نقش مقابل
English translation: (play/ act) opposite
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| 11:10 Jun 17, 2012 |
| Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X) Iran Local time: 09:57 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | antagonist |
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| 5 | opposite role |
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| 5 | supporting role |
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| 5 | (play/ act) opposite |
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| 4 | counter role / counter play |
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1 min confidence: 
opposite role Explanation: |
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4 hrs confidence:
supporting role Explanation: The other two suggestions may be completely correct, depending on the context. In movie/acting terminology, we usually talk about "lead roles" and "supporting roles". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supporting_actor |
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15 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1antagonist Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonist -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2012-06-17 17:09:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- supporting role: نقش مکمل |
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6 hrs confidence:
(play/ act) opposite Explanation: In English in such contexts the word "opposite" is used in place of an adverb. Some examples: In 2002 he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate, succeeding Jason Biggs, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone. Since 2005, Radnor has starred in How I Met Your Mother, his biggest role to date. In July 2008, he starred opposite Jennifer Westfeldt in the premiere of the play Finks, ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Radnor Billy Brown to play opposite Harold Perrineau in 'Sons of Anarchy' http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a386204/billy-brown-to... |
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1 day 3 hrs confidence: 
counter role / counter play Explanation: another option |
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