miscast (redirected from miscasts)

mis·cast  (ms-kst)

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 -casts, -casting, -cast (tr)

1. to cast badly

2. (Performing Arts) (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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

Translations

miscast [ˌmɪsˈkɑːst] (miscast (pt, pp)) VT to miscast sb (Theat) → dar a algn un papel que no le va
he was miscast as Othello → no fue muy acertado darle el papel de Otello

miscast [ˌmɪsˈkɑːst] adj
to be miscast [actor] → être victime d'une erreur de casting

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

miscast [ˌmɪsˈkɑːst] adj to be miscast → non essere adatto/a al ruolo

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miscast [ˌmɪsˈkɑːst] adj to be miscast → non essere adatto/a al ruolo