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Italian word

cast

(borrowed) the cast of a film, play, or show

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cast

the actors in a show; to throw; to mould; a plaster cast

⚠️ The trap

Italian borrowed 'cast' only for the sense of a group of performers. The other English meanings (to cast a fishing line, to cast a statue, a plaster cast on a broken arm) are expressed completely differently in Italian.

To say "the actors in a show; to throw; to mould; a plaster cast" in Italian:

cast (correct for film/theatre use); getto / calco (for physical casting)

"cast" in English means:

(borrowed) the cast of a film, play, or show

Example

"Il cast del film include molti attori italiani famosi."

"The film's cast includes many famous Italian actors."

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