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role

UK: /rəʊl/ US: /roʊl/

Translation

n [c]
(en un espectáculo o en una película)
papel
In that film she played the role of a lawyer
En esa película hacía el papel de abogada
supporting role
papel secundario
(en la vida)
papel
role reversal
inversión de papeles
función
(Definition of role n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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