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proyectar, arrojar

Proyectar luz sobre una superficie o hacer que aparezca una sombra en ella.

En inglés sencillo: To send light onto a surface or make a shadow appear on it.

• The tree casts a shadow.
• Candles cast a warm glow across the room.
• The tower cast long shadows over the street.

Cómo se usa: cast light/a shadow on something (The lamp cast light on the table.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cast a shadow, cast light on something, cast long shadows

aclarar, arrojar luz

Aportar información nueva que ayuda a entender mejor algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make something easier to understand by giving new information about it.

• The letter casts light on her plans.
• New evidence cast light on the mystery.
• Will this study cast more light on the problem?

Cómo se usa: cast light on something (The interview cast light on his decision.)

Sinónimos: clarify, illuminate, shed light on

Antónimos: obscure

Expresiones frecuentes: cast light on something, cast new light, cast further light

poner en duda, cuestionar

Hacer que la gente dude de que algo sea cierto o fiable.

En inglés sencillo: To make people less sure that something is true or reliable.

• His silence casts doubt on the claim.
• The test results cast doubt on our theory.
• These errors have cast serious doubt on the report's accuracy.

Cómo se usa: cast doubt on something (The missing records cast doubt on his account.)

Sinónimos: call into question, question

Antónimos: confirm

Expresiones frecuentes: cast doubt on something, cast serious doubt, cast further doubt

votar, emitir

Expresar oficialmente tu elección en unas elecciones u otra votación.

En inglés sencillo: To officially give your choice in an election or other vote.

• Everyone can cast a vote.
• He cast his ballot before work.
• Most members cast their votes against the proposal.

Cómo se usa: cast a vote for/against someone/something (She cast her vote for the younger candidate.)

Sinónimos: vote

Antónimos: abstain

Expresiones frecuentes: cast a vote, cast your ballot, cast votes for someone

echar una mirada, mirar

Mirar brevemente a alguien o algo, a menudo expresando un sentimiento.

En inglés sencillo: To look quickly at someone or something, often with a particular feeling.

• She cast a glance at me.
• He cast a nervous look towards the door.
• They cast one last glance around the empty room.

Cómo se usa: cast a glance/look at someone/something (She cast a glance at the clock.); cast a glance over something (He cast a glance over his shoulder.)

Sinónimos: glance, look

Expresiones frecuentes: cast a glance, cast a look, cast an anxious glance

fundir, moldear

Hacer un objeto vertiendo un material líquido en un molde y dejando que se endurezca.

En inglés sencillo: To make an object by putting liquid material into a shaped container and letting it become hard.

• They cast the parts in iron.
• The statue was cast in bronze.
• She casts small figures using a rubber mould.

Cómo se usa: cast something in a material (The artist cast the figure in bronze.); cast something from a material (They cast the handle from recycled metal.)

Sinónimos: mould, mold

Expresiones frecuentes: cast in bronze, cast a statue, cast iron parts

reparto, elenco

Todos los actores que participan en una película, obra teatral o programa de televisión.

En inglés sencillo: All the actors who perform in a film, play, or television show.

• The cast was excellent.
• She joined the cast last month.
• We met several members of the film's cast.

Cómo se usa: cast of something (The cast of the play took a bow.)

Sinónimos: actors, performers

Expresiones frecuentes: cast and crew, the main cast, join the cast

yeso, escayola

Cubierta dura que rodea una parte lesionada del cuerpo y mantiene quieto un hueso roto mientras sana.

En inglés sencillo: A hard cover around an injured body part that keeps a broken bone still while it heals.

• His leg is in a cast.
• The doctor removed my cast today.
• She wore a cast for six weeks after breaking her wrist.

Cómo se usa: in a cast (Her wrist is in a cast.)

Sinónimos: plaster cast

Expresiones frecuentes: plaster cast, arm in a cast, remove a cast