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| cast n | formal (games: throw of dice) | kast, tärningskast s |
| | His first cast of the dice was lucky. |
| cast n | (angling: throw a hook or lure) | kast s |
| | He caught a huge fish with his first cast of the rod. |
| cast n | (mold of pottery, metal) | form, gjutform s |
| | He made a cast in plaster before pouring in the liquid bronze. |
| cast n | (medicine: rigid dressing) (vardaglig) | gips s |
| | | gipsförband s |
| | The boy's broken arm was put in a cast for six weeks. |
| cast n | (tendency) | anstrykning s |
| | | skiftning s |
| | | inslag s |
| | (bildlig) | skugga, ton s |
| | The poetry of adolescents sometimes has an egotistical cast. |
| cast n | rare (style, appearance) | stil s |
| | | slag, typ s |
| | | utseende s |
| | The cast of her clothing is often Bohemian. |
| cast n | (hue, tint) | ton s |
| | | skiftning s |
| | The room had a bluish cast to it from the colour of the light. |
| cast n | (eye defect) | skelning, skelande s |
| cast n | usually plural (worm casting) | maskskal s |
| | Earthworms have left their casts all over the lawn. |
cast,
cast operator n | (computing: data conversion operator) | datakonverteringsoperatör s |
| cast⇒ vi | (angling: throw a hook or lure) (fiske) | kasta vitr |
| | My fishing line gets tangled up every time I cast. |
| cast [sb]⇒ vtr | (theater: fill a role) (skådespelare) | tilldela roll som vbal uttr |
| | (en pjäs, film etc) | rollbesätta vtr |
| | They cast him as one of the bodyguards. |
| cast [sth]⇒ vtr | (shape using a mold) | gjuta vtr |
| cast [sth] vtr | (mold: metal, etc.) | gjuta vtr |
| | The artist cast the statue from bronze. |
| cast [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (send forth) | förkasta ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | | avvisa ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | | utvisa ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | He was cast from his city and had to live elsewhere. |
| Partikelverb |
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| cast about vi phrasal | (search) | söka efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | leta efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | As time wore on and Audrey still hadn't found her glasses, she began to cast about desperately. |
| cast about for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (seek) | leta efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | vara på jakt efter ngt vbal uttr |
| | | söka efter ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I'm casting about for some really good example sentences. |
| cast [sb] aside vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reject, abandon) (bildlig) | slänga ngn åt sidan vbal uttr |
| | | överge vtr |
| | In her ambition to get ahead, she uses people and then casts them aside when they can do no more for her. |
| cast [sth] aside vtr phrasal sep | (throw away, discard) (slänga) | kasta ngt åt sidan vbal uttr |
cast [sth] away,
cast away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discard) | kasta bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | slänga bort ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | After the divorce, Rachel removed her wedding ring and cast it away. |
| cast [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (shipwreck) | bli efterlämnad efter skeppsbrott vbal uttr |
| cast off vi phrasal | (nautical: set sail) | kasta loss vitr partikel oskj |
| | The Beagle cast off in 1831 on a five-year expedition with Charles Darwin on board. |
| cast off vi phrasal | UK (knitting: bind off, finish) | avslut på stickning - |
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| | Janice cast off and wove in the ends of her knitting. |
cast [sth] off,
cast off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (knitting: bind off to finish) | avsluta stickning - |
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| | One way of shaping sleeves when knitting a sweater is to cast off a certain number of stitches at the beginning of each row. |
cast [sth] off,
cast off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (get rid of) (bildlig) | kasta av sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ignorera vtr |
| | The key to having a great vacation is to cast off your worries and concerns. |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) | dansa utanför linjen - |
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| | The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| cast [sth/sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (banish) | kasta ut ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | jaga ut ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Exorcism is a ceremony for casting out demons. |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (ocean: wash [sth] ashore) (bildlig) | kasta upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | spola upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | dated (add up: numbers) | räkna ihop ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sammanräkna vtr |
| cast up vi phrasal | US (vomit) | kasta upp vitr partikel |
| | (vardagligt) | kräkas vitr |
| cast up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, regional (reproach [sb] with [sth]) (bildlig) | kasta ur sig ngt till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | klaga på ngt till ngn vbal uttr |
| | Jock cast up to Mary that she was to blame for their situation. |
| cast up vi phrasal | UK, regional (show up unexpectedly) | dyka upp vitr partikel |
Sammansatta former:
cast | casting |
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| cast a glance over [sth] v expr | (survey quickly) | kasta ett öga på vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ta en titt på vbal uttr |
| | Just before her guests arrived, she cast a glance over the table to be sure everything was in place. |
| cast a shadow v expr | figurative (create a gloomy mood) (bildlig) | kasta en skugga vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | förmörka vbal uttr |
| | Mark's death has cast a shadow over the whole event. |
| cast a shadow v expr | (block the light) | kasta en skugga vbal uttr |
| | | skugga vtr |
| cast a shadow v expr | figurative (create a gloomy mood) (bildlig) | kasta en skugga över ngt vbal uttr |
| | The class reunion went well, though Deborah's absence did cast a shadow. |
| cast a spell v expr | (witchcraft: make a charm or curse) | förtrolla vtr |
| | | förhäxa vtr |
| | The witch cast a spell and the naughty boy never pulled cats' tails again. |
| cast an eye over [sth] v expr | (survey appraisingly) | hålla ett öga på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | överse vtr |
| | | kontrollera vtr |
cast away,
castaway adj | (discarded) | bortkastad adj |
| | (vardagligt) | bortslängd adj |
cast away,
castaway adj | (shipwrecked) | efterlämnad efter skeppsbrott adj |
| cast doubt on [sth] v expr | (dispute the authenticity of [sth]) | ifrågasätta vtr |
| | (bildlig) | kasta tvivel på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | tvivla på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The recent scientific discoveries cast doubt on previous theories. |
| cast [sb] in the role of [sb/sth] v expr | (select a performer to appear as) | ge ngn rollen som ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| cast iron n | (molded metal) | gjutjärn s |
| | Bicycle frames used to be made of cast iron, so they were quite heavy. |
| cast-iron n as adj | (of molded metal) (förled) | gjutjärns- adj |
| | He cooked the eggs in his trusty cast-iron skillet. |
| cast-iron n as adj | figurative (alibi, excuse: strong) (bildlig) | idiotsäker adj |
| | | ogenomtränglig adj |
| | He came up with a cast-iron excuse for not attending the meeting. |
| cast the first stone v expr | figurative (be first to accuse) (bildlig) | kasta första stenen vbal uttr |
| | We should not be arguing about who has the right to cast the first stone. |
| cast [sth] up vtr + adv | (gaze, eyes: look upward) | kasta en blick uppåt vbal uttr |
| | | titta uppåt vitr + adv |
| cast your bread upon the waters v expr | (do good without expecting a reward) | ägna sig åt välgörenhet - |
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cast-off (UK),
castoff (US) n | UK, often plural (discarded object, esp. clothing) | övergiven sak s |
| | (specifik) | bortkastat klädesplagg s |
| | Lisa was fed up of having to wear her older sister's cast-offs. |
| cast-off n | UK (bindoff: knitting finishing technique) | teknik inom virkning - |
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| | This cast-off will give your jumper a stretchy neckline. |
| cast-off n as adj | UK (knitting: bindoff, finished) | teknik inom virkning - |
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| | There are many different cast-off techniques. |
cast-off (UK),
castoff (US) adj | (secondhand) (förled) | andrahands- adj |
| | | secondhand- adj |
| | Jenna never buys brand-new clothes; she scours charity shops for cast-off items. |
cast-off (UK),
castoff (US) adj | (unwanted) | oönskad adj |
| | | överbliven adj |
| | I gave my castoff clothing to the thrift store. |
| cast-offs npl | informal (clothes: second hand) | begagnade kläder, avlagda kläder spl |
| | As the youngest child, she had to wear her elder siblings' old cast-offs. |
| die-cast n as adj | (made by molding metal) | formgjuten adj |
| | These die-cast model cars are very popular with collectors. |
| die-cast [sth]⇒ vtr | (make by molding metal) | formgjuta vtr |
| | The factory die-casts the parts in aluminium. |
in a cast,
also UK: in plaster expr | (broken limb: cast in plaster) | i gips prep + s |
| | | gipsad adj |
| | Julie's arm was in plaster for six weeks after she fell out of a tree. |
| | The technician put the injured man's leg in a cast. |
open-pit (US),
open-cast,
opencast (UK) adj | (mining) (förled) | dagbrotts- adj |
| plaster cast n | (casing to immobilize a broken bone) | gips s |
| | I have to wear this plaster cast on my arm for a month. |
| plaster cast n | ([sth] sculpted from plaster) | gipsavgjutning s |
| | | gipsskulptur s |
| | The plaster cast of her head was used to form a latex mask. |
shoot a glance at [sb],
dart a glance at [sb],
cast a glance at [sb] v expr | (look quickly at) (bildlig) | slänga ett öga på vbal uttr |
| | | ta en titt på vbal uttr |
shoot [sb] a glance,
cast [sb] a glance v expr | (look quickly at) | kasta en blick på ngn vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | slänga ett öga på ngn vbal uttr |