| Additional Translations |
| 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
cast | casting |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |