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The German word for cast is
Gips





cast

Gender

The gender of Gips is masculine. E.g. der Gips.

Plural

The plural of Gips is Gipse.

German Definition


cast
     Cast, Besetzung



Translations for cast and their definitions

Werfen
     n. gerund of werfen
     v. to throw
          Der Konstruktor mit dem einen Parameter wirft in diesem Falle eine Ausnahme. - The constructor with this one parameter throws an exception in this case.
     v. to cast; to project
          einen Schatten werfen - to cast a shadow
          ein Bild an/auf die Wand werfen - to project an image on the wall
     v. to give birth (of some animals)
          Die Sau wirft ihre Jungen. - The sow is birthing her young.
     v. to throw oneself (on a bed etc.)


Cast
     cast (group of actors)


Besetzung
     n-f. occupation; invasion (of a country)
     n-f. squat (occupation of a building without permission)
     n-f. (theater, film) cast; casting


Ensemble
     n. ensemble


Wegwerfen
     n. gerund of wegwerfen
     v. to throw away, to discard


Gießen
     n. gerund of gießen
     v. to pour; (usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities)
          Das Öl wird in die Tanks gegossen. - The oil is poured into the tanks.
          Bleigießen - lead-pouring
     v. to pour; to cast; to found (shape molten metal or glass by pouring)
          Die Statue wurde vom Künstler selbst gegossen. - The statue was cast by the artist himself.
          Stahlgießen - steel pouring
     v. to water
          die Blumen gießen - to water the flowers
          Gießkanne - watering can
     v. (impersonal, intransitive, of rain) to pour down; to rain strongly
          Es gießt. - It’s pouring.
          Es gießt wie aus Kübeln/Eimern. - It’s pouring as though out of buckets.


Gipsverband
     n. (medicine, orthopedics) cast


hinwerfen
     v. to throw (away from speaker)
     v. (colloquial) to give up (suddenly because of frustration or other emotion), to throw in the towel


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