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1 Play
v. trans.Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Play
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2 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ενεργώ2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) συμπεριφέρομαι3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) παίζω, υποδύομαι (ρόλο)2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) πράξη2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) νόμος3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) πράξη (θεατρικού έργου)4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) (θεατρικό) σκετς, `νούμερο`•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
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3 drama
1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) θεατρικό έργο2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) θέατρο (ως συγγραφικό είδος)3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) δραματική τέχνη4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) συναρπαστικά γεγονότα•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
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4 stage
I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.) σκηνή,παλκοσένικο2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.) ανεβάζω(έργο)2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.) οργανώνω•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.) στάδιο,φάση2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.) σκέλος3) (a section of a bus route.) στάση,τμήμα δρομολογίου4) (a section of a rocket.) τμήμα πυραύλου• -
5 pantomime
1. noun1) (a play performed at Christmas time, usually based on a popular fairy tale, with music, dancing, comedy etc.) θεατρική εορταστική παράσταση2) ((also mime) a performance by an actor done without using words: He studied pantomime in acting school.) παντομίμα2. verb(to act out a scene without using words: Since she couldn't speak French, she had to pantomime her request for water.) κάνω παντομίμα -
6 staging
1) (wooden planks etc forming a platform.) σκαλωσιά,εξέδρα2) (the way in which a play etc is presented on a stage: The staging was good, but the acting poor.) ανέβασμα -
7 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) αντικαθιστώ,υποκαθιστώ2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) υποκατάστατο/αντικαταστάτης,αναπληρωτής -
8 theatrical
[-'æ-]1) (of theatres or acting: a theatrical performance/career.) θεατρικός2) ((behaving) as if in a play; over-dramatic: theatrical behaviour.) θεατρινίστικος
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