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role

role

Meaning of role

the part played by someone

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Pronunciation
British English/rəʊl/
American English/roʊl/
Russian transcription[rolʲ]
role
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role with Russian translation

role usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Её роль — направлять команду.

Her role is to guide the team.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В этом году он взял на себя более важную роль.

He took on a bigger role this year.

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role belongs to the topic "Top 1000, IT Interview". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

roleроль
guestгость
greetingприветствие
viewвид
toolинструмент
priceцена
helpпомогать

role synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between role / part / character / function / duty / assignment

🇬🇧English
role

Same word; neutral meaning of the part someone plays

B1Very Often

Her role in the team is to organize the meetings.

Её роль в команде — организовывать встречи.

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🇬🇧English
part

Broader and less specific; often means a part of something, not a social role

B1Very Often

He played an important part in the project.

Он сыграл важную роль в проекте.

🇬🇧English

Usually refers to a person in a story, film, or play rather than a real-life role

B1Very Often

She played the main character in the movie.

Она сыграла главную роль в фильме.

🇬🇧English

More formal; means purpose or job of something, not usually a person's role

B1Very Often

The function of this button is to save the file.

Функция этой кнопки — сохранить файл.

🇬🇧English

Focuses on obligation or responsibility rather than a general role

B1Often

It is her duty to check the documents.

Её обязанность — проверять документы.

🇬🇧English

A task or piece of work given to someone, often temporary or specific

B1Often

She finished her assignment before the deadline.

Она выполнила своё задание до срока.

🇬🇧English

A specific job or piece of work, not a person's overall role

B1Very Often

My first task today is to answer emails.

Моя первая задача сегодня — ответить на письма.

🇬🇧English

Means a job, status, or place in an organization; closer to a job title than a role

B1Often

She got a new position in the company.

Она получила новую должность в компании.

🇬🇧English

Formal; means the role or function someone is acting in, and also can mean ability or amount

B1Rarely

She spoke in her capacity as manager.

Она выступала в качестве менеджера.

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How to pronounce role and what this word means

role translation: роль. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce role

/rəʊl/

role translation

роль

role examples

Her role is to guide the team.

role transcription

/rəʊl/, /roʊl/

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Questions about this word

role meaning: what does it mean?

the part played by someone

role pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

role is pronounced as /rəʊl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

role definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Her role is to guide the team. Translation: Её роль — направлять команду.

Is role part of IT Interview vocabulary?

Yes, role (роль) can be learned in the IT Interview topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is role part of Professional English vocabulary?

Yes, role (роль) can be learned in the Professional English topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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