rôle

Definitions of rôle
  1. noun
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    synonyms: devoir
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    en qualité de, role
    an informal term for a person's role
    position, poste
    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    rôle secondaire
    a secondary role or function
    nom, part
    as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")
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    devoir
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  2. noun
    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
    synonyms: personnage
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    rôle mineur
    a small role
    rôle titre
    the role of the character after whom the play is named
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    interprétation
    acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
  3. noun
    what something is used for
    synonyms: fonction
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    raison d'être
    the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
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    utilité
    the quality of being of practical use
  4. noun
    words making up the dialogue of a play
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    ligne
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
  5. noun
    normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
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    position
    (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    lanceur
    the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
    première base
    the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
    centre
    a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
    défense
    a position on a basketball team
    arrière
    (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
    milieu
    the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
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