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cast

 
 
/kɑːst/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle cast)

Translation

ACTOR to choose an actor for a particular part in a film or play
oyuncu seçimi yapmak
[often passive] Why am I always cast as the villain?1471
THROW literary to throw something
fırlatmak, atmak
1646
LIGHT literary to send light or shadow (= dark shapes) in a particular direction
yaymak, saçmak
The moon cast a white light into the room.1647
cast doubt/suspicion on sb/sth to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in someone or something
insanların inanmamalarını/güvenmemelerini sağlamak, şüphe duymalarına neden olmak
A leading scientist has cast doubts on government claims that the drug is safe.1976
cast a/your vote to vote
oy kullanmak
139
cast a spell on sb to seem to use magic to attract someone
birini büyülemek, gözünü kamaştırmak
The city had cast a spell on me and I never wanted to leave.943
to use magic to make something happen to someone
birine bir şey olması için büyü yapmak, büyü kullanmak
246
METAL to make an object by pouring hot metal into a container of a particular shape
döküm yapmak, kalıp çıkarmak, dökmek
→ See also cast/run your/an eye over sth → See also cast/shed light on sth → See also cast a pall over sth → See also cast a shadow over sth1354
cast off phrasal verb
If a boat casts off, it leaves.
denize açılmak, yol almak, ayrılmak
1705
(Definition of cast verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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