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[kɑ:st, Am kæst] n4) ( squint)to have a \cast in one's eye schielen, einen Silberblick haben ( fam)1) ( throw)to \cast sth etw werfen;to \cast a fishing line eine Angelschnur auswerfen;to \cast in one's lot with sb sich akk auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jdm einlassen;to \cast a net ein Netz auswerfen;to \cast a shoe horse ein Hufeisen verlieren;2) ( direct)to \cast doubt on sth etw zweifelhaft erscheinen lassen;to \cast light on sth Aufschluss über etw akk geben;to \cast a slur on sth etw in den Schmutz ziehen3) ( allocate roles)to \cast a film das Casting für einen Film machen;he was often \cast as the villain ihm wurde oft die Rolle des Schurken zugeteilt;to \cast sb in a role jdm eine Rolle geben;to \cast sb to type jdn auf eine bestimmte Rolle festlegen4) ( give)to \cast one's vote seine Stimme abgeben5) ( make in a mould)to \cast a bell eine Glocke gießenPHRASES:to \cast caution to the winds es darauf ankommen lassen;to \cast one's net wide seine Fühler in alle Richtungen ausstrecken;to \cast pearls before swine Perlen vor die Säue werfen
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Villain — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Erwin Villain (1898–1934), deutscher Arzt und SA Führer Raoul Villain (1885–1936), französischer Nationalist Marcel Brun, Pseudonym Jean Villain (1928–2006), Journalist und Schriftsteller Jean Villain… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Villain — Vil lain, n. [OE. vilein, F. vilain, LL. villanus, from villa a village, L. villa a farm. See {Villa}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Feudal Law) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
villain — c.1300, base or low born rustic, from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. villain, from M.L. villanus farmhand, from L. villa country house (see VILLA (Cf. villa)). The most important phases of the sense development of this word may be summed up as follows:… … Etymology dictionary
villain — villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, rapscallion, miscreant can all denote a low, mean, and reprehensible person utterly lacking in principles. Villain describes one utterly given to crime, evil, and baseness {are not made … New Dictionary of Synonyms
villain — villain, villein The two spellings are forms of a single word with two branches, originally meaning either ‘a low born rustic’ or ‘a serf in the feudal system’ and derived from the Latin word villa meaning ‘country house or farm’. The spelling… … Modern English usage
Villain — Vil lain, a. [F. vilain.] Villainous. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Villain — Vil lain, v. t. To debase; to degrade. [Obs.] Sir T. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
villain — index convict, criminal, hoodlum, malefactor, wrongdoer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
villain — [n] evil person antihero, blackguard*, brute, caitiff, creep*, criminal, devil, enfant terrible*, evildoer, heel, libertine, lowlife*, malefactor, mischief maker*, miscreant, offender, profligate, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scoundrel, sinner … New thesaurus
villain — ► NOUN 1) a person who is guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness; a wrongdoer. 2) a character in a novel or play whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. DERIVATIVES villainous adjective villainy noun. ORIGIN originally in the … English terms dictionary
villain — [vil′ən] n. [ME vilein < OFr vilain < VL villanus, a farm servant < L villa, a farm: see VILLA] 1. a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel 2. a wicked or unprincipled character in a novel,… … English World dictionary
