Translation of 'role' - German English Dictionary

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Rolle {f} (Theater; Film) [art]theatrical role; role; part
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1. Rollen {pl}1. theatrical roles; roles; parts
2. Filmrolle {f}2. part/role in a/the film
3. die Rollen vertauschen3. to reverse roles
4. ein Stück mit verteilten Rollen lesen4. to read a play with assigned parts
5. Gruppenarbeit mit verteilten Rollen5. group work with assigned roles/parts
Funktion {f}; Rolle {f} [soc.]role; rôle
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1. Funktionen {pl}; Rollen {pl}1. roles; rôles
2. eine kulturspezifische und sozial bedingte Rolle2. a culturally specific and socially constructed role
Rollenbild {n} [soc.]role; social role
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Hauptrolle {f} [art]leading role; main role; lead
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1. Hauptrollen {pl}1. leading roles; main roles; leads
2. die jugendliche Hauptrolle2. the juvenile lead
3. die Hauptrolle spielen3. to play the leading role; to play the lead; to play the main part; to star
4. in der Hauptrolle Jack Lemmon (Filmvorspann)4. starring Jack Lemmon (film title sequence)
Rollenspiel {n}role play; role playing game /RPG/; role-playing
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1. Rollenspiele {pl}1. role plays; role playing games; role-playings
Vorbild {n}model; role model
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1. Vorbilder {pl}1. models; role models
2. nach dem Vorbild2. based on the model of
3. sich jdn. zum Vorbild nehmen3. to model oneself on sb.
4. eine Vorbildfunktion haben4. to serve as a role model; to set an example
Vorreiterrolle {f}vanguard role; pioneering role
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1. bei etw. Vorreiter sein; eine Vorreiterrolle spielen {vi}1. to lead the way in sth.; to play a pioneering role in sth.; to be breaking new ground in sth.
Vermittlerrolle {f}mediating role; intermediary role, role of (a) mediator
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Beschützerrolle {f} [soc.]the role of the protector
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1. eine Beschützerrolle einnehmen1. to take on the role of the protector
die Besetzung der Rolle (von jdm. / +Gen.) [art]the casting of the role (of sb.)
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1. die Besetzung der Rolle der Platée1. the casting of the role of Platee