Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

cast2

cast, cast UK: /kɑːst/ US: /kæst/

Translation

v [t]
(en un espectáculo)
seleccionar
hacer el reparto
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
(en pesca)
echar las redes
votar
dar el voto
mudar la piel
(lit)
lanzar
tirar
constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio
(en escultura)
vaciar
(una sombra)
proyectar
to cast a look
echar una mirada
to cast a spell on sth/sb
hechizar
to cast light on sth
arrojar luz sobre algo
to cast one's vote
votar
dar el voto
to cast {about/around} for sth to cast sth/sb aside [m] to cast off to cast sth off [m]Véase tb: to {cast/run} {an/one's} eye over sth; to {cast/throw} caution to the winds; to cast a pall over sth; to cast a shadow over sth; to cast aspersions on sth/sb; to cast doubt on sth; to catch one's eye
(Definition of cast v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

Word of the Day

come rain or shine

whatever happens

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More