How is the word comparsa translated from Italian to English

English translation
extra
noun
background character

Una persona con un ruolo muto di sfondo in un film.

A person with a silent background role in a film.

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  • Ha lavorato come comparsa nella scena di massa. — He worked as an extra in the crowd scene.

  • Il regista ha bisogno di cinquanta comparse per domani. — The director needs fifty extras for tomorrow.

  • Una comparsa continuava a guardare dritto in camera. — One extra kept looking straight into the camera.

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