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1 гра
ж1) ( дія) playнечесна гра — foul play тж.
2) ( рід гри) gameазартна гра — game of chance ( of hazard), gambling game
біржова гра — stock exchange speculation, stock jobbing
гра в хованки — hide and seek, hide-and-seek
кімнатна гра — indoor game, party game ( дитяча); society game ( для дорослих)
настільна гра — table game, board game
поза гри — off side, out of play
3) ( на сцені) performance, acting; ( на музичному інструменті) playing4)гра слів — pun, joke, word-play; play on words
гра випадку — freak of chance, twist of fate
вийти з гри — to bowl off/out, to quit the game
біржова гра — stockjobbing; stock exchange speculation
гра уяви — freak of the imagination; figment of the imagination
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2 каламбур
чpun, play of words, quibble; conundrum -
3 корінь
ч1) rootкорінь зуба — root of the tooth ( fang); ( рештка) stump, stub
солодковий корінь фарм. — liquorice
2) мат. root, radicalкорінь квадратний — square ( second) root
корінь кубічний — cube ( third) root
3)під корінь — at the roots, at the base ( рубати); to play havoc (with smth.) (підірвати, зруйнувати що-небудь); to the last man, sparing no one (знищити кого-небудь/що-небудь)
См. также в других словарях:
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play on words — play′ on words′ n. a pun or the act of punning … From formal English to slang
play on words — n. a pun or punning … English World dictionary
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play on words — plays on words N COUNT: usu a N in sing A play on words is the same as a pun … English dictionary
play on words — See a play on words … English idioms
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