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"Role-play" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "interpretar", and "skit" is a noun which is often translated as "el sketch". Learn more about the difference between "role-play" and "skit" below.
role-play(
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pley
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to act out)
a. interpretar
The teacher asked Bernie to role-play a police officer arresting someone.El maestro le pidió a Bernie que interpretara a un policía arrestando a alguien.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. actuar
The bully had to role-play as a wimp in the exercise.El matón tuvo que actuar como un cobarde en el ejercicio.
b. realizar un juego de roles
Chrissy likes to role-play in private with her boyfriend.A Chrissy le gusta realizar un juego de roles en privado con su novio.
role play
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (acting)
a. el juego de roles (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The trainer had the teachers do a role-play where one was a student and another a parent.El entrenador hizo que los profesores hicieran un juego de roles donde uno era un estudiante y otro un padre.
skit(
skiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el sketch (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This skit is going to be improvised, so don't worry about rehearsing.Este sketch va a ser improvisado, así que no te preocupes por ensayar.
c. la parodia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The student showcase was full of songs, dances, funny skits, and stand-up comedy.La representación estudiantil estuvo llena de canciones, bailes, parodias cómicas y monólogos.
