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cast a role

English translation: (here) expresses the role

08:50 Oct 22, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: cast a role
...is a helpful approach to such issues for it casts the role of the state in terms of the ways capital integrate globally...
Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 03:18
Selected answer:(here) expresses the role
Explanation:
The original is not good English. What I think it means is:

...is a helpful approach to such issues, for it expresses the role of the state in terms of the ways in which capital is globally integrated...
Selected response from:

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:18
Grading comment
Thank you all very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2(here) expresses the role
Jack Doughty
4for (as) it assumes or plays the role of the state
orientalhorizon


Discussion entries: 5





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(here) expresses the role


Explanation:
The original is not good English. What I think it means is:

...is a helpful approach to such issues, for it expresses the role of the state in terms of the ways in which capital is globally integrated...

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126
Grading comment
Thank you all very much.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a million.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: well put and yes, definitely something wrong with the original (possibly a missing -s on "integrates")
11 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Carol Gullidge: with yr interpretation, also that the English of the original is faulty in at least 1 place. In particular, "casts" seems wrong here - normal use = "to cast st/sb in a role"?
57 mins
  -> Thank you.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for it casts the role of the state
for (as) it assumes or plays the role of the state


Explanation:
It functions as if it is the state or government.

orientalhorizon
Local time: 10:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a million.

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