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un·der·stud·y
(ŭn′dər-stŭd′ē)v. un·der·stud·ied, un·der·stud·y·ing, un·der·stud·ies
v.tr.
1. To study or know (a role) so as to be able to replace the regular performer when required.
2. To act as an understudy to.
v.intr.
To be engaged in studying a role so as to be able to replace the regular performer when required.
n. pl. un·der·stud·ies
1. A performer who understudies.
2. A person trained to do the work of another.
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understudy
(ˈʌndəˌstʌdɪ)vb, -studies, -studying or -studied
1. (Theatre) (tr) to study (a role or part) so as to be able to replace the usual actor or actress if necessary
2. (Theatre) to act as understudy to (an actor or actress)
n, pl -studies
3. (Theatre) an actor or actress who studies a part so as to be able to replace the usual actor or actress if necessary
4. anyone who is trained to take the place of another in case of need
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un•der•stud•y
(ˈʌn dərˌstʌd i)n., pl. -stud•ies, n.
1. a performer who learns the role of another in order to serve as a replacement if necessary.
v.t. 2. to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular performer when necessary.
3. to act as understudy to (a performer): to understudy the lead.
v.i. 4. to act or work as an understudy.
[1870–75]
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Past participle: understudied
Gerund: understudying
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understudy
noun stand-in, reserve, substitute, double, sub, replacement, fill-in He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
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Translations
دِراسَة أقَلمُمَثِّل بَديل
náhradníknastudovat jako náhradníkzáskok
dubleantlære en rolle som dubleant
helyettesítésre betanulhelyettesítõ színész
dubliuoti
dublētdublieris
naštudovať ako náhradník
aktörün/aktrisin yerini almakyedek aktör/aktris
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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understudy
n (Theat) → zweite Besetzung; (fig) → Stellvertreter(in) m(f)
vt (Theat) → zweite Besetzung sein für
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understudy
(ˈandəstadi) verb to study (a part in a play, opera etc) so as to be able to take the place of (another actor, singer etc).
noun – plural ˈunderstudies – a person who understudies. He was ill, so his understudy had to take the part.
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