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I . ˈwalk-on ADJ attr, inv THEAT, CINE

walk-on
Statisten-
walk-on part [or role]
Statistenrolle f
walk-on role
Komparsenrolle f

II . ˈwalk-on N

walk-on
Statist(in) m (f)

walk on VB intr THEAT

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to walk on air
auf Wolken schweben
to walk on stilts
auf Stelzen laufen
walk-on part [or role]
Statistenrolle f
walk-on role
Komparsenrolle f
to walk on eggs [or eggshells]
einen Eiertanz aufführen
to walk on one's hands
auf den Händen laufen
to walk on [or be] the streets (be homeless)
obdachlos sein
to be [or go about] [or walk] on crutches
auf Krücken gehen
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visitors are requested not to walk on the grass
die Besucher werden gebeten, den Rasen nicht zu betreten
Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat
don't try to walk on these — they're prickly and sticky plants
versuche nicht, darauf zu laufen — das sind stachlige, klebrige Pflanzen
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Originally a walk-on, he eventually earned a scholarship.
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Teams may be walk-on or require a tryout depending on participation.
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He made both the football and basketball teams as a walk-on.
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The station consists of a centre-loading, walk-on platform without stairs.
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He enrolled without an athletic scholarship and played as a walk-on for the freshman football team in 1957.
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There is a nominal charge for bicycles and motorcycles while walk-on passengers are free.
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He earned a scholarship after joining the team as a walk-on in 1999.
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He ultimately made the team as a walk-on in 1995.
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He was initially a walk-on player and saw no game action until his 1992 sophomore season.
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He was placed on scholarship status for this season, having played the previous two in walk-on status.
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