OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1339

cast

/kɑːst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lanzamiento
An act of throwing.
elenco • reparto
The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
He’s in the cast of Oliver.
The cast was praised for a fine performance.
castin
The casting procedure.
The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.
molde
An object made in a mould.
The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.
escayola • yeso
A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.
molde
The mould used to make cast objects.
A plaster cast was made from his face.
egagrópila
Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 1338

cast

/kɑːst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fondear • hondear • sondar • sondear
To move, or be moved, away.
escriturar
To predict, to decide, to plan.
The director cast the part carefully.
conjurar • hechizar • lanzar
To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
Sorcery is not the exclusive prerogative of the fetish-man, but is practised haphazardly by anyone who wishes to cast a spell upon another.
castear
To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
To display a number, you need to cast it to a string type.
lanzar
To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.