attore

Definitions of attore
  1. noun
    a theatrical performer
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    personaggio
    an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles
    cane, prosciutto
    an unskilled actor who overacts
    guazza
    an actor who plays villainous roles
    mimo
    an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
    astro, capocomico, diva, star, stella, stelletta
    an actor who plays a principal role
    comparsa
    a minor actor in crowd scenes
    tragico
    an actor who specializes in tragic roles
    idolo
    someone who is adored blindly and excessively
    type of:
    esecutore
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  2. noun
    actor who plays the leading male role
  3. noun
    someone who takes part in an activity
    synonyms: partecipante
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    sposa
    a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
    sposo
    a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
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    compare, consocio, socio
    a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
  4. noun
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
    synonyms: querelante, ricorrente
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    accusato, convenuto, imputato
    a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
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    litigante
    (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
  5. noun
    a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
    synonyms: bugiardo, mentitore
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    ballista
    someone who tells lies
    type of:
    imbroglione, truffaldino, turlupinatore, versipelle
    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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