walk-on in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for walk-on in the English»French Dictionary

I.walk-on [Brit wɔːkˈɒn, Am ˈwɔk ˌɔn] N THEAT

walk-on

figurant/-e m/f

II.walk-on [Brit wɔːkˈɒn, Am ˈwɔk ˌɔn] ADJ

walk-on role:

walk-on

de figurant

walk on VB [Brit wɔːk -, Am wɔk -]

1. walk on (continue):

walk on

continuer à marcher

2. walk on THEAT:

walk on

être figurant

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to walk on the wild side

vivre en marge

I can't walk on water!

je ne peux pas faire de miracles!

Translations for walk-on in the French»English Dictionary

comparse [kɔ̃paʀs] N mf

1. comparse THEAT:

comparse

extra

rôle de comparse

walk-on part

rôle de comparse pej

minor part

2. comparse (acolyte):

comparse

sidekick inf

on n'a arrêté que les comparses

they have only arrested the small fry

figurant (figurante) [fiɡyʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

1. figurant (acteur):

figurant (figurante) CINE

extra

figurant (figurante) THEAT

bit player

être figurant CINE

to be an extra

être figurant THEAT

to have a walk-on part, to be a bit player

2. figurant (personne secondaire):

n'être qu'un figurant

to have a token role

rôle [ʀol] N m

1. rôle:

rôle THEAT, CINE, TV, RADIO

part, role

un rôle de figurant

a walk-on part

un rôle de servante

a servant's part

apprendre/savoir son rôle

to learn/to know one's part

le rôle d'Hamlet

the role of Hamlet

premier rôle

lead, leading role

second rôle

supporting part ou role

avoir le premier rôle

to have the leading role, to play the lead

avec Grovagnard dans le rôle de Zorro

with Grovagnard as Zorro ou in the role of Zorro

rôle de composition

character part

distribuer les rôles

to do the casting

tu n'es pas très crédible dans le rôle du père autoritaire

you are not very convincing when you try to come the heavy-handed father

2. rôle (fonction):

rôle (gén)

role

rôle (d'organe, de cœur, rein)

function, role

réduire le rôle de l'État

to reduce the role of the state

renverser les rôles

to reverse roles

le rôle de l'adverbe/de la ponctuation dans la phrase

the role of the adverb/of punctuation marks in the sentence

le rôle de qn dans une affaire

sb's role ou part in an affair

le comité/l'organisme a pour rôle de faire

the role of the committee/the organization is to do

jouer un grand rôle ou un rôle important dans

to play a large ou major part ou role in

les membres de l'organisation auront un rôle d'observateurs

the members of the organization will act as observers

faire qc à tour de rôle

to take it in turns to do sth, to do sth in turn

faire la vaisselle à tour de rôle

to take it in turns to do the dishes

3. rôle LAW:

rôle (feuillet)

roll

rôle (registre)

register

rôle d'équipage NAUT

muster roll

Phrases:

avoir ou tenir le beau rôle inf

to have the easy job

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marcher sur du solide

to walk on firm ground

marcher à quatre pattes enfant, adulte:

to walk on all fours

l'homme marchera sur Mars

man will walk on Mars

marcher sur les mains gymnaste:

to walk on one's hands

walk-on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for walk-on in the English»French Dictionary

I.walk-on ADJ

a walk-on part

un rôle de figurant

II.walk-on N

walk-on

figurant(e) m (f)

walk on VB intr THEAT

walk on

être figurant

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to walk on air

être sur un nuage

to walk on eggs

marcher sur des œufs

Translations for walk-on in the French»English Dictionary

figurant(e) [figyʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m(f)

1. figurant CINE:

figurant(e)

extra

2. figurant THEAT:

figurant(e)

walk-on

3. figurant (potiche):

figurant(e)

puppet

I.figurer [figyʀe] VB intr

1. figurer THEAT:

figurer

to have a walk-on part

2. figurer CINE:

figurer

to be an extra

3. figurer SPORTS, POL:

ne faire que figurer

to play a minor role

ne faire que figurer (dans un classement)

to be an also-ran

4. figurer (être mentionné):

figurer

to appear

II.figurer [figyʀe] VB trans (représenter)

figurer

to represent

III.figurer [figyʀe] VB refl

se figurer qn/qc

to imagine sb/sth

je l'aime, figure-toi!

I love her, if you can believe that!

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continuer (à pied)

to walk on

walk-on Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to walk on air

être sur un nuage

to walk on eggs

marcher sur des œufs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He ultimately made the team as a walk-on in 1995.

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Teams may be walk-on or require a tryout depending on participation.

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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 redshirted as a true freshman, but was a walk-on with the basketball team.

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Composed solely of walk-on (non-scholarship) players, the squad would take the field for special teams' performances.

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The station consists of a centre-loading, walk-on platform without stairs.

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He earned a scholarship after joining the team as a walk-on in 1999.

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He made both the football and basketball teams as a walk-on.

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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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Initially without a scholarship, he redshirted as a true freshman in 1996 after making the team as a walk-on.

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