Her understudy was also on.
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Understudy
//ˈʌndɚstʌdi//
Synonyms for "understudy" (130 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
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11 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 14 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- կրկնորդիչ noun (performer who understudies)
- փոխարինող noun (performer who understudies)
- կրկնորդել verb (to act as an understudy)
- փոխարինել verb (to act as an understudy)
Bulgarian
2 entries- дубльор noun (performer who understudies)
- дублирам verb (to act as an understudy)
Finnish
1 entries- varanäyttelijä noun (performer who understudies)
French
2 entries- doublure noun (performer who understudies)
- doubler verb (to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required)
German
2 entries- Einspringer noun (performer who understudies)
- Zweitbesetzung noun (performer who understudies)
Hungarian
2 entries- beugrik (helyette) verb (to act as an understudy)
- helyettesít verb (to act as an understudy)
Irish
1 entries- aisteoir ionaid noun (performer who understudies)
Italian
2 entries- doppio noun (performer who understudies)
- sostituire verb (to act as an understudy)
Macedonian
1 entries- дублер noun (performer who understudies)
Māori
1 entries- piki noun (performer who understudies)
Portuguese
2 entries- substituta noun (performer who understudies)
- substituto noun (performer who understudies)
Romanian
4 entries- dublură noun (performer who understudies)
- dubla verb (to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required)
- substitui verb (to act as an understudy)
- înlocui verb (to act as an understudy)
Russian
4 entries- дублёр noun (performer who understudies)
- вы́учить роль verb (to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required)
- дубли́ровать verb (to act as an understudy)
- заменя́ть verb (to act as an understudy)
Spanish
2 entries- suplente noun (performer who understudies)
- suplantar verb (to act as an understudy)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
He had been Tom's understudy as vice-captain.
Source: tatoeba (8273203)
She was such a big star that she wouldn't allow an understudy.
Source: tatoeba (8273204)
She was under lots of pressure to perform three different roles as an understudy.
Source: tatoeba (8273205)
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