understudy

ˈʌndərˌstʌdi
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Translation of understudy from English into Dutch,

Noun

role status

TECH.
secondary performer who learns a lead role
TECH.
positie als invaller positie als dubbelganger
  • His job as an understudy required him to be prepared at all times.Zijn baan als invaller vereiste dat hij altijd voorbereid was

Verb

tr.
1.

substitute

act as a substitute for someone
  • He was asked to understudy for the absent teacher.Hij werd gevraagd om de afwezige leraar te vervangen.
2.

theater

TECH.
learn a role to replace the main actor
TECH.
instuderen repeteren oefenen
  • She will understudy the lead role in the play.Ze zal de hoofdrol in het stuk instuderen.
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Synonyms and analogies of understudy in English

Examples of understudy in a sentence

  • She worked hard as an understudy for years.
  • She will understudy the lead role in the play.
  • He agreed to understudy for the main actor during rehearsals.
  • He was asked to understudy the main villain's role.
  • They decided to understudy multiple roles for flexibility.

Translations of "understudy" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
invallernm.

I feel like an understudy who never got to go on.

Ik voel me net een invaller die niet mee mag doen.

vervangernm.

The understudy is ready to take the lead actor's place if needed.

De vervanger staat klaar om de hoofdrolspeler zo nodig te vervangen.

plaatsvervangernm.

Too bad there's always an understudy waiting in the wings for you to slip and fall.

Spijtig dat er altijd een plaatsvervanger is, wachtend tot je een fout maakt.

Verb
vervangenv.

And who's the one that originally wanted Mina's understudy for the role?

En wie zou Mina vervangen in die rol?

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understudy: Examples and translations in context

Because I'm still the lead and all you are is my understudy.

Want ik dans de hoofdrol, en jij bent maar de invaller.

I'm not old enough to play the understudy.

Ik ben niet oud genoeg om een invaller te zijn.

Unlike me, the off-key drunk of an understudy.

En ik niet, een uit de toon gevallen dronken invaller.

There is a perfectly fine bathroom mirror upstairs for the understudy.

Er hangt boven een badkamerspiegel voor de invaller.

The understudy's the most challenging role in any production.

De rol van invaller is het moeilijkst.

There is a perfectly fine bathroom mirror upstairs for the understudy.

Er hangt boven een badkamerspiegel voor de invaller.

She was the understudy and waited nervously for her moment on stage.

Zij was de vervanger en wachtte zenuwachtig op haar moment op het toneel.

When the lead fell ill, the understudy stepped in flawlessly.

Toen de hoofdrolspeler ziek werd, nam de vervanger het vlekkeloos over.

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