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1 ■ play off
■ play offA v. i. + avv.( sport) giocare lo spareggio; disputare la bella (fam.): Brazil and Germany will play off for third place, il Brasile e la Germania si disputeranno il terzo postoB v. t. + avv.1 (fig.) contrapporre (q. ) a un altro (spec. per trarne un vantaggio); aizzare; mettere su (fam.): The party leader played his rivals off (against each other), il capo del partito ha messo i propri rivali l'uno contro l'altro3 ( USA) far leva su; approfittare di; strumentalizzare: Government policy plays off peoples fears, la politica del governo strumentalizza i timori della gente.
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