miscast
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mis·cast
(mĭs-kăst′)tr.v. mis·cast, mis·cast·ing, mis·casts
1. To cast in an unsuitable role.
2. To cast (a role, play, or film) inappropriately.
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miscast
(ˌmɪsˈkɑːst)vb (tr) , -casts, -casting or -cast
1. to cast badly
2. (Film) (often passive)
a. to cast (a role or the roles) in (a play, film, etc) inappropriately: Falstaff was certainly miscast.
b. to assign an inappropriate role to: he was miscast as Othello.
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mis•cast
(mɪsˈkæst, -ˈkɑst)v.t.
1. to cast (an actor) in an unsuitable role.
2. to cast (a play, film, etc.) inappropriately.
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miscast
Past participle: miscast
Gerund: miscasting
| Imperative |
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| miscast |
| miscast |
| Present |
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| I miscast |
| you miscast |
| he/she/it miscasts |
| we miscast |
| you miscast |
| they miscast |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I miscast |
| you miscast |
| he/she/it miscast |
| we miscast |
| you miscast |
| they miscast |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am miscasting |
| you are miscasting |
| he/she/it is miscasting |
| we are miscasting |
| you are miscasting |
| they are miscasting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have miscast |
| you have miscast |
| he/she/it has miscast |
| we have miscast |
| you have miscast |
| they have miscast |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was miscasting |
| you were miscasting |
| he/she/it was miscasting |
| we were miscasting |
| you were miscasting |
| they were miscasting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had miscast |
| you had miscast |
| he/she/it had miscast |
| we had miscast |
| you had miscast |
| they had miscast |
| Future |
|---|
| I will miscast |
| you will miscast |
| he/she/it will miscast |
| we will miscast |
| you will miscast |
| they will miscast |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have miscast |
| you will have miscast |
| he/she/it will have miscast |
| we will have miscast |
| you will have miscast |
| they will have miscast |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be miscasting |
| you will be miscasting |
| he/she/it will be miscasting |
| we will be miscasting |
| you will be miscasting |
| they will be miscasting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been miscasting |
| you have been miscasting |
| he/she/it has been miscasting |
| we have been miscasting |
| you have been miscasting |
| they have been miscasting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been miscasting |
| you will have been miscasting |
| he/she/it will have been miscasting |
| we will have been miscasting |
| you will have been miscasting |
| they will have been miscasting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been miscasting |
| you had been miscasting |
| he/she/it had been miscasting |
| we had been miscasting |
| you had been miscasting |
| they had been miscasting |
| Conditional |
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| I would miscast |
| you would miscast |
| he/she/it would miscast |
| we would miscast |
| you would miscast |
| they would miscast |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have miscast |
| you would have miscast |
| he/she/it would have miscast |
| we would have miscast |
| you would have miscast |
| they would have miscast |
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Verb 1. [画像:miscast - cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role]miscast - cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
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Translations
miscast
[ˌmɪsˈkɑːst] (miscast (pt, pp)) VT to miscast sb (Theat) → dar a algn un papel que no le vahe was miscast as Othello → no fue muy acertado darle el papel de Otello
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miscast
pret, ptp <miscast>vt play → falsch or schlecht besetzen, fehlbesetzen ; the actor was clearly miscast in this role → mit diesem Schauspieler war die Rolle eindeutig fehlbesetzt
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