English-Swedish translations for role

• roll en
  Det är en otacksam och svår roll.This is a thankless, difficult role.
  Men hur ska den rollen kunna utvecklas?But how will that role develop?
  Det har en särskild social roll.It has a specific social role.
• funktion en
  Det fyller därför en nödvändig funktion.It therefore has a crucial role.
  De europeiska institutionerna har en kompletterande funktion.The European services fulfil an additional role.
  Det är helt enkelt ett svar på en ny funktion, en ny roll.It is simply a response to a new function, a new role.

Definition of role

• A character or part played by a performer or actor
• The expected behaviour of an individual in a society
• The function or position of something
• Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
• The function of a word in a phrase
• In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain
• An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment

Examples

• My neighbor was the lead role in last years village play
• Her dream was to get a role in a Hollywood movie, no matter how small
• The role of women has changed significantly in the last century
• Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill
• What rôle does the wax in your earhole fulfill?
• The project manager role is responsible for ensuring that everyone on the team knows and executes his or her assigned tasks

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