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1 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) κάνω τον καραγκιόζη -
2 play the game
(to act fairly and honestly.) παίζω με τους κανόνες του παιχνιδιού -
3 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.) παίζω2) (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.) παίζω3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) παίζω (ρόλο)4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) παίζομαι5) (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.) παίζω6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) παίζω7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) παίζω8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) (τρεμο)παίζω,παιχνιδίζω9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) κατευθύνω,στρέφω10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) παίζω,ρίχνω2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) διασκέδαση,παιχνίδι2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) θεατρικό έργο3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) παιχνίδι4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) τζόγος,παίξιμο•- 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
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4 Play
v. trans.Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Play
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5 play a
((not) to be one of the people who are doing (something): He played no part in the robbery.) παίζω ρόλο -
6 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) μειώνω τη σημασία -
7 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) καταστρέφω -
8 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) παίζω,παριστάνω2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) σκαρώνω -
9 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο -
10 play up
(to be troublesome or disobedient: The children are playing up today.) κάνω σκανταλιές -
11 bring/come into play
(to (cause to) be used or exercised: The job allowed him to bring all his talents into play.) βάζω/μπαίνω σε ενέργεια -
12 fair play
(honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc: He's not involved in the contest - he's only here to see fair play.) τίμιο παιχνίδι, τίμια συμπεριφορά -
13 foul play
(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) εγκληματική ενέργεια -
14 in the open
(outside; in the open air: It's very healthy for children to be able to play in the open.) στο ύπαιθρο -
15 in play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) στο παιχνίδι/εκτός παιχνιδιού -
16 out of play
((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) στο παιχνίδι/εκτός παιχνιδιού -
17 sword-play
noun (the activity of fencing.) ξιφασκία -
18 Pipe
subs.Hollow tube: P. αὐλός, ὁ, αὐλών, ὁ, ὀχετός, ὁ.The Athenians destroyed the pipes conveying fresh water which passed into the city underground: P. οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι τοὺς ὀχετοὺς... οἳ ἐς τὴν πόλιν ὑπονομηδὸν ποτοῦ ὕδατος ἠγμένοι ἦσαν, διέφθειραν (Thuc. 6, 100).Musical instrument: P. and V. αὐλός, ὁ, P. σῦριγξ, ἡ (Plat.), V. λωτός, ὁ.All the house is filled with the strains of the pipe: V. αὐλεῖται δὲ πᾶν μέλαθρον (Eur., I.T. 367).Song of birds: use P. and V. φθέγμα, τό, φθόγγος, ὁ, V. φθογγή, ἡ.——————v. intrans.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Pipe to: P. καταυλεῖν (gen.), Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pipe
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19 Flute
subs.P. and αὐλός, ὁ, P. σῦριγξ, ἡ (Plat.), V. λωτός, ὁ.Play the flute, v.: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play flute to: P. καταυλεῖν (gen.). Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).All the house is filled with the strains of the flute: V. αὐλεῖται δὲ πᾶν μέλαθρον (Eur., I.T. 367).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flute
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20 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) διαλέγω,ξεχωρίζω2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) διακρίνω3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) παίζω με το αυτί
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