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41 play the flute
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42 play the market
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43 play the piano
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44 play tricks
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45 play off
( in games) to play a final deciding game after a draw (noun play-off) jugar el desempateplay off n desempatea) v + o + adv oponer*to play somebody off against somebody: she plays her parents off against each other — hace pelear a sus padres para lograr sus propósitos
b) v + adv jugar* el desempate1.VT + ADV2.VI + ADV (Sport) jugar un partido de desempate* * *a) v + o + adv oponer*to play somebody off against somebody: she plays her parents off against each other — hace pelear a sus padres para lograr sus propósitos
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46 play along
1) v + adv ( cooperate)I refuse to play along with him/his schemes — me niego a hacerle el juego/a tener nada que ver con sus enjuagues (fam)
2) v + o + adv (deceive, manipulate) manipular, utilizar*1.VI + ADVto play along (with sb) — (fig) seguir el juego (a algn)
2.VT + ADVto play sb along — (fig) dar largas a algn *
* * *1) v + adv ( cooperate)I refuse to play along with him/his schemes — me niego a hacerle el juego/a tener nada que ver con sus enjuagues (fam)
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47 play around
v + adv jugar*, juguetear (fam & pey)I don't want them playing around with my tools — no quiero que anden (jugando) con mis herramientas (fam)
VI + ADV1) (also: play about) [children] jugar, divertirse2) * (=sleep around) dormir con cualquiera3)to play around or about with sth — (=fiddle with) juguetear con algo; (=tamper with) toquetear algo
I played around with the programme till it worked — ensayé el programa de varias maneras hasta hacerlo funcionar bien
to play around with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea
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48 play back
to play (music, speech etc) on a record or tape after it has just been recorded (noun play-back) volver a ponerv.• repetir v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o poner* ( una grabación)VT + ADV [+ tape] poner* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o poner* ( una grabación) -
49 play out
v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( enact) (usu pass) interpretarb) ( finish) \<\<game\>\> terminar, acabarto play out time — ( Sport) hacer* tiempo
VT + ADV1) (=enact) llevar a cabo; [+ fantasy etc] realizar2)to be played out — [person, argument] estar agotado
3)* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( enact) (usu pass) interpretarb) ( finish) \<\<game\>\> terminar, acabarto play out time — ( Sport) hacer* tiempo
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50 play by ear
(to play (music) without looking at and without having memorized printed music.) tocar de oídoexpr.• tocar de oído expr. -
51 play about
v + adv (BrE) juguetear (fam & pey)VI + ADV = play around* * *v + adv (BrE) juguetear (fam & pey) -
52 play over
VT + ADVto play a piece of music over or through — tocar una pieza entera
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53 play through
VT + ADVto play a piece of music over or through — tocar una pieza entera
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54 play-acting
['pleɪˌæktɪŋ]N (lit) actuación f teatral; (fig) teatro m, comedia fthis is mere play-acting — (fig) esto es puro teatro, esto no es más que una comedia
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55 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) fingir estar dormido; hacerse el muertoexpr.• hacerse el muerto expr. -
56 play the game
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57 play with fire
(to do something dangerous or risky: Putting all your money into that business is playing with fire!) jugar con fuegoexpr.• jugar con fuego expr. -
58 play about
v.juguetear, divertirse.vi.juguetear, jugar. -> play around -
59 play-act
v.1 representar, escenificar.2 hacer la comedia, simular, actuar, hacer teatro.3 dramatizar. (pt & pp play-acted) -
60 play-acting
adj.1 que dramatiza, que hace drama.2 de actuación.s.1 teatro cuento.2 actuación fingida, actuación teatral, fingimiento.ger.gerundio del verbo PLAY-ACT.
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