casting vote in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for casting vote in the English»French Dictionary

casting vote N

casting vote

voix f prépondérante

to have a or the casting vote

avoir voix prépondérante

Translations for casting vote in the English»French Dictionary

to cast one's vote

voter

to cast one's vote

voter

Translations for casting vote in the French»English Dictionary

le vote du président va départager les voix

the chairman has the casting vote

la voix du président est prépondérante

the chairman has the casting vote

voter blanc

to cast a blank vote

Translations for casting vote in the English»French Dictionary

I.cast [Brit kɑːst, Am kæst] N

1. cast:

cast CINE, THEAT, TV (list of actors)

distribution f

cast (actors)

acteurs mpl

the members of the cast

les acteurs

cast and credits

générique m

cast of characters (in play, novel)

liste f des personnages

Bogart and Bacall head a strong cast

Bogart et Bacall apparaissent en tête d'une brillante distribution

the film has an all-star cast

il n'y a que des vedettes or des acteurs très connus dans ce film

she was in the cast of ‘The Birds’

elle a joué dans ‘Les Oiseaux’

2. cast:

cast ART, TECH (mould)

moule m

cast (moulded object)

moulage m

3. cast (arrangement):

cast of features

traits mpl du visage

cast of features

physionomie f

cast of mind

tournure f d'esprit

4. cast (act of throwing):

cast (of dice, net)

coup m

cast (of stone)

jet m

cast FISH

lancer m

5. cast MED (squint):

cast

strabisme m

to have a cast in one eye

avoir un œil qui louche, loucher d'un œil

6. cast MED:

cast, a. plaster cast

plâtre m

to have one's arm in a cast

avoir un bras dans le plâtre

7. cast ZOOL:

cast (skin of snake, insect)

dépouille f

cast (owl pellet)

boulette f (de déchets régurgités)

cast (of worm)

déjections fpl

8. cast (colour, tinge):

cast

nuance f

with a greenish cast

tirant sur le vert

II.cast <pret, pp cast> [Brit kɑːst, Am kæst] VB trans

1. cast (throw):

cast stone, net, fishing line

jeter, lancer

cast dice

jeter

cast light, shadow

projeter

to be cast into prison

être jeté en prison

to cast doubt on

émettre des doutes sur

to cast light on

éclairer

to cast (a) new light on

éclairer [qc] d'un jour nouveau

to cast a spell on

jeter un sort à

2. cast (direct):

cast glance, look

jeter (at sur)

her eyes were cast downwards

elle avait les yeux baissés

to cast one's eyes around the room/over a letter

parcourir la pièce/une lettre des yeux

to cast a glance over one's shoulder

jeter un coup d'œil par-dessus son épaule

to cast one's mind back over sth

se remémorer qc

if you cast your mind back to last week

si tu te rappelles ce qui s'est passé la semaine dernière

3. cast:

cast CINE, THEAT, TV play, film

distribuer les rôles de

she was cast in the role of or as Blanche

on lui a donné le rôle de Blanche, elle a joué Blanche

4. cast (shed):

cast leaves, feathers

se dépouiller de

the snake casts its skin

le serpent mue

the horse cast a shoe

le cheval a perdu un fer

5. cast:

cast ART, TECH plaster

couler

cast metal

couler, fondre

statue cast in bronze

statue coulée dans le bronze

6. cast POL:

to cast one's vote

voter

7. cast ASTROL:

to cast sb's horoscope

faire l'horoscope de qn

III.cast <pret, pp cast> [Brit kɑːst, Am kæst] VB intr FISH

cast

lancer sa ligne

I.vote [Brit vəʊt, Am voʊt] N

1. vote (choice):

vote

vote m

to cast one's vote

voter

to get 100 votes

obtenir 100 votes

one man one vote

≈ suffrage universel

that gets my vote! fig

moi je suis pour!

2. vote (franchise):

the vote

le droit de vote

to get the vote

obtenir le droit de vote

3. vote (ballot):

vote

vote m

to have a vote

voter

to take a vote on

voter sur

to put sth to the vote

mettre qc aux voix

4. vote (body of voters):

vote

voix fpl

the teenage/Scottish vote

les voix des jeunes/des Écossais

to receive 60% of the vote

obtenir 60% des voix

by a majority vote

à la majorité des voix

to increase one's vote by 10%

recevoir 10% de voix en plus

II.vote [Brit vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB trans

1. vote (affirm choice of):

vote Liberal, yes

voter

what or how do you vote?

pour qui est-ce que tu votes?

to vote sb into/out of office or power

élire/ne pas réélire qn

to vote sb into the White House

élire qn à la Maison Blanche

to be voted best film/Miss World

être élu meilleur film/Miss Monde

2. vote (authorize):

to vote sb sth

accorder qc à qn

to vote oneself a pay rise

s'accorder une augmentation de salaire

3. vote (propose):

vote inf

proposer

I vote we all go

je propose que nous y allions tous

III.vote [Brit vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB intr

vote

voter (on sur, for sb pour qn, against contre)

to vote for reform

voter en faveur de la réforme

to vote on whether

voter pour décider si

let's vote on it

mettons-le aux voix

to vote to join the EU/to strike

voter l'adhésion à la UE/voter la grève

IV.vote [Brit vəʊt, Am voʊt]

to vote with one's feet (by leaving)

quitter le navire inf

to vote with one's feet (by other action)

montrer sa désapprobation par des actes

casting [Brit ˈkɑːstɪŋ, Am ˈkæstɪŋ] N

1. casting (throwing):

casting

lancement m

casting

jet m

casting FISH

pêche f au lancer

2. casting (in metallurgy):

casting (act)

coulée f

casting (act)

moulage m

casting (object)

pièce f

casting ART

moulage m

3. casting:

casting CINE, THEAT, TV

distribution f

casting vote in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for casting vote in the English»French Dictionary

casting vote N

casting vote

voix f prépondérante

Translations for casting vote in the English»French Dictionary

to cast one's vote

voter

to cast one's vote

voter

Translations for casting vote in the English»French Dictionary

I.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] N

1. vote a. POL:

vote

vote m

vote

votation f CH

10% of the vote

10% des voix

the youth vote

le vote des jeunes

to cast one's vote

voter

to put sth to the vote

soumettre qc au vote

they get my vote

je vote pour eux

sth gets sb's vote (approve)

qn est d'accord avec qc

2. vote (right to elect):

vote

droit m de vote

II.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB intr

vote (elect):

vote

voter

to vote in an election

voter à une élection

to vote on sth

soumettre qc au vote

to vote for/against sb/sth

voter pour/contre qn/qc

to vote to strike

choisir de se mettre en grève

to vote on who/how/when...

voter pour décider qui/comment/quand...

Phrases:

to vote with one's feet

quitter le navire

III.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB trans

1. vote (elect):

vote

voter

to vote sb into office

faire élire qn à un poste

to be voted Miss France

être élue Miss France

2. vote (propose):

vote

proposer

to vote that

proposer que +subj

3. vote (decide to give):

to vote sb/sth sth

décider d'accorder qc à qn/qc

I.cast [kɑst, Am kæst] N

1. cast THEAT, CINE:

cast

acteurs mpl

cast list

distribution f

2. cast (moulded object):

cast

moule m

3. cast MED:

cast

plâtre m

4. cast (act of throwing):

cast spear, line

lancer m

5. cast fig of mind:

cast

tournure f

6. cast (squint):

to have a cast in one's eye

avoir une coquetterie dans l'œil

II.cast <cast, cast> [kɑst, Am kæst] VB trans

1. cast (throw):

cast

jeter

cast a line, spear

lancer

2. cast fig (direct):

cast doubt, a shadow

jeter

to cast light on sth

éclaircir qc

to cast aspersions on sb

dénigrer qn

to cast an eye over sth

balayer qc du regard

to cast a slur on sb

porter atteinte à qn

3. cast (allocate roles):

cast play

distribuer les rôles de

to cast sb a part

attribuer un rôle à qn

to be cast in the role of sb

jouer le rôle de qn

to cast sb to/against type

attribuer un rôle à/de contre-emploi à qn

to cast sb as sb

donner le rôle de qn à qn

4. cast (give):

to cast one's vote

voter

5. cast ART (make in a mould):

cast

fondre

Phrases:

to be cast in the same mould

être fait sur le même moule

to cast one's net wide

étendre la couverture

to cast pearls before swine

jeter des perles aux pourceaux

casting [ˈkɑ:stɪŋ, Am ˈkæstɪŋ] N

1. casting (moulding):

casting

moulage m

2. casting THEAT (role allocation):

casting

distribution f des rôles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The number of votes was 25 against to 26 in favor, where the president had the casting vote.

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They thus had control of the council on the chairman's casting vote.

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In the event of a tie vote among the judges, the eldest judge shall have a casting vote.

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He was elected by the casting vote of the borough's mayor as returning officer.

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He or she has the casting vote in the event of a tie.

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Some juries simply gave their casting vote to the song that had received their higher mark.

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In many cases one member of an assembly may by convention not normally vote, but will exercise a casting vote in case of deadlock.

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In some legislatures, a casting vote may be exercised however the presiding officer wishes.

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The speaker gave the casting vote for the sentence to stand.

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He frequently has the casting vote and his decision can sometimes override the consensus!

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