + adj |
| | | fundición nf |
| | Bicycle frames used to be made of cast iron, so they were quite heavy. |
| | Los cuadros de bicicleta solían ser de hierro fundido y por eso eran muy pesados. |
| cast-iron n as adj | (of molded metal) | de hierro colado, de hierro fundido loc adj |
| | | de fundición loc adj |
| | He cooked the eggs in his trusty cast-iron skillet. |
| | Cocinó los huevos en su confiable sartén de hierro fundido. |
| cast-iron n as adj | figurative (alibi, excuse: strong) | irrebatible adj mf |
| | | irrefutable adj mf |
| | He came up with a cast-iron excuse for not attending the meeting. |
| | Se inventó una excusa irrebatible para no ir a la reunión. |
| cast [sth/sb] loose vtr + adj | (set free) | soltar⇒, liberar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | soltar a, liberar a vtr + prep |
| cast of characters n | (film, play: roles) | reparto nm |
| | There was a huge cast of characters in the movie "Lord of the Rings". |
| | | elenco nm |
| | Fue enorme el reparto de "El Señor de los anillos". |
| cast of mind n | (way of thinking) | forma de pensar, manera de pensar nf + loc adj |
| | | mentalidad nf |
| | His cast of mind always leads to extreme opinions. |
| | Su forma de pensar siempre le lleva a opiniones extremas. |
cast pearls before swine,
cast your pearls before swine v expr | figurative (squander [sth] on [sb] who does not value it) | dar margaritas a los cerdos expr |
| cast steel n | (iron alloy) | acero fundido loc nom m |
| cast stone | (concrete) | piedra artificial loc nom f |
| cast the first stone v expr | figurative (be first to accuse) | lanzar la primera piedra, tirar la primera piedra expr |
| | We should not be arguing about who has the right to cast the first stone. |
| | No deberíamos discutir sobre quién tiene el derecho de lanzar la primera piedra. |
| cast [sth] up vtr + adv | (gaze, eyes: look upward) | mirar hacia arriba loc verb |
| cast your bread upon the waters v expr | (do good without expecting a reward) | hacer el bien sin mirar a quien expr |
| cast your lot with [sth] v expr | (associate, ally youself with [sb]) | apostar por vtr + prep |
| | | unirse a v prnl + prep |
| cast your mind back to [sth] v expr | (recall the past) | recordar⇒ vtr |
| cast your vote v expr | (vote) | votar⇒ vtr |
| | You must go to a polling booth to cast your vote. |
| | Debes ir a votar. |
| | (formal) | emitir un voto lov verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El Diputado emitió su voto a favor de la enmienda. |
| | (formal) | emitir sufragio loc verb |
| | | sufragar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Un ciudadano no puede emitir sufragio si no figura en el padrón electoral. |
| cast your vote for [sth] v expr | (vote for) | votar por vtr + prep |
| | Are you going to cast your vote for the liberal or conservative candidate? |
| | | dar tu voto a loc verb |
| | ¿Vas a dar tu voto al candidato liberal o al conservador? |
cast-iron alibi,
watertight alibi,
bulletproof alibi n | figurative (strong defence) (coloquial) | coartada de hierro loc nom f |
| | | coartada infalible nf + adj |
| cast-iron guarantee n | figurative (total assurance) | garantía de hierro grupo nom |
| cast-iron stomach n | figurative (good digestion) | estómago de hierro grupo nom |
cast-off (UK),
castoff (US) n | UK, often plural (discarded object, esp. clothing) | ropa usada nf + adj |
| | | objeto usado nm + adj |
| cast-off n | UK (bindoff: knitting finishing technique) (tejido) | punto cerrado nm + adj |
| | This cast-off will give your jumper a stretchy neckline. |
| cast-off n as adj | UK (knitting: bindoff, finished) | de tejido loc adj |
| | | tejido adj |
| | There are many different cast-off techniques. |
| | Hay muchas técnicas de tejido. |
cast-off (UK),
castoff (US) adj | (secondhand) | de segunda mano loc adj |
| | | usado/a adj |
cast-off (UK),
castoff (US) adj | (unwanted) | para tirar loc adj |
| | I gave my castoff clothing to the thrift store. |
| | Di mi ropa para tirar a una tienda de caridad. |
| cast-offs npl | informal (clothes: second hand) | que le queda pequeño a alguien loc adj |
| | | de desecho loc adj |
| | | de segunda mano loc adj |
| | As the youngest child, she had to wear her elder siblings' old cast-offs. |
| | Al más pequeño le toca llevar la ropa que le queda pequeño a su hermano mayor. |
| die-cast n as adj | (made by molding metal) | de presofusión loc adj |
| | | moldeado a presión nm + loc adj |
| | These die-cast model cars are very popular with collectors. |
| | Estos coches de presofusión son muy populares entre los coleccionistas. |
| die-cast [sth]⇒ vtr | (make by molding metal) | moldear a presión vtr + loc adv |
| | | vaciar⇒ vtr |
| | The factory die-casts the parts in aluminium. |
| | La fábrica moldea a presión las partes en aluminio. |
ductile iron,
nodular cast iron n | (form of cast iron) | hierro dúctil nm + adj mf |
gray iron (US),
grey cast iron (UK) n | (type of pig iron, cast iron) | fundición gris loc nom f |
| | | hierro colado loc nom m |
| | | hierro fundido loc nom m |
in a cast,
also UK: in plaster expr | (broken limb: cast in plaster) (AmL) | enyesado adj |
| | (ES) | escayolado adj |
| | (AmL; put in a cast) | enyesar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES; put in a cast) | escayolar⇒ vtr |
| | Julie's arm was in plaster for six weeks after she fell out of a tree. |
| | The technician put the injured man's leg in a cast. |
| | Julie tuvo el brazo enyesado por seis semanas después de caerse de un árbol. |
| | El paramédico le enyesó la pierna al herido. |
open-pit (US),
open-cast,
opencast (UK) adj | (mining) (minería) | a cielo abierto loc adj |
| plaster cast n | (casing to immobilize a broken bone) (AmL) | yeso nm |
| | (ES) | escayola nf |
| | I have to wear this plaster cast on my arm for a month. |
| | Tengo que usar este yeso en el brazo durante un mes. |
| plaster cast n | ([sth] sculpted from plaster) | molde de yeso grupo nom |
| | | vaciado en escayola grupo nom |
| | The plaster cast of her head was used to form a latex mask. |
| | El molde de yeso de su rostro se usó para hacer una máscara de látex. |
run your eye over [sth],
cast your eye over [sth],
cast an eye over [sth] v expr | informal (glance at briefly, examine hastily) | recorrer con la vista loc verb |
| | | echar un vistazo loc verb |
shoot a glance at [sb],
dart a glance at [sb],
cast a glance at [sb] v expr | (look quickly at) | lanzarle una mirada a loc verb |
| | | echarle un vistazo a loc verb |
shoot [sb] a glance,
cast [sb] a glance v expr | (look quickly at) | lanzarle una mirada a loc verb |
| | | echarle un vistazo a loc verb |
| supporting cast n | (performers not in leading roles) | elenco, reparto nm |
| the die is cast expr | figurative (the situation cannot be changed) | la suerte está echada expr |
| | | las cartas están echadas expr |
worm casting,
worm cast n | (pile of earth excreted by a worm) | humus de lombriz nm |