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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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