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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Advertising / Public Relations | | English term or phrase: casting | Casting Mark became an incredible challenge. One candidate after another was rejected because he just didn’t seem right for the role. In fact, after many casting failures, there was some question as to whether the concept could be pulled off successfully.
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Mark é o personagem.
Casting Mark?
casting failures = problemas na formação de elenco (isso já está definido) |
| | | atribuir / distribuir / escolher | Explanation:
Atribuir o papel de Mark foi...
Distribuir o papel de Mark foi...
Escolher o a(c)tor para representar/fazer o papel de Mark foi...
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-10 17:47:52 GMT)
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cast (ACTORS)
verb [T] cast, cast
to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film or show:
He was often cast as the villain.
In her latest film she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play).
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-11-10 17:51:18 GMT)
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http://www.cineclick.com.br/entrevistas/index.php?id_entrev=...
O mais difícil mesmo foi escolher o ator que iria interpretar Sherlock Holmes, o personagem principal. Porque tinha de ser um inglês que falasse português ... |
| Selected response from:
Cristina Santos
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:57
| Grading comment Tks a lot
Teresa
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 atribuir / distribuir / escolher
Explanation:
Atribuir o papel de Mark foi...
Distribuir o papel de Mark foi...
Escolher o a(c)tor para representar/fazer o papel de Mark foi...
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-10 17:47:52 GMT)
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cast (ACTORS)
verb [T] cast, cast
to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film or show:
He was often cast as the villain.
In her latest film she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play).
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-11-10 17:51:18 GMT)
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http://www.cineclick.com.br/entrevistas/index.php?id_entrev=...
O mais difícil mesmo foi escolher o ator que iria interpretar Sherlock Holmes, o personagem principal. Porque tinha de ser um inglês que falasse português ...
| Cristina Santos
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:57
Native speaker of:  Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
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