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in the PONS Dictionary

role [rəʊl, Am roʊl] N

1. role CINE, THEAT, TV:

role: Rolle f <-, -n>

to have the leading role in a play: die Hauptrolle in einem Stück spielen

principal [or starring]role: Hauptrolle f <-, -n>

supporting role: Nebenrolle f <-, -n>

to play a role: eine Rolle spielen

2. role (function):

role: Rolle f <-, -n>

role: Funktion f <-, -en>

traditional role: Rollenbild nt <-(e)s, -er>

he has a role in that village as a tough guy: er gilt in dem Dorf als ziemlich harter Bursche

to play a role: eine Rolle spielen

to take on a role: eine Rolle übernehmen

lead·ing ˈrole N

leading role: Hauptrolle f <-, -n>

to get/play a/the leading role [in sth]: [in etw dat] eine/die Hauptrolle bekommen/spielen

to play a leading role in sth fig: wesentlich zu etw dat beitragen

ˈrole mod·el N

role model: [Rollen]vorbild nt

ˈrole play, ˈrole play·ing N no pl

role play: Rollenspiel nt <-(e)s, -e>

I. ˈrole-play VB trans

to role-play sb: in einem Rollenspiel jds Rolle übernehmen

II. ˈrole-play VB intr

role-play: an einem Rollenspiel teilnehmen

ˈrole play·er N

role player: Teilnehmer(in) m (f) an einem Rollenspiel <-s, ->

ˈrole re·ver·sal N

role reversal: Rollentausch m <-(e)s, -e> kein pl

ˈsex role N

sex role: Geschlechtsrolle f

sex role: Geschlechterrolle f <-, -n>

male/female sex role: männliches/weibliches Rollenverhalten

ˈti·tle role N

title role: Titelrolle f <-, -n>

pioneering role N MKT COMPET

pioneering role: Vorreiterrolle f

ˈcameo role N CINE, THEAT

cameo role: Cameo m

cameo role: Cameorolle f

sup·ˈport·ing role N CINE, THEAT, TV

supporting role: Nebenrolle f <-, -n>

OpenDict entry

role model N

to serve as a role model to/for sb: Vorbildfunktion für jdn haben

to serve as a role model to/for sb: als Vorbild für jdn dienen

Present
I	role-play
you	role-play
he/she/it	role-plays
we	role-play
you	role-play
they	role-play

Past
I	role-played
you	role-played
he/she/it	role-played
we	role-played
you	role-played
they	role-played

Present Perfect
I	have	role-played
you	have	role-played
he/she/it	has	role-played
we	have	role-played
you	have	role-played
they	have	role-played

Past Perfect
I	had	role-played
you	had	role-played
he/she/it	had	role-played
we	had	role-played
you	had	role-played
they	had	role-played

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

intermediary role: Vermittlerrolle f

traditional role: Rollenbild nt <-(e)s, -er>

supporting role: Nebenrolle f <-, -n>

gender role: Geschlechterrolle f <-, -n>

preponderant role: herausragende Rolle

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