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cast

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noun
1 noun THEAT, CINE actorscliar fem2  c m ufoireann aisteoirí familiar  c m ufoireann familiar fem2  c m ushe 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  c m ucásálach technical term fem2  c m uher left leg is in a cast tá a cos chlé i bplástar
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3 noun ART, IND statue, moulded object teilgean masc1  c m umúnla masc4  c m uto make a cast of sth teilgean a dhéanamh de rud 4 noun FISH throw of fishing linecaitheamh masc  c m u 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  c m uthere's a slight cast in her left eye tá caitheamh beag ina súil chlé, tá sí beagán fiarshúileach ina súil chlé
verb
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  c m uto 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  c m uthe 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  c m uto cast sth in bronze rud a theilgean i gcré-umha 13 verb FISH line, net TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVEcaith amach  c m u 14 verb especially literary throw (sb/sth) TRANSITIVEcaith verb  c m uthey 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  c m urad verb  c m uto cast sb into prison duine a chaitheamh isteach i bpríosún 16 verb ZOOL shed (skin) TRANSITIVEcaith verb  c m uscoith verb  c m ua snake casts its skin caitheann an nathair a craiceann
phrases

to cast an eye over sth

(also

to cast your eyes over sth

) súil a chaitheamh ar rudsracfhéachaint a thabhairt ar rudspléachadh a thabhairt ar rudthey cast a critical eye over it caitheann siadsan súil ghrinn air

to cast a vote

(also

to cast a ballot

) POLvóta a chaitheamh

to cast your net wide

cuardach i bhfad agus i ngearrwe've cast the net wide in search of teachers chuardaíomar i bhfad agus i ngearr ar lorg múinteoirí

to cast the blame on sb

an milleán a chur ar dhuinean locht a chur ar dhuine

to cast sth from your mind

rud a chur as do cheanndearmad a dhéanamh de rud

to cast your mind back to sth

especially literary cuimhneamh ar rudsmaoineamh siar ar rud

to be cast down

especially literary bheith in ísle bríbheith faoi smúitbheith faoi chianshe was cast down bhí sí in ísle brí, bhí lagmhisneach uirthi

to be cast away

NAUTthey were cast away on a remote island fágadh longbhriste ar oileán iargúlta iad

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