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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubstituto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soob-sti-too-too
"Ele atuou como substituto durante a reunião."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who takes the place of another temporarily, especially an actor's double used while setting up lights and cameras.
"The lead actor used a stand-in during the dangerous stunt sequence."
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Serving as a temporary substitute for someone or something else.
"She acted as the stand-in manager while the director was on leave."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'stand in', originating in theatrical and film production contexts during the early 20th century. The phrase combines the Germanic root 'standan' with the preposition 'in', shifting from a literal spatial action to a functional noun describing a substitute who takes someone's place temporarily.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stand-in" is said worldwide
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doublure
Transliteration: doo-blyoor
"Il a une doublure pour les scènes dangereuses."
Ersatz
Transliteration: er-zats
"Sie dient als Ersatz für den kranken Kollegen."
controfigura
Transliteration: kon-tro-fi-goo-ra
"La controfigura ha girato la scena d'azione."
suplente
Transliteration: soo-plen-te
"El actor principal usa un suplente para las pruebas de luz."
substituto
Transliteration: soob-sti-too-too
"Ele atuou como substituto durante a reunião."
स्थाapann
Transliteration: sthapann
Script: स्थापन्न
"मुख्य अभिनेता के अनुपस्थित रहने पर एक स्थापन्न का उपयोग किया गया।"
替身
Transliteration: tìshēn
"这个特技镜头是由替身完成的。"
대역
Transliteration: dae-yeok
"그 배우는 위험한 장면에서 대역을 썼다."
代役
Transliteration: daiyaku
"主役の俳優が体調不良のため代役が立った。"
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