cast about dans l' Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traductions de cast about dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

cast about for VERBE [Am kæst -, GB kɑːst -] (v + adv + prep + o)

cast about for for idea/solution/excuse:

cast about for

tratar de encontrar

cast about for

buscar

Traductions de cast about dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, GB əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 fam

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Esp

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer AmLat

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp GB :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp GB littér

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, GB əˈbaʊt] PRÉP

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? AmLat

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp GB :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about littér

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) GB:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.cast¹ <passé & ppas cast> [Am kæst, GB kɑːst] VERBE trans

1.1. cast:

cast stone

arrojar

cast stone

lanzar

cast stone

tirar

cast dice

tirar

cast dice

echar

cast line

lanzar

cast net

echar

he was cast into the dungeon

lo arrojaron a la mazmorra

1.2. cast shadow/light:

cast

proyectar

I sat in the shadow cast by the wall

me senté a la sombra de la pared or que proyectaba la pared

the news cast a shadow over the event

la noticia ensombreció el acto

this incident casts him in a very different light

este incidente lo muestra de manera muy distinta

to cast doubt on sth

poner algo en duda

cast your eye over this

échale una mirada or una ojeada or un vistazo a esto

he cast his eye around the room

recorrió la habitación con la mirada

1.3. cast:

cast horoscope

hacer

cast horoscope

preparar

cast vote

emitir

2. cast (shed):

cast snake:

mudar de

cast snake:

mudar

the horse cast a shoe

al caballo se le salió or se le cayó una herradura

to cast anchor

echar el ancla or las anclas

3.1. cast (mold) ARTS:

cast

vaciar

cast metal

fundir

statues cast in bronze

estatuas de bronce

3.2. cast (formulate):

cast

formular

the argument could be cast more concisely

el argumento podría presentarse or formularse de manera más concisa

II.cast¹ [Am kæst, GB kɑːst] VERBE intr (in angling)

cast

lanzar

III.cast¹ [Am kæst, GB kɑːst] SUBST

1.1. cast ARTS:

cast (molded object)

vaciado m

cast (of metal)

pieza f fundida

a plaster cast of the footprint

un molde de yeso de la huella

1.2. cast (mold):

cast

molde m

1.3. cast (for broken limb):

cast

yeso m

cast

escayola f Esp

he's got a cast on his leg

tiene la pierna enyesada

he's got a cast on his leg

tiene la pierna escayolada Esp

2. cast (in angling):

cast

lanzamiento m

3.1. cast (form):

a liberal cast of mind

una mentalidad liberal

a pessimistic cast of mind

una mentalidad pesimista

the handsome cast of his features littér

la belleza de sus facciones

3.2. cast (shade):

cast

tinte m

4.1. cast (left by worm):

cast

rastro m

4.2. cast (skin of snake):

cast

piel f

5. cast (squint):

he had a cast in one eye

era algo bizco

he had a cast in one eye

bizqueaba un poco

I.cast² [Am kæst, GB kɑːst] SUBST + sing or pl vb

cast CINÉ, THÉÂTRE

reparto m

cast CINÉ, THÉÂTRE

elenco m esp AmLat

she met the cast

le presentaron a los actores (or bailarines etc.)

a cast of thousands

un gran número de actores (or bailarines etc.)

a cast of thousands

un gran elenco esp AmLat

épith cast list

reparto m

II.cast² [Am kæst, GB kɑːst] VERBE trans

cast CINÉ, THÉÂTRE role

asignar

we haven't cast Ophelia yet

todavía no hemos asignado el papel de Ofelia

he was cast in the part of …

le asignaron or le dieron el papel de …

it's a difficult play to cast

es difícil decidir el reparto de la obra

he's well cast as Iago

está bien elegido para el papel de Yago

she was cast as the princess

le dieron el papel de la princesa

cast about dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de cast about dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

cast about VERBE intr, cast around VERBE intr

to cast about for sth

ir a por algo

Traductions de cast about dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PRÉP

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it GB fam

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about GB (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

Idiomes/Tournures:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I.cast [kɑst, Am kæst] cast, cast SUBST

1. cast THÉÂTRE, CINÉ:

cast

reparto m

supporting cast

reparto secundario

2. cast (mould):

cast

molde m

3. cast MÉD:

cast

escayola f

4. cast (of worm):

cast

rastro m

II.cast [kɑst, Am kæst] cast, cast VERBE trans

1. cast (throw):

cast

lanzar

cast fishing line

arrojar

2. cast (direct):

to cast doubt on sth

poner algo en duda

to cast a shadow on sth

ensombrecer algo

to cast light on sth

proyectar luz sobre algo

to cast light on sth fig

echar luz sobre algo

to cast an eye over sth

echar una ojeada a algo

to cast one's mind back

hacer un esfuerzo de memoria

3. cast (allocate roles):

cast

asignar

to cast sb as sb/sth

dar a alguien el papel de alguien/algo

to cast sb in a role

elegir a alguien para un papel

4. cast (give):

cast

dar

cast vote

emitir

5. cast (make in a mould):

cast

vaciar

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Having lost a scent, a good bloodhound will stubbornly cast about for long periods, if necessary, in order to recover it.

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Until quite recently, you would cast about for extended statements by novelists on their own art.

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He cast about for something that could help keep body and soul together.

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Thus, as a usurper within his own dynasty, he cast about for a claim to legitimacy.

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There have been discussions amongst the cast about negotiating any contracts ahead of the next series with what they can and can't do.

lifestyle.one

Doubts were cast about the latter's chastity and it was decided she should be tied by her hair to a rock on the shore to test her purity.

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In 2012, white working-class voters cast about 44 percent of the ballots.

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However commendable their willingness to cast about for some method that might actually work, they have ended up waging a war of attrition.

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At about 12:20, her starboard anchor was carried away by one of the many ships and barges cast about by the storm.

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The political leaders advancing austerity measures made their choice of policy first, and then cast about for intellectual buttresses.

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