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walk-on

Translations

walk-onnoun
walk-ons
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figurantCinéma, théâtre, télévision ; peut désigner aussi l’acteur qui tient ce petit rôle.
She was thrilled to land a walk-on in the Broadway show.
Elle était ravie d’obtenir un rôle de figurant dans le spectacle de Broadway.
non-boursierSports universitaires américains ; se dit d’un athlète admis dans l’équipe sans recrutement ni bourse.
The running back began his career as a walk-on but earned a scholarship after his first season.
Le running back a commencé sa carrière comme non-boursier, puis a obtenu une bourse après sa première saison.
Synonyms
bit role
background actor
extra
background role
non-speaking part
minor role
small role
cameo appearance
cameo
bit player
bit part
walk-onadjective
Used attributively before another noun.
non-boursierSports universitaires américains ; se dit d’un joueur admis dans l’équipe sans recrutement ni bourse.
The team’s walk-on players trained just as hard as the scholarship athletes.
Les joueurs non-boursiers de l’équipe s’entraînaient aussi dur que les athlètes boursiers.
secondaireSe dit d’un rôle mineur, généralement sans réplique.
He appeared in a walk-on part during the second act.
Il est apparu dans un rôle secondaire pendant le deuxième acte.
Synonyms
bit
small-role
uncredited
non-speaking
cameo
extra
background
minor
bit-part

Definitions

walk-onnoun
A very small acting role, typically without spoken lines, in a play, film, or television production; also, an actor who performs such a role.
She was thrilled to land a walk-on in the Broadway show.
US sports. An athlete who joins a college team without having been recruited or awarded an athletic scholarship.
The running back began his career as a walk-on but earned a scholarship after his first season.
walk-onadjective
Relating to or denoting a minor, usually non-speaking, acting role.
He appeared in a walk-on part during the second act.
US sports. Of an athlete who joins a college team without being recruited or given an athletic scholarship.
The team’s walk-on players trained just as hard as the scholarship athletes.
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