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cast de soutien

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

supporting cast N

supporting cast CINE, THEAT
seconds rôles mpl
‘with full supporting cast’ CINE (in publicity)
‘avec de prestigieux seconds rôles’
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] N

1. support (moral, financial, political):

support
soutien m (for sth en faveur de qc, for sb à qn)
financial/state support
soutien financier/de l'État
there is considerable public support for the strikers
les grévistes bénéficient du soutien d'une grande partie de la population
there is little public support for this measure
il y a peu de gens favorables à cette mesure
socialist/Green party support
soutien en faveur des socialistes/verts
support for the party is increasing
le parti a de plus en plus de partisans
air/land/sea support MIL
appui m aérien/terrestre/maritime
to give sb/sth (one's) support
apporter son soutien à qn/qc
to get support from sb/sth
obtenir le soutien de qn/qc
to have the support of sb/sth
avoir le soutien de qn/qc
in support of sb/sth campaign, intervene
en faveur de qn/qc
he spoke in support of the motion
il a parlé en faveur de la motion
the workers went on strike in support of their demands
les ouvriers se sont mis en grève pour soutenir leurs revendications
the students demonstrated in support of the strikers
les étudiants ont manifesté pour montrer leur solidarité avec les grévistes
in support of this point of view/theory
pour appuyer ce point de vue/cette théorie
a collection in support of war victims
une collecte au profit des victimes de guerre
with support from sb
avec l'appui or le soutien de qn
to win or gain support from sb
trouver du soutien auprès de qn
they need support to raise enough money
ils ont besoin d'aide pour rassembler des fonds suffisants
the theatre closed for lack of support
le théâtre a fermé faute de public
strong support fig
ferme soutien
means of support (financial)
moyens mpl de subsistance

2. support (physical, for weight):

support (gen) CONSTR
support m
support MED (for limb)
appareil m de maintien
he used his stick as a support
il s'appuyait sur sa canne
he had to lean on a chair for support
il a dû s'appuyer sur une chaise

3. support (person):

support
soutien m (to de)
Paul was a great support when she died
Paul a été (d')un soutien précieux quand elle est morte

4. support (singer etc not topping the bill):

support (individual)
artiste mf qui assure la première partie
support (band)
groupe m de la première partie

II. support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] VB trans

1. support (provide moral, financial backing):

support person, cause, campaign, party, reform, team, venture, price, currency
soutenir
support charity
donner à
to support sb/sth by doing
aider or soutenir qn/qc en faisant
the museum is supported by public funds
le musée est subventionné par l'État

2. support (physically):

support weight
supporter
support person
soutenir

3. support (validate):

support
confirmer, corroborer form

4. support (maintain):

support breadwinner: family
faire vivre, avoir [qn] à charge
support land, farm: inhabitants
faire vivre
support charity: underprivileged
aider
he has a wife and children to support
il a une femme et des enfants à charge
she supported her son through college
elle a payé les études de son fils

5. support (put up with) form:

support adverse conditions, bad behaviour
endurer

6. support COMPUT:

support
prendre en charge

III. support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] VB refl

to support oneself
subvenir à ses propres besoins

supporting [Brit səˈpɔːtɪŋ, Am səˈpɔrdɪŋ] ADJ

1. supporting:

supporting CINE, THEAT actor, role
de second plan also fig
‘best supporting actor/actress’
‘meilleur second rôle masculin/féminin’
supporting programme CINE
avant-programme m

2. supporting CONSTR:

supporting wall, beam
de soutènement

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

in the PONS Dictionary

I. support [səˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] VB trans

1. support (hold up):

support a. fig
maintenir
to support oneself
se maintenir

2. support (bear):

support
supporter

3. support (provide with money):

support
entretenir
to support a family
subvenir aux besoins d'une famille
a family to support
une famille à charge
to support oneself
gagner sa vie

4. support (help):

support
soutenir
to support a friend
apporter son soutien à un ami
to support cancer research
soutenir financièrement la recherche contre le cancer

5. support (encourage):

support party
soutenir

6. support SPORTS:

support
supporter

7. support (show to be true):

support theory
appuyer

II. support [səˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] N

1. support (act of supporting):

support
appui m

2. support (object):

support
support m

3. support (garment):

support
maintien m
knee support
genouillère f
support stockings
bas mpl de maintien

4. support no pl (help):

support
soutien m
a letter of support
une lettre de soutien
to give sb moral support
apporter son soutien moral à qn

5. support no pl, no indef art (provision of necessities):

support
subvention f

6. support (proof of truth):

support
appui m
to lend support to sth
prêter son appui à qc
in support of sth
à l'appui de qc

supporting ADJ CINE

a supporting role
un second rôle
best supporting actor
meilleur second rôle
a supporting film
un film en première partie
a supporting act
une première partie

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
in the PONS Dictionary

I. support [sə·ˈpɔrt] VB trans

1. support (hold up):

support a. fig
maintenir
to support oneself
se maintenir

2. support (bear):

support load, roof
supporter

3. support (provide with money):

support
entretenir
to support a family
subvenir aux besoins d'une famille
a family to support
une famille à charge
to support oneself
gagner sa vie

4. support (help):

support
soutenir
to support a friend
apporter son soutien à un ami
to support cancer research
soutenir financièrement la recherche contre le cancer

5. support (encourage):

support political party
soutenir

6. support sports:

support
supporter

7. support (show to be true):

support theory
appuyer

II. support [sə·ˈpɔrt] N

1. support (act of supporting):

support
appui m

2. support (supporting object):

support
support m

3. support (garment):

support
maintien m
knee support
genouillère f

4. support (help):

support
soutien m
a letter of support
une lettre de soutien
to give sb moral support
apporter son soutien moral à qn

5. support no indef art (provision of necessities):

support
subvention f

6. support (proof of truth):

support
appui m
to lend support to sth
prêter son appui à qc
in support of sth
à l'appui de qc

supporting ADJ CINE

a supporting role
un second rôle
best supporting actor
meilleur second rôle
a supporting film
un film en première partie
a supporting act
une première partie

I. cast [kæst] N

1. cast THEAT, CINE:

cast
acteurs mpl
cast list
distribution f

2. cast (molded 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

II. cast <cast, cast> [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 mold):

cast
fondre

Phrases:

to be cast in the same mold
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
Present
Isupport
yousupport
he/she/itsupports
wesupport
yousupport
theysupport
Past
Isupported
yousupported
he/she/itsupported
wesupported
yousupported
theysupported
Present Perfect
Ihavesupported
youhavesupported
he/she/ithassupported
wehavesupported
youhavesupported
theyhavesupported
Past Perfect
Ihadsupported
youhadsupported
he/she/ithadsupported
wehadsupported
youhadsupported
theyhadsupported
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She sometimes cast him in community repertory productions.
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In standard induction motors, instead of being wound in coils, the rotor conductors are die-cast in the shape of a squirrel cage within a core of magnetic steel.
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Steel replaced structural cast iron after the foundations were already in place.
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The plaster casts were then remolded and cast in fibreglass to use as the tools for vacuum forming process.
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The cast list remained unchanged, with new and original stories formulated by the show's writers.
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