cast
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1 noun THEAT, CINE actorscliar fem2 foireann aisteoirí familiar foireann familiar fem2 she was in the cast of Cré na Cille bhí páirt aici in Cré na Cillethey have a cast of ten tá deichniúr d'fhoireann aisteoirí acuan all-star cast foireann scothaisteoirí 2 noun MED plasterplástar masc1 cásálach technical term fem2 her left leg is in a cast tá a cos chlé i bplástarShow full entry
3 noun ART, IND statue, moulded object teilgean masc1 múnla masc4 to make a cast of sth teilgean a dhéanamh de rud 4 noun FISH throw of fishing linecaitheamh masc 5 noun type of face, mindhis face had a ruddy cast bhí sé dearg san aghaidha woman of quite a different cast altogether bean eile ar fad, bean de chineál eile ar fadthey have a military cast of mind tá meon míleata acu 6 noun MED squintcaitheamh masc there's a slight cast in her left eye tá caitheamh beag ina súil chlé, tá sí beagán fiarshúileach ina súil chlé
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7 verb THEAT, CINE actor TRANSITIVEshe was cast as the stranger tugadh páirt an strainséara di, roghnaíodh í chun páirt an strainséara a dhéanamhto cast sb for a role duine a roghnú do ról 8 verb THEAT, CINE role for film, part TRANSITIVEto cast a film aisteoirí a roghnú le haghaidh scannáinto cast a part duine a roghnú do pháirt 9 verb portray TRANSITIVEléirigh verb to cast sth in a positive light cuma dhearfach a chur ar rudthe media cast them as thugs mar mhaistíní a léirigh na meáin iadthey've cast themselves in the role of experts tá siad á gcur féin chun tosaigh mar shaineolaithe 10 verb light, shadow TRANSITIVEcaith verb the trees were casting a shadow on the road bhí na crainn ag caitheamh scátha ar an mbótharthe fire cast a soft light on them bhí solas bog ón tine orthu 11 verb especially literary look, glance TRANSITIVEsince I first cast eyes on her ón gcéad lá a leag mé súil uirthito cast a glance at sth sracfhéachaint a thabhairt ar rud, súilfhéachaint a thabhairt ar rudshe cast me a stern look thug sí amharc fiata orm 12 verb ART, MIN, IND mould TRANSITIVEteilg verb to cast sth in bronze rud a theilgean i gcré-umha 13 verb FISH line, net TRANSITIVE &
INTRANSITIVEcaith amach 14 verb especially literary throw (sb/sth) TRANSITIVEcaith verb they were cast into the sea caitheadh amach san fharraige iadto cast a die dísle a chaitheamh 15 verb especially literary put (sb) in prison etc TRANSITIVEcaith verb rad verb to cast sb into prison duine a chaitheamh isteach i bpríosún 16 verb ZOOL shed (skin) TRANSITIVEcaith verb scoith verb a snake casts its skin caitheann an nathair a craiceann