| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| cast | vtr | (throw, fling) | jeter⇒, lancer⇒ vtr |
| He cast the net over a large area. |
| Il jeta (or: lança) le filet sur une grande surface. |
| cast | n | (theatre, movie: performers) théâtre | distribution nf |
| The cast of the play includes some popular actors. |
| La distribution comporte de grands noms du théâtre. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| cast | n | (games: throw of dice) dés: action de lancer | coup nm |
| | | lancer nm |
| His first cast of the dice was lucky. |
| Il a eu de la chance dès le premier coup de dés. |
| Il a eu de la chance dès le premier lancer de dés. |
| cast | n | (angling: throw a hook or lure) pêche | lancer nm |
| | sport : athlétisme | lancer nm |
| He caught a huge fish with his first cast of the rod. |
| Il a attrapé un énorme poisson dès son premier lancer de filet. |
| Il a battu le record dès son premier lancer. |
| cast | n | (mould of pottery, metal) | moule nm |
| | action de couler dans un moule | moulage nm |
| He made a cast in plaster before pouring in the liquid bronze. |
| Il a fait un moule en plâtre avant de couler le bronze liquide. |
| * Avec ce moule en plâtre, il allait pouvoir procéder au moulage de sa statue. |
| cast | n | (medicine: rigid dressing) médecine | plâtre nm |
| The boy's broken arm was put in a cast for six weeks. |
| * Il avait le bras dans le plâtre. |
| cast | n | (tendency) | inclination nf |
| | | penchant nm |
| His cast of mind always leads to extreme opinions. |
| * Il avait peu d'inclination pour les arts. |
| * Il n'avait pas de penchant pour les arts. |
| cast | n | (style, appearance) | style nm |
| The cast of her clothing is often Bohemian. |
| Elle s'habille avec des vêtements de style bohème. |
| cast | n | (hue, tint) couleur | teinte nf |
| | couleur | tonalité nf |
| The room had a bluish cast to it from the colour of the light. |
| Le soleil donnait à la chambre une teinte bleutée. |
| Le soleil donnait à la chambre une tonalité bleue. |
| cast, cast off | vtr | (throw away, leave) | jeter⇒ vtr |
| | | se défaire de, se débarrasser de v pron |
| She casts her clothes away after a few months and buys new ones. |
| Après quelques mois, elle jeta ses habits et en acheta de nouveaux. |
| Après quelques mois, elle se défit (or: se débarrassa) de ses vêtements et en acheta de nouveaux. |
| cast, cast a glance | vtr | (eyes: glance, look) regard | jeter⇒, lancer⇒ vtr |
| She saw him cast a glance in her direction. |
| Elle le vit en train de lui jeter (or: lancer) un regard. |
| cast | vtr | (send forth) | rejeter⇒, bannir⇒ vtr |
| He was cast from his city and had to live elsewhere. |
| Il fut rejeté (or: banni) de la ville et dut aller habiter ailleurs. |
| cast | vtr | (theatre: fill a role) cinéma | donner un rôle vi |
| | | distribuer les rôles vtr |
| They cast him as one of the bodyguards. |
| Ils lui ont donné un rôle de garde du corps. |
| * Quand il se présenta pour l'audition, ils avaient déjà distribué tous les rôles. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| be cast in the same mould | | Locution | être du même acabit phrase |
| cast a ballot | v | (vote) | voter v |
| The issue has been discussed, so please cast your ballots in silence. |
| Et maintenant, votons ! |
| cast a glance | v | (look quickly) | jeter un coup d'œil vtr |
| Just before her guests arrived, she cast a glance over the table to be sure everything was in place. |
| Elle a jeté un coup d'œil dans le rétroviseur pour savoir si elle pouvait doubler. |
| | | jeter un œil vtr |
| cast a gloom over | | attrister | assombrir v |
| cast a shadow | vi | literal (block the light) | assombrir⇒ vtr |
| | | obscurcir⇒ vtr |
| | | faire de l'ombre⇒ vi |
| cast a spell | v | (witchcraft: make a charm or curse) | jeter un sort vtr |
| The witch cast a spell and the naughty boy never pulled cats' tails again. |
| cast a spell on | vtr | figurative (enchant, seduce) fig | envoûter⇒ vtr |
| The skillful musician's passionate performance cast a spell on the entire audience. |
| | fig | ensorceler⇒ vtr |
| | | captiver⇒ vtr |
| | | subjuguer⇒ vtr |
| cast a spell on | vtr | literal (witchcraft: charm or curse) | jeter un sort à qqn vtr |
| | | envoûter⇒ vtr |
| | | ensorceler⇒ vtr |
| cast a wide net | v | figurative (search over a large area) | ratisser large vtr |
| The police cast a wide net whilst searching for the missing fugitive. |
| Ne sachant exactement où chercher, il a fallu ratisser large. |
| cast a wide net | v | (use wide range of resources ) | mettre en œuvre un large dispositif vtr |
| The police cast a wide net throughout the state to find the thieves. |
| cast about | vi | (search) | rechercher⇒ vtr |
| I'm casting about for some really good example sentences. |
| cast aside | vtr | figurative (reject, abandon) | se débarrasser de v pron |
| In her ambition to get ahead, she uses people and then casts them aside when they can do no more for her. |
| Elle utilise les gens et se débarrasse d'eux quand ils ne lui apportent plus rien. |
| | | rejeter⇒ vtr |
| Elle se sert des gens qu'elle rencontre, puis elle les rejette. |
| cast aside | vtr | literal (throw away) | jeter⇒ vtr |
| cast away | vi | (be shipwrecked) | faire naufrage v |
| cast back | | | se rappeler v |
| cast bronze | | moulé | bronze coulé nm |
| cast doubt on sth | v | (dispute the authenticity of sth) | jeter le doute sur loc v |
| The recent scientific discoveries cast doubt on previous theories. |
| cast down | | | baissé nf |
| cast down | | | être abattu |
| cast iron, cast-iron | n | (iron that is moulded) | fonte nf |
| Note: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun |
| cast iron, cast-iron | adj | (made of cast iron) | en fonte loc adj |
| He cooked the eggs in his trusty cast-iron skillet. |
| He came up with a cast-iron excuse for not attending the meeting. |
| cast of characters | n | (film, play: list of roles) | distribution nf |
| There was a huge cast of characters in the movie "Lord of the Rings". |
| cast off, cast-off | vtr | (free oneself from, rid oneself of) | se débarrasser de v pron |
| Note: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun, or a noun itself |
| The key to having a great vacation is to cast off your worries and concerns. |
| | | se défaire de v pron |
| cast off, cast-off | vi | (knitting: bind off) tricot | rabattre une (des) maille(s) 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. |
| cast on | vi | (knitting: put first stitches on needle) | monter des mailles vtr |
| To knit a sweater you cast on the bottom edge, and knit upward towards the neck. |
| cast out | vtr | (banish) | chasser⇒ vtr |
| Exorcism is a ceremony for casting out demons. |
| L'exorcisme est une cérémonie pour chasser les démons. |
| | | bannir⇒ vtr |
| cast pearls before swine | | | donner de la confiture aux cochons v |
| cast sb in the role of | vtr | (select a performer to appear as) | donner à qqn le rôle de vtr |
| cast steel | | | acier moulé |
| cast the first stone | v | figurative (make the first accusation) fig, expr | jeter la première pierre⇒ vtr |
| Que celui qui n’a jamais péché lui jette la première pierre. |
| cast up | | | rejeter v |
| cast your vote | v | (vote) | voter v |
| You must go to a polling booth to cast your vote. |
| cast your vote for | vtr | (vote for) | voter pour vtr ind |
| Are you going to cast your vote for the liberal or conservative candidate? |
| Alors, tu vas voter pour qui ? |
| cast-off | | (discarded) | jeté adj |
| cast-off | | | laissé pour compte |
| cast-off | | | rejeté adj |
| cast-off | | | repoussé adj |
| cast-steel | | | en acier moulé |
| die cast | | | moulé sous pression (métallurgie) |
| die-cast | | | moulé en coquille adj |
| die-cast | | (Electricity) Électricité | fondu adj |
| old cast-offs | npl | informal (second-hand clothes) | vieux vêtements nmpl |
| As the youngest child, she had to wear her elder siblings' old cast-offs. |
| En tant que dernière-née, elle a dû porter les vieux vêtements de ses sœurs. |
| | fam | vieilles fringues nfpl |
| Comme nous n'avions pas beaucoup d'argent, ma mère s'ingéniait à rajeunir nos vieilles fringues. |
| open-cast | | GB mine | à ciel ouvert adj |
| plaster cast | n | (casing to immobilize a broken bone) | plâtre nm |
| I have to wear this plaster cast on my arm for a month. |
| Je dois porter ce plâtre sur mon bras cassé pendant un mois. |
| plaster cast | n | (sth sculpted from plaster) | moulage en plâtre nm |
| The plaster cast of her head was used to form a latex mask. |
| sand-cast | | | moulage en sable nm |
| supporting cast | n | (performers not in leading roles) | seconds rôles nmpl |
| | | rôles secondaires nmpl |
| | | petits rôles nmpl |
| the die is cast | | | les dés sont jetés |
| the die is cast | | | les dés sont jetés expr |
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