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1 Play
v. trans.Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Play
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2 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) μιμική τέχνη2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) παντομίμα3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) μίμος2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) μιμούμαι,παριστάνω με παντομίμα -
3 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) θεατρική εορταστική παράσταση2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.) παντομίμα2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.) κάνω παντομίμα -
4 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) μέρος2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) μερίδα3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) ρόλος4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) ρόλος5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) μέρος6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) συμμετοχή,ανάμιξη2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) χωρίζω- parting- partly
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- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
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5 Third
adj.To arrive on the third day: P. τριταῖος ἀφικνεῖσθαι (Thuc. 3, 3).For the third time: P. and V. τρίτον, P. τὸ τρίτον.In the third place: P. and V. τρίτον.The third prize: P. τριτεῖα, τά.The third generation: V. τριτόσπορος γονή, ἡ (Æsch., Pers. 818).Third-rate actor: P. τριταγωνιστής, ὁ.Play third-rate parts, v.: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.——————subs.P. τριτημόριον, τό.Two-thirds: P. τὰ δύο μέρη.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Third
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