role
noun/rəʊl/
Слово англійською: role
Переклад role українською: роль
Детальний опис
- an actor’s part in a play, film, etc.
- She has landed the lead role (= the most important one) in a new play.
- a leading/starring role
- the role of somebody He played the role of Sonny in ‘The Godfather’.
Homophones role | rollrole roll/rəʊl/- role noun
- She's playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet.
- roll noun
- The soup is served with a freshly baked roll.
- roll verb
- Everyone must roll the dice, and the player with the highest number starts.
Wordfinder
- actor
- audition
- body double
- cameo
- cast
- play
- role
- star
- stuntman
- understudy
Wordfinder
- act
- cast
- drama
- entrance
- exit
- line
- play
- role
- scene
- speech
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatching
- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
- the changing role of women
- role in something the artist's role in society
- role as somebody He is stepping down from his role as chair.
- I welcome the opportunity to assume a leadership role within the organization.
- In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
- It is important that everyone has clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
- A cup of tea often serves an important social role.
- a key/leading/central/crucial/vital role
- role in doing something The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions.
- Small businesses have a significant role to play in keeping the economy buoyant.
- role in something UK scientists have taken a lead role in the project.
- role of somebody/something in something the role of diet in the prevention of disease
- role as something The company has cemented its role as a leader in the industry.
- role of somebody/something as something Thomas downplays the role of these letters as historical evidence.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French roule ‘roll’, referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.