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field [fi:ld]1. nouna. champ mc. ( = sphere of activity, knowledge) domaine m[+ team] faire jouer3. compounds• the press had a field day with the story la presse a fait ses choux gras de cette histoire ► field event noun concours m* * *[fiːld] 1.1) Agriculture, Geography, gen champ m (of de)3) [U] Sport ( competitors) ( athletes) concurrents mpl; ( horses) partants mplto lead ou be ahead of the field — Sport mener le peloton; fig être en tête
4) ( area of knowledge) domaine m (of de)5) Linguistics champ m sémantique6) ( real environment)7) Militaryto hold the field — se maintenir sur ses positions; fig [theory] dominer
8) ( range) champ mfield of fire — Military secteur m de tir
9) Computing, Mathematics, Physics champ m2.noun modifier2) ( in real environment) [ test, study] sur le terrain3.transitive verb1) Sport réceptionner [ball]3) ( respond to) répondre à [questions]4.intransitive verb Sport jouer dans l'équipe de défense•• -
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A n1 Agric, Geog, gen champ m (of de) ; ice/lava/snow field champ de glace/de lave/de neige ; wheat field champ de blé ;2 Sport ( ground) terrain m ; football/sports field terrain de football/de sport ; to take to the field [team] arriver sur le terrain ;3 ¢ Sport ( competitors) ( athletes) concurrents mpl ; ( horses) partants mpl, champ m ; Hunt chasseurs mpl (à courre) ; to lead ou be ahead of the field Sport mener le peloton ; fig être en tête ;4 ( area of knowledge) domaine m (of de) ; it's outside his field ça ne rélève pas de sa compétence ;5 Ling champ m sémantique ;6 ( real environment) to test sth in the field faire des essais de qch sur le terrain ; to work in the field travailler sur le terrain ;7 Mil the field of battle le champ de bataille ; to die in the field tomber or mourir au champ d'honneur ; to take the field se mettre en campagne ; to hold the field se maintenir sur ses positions ; fig [theory] dominer ;8 ( range) champ m ; field of force Elec champ de force ; field of vision ou view champ de vision ; field of fire Mil secteur m de tir ;11 ( airfield) terrain m d'aviation.B vtr1 Sport attraper, réceptionner [ball] ;3 ( put at disposal) mettre [qn/qch] en action [equipment, nurses, soldiers] ;4 ( respond to) répondre à [questions].to play the field sortir avec tout le monde. -
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fi:ld
1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) campo2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) campo, cancha3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) yacimiento4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) campo, terreno5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) campo6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; (also adjective) a field-gun.) campo de batalla
2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) parar y devolver- fieldwork
field n campotr[fiːld]1 (gen) campo2 (for mining) yacimiento3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL campo4 (subject, area) campo, terreno■ what's your field? ¿cuál es tu especialidad?5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (competitors) competidores nombre masculino plural; (horses) participantes nombre masculino plural6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL campo1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parar y devolver1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parar y devolver la pelota1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (select to play) presentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a field day familiar (enjoyment) divertirse mucho, estar encantado,-a 2 (financially) hacer su agostoto play the field salir con mucha genteto take the field salir al campofield event SMALLSPORT/SMALL prueba de atletismofield gun cañón nombre masculino de campañafield hockey hockey nombre masculino sobre hierbafield marshall mariscal nombre masculino de campofield officer oficial nombre masulino o femenino superiorfield sports caza y pescafield trip viaje nombre masculino de estudiosfield work trabajo de campofield worker trabajador,-ra de campofield ['fi:ld] vt: interceptar y devolver (una pelota), presentar (un candidato), sortear (una pregunta)field adj: de campaña, de campofield hospital: hospital de campañafield goal: gol de campofield trip: viaje de estudiofield n1) : campo m (de cosechas, de batalla, de magnetismo)2) : campo m, cancha f (en deportes)3) : campo m (de trabajo), esfera f (de actividades)n.• campo (Informática) s.m.n.• campiña s.f.• campo s.m.• pradera s.f.• prado s.m.• redonda s.f.• terreno s.m.• tierra de labor s.f.v.• prensar v.• recoger v.fiːld
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1) ( Agr) ( for crops) campo m; ( for grazing) campo m, prado m, potrero m (AmL)a field of corn/wheat — un maizaligal
2) ( Sport)a) ( area of play) campo m, cancha f (AmL)b) ( competitors) (+ sing o pl vb)Brown was leading the field — Brown iba a la cabeza de los participantes (or corredores etc), Brown llevaba la delantera
to play the field — (colloq) tantear el terreno (fam)
field of battle — campo m de batalla
4)a) (of study, work) campo m; ( of activities) esfera fb) ( of practical operations) campo mit has been tested in the field — se ha probado sobre el terreno; (before n) <research, survey> de campo
5) (Opt, Phot, Phys) campo m
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1)a) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> fildear, interceptar y devolver*b) \<\<question\>\> sortear2)a) ( Sport) \<\<team\>\> alinearb) \<\<candidates\>\> presentar
2.
vi (in baseball, cricket) fildear, interceptar y devolver* la pelota[fiːld]1. N1) (Agr) campo m ; (=meadow) prado m ; (Geol) yacimiento m2) (Sport) campo m, terreno m de juego, cancha f (LAm); (=participants) participantes mpl ; (for post) opositores mpl, candidatos mplis there a strong field? — ¿se ha presentado gente buena?
to lead the field — (Sport, Comm) llevar la delantera
to take the field — (Sport) salir al campo, saltar al terreno de juego
- play the field3) (=sphere of activity) campo m, esfera ffield of activity — esfera f de actividades, campo m de acción
it's not my field — no es mi campo or especialidad, no es lo mío
what's your field? — ¿qué especialidad tiene Vd?
in the field of painting — en el campo or mundo de la pintura
4) (=real environment)5) (Comput) campo m6) (Mil) campo mfield of battle — campo m de batalla
7) (Elec etc) campo mfield of vision — campo m visual
8) (Heraldry) campo m2.VI (Baseball, Cricket) fildear3.VT (Sport) [+ team] alinear; (Baseball, Cricket) [+ ball] recoger, fildear; (fig) [+ question] sortear4.CPDfield day N — (Mil) día m de maniobras
- have a field dayfield event N — concurso m (atlético) de salto/lanzamiento
field glasses NPL — (=binoculars) gemelos mpl
field goal N — (Basketball) tiro m de campo; (US) (Ftbl) gol m de campo
field hockey N — (US) hockey m (sobre hierba)
field hand N — (US) jornalero(-a) m / f
field hospital N — hospital m de campaña
field kitchen N — cocina f de campaña
field marshal N — (Brit) mariscal m de campo, ≈ capitán m general del ejército
field officer N — oficial mf superior
field sports NPL — la caza y la pesca
field study N — estudio m de campo
field-testfield test, field trial N — (Comm) prueba f de mercado
field trip N — viaje m or excursión f de estudios
field work N — (Sociol etc) trabajo m de campo
field worker N — investigador(a) m / f de campo
* * *[fiːld]
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1) ( Agr) ( for crops) campo m; ( for grazing) campo m, prado m, potrero m (AmL)a field of corn/wheat — un maizal/trigal
2) ( Sport)a) ( area of play) campo m, cancha f (AmL)b) ( competitors) (+ sing o pl vb)Brown was leading the field — Brown iba a la cabeza de los participantes (or corredores etc), Brown llevaba la delantera
to play the field — (colloq) tantear el terreno (fam)
field of battle — campo m de batalla
4)a) (of study, work) campo m; ( of activities) esfera fb) ( of practical operations) campo mit has been tested in the field — se ha probado sobre el terreno; (before n) <research, survey> de campo
5) (Opt, Phot, Phys) campo m
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1)a) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> fildear, interceptar y devolver*b) \<\<question\>\> sortear2)a) ( Sport) \<\<team\>\> alinearb) \<\<candidates\>\> presentar
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1. noun1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, dassay/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun
play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das
be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein
make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben
4)come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen
make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen
give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen
6) (rapid movement)2. intransitive verbthe play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
1) spielenplay [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen
not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben
play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten
play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)
2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)3. transitive verb1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielenplay the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen
play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen
play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen
play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen
2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielenplay a town — in einer Stadt spielen
play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen
play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen
5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen
he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner
7) (Cards) spielenplay one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)
8) (coll.): (gamble on)play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about- play at- play off- play on- play up* * *[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.) spielen2) (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.) spielen3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen5) (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.) spielen8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum•- 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* * *[pleɪ]I. NOUNto be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielento do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tunit's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaßrain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochenthe start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spielsto be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus seinto make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machena foul \play ein Foul[spiel] ntto go to see a \play ins Theater gehenone-act \play Einakter mradio \play Hörspiel nttelevision \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm mthe \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht widerthe \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzento come into \play eine Rolle spielen10.▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt1. (amuse oneself)▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielencan Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?to \play on the swings schaukeln2. SPORT spielenLeonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnento \play fair/rough fair/hart spielenit wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielenthey're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegnerto \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielento \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielento \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielento \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen3. actor spielen‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielento \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielenMacbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft5. (move)the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassadewe watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wassershe could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern6. (gamble) spielento \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielento \play for money um Geld spielenhow will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen10.▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielenIII. TRANSITIVE VERB1.Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidigerto \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielenJames will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten3. (strike)to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßento \play a stroke schlagen4. (adopt)to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen5. (act)don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig6. (function as)to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein7. (perform)▪ to \play sth etw spielen\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielento \play an encore eine Zugabe geben8. (perform on)▪ to \play sth etw spielento \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen9. (perform at)to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen10. (listen to)▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielento \play the radio Radio hörenmust you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam11. (watch)12. (broadcast)they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik13. (gamble)to \play the horses auf Pferde wettento \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielento \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren14. (perpetrate)to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielenhe's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl15. (direct)the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifento \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielento \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen17. anglerto \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)18. (treat)▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln19.▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehenthe firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen* * *[pleɪ]1. nto do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen
play on words — Wortspiel nt
children at play —
children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren
because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden
in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug
there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen
3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel
5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt6)(fig phrases)
to come into play — ins Spiel kommento give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen
the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie
to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun
to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben
2. vt1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzento play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen
to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen
See:→ cardto play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen
to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln
See:→ cool3) instrument, record, tune spielento play sth through/over — etw durchspielen
4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten3. vi1) (esp child) spielento go out to play —
to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen
he's just playing at it — er tut nur so
the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet
6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassenthe pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht
* * *play [pleı]A schildren at play spielende Kinder;watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;a) spielen,c) Schach: am Zug sein;it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;hold in play fig beschäftigen;have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben3. Spiel(weise) n(f):that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m6. Scherz m, Spaß m:in play im Scherz7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück nb) Vorstellung f:go to a play ins Theater gehen;(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:a) in Gang bringen,come into play ins Spiel kommen;a) Wirkung haben,b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;in full play in vollem Gange;lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie13. a) TECH Spiel n:give the rope some play das Seil locker lassenb) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)15. US sla) Beachtung fb) Publizität f, Propaganda fB v/ib) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;play to win auf Sieg spielen;what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair1 B 4, false B, gallery 3 a2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielenb) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsierenb) Unsinn treibenc) scherzen4. a) sich tummelnb) flattern, gaukelnc) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)d) schillern (Farbe)e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)5. a) schießenb) spritzenc) strahlen, streichen:play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)6. TECHa) Spiel (-raum) habenb) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)C v/t1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;played out figa) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)2. SPORTa) antreten oder spielen gegen:play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielenb) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmenb) eine Schachfigur ziehen5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen* * *1. noun1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, dassay/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun
play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das
be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein
make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben
4)come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen
make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen
2. intransitive verbgive full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen
1) spielenplay [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen
not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben
play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten
play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)
2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)3. transitive verb1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielenplay the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen
play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen
play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen
2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielenplay the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen
4) (execute, practise)play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen
5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen
he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner
6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]7) (Cards) spielenplay one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)
8) (coll.): (gamble on)play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)
Phrasal Verbs:- play at- play off- play on- play up* * *(theatre) n.Stück -e n.Theaterstück n. n.Schauspiel n.Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.Karten spielen ausdr. v.spielen v. -
25 field
1. nounwork in the fields — auf dem Feld arbeiten
2) (area rich in minerals etc.) Lagerstätte, diegas-field — Gasfeld, das
leave somebody a clear or the field — (fig.) jemandem das Feld überlassen
in the field of medicine — auf dem Gebiet der Medizin
field of vision or view — Blickfeld, das
7) (Phys.)2. intransitive verbmagnetic/gravitational field — Magnet-/Gravitationsfeld, das
(Cricket, Baseball, etc.) als Fänger spielen3. transitive verb2) (put into field) aufstellen, aufs Feld schicken [Mannschaft, Spieler]3) (fig.): (deal with) fertig werden mit; parieren [Fragen]* * *[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) das Feld3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) das Feld4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) das Gebiet5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) das (blick)Feld6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) das Schlachtfeld, Feld-...2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) fangen und zurückwerfen- academic.ru/116115/field-glasses">field-glasses- fieldwork* * *[fi:ld]I. nto cut across the \fields quer über die Felder gehento take the \field einlaufen3. (expanse) [weite] Flächeice/snow \field Eis-/Schneefläche fcoal \field Kohleflöz mgas/oil \field Gas-/Ölfeld\field of battle Kriegsschauplatz mto take the \field ins Feld ziehenin the \field an der Front\field of activity Tätigkeitsgebiet nt, Tätigkeitsfeld ntto be first in the \field der/die Beste auf dem Gebiet seinto be outside sb's \field außerhalb jds Kompetenzbereich liegen, nicht mehr in jds Ressort nt fallenonce again Jones finished ahead of the \field wieder einmal gewann Jones vor dem Rest des Feldeswe have a strong \field this afternoon wir haben heute Nachmittag eine starke Besetzungmagnetic \field Magnetfeld nt13.▶ to leave the \field clear for sb jdm das Feld überlassenJohn's transfer left the \field clear for Judy to get the job weil John versetzt wurde, konnte sich Judy um seinen Job bewerben\field interview Befragung f\field observations Freilandbeobachtungen pl, Feldbeobachtungen plIII. vi als Fänger spielen mIV. vt1. (stop)to \field the ball den Ball fangento \field a team ein Team aufs Feld schicken; ( fig)to \field a group of experts eine Expertengruppe zusammenstellen3. (offer as candidate)▪ to \field sb jdn aufstellen4. (display)to \field an army eine Armee aufmarschieren lassen5. (handle)to \field questions Fragen abblocken [o parieren]to \field telephone calls Telefonanrufe abweisen* * *[fiːld]1. ncorn/wheat field — Getreide-/Weizenfeld nt
he's working in the fields — er arbeitet auf dem Feld or Acker
the farm has 20 fields —
2) (= coalfield, icefield, oilfield etc) Feld ntto take the field — auf den Platz kommen, einlaufen
noted for his bravery in the field — für seine Tapferkeit im Feld bekannt
in all the fields of human endeavour (liter) studies in the field of medicine — im gesamten menschlichen Trachten (liter) Studien auf dem Gebiet der Medizin
this is, of course, a very broad field — das ist natürlich ein weites Feld
6) (= area of practical observation or operation) Praxis fwork in the field — Feldforschung f; (of sales rep) Außendienst m
7) (PHYS, OPT) Feld ntgravitational field — Gravitationsfeld nt, Schwerefeld nt
field of force — Kraftfeld nt
magnetic field — Magnetfeld nt, magnetisches Feld
8) (SPORT: competitors) Feld nt; (CRICKET, BASEBALL) Fängerpartei fthe rest of the field (in race) — der Rest des Feldes, die übrigen Läufer
11)2. vthe had to field calls from irate customers — er musste wütende Kunden am Telefon abwimmeln (inf)
2) team, side aufs Feld or auf den Platz schicken3. vi (CRICKET, BASEBALL ETC)als Fänger spielen* * *field [fiːld]A s1. AGR Feld n:in the field auf dem Feld;field of barley Gerstenfeld2. MINERa) (Gold- etc) Feld nb) (Gruben)Feld n, Revier n, (Kohlen) Flöz n3. fig Bereich m, (Sach-, Fach)Gebiet n:in the field of art auf dem Gebiet der Kunst;in his field auf seinem Gebiet, in seinem Fach;field of activity Arbeitsgebiet, Tätigkeitsbereich;field of application Anwendungsbereich;field of law Rechtsgebiet4. a) (weite) Flächeb) MATH, PHYS Feld n:field of force Kraftfeld;c) (elektrisches oder magnetisches) Feld6. SPORTtake the field einlaufen, auf den Platz kommen ( → A 7);play the field umg sich nicht festlegen (wollen); alle gebotenen Chancen wahrnehmen, engS. nichts anbrennen lassen umg (sich keine Chancen bei Jungen bzw Mädchen entgehen lassen)b) Feld n (geschlossene Gruppe von Läufern etc):finish down the field im geschlagenen Feld endenc) Teilnehmer(feld) pl(n), Besetzung f, fig Wettbewerbsteilnehmer pl:good field starke Besetzung;fair field and no favo(u)r gleiche Bedingungen für alle7. MILa) meist poet Schlachtfeld n, (Feld)Schlacht fb) Feld n, Front f:the field of hono(u)r das Feld der Ehre;in the field im Felde, an der Front;take the field ins Feld rücken, den Kampf eröffnen ( → A 6 a);win the field den Sieg davontragen9. MED Operationsfeld n10. TV Feld n, Rasterbild n12. WIRTSCH Außendienst m, (praktischer) Einsatz:agent in the field Vertreter(in) im AußendienstB v/tb) einen Kandidaten etc ins Rennen schicken2. eine Frage etc kontern* * *1. noun2) (area rich in minerals etc.) Lagerstätte, diegas-field — Gasfeld, das
leave somebody a clear or the field — (fig.) jemandem das Feld überlassen
6) (area of operation, subject area, etc.) Fach, das; [Fach]gebiet, dasfield of vision or view — Blickfeld, das
7) (Phys.)2. intransitive verbmagnetic/gravitational field — Magnet-/Gravitationsfeld, das
(Cricket, Baseball, etc.) als Fänger spielen3. transitive verb2) (put into field) aufstellen, aufs Feld schicken [Mannschaft, Spieler]3) (fig.): (deal with) fertig werden mit; parieren [Fragen]* * *(agriculture) n.Acker -Ä m. (military) n.Einsatzgebiet n. n.Feld -er n.Gebiet -e n. -
26 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.) leke2) (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.) spille3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spille, opptre i/som4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) oppføres, gå5) (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.) spille6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spille (noen) et puss7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spille mot8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spille, blafre9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rette mot10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spille ut2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lek(ing), underholdning2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) skuespill, drama, teaterstykke3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) spill4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spillerom, klaring•- 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 uplek--------leke--------spill--------spille--------spøkIsubst. \/pleɪ\/1) lek, leking, spill2) spøk, tull3) ordspill4) ( i spill) tur5) hasardspill, gambling, spill6) spill, fremførelse, forestilling7) skuespill, teaterstykke, drama• let's go to a play!8) spill9) bevegelse, gang, virksomhet, aktivitet10) spillerom, armslag11) slark, klaring, rom, slakkslakke på tauet, fire ut mer tau12) arbeidsstans, arbeidsnedleggelse13) (amerikansk fotball, også play offensive)angrepsplanallow\/give something full play la noe få fritt spillerom, la noe få utvikle seg frittgi sine evner fritt utløp, la sine evner få utvikle seg uhindretat play som deltar i lekbe at play delta i lekbe in full play være i full gangbring into play sette i bevegelse, sette i gangcall into play sette i bevegelse, sette i gang, mobilisere, utvikle sette inn, spille inn, gjøre seg gjeldendechild's play se ➢ childcome into play eller be brought into play eller be called into play komme i gang, tre i kraft, gjøre seg gjeldende gjøre seg gjeldende, spille inndirty play skittent spill, stygt spill (i sport)fair play fair play, ærlig spillhold\/keep somebody in play holde noen sysselsattin play på spøk, på tulli lek, som lek ( om ball) i spillmake a play for ( slang) forsøke å sjekke opp( slang) forsøke å vinne til seg, bearbeidemake play with gjøre et stort nummer av, kokettere med, bruke til å vise segout of play ( om ball) død, ute av spill, uteplace a play få satt opp et stykkeplay fair with være renhårig motplay on words ordspillsee fair play se til at det går riktig for segIIverb \/pleɪ\/1) leke• what shall we play?2) (om sport og spill, også overført) spille• let's play cards!3) ( sport) spille mot noen, spille mot et lag4) spille, beherske (om musikkinstrument), fremføre, lyde (om selve instrumentet)• do you play the piano?spiller du piano?, kan du spille piano?hun spilte en sonate, hun fremførte en sonateorgelet spiller, orgelet lyder5) (om CD, CD-spiller e.l.) spille6) spille (om rolle, drama, forestilling), fremføre (om drama), spille i\/på (om sted)fremføre\/spille en farsede hadde forestillinger\/konserter i alle storbyene7) spille, spille ut (om kort), flytte (om brikke)8) ( i spill) vedde, by, gamble9) ( om lys) leke, spille, skimre10) være i gang, være i funksjon12) (hverdagslig, spesielt ved streik) gå ledig14) (i sport, om ball eller slag) slå15) rette, sikte, holde i gangplay about løpe omkring og lekeopptre uansvarlig, tulle• stop playing about!play about with leke med, klå på, fingre på, pille påplay along late som om en samarbeiderplay a part spille en rolle ( overført) spille komedieplay around ha mange kjærlighetsforhold, flørtevære utro være promiskuøsplay at gjøre\/gjennomføre halvhjertet late som• just what are you playing at?play a trick on bedra, lure, narreplay away spille bortplay back ( om lydopptak) spille gjennom, høre gjennomplay down bagatellisere, avdramatisere, tone ned, dysse nedplay down to the crowd ( overført) spille for gallerietplayed out utbrent, utslitt, tappet for energi gått av moten, ikke lenger nyttigden teorien har spilt ut sin rolle, denne teorien har ikke lenger noe for segoppbrukt, ferdigplay false ( om spill) spille falsktplay fast and loose with leke med, behandle skjødesløstplay fetch leke kast pinnen (med hund)play first begynneplay for somebody akkompagnere noen, kompe noenplay hard to get gjøre seg kostbar, spille kostbarplay into somebody's hands gi noen overtaket uforvarendeplay it by the ear ta det som det kommer, ta noe som det faller segplay it cool ta det rolig, ha is i magenplay it down on utnytte grovt snyteplay it low\/down on somebody ( hverdagslig) utnytte noen grovt ( hverdagslig) lure noen, bedra noenplay off spille ekstra kamp for å avgjøre en uavgjort kampplay on\/upon spille på, utnytteplay one person off against another sette to personer opp mot hverandreplay oneself out bli utmattet, bli utbrentslite seg utplay out spille ut, spille til ende bruke oppplay over spille gjennomplay safe gardere seg, seife, ikke ta sjanserplay somebody spille mot noen( i kamp e.l.) la noen spille, sette inn noen, plassere noen, stille opp noenplay somebody along lure\/villede noen (over tid)play the field (amer., hverdagslig) more seg, flørte være rundbrenner, feie over så mange som mulig, ta for segplay the fool eller act the fool oppføre seg som en idiot, dumme seg utplay the game ( også overført) følge spilleregleneplay up ( britisk) være plagsom, lage trøbbel, gjøre ugagn (om person), lage vanskeligheter ( britisk) gjøre vondt, være til besværdet dårlige benet mitt begynner å verke igjen erte, irriteresette alle krefter til• play up, the Reds!kom igjen, det røde laget!legge vekt på, fokusere på, slå stort opp, blåse opp, reklamere forplay up to somebody innsmigre seg hos noen, snakke noen etter munnen( teater eller overført) spille opp til noen støtte noen, bakke opp noenplay up with ( slang) kullkaste, forpurre, ødeleggeplay with oneself ( forskjønnende) onanere, masturbere -
27 field
{fi:ld}
I. 1. поле, нива, ливада
in the FIELDs на полето, in the open FIELD на открито поле
2. мин. поле, находище, басейн, мина
3. голямо пространство
4. фон, поле (на картина, монета и пр.)
5. поле, обсег
magnetic FIELD магнитно поле
FIELD of fire воен. обсег
6. бойно поле, полесражение (и FIELD of battle), театър на военни действия, сражение, битка
to keep the FIELD продължавам сражението, не отстъпвам (и прен.)
to take the FIELD влизам в сражение
to hold the FIELD задържам се на/държа позициите си (и прен.)
to be left in possession of the FIELD излизам победител, оставам господар на положението
in the FIELD в сражение, на действителна служба
FIELD service действителна служба
to bring into the FIELD хвърлям в сражението/битката
FIELD of honour поле на честта
7. поле, поприще, сфера (на действие), област, клон, специалност
to have a clear FIELD before one имам свобода на действие
to leave the FIELD open въздържам се от намеса, не се меся
work in the FIELD работа на терен/по места (за проучване, агитация и пр.)
8. сп. игрище, терен, спортна площадка, писта (за конни състезания), всички участници в състезание, всички коне/ловци, участвуващи в състезание/лов
to place the FIELD разпределям играчите по местата им
to be among the FIELD участвувам в лова
9. attr полски, полеви, на терена, по места
fair FIELD and no favour еднакви условия за всички (при състезание и пр.)
to play the FIELD не вземам страна, пазя неутралитет
II. 1. сп. хващам топката и я връщам (при крикет и пр.)
2. сп. разпределям играчите, излизам с (отбор)
3. воен. хвърлям в сражение
4. импровизирам отговор/решение* * *{fi:ld} n 1. поле; нива; ливада; in the fields на полето, in the op(2) {fi:ld} v 1. сп. хващам топката и я връщам (при крикет и пр* * *фон; терен; ресор; поприще; басейн; игрище; кър; ливада; находище; нива;* * *1. attr полски, полеви, на терена, по места 2. fair field and no favour еднакви условия за всички (при състезание и пр.) 3. field of fire воен. обсег 4. field of honour поле на честта 5. field service действителна служба 6. i. поле, нива, ливада 7. ii. сп. хващам топката и я връщам (при крикет и пр.) 8. in the field в сражение, на действителна служба 9. in the fields на полето, in the open field на открито поле 10. magnetic field магнитно поле 11. to be among the field участвувам в лова 12. to be left in possession of the field излизам победител, оставам господар на положението 13. to bring into the field хвърлям в сражението/битката 14. to have a clear field before one имам свобода на действие 15. to hold the field задържам се на/държа позициите си (и прен.) 16. to keep the field продължавам сражението, не отстъпвам (и прен.) 17. to leave the field open въздържам се от намеса, не се меся 18. to place the field разпределям играчите по местата им 19. to play the field не вземам страна, пазя неутралитет 20. to take the field влизам в сражение 21. work in the field работа на терен/по места (за проучване, агитация и пр.) 22. бойно поле, полесражение (и field of battle), театър на военни действия, сражение, битка 23. воен. хвърлям в сражение 24. голямо пространство 25. импровизирам отговор/решение 26. мин. поле, находище, басейн, мина 27. поле, обсег 28. поле, поприще, сфера (на действие), област, клон, специалност 29. сп. игрище, терен, спортна площадка, писта (за конни състезания), всички участници в състезание, всички коне/ловци, участвуващи в състезание/лов 30. сп. разпределям играчите, излизам с (отбор) 31. фон, поле (на картина, монета и пр.)* * *field [fi:ld] I. n 1. поле; кър; нива; ливада; corn \field, a \field of wheat пшеничена нива; in the open \field на открито поле; flowers of the \field полски (диви) цветя; beasts of the \field диви животни; 2. мин. поле, находище, басейн; ore \field рудно находище; 3. голямо пространство; a \field of snow, a snow \field голямо снежно пространство, снежно поле; 4. сп. игрище, терен; спортна площадка; част от игрището вън от квадрата (при бейзбол); всички участници в състезание; to be in the \field играя срещу батсмана (при крикет); to be a good \field добър защитник съм (при крикет); to place the \field разпределям играчите по местата им в игрището; 5. поле, обсег на действие; acoustic \field акустично (звуково) поле; \field of fire воен. обсег; 6. бойно поле, полесражение (и \field of battle); театър на военни действия; сражение, битка; to keep the \field продължавам сражението (борбата), не отстъпвам (и прен.); to take the \field започвам (влизам в) сражение; to hold the \field държа (задържам се на) позициите си (и прен.); to conquer ( win) the \field удържам победа; to be left in possession of the \field излизам победител, оставам господар на положението; in the \field в сражение; на действителна служба; army in the \field действаща армия; to bring into the \field хвърлям в сражението (битката); 7. поле, поприще, сфера (на дейност); област, клон, бранш, специалност; to have a clear \field before one имам свобода на действие; to leave the \field open въздържам се от намеса, не се меся; left-\field необичаен, странен, нетрадиционен; out of the left \field от никъде, от гората, (хванат) от улицата; to lead the \field водя парада, начело съм, най-добрият съм; to play the \field похождам си, имам много и безразборни сексуални контакти; 8. фон, поле (на картина, знаме, монета, щит и пр.); 9. сп. писта (за конни състезания); всички коне, които участват в състезание, освен предполагаемия победител; всички ловци, които участват в даден лов; • fair \field and no favour еднакви условия за всички (при борба, състезания и пр.); II. adj полеви; в реална обстановка, на практика (а не на теория); III. v сп. 1. хващам топката и я връщам (при бейзбол, крикет); 2. разпределям играчите (при бейзбол, крикет); 3. залагам на конни състезания срещу предполагаемия победител; 4. журн. справям се с, отговарям успешно на ( въпрос); 5. журн. издигам, предлагам ( кандидат). -
28 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.) jugar2) (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.) jugar (a)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado5) (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.) tocar6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar
2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego•- 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
play1 n1. obra de teatrothere's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad2. juegoplay2 vb1. jugar2. tocartr[pleɪ]1 (recreation) juego3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego5 (action, effect, interaction) juego1 (game, sport) jugar a■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer2 (record, song, tape) poner3 (direct - light, water) dirigir1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar6 (move) recorrer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa play on words un juego de palabrasto be in play estar dentro de juegoto be out of play estar fuera de juegoto be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-ato bring something into play poner algo en juegoto come into play entrar en juegoto give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algoto make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguiento play by ear (music) tocar de oídoto play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-ato play for time tratar de ganar tiempoto play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesanteto play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguiento play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisarto play it cool hacer como si nadato play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartasto play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarseto play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tontoto play the game jugar limpioto play truant hacer novillos, hacer campanato play with an idea dar vueltas a una ideato play with fire jugar con fuegofair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucioplay ['pleɪ] vi1) : jugarto play with a doll: jugar con una muñecato play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea2) fiddle, toy: jugar, jugueteardon't play with your food: no juegues con la comida3) : tocarto play in a band: tocar en un grupo4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)play vt1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)she plays the lead: hace el papel principalplay n1) game, recreation: juego mchildren at play: niños jugandoa play on words: un juego de palabras2) action: juego mthe ball is in play: la pelota está en juegoto bring into play: poner en juego3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)5) slack: juego mthere's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficienten.• drama s.m.• holgura s.f.• huelgo s.m.• juego s.m.• jugada s.f.• obra dramática s.f.• pieza s.f.• recreo s.m. (A role)v.v.v.• tañer v.v.• divertirse v.• jugar v.• juguetear v.• representar v.• reproducir (Electrónica) v.• sonar v.pleɪ
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1)a) u ( recreation) juego mb) u ( Sport) juego mplay was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido
to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego
to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)
he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela
the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries
2) u ( interplay) juego m4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia fradio play — obra f radiofónica
5) c ( pun)
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2)a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* ato play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien
b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)3)a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contrato play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella
b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*c) ( in particular position) jugar* ded) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar4) ( gamble on) jugar* ato play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa
5) ( Theat)a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* deto play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente
b) \<\<scene\>\> representarto play it cool — hacer* como si nada
to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*
to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto
c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*8) ( move) (+ adv compl)
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1) vi2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*to play AT something — jugar* a algo
what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?
to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien
3) (Games, Sport) jugar*to play fair — jugar* limpio
to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien
4)a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representadob) ( pretend)to play dead — hacerse* el muerto
to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante
5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*6) ( move)•Phrasal Verbs:- play off- play on- play out- play up[pleɪ]1. N1) (=recreation) juego m•
to be at play — estar jugando•
to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida fto be in play — [ball] estar en juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza fplays teatro msingthe plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope
radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión
radioto be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
4) (Tech etc) juego mthere's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto
5) (fig) (=interaction)•
to come into play — entrar en juego•
to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algnto make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo
2. VT1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputardo you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?
what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?
to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc
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to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenisthe children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín
don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!
- play the field- play the game2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contralast time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...
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to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar•
he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red•
to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa- play one's cards right or well- play ball4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar enwhat part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?
when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"
to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo
we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma
- play it cool- play it safebook 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocarto play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín
they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía
they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven
6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigirto play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector
3. VI1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetearto play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea
to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego
how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?
to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse
2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugarplay! — ¡listo!
who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?
are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?
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England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final•
to play at chess — jugar al ajedrezwhat are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?
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to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas•
he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpoolto play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego
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to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero•
he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles- play for time- play into sb's hands- play to one's strengths3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonardo you play? — ¿sabes tocar?
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will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?•
to play on the piano — tocar el piano•
to play to sb — tocar para algn4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuarthe film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon
- play hard to get- play deadgallery5) (=move about, form patterns) correr6) [fountain] correr, funcionar4.CPDplay clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar
play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)
- play in- play off- play on- play out- play up* * *[pleɪ]
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1)a) u ( recreation) juego mb) u ( Sport) juego mplay was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido
to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego
to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)
he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela
the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries
2) u ( interplay) juego m4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia fradio play — obra f radiofónica
5) c ( pun)
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2)a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* ato play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien
b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)3)a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contrato play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella
b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*c) ( in particular position) jugar* ded) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar4) ( gamble on) jugar* ato play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa
5) ( Theat)a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* deto play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente
b) \<\<scene\>\> representarto play it cool — hacer* como si nada
to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*
to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto
c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*8) ( move) (+ adv compl)
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1) vi2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*to play AT something — jugar* a algo
what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?
to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien
3) (Games, Sport) jugar*to play fair — jugar* limpio
to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien
4)a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representadob) ( pretend)to play dead — hacerse* el muerto
to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante
5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*6) ( move)•Phrasal Verbs:- play off- play on- play out- play up -
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[pleɪ] nto be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen;to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun;it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaßrain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen;the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels;to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus seinto make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen;a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] ntone-act \play Einakter m;radio \play Hörspiel nt;television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m;to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen;the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat];the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht widerto bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen;to come into \play eine Rolle spielen;to bring sth into \play etw einsetzenPHRASES:1) ( amuse oneself) spielen;can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?;to \play with sb/ sth mit jdm/etw spielen;do you want to \play with us? willst du mitspielen?;to \play on the swings schaukeln;to \play in the sandpit im Sandkasten spielen2) sports spielen;Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen;to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen;they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner;to \play in attack/ defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger(in) spielen;to \play for a city/ team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen;to \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen;it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘;to \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielen;Macbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft;to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielen4) mus spielen5) ( move)the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade of the palace die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Schlossfassade;we watched the light \playing on the surface of the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wasser;she could hear the fountain \playing in the courtyard outside sie hörte den Springbrunnen im Hof plätschern;6) ( gamble) spielen;to \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielen;to \play for money um Geld spielenhow will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?PHRASES:to \play to the gallery ( pej) billige Effekthascherei betreiben ( pej) ( of a politician) populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben ( pej)to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten;to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielen;1) ( take part in)to \play sth etw spielen;to \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen;to \play a round/ set eine Runde/einen Satz spielen;Luke \plays centre forward/ back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidiger2) ( compete against)to \play sb gegen jdn spielen;Sampras will be \playing Agassi Sampras wird gegen Agassi antreten3) ( execute)to \play a shot schießen;( in snooker) stoßen;to \play the ball den Ball spielen;to \play a stroke schlagen4) ( have)5) ( act as)to \play sb/ sth jdn/etw spielen;to \play an act/ a scene einen Akt/eine Szene spielen;to \play the lead die Hauptrolle spielen;to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein;to \play host to sth event etw ausrichten;don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig6) musto \play sth etw spielen;to \play a solo/ symphony ein Solo/eine Symphonie spielen;to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielen;to \play it by ear ( fig) improvisieren;to \play an encore eine Zugabe geben;7) ( operate)to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielen;to \play the radio Radio hören;to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben;they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik;must you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?;to \play a video sich dat ein Video ansehen;(start \playing) eine Videokassette einlegenthe band is \playing Los Angeles on the 29th die Band spielt am 29. in Los Angeles9) ( gamble)to \play the horses auf Pferde wetten;to \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielen;to \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren10) ( perpetrate)to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen ( fig) ( fam), jdn veräppeln ( fam) ( practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielen;he's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks (sl), er wandte einen Trick anthe rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifento \play an ace/ a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielen;to \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen13) ( when fishing)to \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)PHRASES:to \play [with] one's cards close to one's chest seine Karten nicht offenlegen ( fig)to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren;( plans) etw durcheinanderbringen;to \play ducks and drakes with sth ( Brit) jdn schlecht behandeln;to \play second fiddle [to sb] [im Verhältnis zu jdm] die zweite Geige spielen ( fam)to \play the field sich akk umsehen;the firm continues to \play the field and do business with six other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit sechs weiteren Firmen;to \play gooseberry ( Brit) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein;to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen;to \play [merry] hell with sth etw völlig durcheinanderbringen;( pretend to be ignorant) sich akk dumm stellen;to \play it cool den Unbeteiligten spielen;to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen;to \play sb false ( form) jdn hintergehen;to \play safe auf Nummer sicher gehen -
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[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.) brincar2) (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.) jogar3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado5) (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.) tocar6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) pregar (partidas)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jogar com8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) saltar9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jogar2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) peça3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) jogo4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) folga•- 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* * *[plei] n 1 jogo, partida, disputa. 2 divertimento, brincadeira. 3 folguedo, passatempo. 4 peça teatral ou cinematográfica. a play of Shaw (ou by Shaw) / uma peça de Shaw. 5 Mus execução, interpretação. 6 gracejo. 7 jogatina, modo de jogar. 8 Mech jogo, folga. 9 lance, jogada. 10 atividade, ação, movimento. • vt+vi 1 jogar, disputar. 2 brincar, folgar, divertir-se. 3 tocar (instrumentos musicais), executar. 4 agir, proceder. 5 vibrar, oscilar, tremular. 6 representar, desempenhar. 7 Mech jogar, ter folga. 8 pôr em movimento, movimentar, acionar. 9 bancar, fingir. 10 apostar. 11 imitar. at play em jogo. at the play no teatro. in full play em plena atividade. play in the gear folga no jogo da engrenagem. play of colours jogo de cores. said in play dito por brincadeira. they are played out eles estão esgotados. they play a losing game eles procedem sem chance de sucesso. they played the devil with him eles o maltratavam. to bring into play movimentar, acionar. to give free play to one’s abilities proporcionar ambiente em que alguém possa desenvolver livremente as suas aptidões. to hold in play manter alguém ocupado. to make a play for 1 tentar obter. 2 tentar seduzir. to play about comportar-se sem responsabilidade. to play along cooperar ou concordar com alguém. to play a part 1 ajudar alguém a fazer algo. 2 representar um papel. to play around coll namorar, flertar. to play at 1 participar (de um jogo). 2 brincar com. 3 fazer de conta. to play a trick on pregar uma peça em. to play ball coll cooperar. to play down depreciar, negligenciar. to play fair agir corretamente. to play false enganar, trair. to play first violin ter papel preponderante. to play foul proceder incorretamente. to play horse with coll 1 fazer gato e sapato de. 2 desarrumar, lançar em desordem. to play house brincar de casinha. to play into a person’s hands favorecer alguém. to play off 1 fazer, agir, praticar. 2 dar espetáculo, fazer cenas. 3 fingir. 4 concluir um jogo. to play on (ou upon) tocar de leve, roçar. to play on (ou upon) words fazer trocadilhos. to play out 1 acabar, terminar. 2 fatigar, cansar, exaurir. 3 perder a eficácia. to play politics intrigar, maquinar, tramar. to play safe agir com cautela. to play the field espalhar esforço, interesses, afeições em muitas coisas ao mesmo tempo. to play the fool bancar o bobo. to play the game observar as regras do jogo, agir corretamente. to play the gentleman bancar o cavalheiro. to play the market jogar na bolsa, especular. to play up 1 começar a música. 2 redobrar os esforços. 3 mostrar-se firme e forte perante uma crise ou emergência. 4 destacar, salientar, dar ênfase. 5 enganar, trapacear. 6 provocar. 7 comportar-se de forma a não cooperar. 8 dar problemas, doer. to play up to sl 1 contracenar. 2 apoiar. 3 adular, bajular. to play with 1 brincar com. 2 jogar contra. 3 fazer pouco de. 4 masturbar. to play with fire brincar com fogo. -
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I 1. [fiːld]1) agr. campo m.2) geogr. geol. distesa f., banco m.; (basin) bacino m.3) sport campo m., terreno m. di gioco4) + verbo sing. o pl. sport (athletes) concorrenti m.pl.; (horses) cavalli m.pl. in gara5) (area of knowledge) campo m., settore m.6) ling.to test sth. in the field — provare qcs. sul campo
8) mil.to hold the field — tenere il campo; fig. [ theory] dominare la scena
9) (range) campo m.field of force — el. campo di forza
field of fire — mil. campo di tiro
10) inform. mat. fis. campo m.2.1) mil. [hospital, kitchen] da campo2) (in real environment) [ study] sul campo; [ test] in condizioni reali di utilizzo••II 1. [fiːld]3) (respond to) rispondere (bene) a [ questions]2.verbo intransitivo sport giocare in difesa* * *[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) campo2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) campo, terreno3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) giacimento4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) campo5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) campo6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) campo (di battaglia)2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) prendere e rilanciare- fieldwork* * *I 1. [fiːld]1) agr. campo m.2) geogr. geol. distesa f., banco m.; (basin) bacino m.3) sport campo m., terreno m. di gioco4) + verbo sing. o pl. sport (athletes) concorrenti m.pl.; (horses) cavalli m.pl. in gara5) (area of knowledge) campo m., settore m.6) ling.to test sth. in the field — provare qcs. sul campo
8) mil.to hold the field — tenere il campo; fig. [ theory] dominare la scena
9) (range) campo m.field of force — el. campo di forza
field of fire — mil. campo di tiro
10) inform. mat. fis. campo m.2.1) mil. [hospital, kitchen] da campo2) (in real environment) [ study] sul campo; [ test] in condizioni reali di utilizzo••II 1. [fiːld]3) (respond to) rispondere (bene) a [ questions]2.verbo intransitivo sport giocare in difesa -
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{plei}
I. 1. играя (си)
забавлявам се (with)
to PLAY (at) soldiers играя на войници
let's PLAY (at being) pirates хайде да играем на пирати
2. сп., карти играя, включвам в игра, удрям (топка), шах местя (фигура)
to PLAY someone as goalkeeper etc. включвам някого като вратар и пр.
to PLAY (as/at) centre-forward играя като/съм център-нападател
to PLAY one's ace играя аса си
прен. to PLAY one's ace/one's trump card играя/изигравам най-силния си коз
to PLAY one's trumps well използувам добре възможностите си
to PLAY fair, to PLAY the game спазвам правилата, прен. постъпвам честно
3. сп. в (добро, лошо) състояние съм (за игрище)
4. играя на (борсата, тото и пр.), залагам
to PLAY the races залагам на конни състезания
to PLAY the market играя нa борсата
5. театр. играя, изпълнявам (роля), играя в (театър), играя се (за пиеса)
what's PLAYing at какво се дава/играе в
he PLAYed leading theatres той играеше в най-известните театри
to PLAY one's part well добре си играя/изигравам ролята (и прен.)
6. правя се на, показвам се като, играя ролята на
to PLAY the man показвам се/държа се като (истински) мъж, държа се мъжки
to PLAY dead правя се на умрял
to PLAY the fool/goat/monkey правя се на луд, втелявам се, халосвам се
7. свиря, изпълнявам (на инструмент), пускам, просвирвам (плоча и пр.)
to PLAY the piano/violin etc. свиря (на) пиано/цигулка и пр.
to PLAY a sonata on the piano изсвирвам соната на пиано
8. играя, движа се свободно, имам луфт (за машина и пр.)
9. насочвам, отправям (струя, прожектор и пр.), насочвам се
обстрелвам (on)
10. пускам (водоскок), пуснат съм (за водоскок)
11. sl. съдействувам, постъпвам както се изисква
12. оставям (уловена на въдица риба) да се измори във водата
to PLAY havoc/hell with, to PLAY the boar/deuce/dickens/devil with, to PLAY Old Harry/old gooseberry with обръщам с главата надолу, правя на пух и прах, погубвам, пращам по дяволите, разсипвам, разорявам, разстройвам
to PLAY safe действувам предпазливо, не рискувам
to PLAY a deep game имам потайни/скрити планове, действувам потайно
II. 1. игра, забава, забавление
to be at PLAY играя
in PLAY на шега
2. бързо движение, игра, трепкане (на вълни, светлина, цветове)
the PLAY of expression on his face променящото се изражение на лицето му
3. пиеса, представление, спектакъл
as good as a PLAY много забавно/интересно
4. сп., карти игра, ход, хазарт, начин (на игра)
the ball is to PLAY топката e в игра/в игрището
to be out of PLAY извън играта съм
5. ам. прен. маневра, ход
to make a PLAY for мъча се да докопам/спечеля
6. тех. игра, луфт, хлабина, свободен/мъртъв ход
7. поведение, отношение, държане
foul/false PLAY непочтеност, непочтено отношение, мошеничество
fair PLAY честна игра, честност, честно отношение
8. действие
to bring/call into PLAY пускам в ход/действие, предизвиквам
to come into PLAY влизам в действие, започвам да действувам
in full PLAY в пълен ход, в разгар
to hold someone in PLAY не давам някому да си отдъхне/да си поеме дъх
to make PLAY действувам енергично
9. ам. гласност (чрез средства за информация)
10. прен. простор, свобода
to give free PLAY to давам пълна свобода на (мисли, въображение и пр.)* * *{plei} v 1. играя (си); забавлявам се (with); to play (at) soldiers(2) {plei} n 1. игра; забава, забавление; to be at play играя; in play* * *трепкам; трепвам; свиря; обстрелвам; пиеса; отправям; владея; пускам; играя; игра; насочвам;* * *1. 1 sl. съдействувам, постъпвам както се изисква 2. 1 оставям (уловена на въдица риба) да се измори във водата 3. as good as a play много забавно/интересно 4. fair play честна игра, честност, честно отношение 5. foul/false play непочтеност, непочтено отношение, мошеничество 6. he played leading theatres той играеше в най-известните театри 7. i. играя (си) 8. ii. игра, забава, забавление 9. in full play в пълен ход, в разгар 10. in play на шега 11. let's play (at being) pirates хайде да играем на пирати 12. the ball is to play топката e в игра/в игрището 13. the play of expression on his face променящото се изражение на лицето му 14. to be at play играя 15. to be out of play извън играта съм 16. to bring/call into play пускам в ход/действие, предизвиквам 17. to come into play влизам в действие, започвам да действувам 18. to give free play to давам пълна свобода на (мисли, въображение и пр.) 19. to hold someone in play не давам някому да си отдъхне/да си поеме дъх 20. to make a play for мъча се да докопам/спечеля 21. to make play действувам енергично 22. to play (as/at) centre-forward играя като/съм център-нападател 23. to play (at) soldiers играя на войници 24. to play a deep game имам потайни/скрити планове, действувам потайно 25. to play a sonata on the piano изсвирвам соната на пиано 26. to play dead правя се на умрял 27. to play fair, to play the game спазвам правилата, прен. постъпвам честно 28. to play havoc/hell with, to play the boar/deuce/dickens/devil with, to play old harry/old gooseberry with обръщам с главата надолу, правя на пух и прах, погубвам, пращам по дяволите, разсипвам, разорявам, разстройвам 29. to play one's ace играя аса си 30. to play one's part well добре си играя/изигравам ролята (и прен.) 31. to play one's trumps well използувам добре възможностите си 32. to play safe действувам предпазливо, не рискувам 33. to play someone as goalkeeper etc. включвам някого като вратар и пр 34. to play the fool/goat/monkey правя се на луд, втелявам се, халосвам се 35. to play the man показвам се/държа се като (истински) мъж, държа се мъжки 36. to play the market играя нa борсата 37. to play the piano/violin etc. свиря (на) пиано/цигулка и пр 38. to play the races залагам на конни състезания 39. what's playing at какво се дава/играе в 40. ам. гласност (чрез средства за информация) 41. ам. прен. маневра, ход 42. бързо движение, игра, трепкане (на вълни, светлина, цветове) 43. действие 44. забавлявам се (with) 45. играя на (борсата, тото и пр.), залагам 46. играя, движа се свободно, имам луфт (за машина и пр.) 47. насочвам, отправям (струя, прожектор и пр.), насочвам се 48. обстрелвам (on) 49. пиеса, представление, спектакъл 50. поведение, отношение, държане 51. правя се на, показвам се като, играя ролята на 52. прен. to play one's ace/one's trump card играя/изигравам най-силния си коз 53. прен. простор, свобода 54. пускам (водоскок), пуснат съм (за водоскок) 55. свиря, изпълнявам (на инструмент), пускам, просвирвам (плоча и пр.) 56. сп. в (добро, лошо) състояние съм (за игрище) 57. сп., карти игра, ход, хазарт, начин (на игра) 58. сп., карти играя, включвам в игра, удрям (топка), шах местя (фигура) 59. театр. играя, изпълнявам (роля), играя в (театър), играя се (за пиеса) 60. тех. игра, луфт, хлабина, свободен/мъртъв ход* * *play [plei] I. v 1. играя, играя си; театр. изпълнявам, играя ( роля); давам представление; England will \play Latvia Англия ще играе срещу Латвия; to \play the innocent правя се на невинен (ни лук ял, ни лук мирисал); to \play to the gallery търся евтини ефекти; прен. търся популярност; to \play the man постъпвам като истински мъж (човек); to \play a trick ( joke) играя (погаждам) номер (on); the ground \plays well игрището е в добро състояние, игрището е добро за игра; to \play a pawn сп. местя пионка (в шахмата); to \play the ball сп. удрям топката; 2. свиря; изпълнявам; to \play the piano свиря на пиано; to \play by ear свиря по слух, импровизирам (и прен.); to \play a waltz свиря валс; to \play a record изсвирвам (пускам) плоча; to \play second fiddle свиря втора цигулка, играя второстепенна роля; 3. държа се, имам определено поведение; постъпвам; to \play it cool държа се хладнокръвно; to \play it straight директен съм; говоря действам направо; to \play double лицемеря, играя двойна роля; to \play fair постъпвам честно; to \play fast and loose 1) играя нечестна игра; 2) действам безотговорно; to \play it low on s.o. постъпвам подло (низко) спрямо някого; to \play safe действам внимателно, внимавам; не рискувам; to \play s.o. false ( foul) измамвам (излъгвам) някого; постъпвам нечестно спрямо някого; to \play the fool ( goat, monkey) правя се на луд (смахнат); втелявам се; to \play the devil' s advocate заемам противната позиция в спор, за да провокирам обстойната аргументация на дадено становище; 4. играя, трепвам, трепкам; 5. насочвам (се); отправям; обстрелвам; to \play a searchlight upon an object насочвам прожектора към даден предмет; the guns \played on the fort оръдия обстрелваха укреплението; 6. владея, управлявам; to \play a good bat добър играч на крикет съм; to \play a good knife and fork имам добър апетит, похапвам си добре; 7. залагам (при хазарт); играя, хвърлям ( карта); to \play high карти излизам с по-висока карта, покачвам; to \play o.'s cards well добре използвам обстоятелствата (възможностите си); to \play o.'s hand for all it's worth използвам възможностите (обстоятелствата) докрай, напълно; to \play into the hands of помагам на, съдействам на, наливам вода във воденицата на; 8. пускам в действие ( водоскок); 9. оставям (уловена на въдица риба) да се измори във водата; 10. играе, движи се свободно; има луфт (за машинна част); • to \play both ends against the middle изправям противници един срещу друг, за да получа собствена изгода; двама се карат, третият печели; to \play on s.o., to \play a joke on s.o., ам. to \play sharp on s.o. 1) подигравам се с някого; 2) излагам някого; to \play havoc ( hell) with, to \play the bear ( deuce, devil, dickens, mischief) with, to \play Old Harry ( old gooseberry, hell and Tommy) with погубвам, пращам по дяволите; обръщам с главата надолу; to \play ball ам. сътруднича, съдействам; to \play the field хойкам, имам много гаджета; тъка на няколко стана; to \play the game играя (действам) според правилата; действам почтено; to \play a deep game имам тайни (скрити) планове; to \play ducks and drakes with пилея; разхищавам; to \play tricks with служа си несръчно (неумело) с; to \play possum правя се на ни лук ял, ни лук мирисал; правя се на ни чул, ни видял; II. n 1. игра; \play of the waves плисък (игра) на вълните; to be at \play играя; \play-by-\play story сп. коментар; the \play of expression on his face променящото се изражение на лицето му, подвижните черти на лицето му; \play upon words игра на думи, каламбур; 2. пиеса, представление; спектакъл; драма; as good as a \play много забавен (интересен); също като на театър (сцена); gallery \play прен. демагогия; гъделичкане на низките вкусове на публиката; while the \play is good шотл. докато е време, докато не е станало късно; о́време, навреме; to damn a \play провалям пиеса; a stock \play театр. пиеса от репертоара; grand-stand \play позьорство; външен ефект; 3. шега, забава; in \play на шега; 4. поведение, отношение; fair \play почтеност, честност; foul ( false) \play непочтеност, нечестност; мошеничество; 5. дейност, действие; to bring ( call) into \play пускам в ход (действие), задействам; to come into \play започвам да действам; in full \play в пълен ход; в разгара; to hold ( keep) s.o. in \play създавам непрекъснато работа на някого, не давам на някого да си отдъхне (да си поеме дъх); in \play сп. в игрището; който може да се играе (за топка); 6. ред да играя, ход; it's my \play аз съм на ход; 7. прен. простор, свобода; to give free \play to o.'s thoughts давам пълна свобода (простор) на мислите си; 8. тех. игра, луфт, свободно движение; толеранс; free \play 1) мъртъв (празен) ход, луфт; 2) отклонение от нормалното положение; 9. хазартна игра, комар; • to make \play 1) разигравам, разкарвам ( with); 2) действам енергично; сп. нанасям енергични удари; 3) бързам, разбързвам се, разшетвам се; to make great ( big) \play of преувеличавам, пресилвам; преигравам; to make a \play for 1) домогвам се до; 2) флиртувам с; опитвам се да привлека; свалям. -
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fi:ld 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) jorde, åker, eng2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) mark, slette, bane, område3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) felt, leie4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) fagfelt/-område5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) (magnet-/kraft)felt6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) slagmark2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) gripe/stoppe (ballen) og returnere- fieldworkdisiplin--------felt--------flate--------flyplass--------jorde--------kule--------mark--------plan--------sfære--------slagmark--------slette--------åkerIsubst. \/fiːld\/1) jorde, åker, eng, mark, land2) felt, -felt, -plass• airfield3) område, fag(område)4) ( fysikk) felt5) ( militærvesen) felt, slagmark, slag6) ( sport) plass, baneidrettsplass \/ idrettsbane7) (sport, kollektiv) felt, deltakere8) (sport, cricket, baseball) utespiller, utelag9) (heraldikk, kunst e.l.) felt, bunn, bakgrunnback a horse against the field holde på en hest mot hele det øvrige feltetbring into the field føre i feltenfair field and no favour rettferdig behandlingfield of force kraftfeltfield of vision synsfelt, horisonthold the field holde skansen, ikke la seg beseirein the field ute på jordet i feltenin the field of politics på det politiske plankeep the field fortsette felttoget, holde standleft field (softball, baseball) venstre banedellose the field lide nederlagbe outside one's field ligge utenfor ens område, ikke være ens fagområdeplay the field gå ut med stadig nye mennesker av motsatt kjønnright field (softball, baseball) høyre banedelstudies in the field studier i felten, feltstudiertake the field dra i feltenwin the field gå av med seierenwork in the field arbeide på åkeren\/jordetIIverb \/fiːld\/1) (cricket, baseball) stoppe og returnere (ballen)2) ( sport) stille opp (et lag\/spillere)3) ( militærvesen) sette inn -
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[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) polje2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) igrišče3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) nahajališče4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) področje5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) polje6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) bojišče2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) ujeti in vrniti- fieldwork* * *I [fi:ld]nounpolje, njiva; igrišče; bojišče; tekmovalci, moštvo; igralec kriketa (ki odbija napad); vojskovanje, bitka; področje, torišče, poprišče, terenAmerican field strawberry — gozdna jagodato lose the field — biti premagan, zgubitito hold the field — ne se vdati, vztrajatito keep the field — ne se vdati, ne popustitifield of vision, field of sight — vidno poljeII [fi:ld]1.intransitive verbigrati na igrišču;2.transitive verbrazporediti moštvo na igrišču; ujeti, vreči, odbiti žogo -
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[pleɪ]1. n1) (recreation) giocoto do/say sth in play — fare/dire qc per scherzo
2) Sport giocoto be in/out of play — (ball) essere in/fuori gioco
3) Theatre opera teatraleradio/television play — commedia radiofonica/per la televisione
4) (Tech: movement, give) gioco5)2. vt1) (match, card) giocare, (cards, chess, tennis) giocare a, (opponent) giocare contro, (chesspiece) muovereto play the field — (sexually) darsi da fare in campo amoroso
to play a fish Angling — stancare un pesce
2) (perform: role) interpretare, (play) rappresentare, dare, (perform in: town) esibirsi a, dare uno spettacolo (or una serie di spettacoli) a4) (direct: light, hose) puntare, dirigere3. vi1) (gen) giocare2)(move about, form patterns)
we watched the fountains playing — guardavamo i giochi d'acqua delle fontane4) Theatre Cine recitare (una parte)•- play off- play on- play out- play up -
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1. n1) игра́ жfair (foul, rough, team) play — че́стная (нече́стная, гру́бая, дру́жная) игра́
2) пье́са ж- in playgo to see the play — пойти́ в теа́тр
- make a play for smb
- play group 2. v1) игра́тьplay football (tennis) — игра́ть в футбо́л (те́ннис)
play the guitar (the violin) — игра́ть на гита́ре (на скри́пке)
2) сде́лать ход ( в игре)play the pawn — шахм пойти́ пе́шкой
3) прои́грывать ( пластинку)- play at smthplay this tape — поста́вьте э́ту за́пись
- play down smth
- play off
- play off one person against another
- play on smth
- play up to smb
- play with smth
- play around with an idea
- play a waiting game
- play ball
- play both ends against the middle
- play by ear
- play cat and mouse with smb
- play fair
- play fast and loose
- play footsie
- play for keeps
- play for time
- play games with smb
- play hard to get
- play hooky
- play into smb's hands
- play it cool
- play one for
- play one's cards right
- play ostrich
- play possum
- play safe
- play second fiddle
- play the devil with smb
- play the field
- play the game
- play the market
- play to the gallery
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[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.) lege2) (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.) spille3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spille; optræde4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) gå; opføres5) (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.) spille6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) lave sjov7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spille mod8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) reflektere9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rette mod10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spille ud2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) leg2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) skuespil3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) kamp4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spillerum•- 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* * *[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.) lege2) (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.) spille3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spille; optræde4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) gå; opføres5) (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.) spille6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) lave sjov7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spille mod8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) reflektere9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rette mod10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spille ud2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) leg2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) skuespil3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) kamp4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spillerum•- 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 -
40 field of play surround
- элементы, окружающие зону проведения соревнований
элементы, окружающие зону проведения соревнований
территория, прилегающая к зоне проведения соревнований
Все пространство вокруг зоны проведения соревнований и смешанные зоны на соревновательных объектах. Зона проведения соревнований и прилегающая к ней территория – это, пожалуй, наиболее важные участки для реализации программы «Образ Игр». Именно эти зоны больше всего демонстрируются по телевизору, так как здесь соревнуются спортсмены, а наличие повсюду символики Игр оказывает на них вдохновляющее воздействие.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]EN
field of play surround
All places around the field of play and mixed zone at the competition venues. The field of play and its surrounding area is probably the most important part of work for the Look of the Games Program. It is the area most covered during broadcast, where the athlete competes and acts as inspiration to his/her psychology with the Games marks all around.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]Тематики
Синонимы
- территория, прилегающая к зоне проведения соревнований
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > field of play surround
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play the field — {v. phr.}, {informal} To date many different people; not always have dates with the same person. * /Al had a steady girlfriend, but John was playing the field./ * /Jim was crazy about Mary, but she was still playing the field./ Contrast: GO… … Dictionary of American idioms
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play the field — Someone who plays the field dates or has sexual relationships with many people … The small dictionary of idiomes
play the field — ► play the field informal indulge in a series of casual sexual relationships. Main Entry: ↑field … English terms dictionary
play the field — phrasal : to have dates or romantic connections with more than one member of the opposite sex : avoid an exclusive or permanent attachment preferred playing the field to going steady Geraldine Roberts * * * play the field see under ↑play • • •… … Useful english dictionary
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play the field — date many people, go out with various men/women After a long relationship with Sue, he began to play the field … English idioms
play the field — to have many romantic or sexual relationships. After leaving that guy she lived with for five years she s now ready to play the field … New idioms dictionary
play\ the\ field — v. phr. informal To date many different people; not always have dates with the same person. Al had a steady girlfriend, but John was playing the field. Jim was crazy about Mary, but she was still playing the field. Contrast: go steady … Словарь американских идиом
play the field — verb To date more than one person at the same time. He says Im the only one, but my friends say hes playing the field … Wiktionary
play the field — to be sexually promiscuous Of either sex, from betting on several runners in the same race: You ve had enough of playing the field so now you re looking for a young, beautiful and preferably well born virgin. (P. D.James, 1994) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms