English–Spanish

“role” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/rol/

Example

¿Cuál es tu rol en la empresa?

What is your role in the company?

Illustration for rol (role)

How to say “role” in Spanish

“Role” in Spanish is rol.

A person's expected duties and behaviors in social, work, or family contexts.

Full entry for rol: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with rol

En el proyecto ella desempeñó un rol clave.

In the project she performed a key role.

Tips for using rol

  • Spanish contrasts papel and rol: papel usually names a theatrical character while rol refers to job or social functions, so '¿Cuál es tu rol?' asks about responsibilities.

“role” in other languages