casting (redirected from casting bed)

cast·ing  (kstng)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of making casts or molds.

b. Something cast in a mold.

2. The act of throwing a fishing line.

3. Something cast off or out.

4. The selection of actors or performers for the parts of a presentation.

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casting [ˈkɑːstɪŋ]

n

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) an object or figure that has been cast, esp in metal from a mould

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the process of transferring molten steel to a mould

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the choosing of actors for a production

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting the act of directing a pack of hounds over ground where their quarry may recently have passed so that they can quest for, discover, or recapture its scent

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology another word for cast [28], pellet [4]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	casting - object formed by a mold               cast copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" death mask - a cast taken from the face of a dead person cylinder block, engine block, block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" life mask - a cast taken from the face of a living person
	2.	casting - the act of creating something by casting it in a mold molding creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
	3.	casting - the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel cast fishing, sportfishing - the act of someone who fishes as a diversion bait casting - the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait fly casting - casting an artificial fly as a lure overcast - a cast that falls beyond the intended spot surf casting, surf fishing - casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you
	4.	casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

Translations

casting [ˈkɑːstɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Tech) → pieza f fundida, pieza f de fundición

2. (Cine, Theat) → reparto m

B. CPD casting couch N (Cine) (hum) → diván m del director(del reparto)
casting vote N → voto m decisivo, voto m de calidad

casting [ˈkɑːstɪŋ] n

[actor] → casting m casting director

(= metal object) → pièce f fondue
casting director n → directeur/trice m/f de casting
casting vote n (British) → voix prépondérante (pour départager)
to use one's casting vote → utiliser son vote prépondérant
cast iron n → fonte f
cast-iron [ˈkɑːstaɪən] adj

(= made of iron) [casserole, frying pan, fireplace] → en fonte

(= very strong) [guarantee, assurance] → en béton; [case] → irréfutable; [constitution, stomach] → de fer; [excuse, alibi] → en béton

casting

n

(Fishing) → Auswerfen nt; (Tech, Art: = act, object) → (Ab)guss m; (in plaster) → Abdruck m, → Abguss m

(Theat) → Rollenverteilung f, → Besetzung f

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casting:

casting couch

n (hum) → Besetzungscouch f (hum inf); she got the part through the casting → sie bekam die Rolle, weil sie mit dem Regisseur geschlafen hat

casting director

n → Besetzungsleiter(in) m(f)

casting vote

n → ausschlaggebende Stimme; he used his casting → seine Stimme gab den Ausschlag

casting [ˈkɑːstɪŋ] n (object) → pezzo di fusione

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casting [ˈkɑːstɪŋ] n (object) → pezzo di fusione