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| active role n | (full participation) | 積極的な役割 名
HHiraganaせっきょくてきなやくわり |
| | Now I'm taking a more active role in local politics. |
| cameo role n | (actor: brief appearance) | カメオ出演 名
HHiraganaかめおしゅつえん |
| | Brad Pitt is in the movie, but he only has a cameo role. |
| cast [sb] in the role of [sth] v expr | (select a performer to appear as) | ～を～の役に割り当てる、～を～に配役する
HHiragana～を～のやくにわりあてる、～を～にはいやくする |
| causal role n | (active influence on [sth] happening) | 因果的役割 名
HHiraganaいんがてきやくわり |
| corporate role n | (job position in business) | 会社内での役割、役職 名
HHiraganaかいしゃないでのやくわり、やくしょく |
| film role n | (acting part in a movie) (映画) | 配役、キャスト 名
HHiraganaはいやく、きゃすと |
| | I've worked in TV for years but haven't yet had a film role. |
| gender roles npl | (social expectations of men, women) | 男女の役割、性別の役割 名
HHiraganaだんじょのやくわり、せいべつのやくわり |
| | Women's contribution to the war effort in the 1940s had a lasting effect on gender roles. |
| | 1940年代戦時中の女性の貢献は、男女の役割に持続的な影響を及ぼした。 |
| lead role n | (central acting part) | 主役 名
HHiraganaしゅやく |
| | My son got the lead role in the school play. |
| leading role n | (prominent acting part) (演劇など) | 主役 名
HHiraganaしゅやく |
| | She tried out and got the leading role in "Carousel." |
| minor role n | (small acting part) (演劇) | 脇役 名
HHiraganaわきやく |
| | His first film appearance was a minor role in Star Wars. |
| minor role n | (small part in: accomplishing [sth]) (比喩) | 小さな役割、あまり重要でない役割 名
HHiraganaちいさなやくわり、あまりじゅうようでないやくわり |
| | All the credit should go to you because I only played a minor role in winning this contract. |
| play a role v expr | (act a part) | 役割［任務］を果たす 動詞句
HHiraganaやくわり［にんむ］をはたす |
| | Several Nixon loyalists played a role in the Watergate scandal. |
| play a role in vtr | (act a part in) | ～で役割を果たす、～の一翼を担う 他動
HHiragana～でやくわりをはたす、～のいちよくをになう |
| | Domestic violence plays a role in the destruction of many families. |
| play the role v expr | (act the part) | 役割［任務］を果たす 動詞句
HHiraganaやくわり［にんむ］をはたす |
| role casting n | (film, theatre: choosing actors) | 役のキャスティング 名
HHiraganaやくのきゃすてぃんぐ |
| role model n | ([sb]: sets good example) | 模範的な人、お手本になる人 名
HHiraganaもはんてきなひと、おてほんになるひと |
| | She's a very bad role model for those young girls who look up to her. |
role play,
role playing n | (playacting, simulation) | 役割演技、役割を演じること、ロールプレーイング、ロールプレイ 名
HHiraganaやくわりえんぎ、やくわりをえんじること、ろーるぷれーいんぐ、ろーるぷれい |
| | “Today we'll be doing a role play exercise,” said the teacher. |
role-playing,
role playing n | (teaching, psychotherapy method) | ロールプレイング、ロールプレイ、役割演技 名 |
| | Role-playing can build confidence when preparing for job interviews. |
role-playing,
role playing n | (behavior change) | ロールプレイング、ロールプレイ、役割演技 名 |
| role-playing n as adj | (pertaining to role-playing) | ロールプレイングの、ロールプレイの、役割演技の 連体句 |
take an active part,
take an active role v expr | (be fully involved) | 積極的な役割を担う、積極的に役割を果たす 動
HHiraganaせっきょくてきなやくわりをになう、せっきょくてきにやくわりをはたす |
| | Emily takes an active part in the chess club. |
take an active part in [sth],
take an active role in [sth] v expr | (be involved) | ～に積極的に参加する、～を積極的に行う 動
HHiragana～にせっきょくてきにさんかする、～をせっきょくてきにおこなう |
| | He refused to take an active part in the discussion. |
| title role n | (acting: part of eponymous character) | 題名役 名
HHiraganaだいめいやく |