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1 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) žaisti2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) žaisti, lošti3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) vaidinti, dėtis4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) būti vaidinamam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) groti6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) iškrėsti7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) žaisti su8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) žaisti9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) nukreipti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lošti2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) pramoga2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pjesė, drama3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) žaidimas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) laisvumas•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
2 play a
((not) to be one of the people who are doing (something): He played no part in the robbery.) dalyvauti, nedalyvauti -
3 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) žaisti, nuduoti2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) išdarinėti, išdirbinėti -
4 play on
(to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc): He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.) naudotis, žaisti -
5 play up
(to be troublesome or disobedient: The children are playing up today.) išdykauti, krėsti išdaigas -
6 play back
to play (music, speech etc) on a record or tape after it has just been recorded (noun play-back) atgaminti -
7 play off
( in games) to play a final deciding game after a draw (noun play-off) žaisti lemiamas rungtynes -
8 play by ear
(to play (music) without looking at and without having memorized printed music.) groti iš klausos -
9 play a hoax on
(to carry out a trick on.) apgauti (ką), iškrėsti (kam) pokštą -
10 play a trick / tricks on
(to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid: He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.) iškrėsti (kam) pokštą, apgauti (ką) -
11 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) sumenkinti -
12 play fair
(to act honestly and fairly.) garbingai elgtis -
13 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) stengtis laimėti laiko -
14 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) padaryti daug žalos, nusiaubti -
15 play into someone's hands
(to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do.) pasitarnauti kam, veikti kieno naudai -
16 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) (su)kurstyti prieš -
17 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) apsimesti miegančiam/negyvam -
18 play safe
(to take no risks.) vengti rizikos -
19 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) kvailioti, vaizduoti kvailį -
20 play the game
(to act fairly and honestly.) garbingai elgtis
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