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comparsa

extra (in a film)

noun kohm-PAHR-sah Rare

Also means

appearance

Usage Note

Comparsa (f) has two related senses: an extra or walk-on actor in film or theatre (fare la comparsa — to be an extra), and more generally an appearance or showing-up (una breve comparsa — a brief appearance). The plural is comparse. In legal Italian it also means a written pleading (brief), an entirely separate technical meaning.

Examples

"Ha lavorato come comparsa in molti film italiani."

Natural Translation

She worked as an extra in many Italian films.

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