role in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for role in the English»Spanish Dictionary

role, rôle [Am roʊl, Brit rəʊl] N

1. role:

role CINE, THEAT

papel m

to play or interpret a role

hacer or interpretar un papel

she was cast in the role of the daughter

le dieron el papel de la hija

title/star/leading/supporting role

papel protagónico/estelar/principal/secundario

2. role (function):

role

papel m

role

rol m

what role does she play in the company?

¿qué papel desempeña or cuál es su rol en la compañía?

in a reversal of their usual roles

cambiándose los papeles

3. role:

role PSYCH, SOCIOL

rol m

I.role-play [Am ˈroʊlpleɪ, Brit ˈrəʊlpleɪ] VB intr

role-play

hacer teatro improvisado

role-play (in training and teaching)

realizar un juego de roles

II.role-play [Am ˈroʊlpleɪ, Brit ˈrəʊlpleɪ] N C or U

role-play

juego m de roles

role model N

role model

modelo m de conducta

role reversal N U

role reversal

inversión f de papeles

role reversal

inversión f de roles

title role N

title role

papel m protagónico (de la obra del mismo nombre)

role-playing games N npl

role-playing games

juegos mpl de rol

Translations for role in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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papel de apoyo

supporting role

papel de apoyo

support role

rol de género

gender role

papel estelar CINE, THEAT

star role

papel secundario CINE, THEAT

supporting role

role in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for role in the English»Spanish Dictionary

role N, rôle [rəʊl, Am roʊl] N a. THEAT

role

papel m

to play a role THEAT

hacer un papel

to play a role fig

desempeñar un papel

role model N

role model

modelo m a imitar

title role N

title role

papel m principal

role play N

role play

juego m de imitación

role reversal N

role reversal

inversión m de papeles

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to reprise a role (cast)

retomar un papel

juicy role

suculento, -a

Translations for role in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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rol

role

desempeñar un rol

to play a role

encarnar a CINE, THEAT

to play the role [or part] of

papel secundario CINE, THEAT

supporting role

role Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to play a role THEAT

hacer un papel

to play a role fig

desempeñar un papel

to cast sb in a role

elegir a alguien para un papel

a key factor/role

un factor/papel clave

to play the role [or part] of

encarnar a CINE, THEAT

to play the role of the baddy in the film

hacer el papel de malo en la película

to play the role of lover

representar el papel de amante

to play the role of Antigone

hacer el papel de Antígona

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the film 1:30 am she played the role of nishi.

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The school was dominated by scholasticism, with the dialectic and disputation playing a central role in the delivery of education.

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Gimlet was primarily intended for use in the air-to-air role.

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It also may have coding and non-coding roles.

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Most other names are directly tied to its role as pole star.

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He then became a stuntman before transitioning to on-screen film roles.

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In 1929, he assumed the role of player-coach, still playing the line on both offense and defense and dropping back to punt.

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She continued in the role for six series.

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He later stated that he wanted to highlight the role PO should play in contemporary politics - as defenders of minorities.

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There's an old cliche, that so-and-so was born to play a particular role.

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