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2010年1月20日 · A lead actor is the one with the principal role in a film. A leading actor is one of the more high-profile actors working. A leaden actor is one who lacks vigour. Indeed, but in this case "leading" has quite a different meaning. While talking about one particular film/play, both "lead actor" and "leading actor" are used, with the same meaning.
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2012年9月20日 · British English (Sussex) Nov 29, 2012. #7. Probably I'm nit-picking, but I wouldn't use this form. "Leading actor/actress", "leading role" or "lead" are fine, but I'd call the protagonist the "main character". In other words, I'd make a distinction between the fictional character and the actor who plays him/her. E.
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2006年9月3日 · The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences uses the terms "performance by an actor/actress in a leading/supporting role" ==> it's the role, not the performer, that is classified as leading or supporting. But the descriptions lead (or leading) actor/actress are heard frequently outside of the Oscar Awards broadcast.
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2014年4月10日 · This is a dialogue between the leading actor and the leading actress in the movie 'One Day' that baffled me. The actor was kind of jealous of the actress dressed in beautiful outfit to meet her boyfriend. The conversation quoted as follows: [The actor:] You're not going out like that, are you...
The human race (sing. or pl.?) - WordReference Forums
2005年5月22日 · Magg. SINGULAR: human race as humanity (assuming there is no other human race elsewhere) human race is. human race will. human race was born. PLURAL: human races as Asian, Negroid, Caucasian, etc. human races that appear non-human. different human races are not sub-species. Sin contexto tal vez quieras decir:
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2022年11月25日 · Male leading actor: I have to warn you, I've heard relationships based on intense experiences never work. Female leading actor: OK, we'll have to base it on sex then. The male actor doesn't want to denounce anyone. I am a bit confused as to the usage of these models and quasi-modals. Can you please give me some examples? Thank you very much!
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2017年4月8日 · So Phoebe gets the lead and his girlfriend gets the role of Angel#3 but it turns out that Angel#3 is the one who kisses the leading actor. So on the opening night, Phoebe pretends to feel sick to get the show cancelled. In the meantime, Max talks to his girlfriend and she convinces him that kissing the leading actor for the play means nothing ...
actor de reparto, actor secundario | WordReference Forums
2006年8月28日 · Si actor de reparto significa uno de los principales (Penélope Cruz, Sir Anthony Hopkins, etc), entonces diría Leading Role, o Starring Role. Ojalá esto te sirva. M
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2007年8月10日 · Oct 7, 2022. #28. The de facto bible for the American news industry and journalism schools is The Associated Press Stylebook, which says: actor In general, use this term for any gender. Use actress for a woman only in stories about the Oscars, Emmys or Tonys, all of which use the word actress in their awards.
to take second billing | WordReference Forums
2008年1月23日 · This was called "the billing order". "to take second billing to somebody" would mean to be placed second in order of importance, to be rated second to the leading actor. The expression is now used both fairly literally (in a show-business context), and figuratively. In your case it may well be the former, given the context - it sounds as if the ...