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I got to star in my own movies. I even had my name above the title in some cases. But what am I known for? My bit part.
Evelyn Keyes

Meaning of "bit part" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIT PART

bit part play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIT PART

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Bit part is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIT PART MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bit part

A bit part is a role in which there is direct interaction with the principal actors and no more than five lines of dialogue. In British television, bit parts are referred to as under sixes. An actor who regularly performs in bit roles, either as a hobby or to earn a living, is referred to as a bit player, a term also used to describe an aspiring actor who has not yet broken into major supporting or leading roles. Unlike extras who do not typically interact with principals, actors in bit parts are sometimes listed in the credits. An exception to this practice is the cameo appearance, wherein a well-known actor appears in a bit part; it is common for such appearances to be uncredited. Another exception occurred in MGM's 1951 screen version of the famed musical Show Boat, in which the role of the cook Queenie has been reduced from a significant supporting role in the stage version to literally a bit part in the film. Ms. Williams, whose appearance was not intended as a cameo, was not listed at all in the credits.

Definition of bit part in the English dictionary

The definition of bit part in the dictionary is a very small acting role with few lines to speak.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIT PART

bit
bit by bit
bit of skirt
bit on the side
bit player
bit rate
bit slice
bitable
bitartrate
bitch
bitch-slap
bitch-slapped
bitch-slapping
bitchery
bitchfest
bitchier
bitchiest
bitchily
bitchin´
bitchiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIT PART

apart
body part
car part
character part
for one´s part
for the most part
imaginary part
in part
moving part
name part
play a part
real part
replacement part
spare part
speaking part
star part
take in good part
take someone´s part
voice part
walk-on part

Synonyms and antonyms of bit part in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bit part» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIT PART

Find out the translation of bit part to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bit part from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bit part» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

位部分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco parte
570 millions of speakers

English

bit part
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सा हिस्सा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزءا قليلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эпизодическая роль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bit parte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিট অংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit rôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahagian kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kleine Nebenrolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビット部分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비트 부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dicokot bagean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần bit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிட் பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिट भाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bit parçası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parte bit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieco część
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

епізодична роль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parte bit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέρος bit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bietjie deel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bitdel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bit del
5 millions of speakers

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The term «bit part» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bit part

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QUOTES WITH «BIT PART»

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Evelyn Keyes
I got to star in my own movies. I even had my name above the title in some cases. But what am I known for? My bit part.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIT PART»

Discover the use of bit part in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bit part and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936-1940: A Heavily Illustrated Guide
Rama of the forest people), Wheaton Chambers (bit part), George De Normand ( bit part), Earl Douglas (bit part), James C. Eagles (bit part), Jerry Frank (soldier), Jerry Gardner (bit part), Herbert Holcombe (bit part), Reed Howes (bit part), Fred  ...
Roy Kinnard, Tony Crnkovich, R. J. Vitone
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Playing Bit Parts in Shakespeare
4 Clearly the director is the key figure in establishing the nature and the prominence or otherwise of a bit part, and I should be very happy if the heed here paid to 'unnecessary' parts in Shakespeare's plays had the effect ofjust now and then ...
Professor M M Mahood, 2002
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Bit Part Players of the Bible - Act 2
Once again, Ray excels in retelling the stories with perception, insight, wisdom and humour, including a wealth of factual and contextual information which brings the events to life before our eyes.
Ray Markham, 2010
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
Am., Can. sl. small part in a play / bit part, role: the bit wasin service of his own needs. New York., I'd probably be only a bit player in it A. Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.5. esp. Br. col. a.a little.b. very; quite a lot. 6. Br.col. a small amount; play the ...
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
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The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
For any code that affects the target system, you need to consider which part of the system it's supposed to change or view. If a CA is being called on behalf of a 64- bit part of the install, it can run either as 32-bit or 64-bit code because either can ...
Phil Wilson, 2004
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Computer Security - ESORICS 2003: 8th European Symposium on ...
We also define the type VP of virtual page pointers which will be mapped to physical page pointers. typedecl VEA_mid_lo — 2-bit part of VEA_mid with identical EARs typedecl VEA_mid_hi — 16-bit part of VEA_mid with different EARs types ...
Einar Snekkenes, Dieter Gollmann, 2003
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A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, ...
See bit part. bit serial mod. A digital system that transmits one bit at a time from a digital video stream using a single conductor cable, such as coaxial or fiber optic. Defined in SMPTE 259M and CCIR 656. Compare bit parallel. bit shifting n.
Richard W. Kroon, 2014
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Thesavrvs Lingvae Latinae Compendiarivs Or, A Compendious ...
He drew a great part of Greece tí take bit part, magnam partem Пгжс'а- in foc: etatem perduxit. Afmall 'part of bit life, bievilïima vit« portio. vjj In the fwmer part of bn life, in fiperiori vita. In the fore part of the pljy, in prima tabula. For my part, quod ...
Robert Ainsworth, 1751
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Network Programming with Perl
This message has four parts: a 7-bit text message that appears at the top of the message, a base64-encoded audio file that uses the Microsoft WAV format, a base64- encoded JPEG file, and a final 7-bit part that contains some parting words ...
Lincoln D. Stein, 2001
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Integrated Circuit and System Design. Power and Timing ...
Therefore the register file is divided into two parts: an 8 bit part that is always used and a 24 bit part which is used only when the stored value is wide. Every generated value is checked to determine if it can be represented with smaller number ...
Johan Vounckx, Nadine Azemard, Philippe Maurine, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIT PART»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bit part is used in the context of the following news items.
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Extra, extra! Small parts help movies go
Though she did not qualify as an extra --extras are silent; a small speaking role, which she had, is called a "bit part" -- the experience of working ... «Sentinel & Enterprise, Jul 15»
2
What we're watching: With “Genisys,” Terminator franchise is back
J.K. Simmons has a nice little bit part as the only non-major character who believes Reese's time-traveling story, but I wish his storyline had ... «Sahuarita Sun, Jul 15»
3
Man arrested after biting caretaker's nose
VERNON — A female caretaker suffered major facial injuries after a man she was driving bit part of her nose off this morning, police said. «Journal Inquirer, Jul 15»
4
"Legend of the Galactic Heroes" Science Fiction Animation, Novels …
... is stuck waiting tables and taking on other odd jobs while getting passed over again and again and again for even bit part voice acting work. «Toon Zone, Jul 15»
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Why did Podolski not work out at Arsenal?
A little less than 12 months ago, Podolski was celebrating winning the World Cup. He was a bit part player in Germany's victory, but winning the ... «English Premier League Index - Opta Stats, Jul 15»
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Sylvester Stallone: Know the man behind the muscle
Stallone also cast Little Jimmy in a bit part in 'Rocky'. Sylvester Stallone with his dog Butkus in a still from 'Rocky'. Pic/YouTube. 6. The story of ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
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Galatasaray complete Podolski signing
The experienced Germany international endured a miserabe season following the bit part role he played in his nation's World Cup success, ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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Topeka has role in documentary about life in World War II
Topeka has a bit part in an online documentary about one young family's experience during World War II. Vickie Maris, of Battle Ground, Ind., ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
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Maple Leafs, Bruins have completely undone Kessel trade in six years
The Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011 with Seguin as a bit part who was scratched at times during the playoff run. Two years later, he was ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
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How this Fox News host made it
Another show also wanted him for a bit part, but CNN said, “Unh-uh.” I mean, the guy's like crabgrass — all over… California congressman and ... «Page Six, Jul 15»

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