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role model
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role
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model
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role
noun
roles
papel, función, rol
Example sentences of
role
noun
•
He plays the
role
of the villain.
•
She was given the starring
role
.
•
I had a minor
role
in the play.
•
After her husband left her, she had to take on the dual
role
of mother and father for her children.
•
She likes to play the
role
of matchmaker with her friends.
More examples
•
She challenged the traditional
roles
assigned to women.
•
We'll switch
roles
this time, and you can wash the dishes while I dry them.
•
It was a case of
role reversal
: the father stayed home with the children while the mother worked.
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Synonyms of
role
noun
function
,
duty
,
concern
model
noun
models
modelo
;
miniatura
;
ejemplo
Example sentences of
model
noun
•
She's building a
model
of the Earth for science class.
•
a plastic
model
of the human heart
•
We've improved on last year's
model
, making the car safer and easier to control.
•
He bought one of the old 1965
models
.
•
We couldn't afford one of the fancy TVs and had to buy the standard
model
.
More examples
•
We've developed a computer
model
of the economy to predict what will happen in the future.
•
Companies are developing new business
models
.
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Synonyms of
model
noun
example
,
pattern
,
exemplar
,
ideal
,
archetype
,
paradigm
,
design
,
mannequin
,
miniature
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