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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.) žaisti2) (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.) žaisti, lošti3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) vaidinti, dėtis4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) būti vaidinamam5) (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.) groti6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) iškrėsti7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) žaisti su8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) žaisti9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) nukreipti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lošti2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) pramoga2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pjesė, drama3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) žaidimas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) laisvumas•- 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
См. также в других словарях:
player piano — player pianos N COUNT A player piano is a type of mechanical piano. When you press the pedals, air is forced through holes in a roll of paper to press the keys and play a tune. [mainly AM] (in BRIT, usually use pianola) … English dictionary
player piano — ☆ player piano n. a piano that can play automatically by means of a built in pneumatic mechanism that depresses the keys in response to signals on a perforated roll … English World dictionary
Player piano — The player piano is a self playing piano, containing a pneumatic mechanism that plays on the piano action pre programmed music via perforated paper rolls. The rise of the player piano grew with the rise of the mass produced piano in the house and … Wikipedia
player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll. [1900 05, Amer.] * * * Piano that mechanically plays music encoded as perforations on a paper roll. An early… … Universalium
player piano — noun a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys • Syn: ↑mechanical piano, ↑Pianola • Hypernyms: ↑piano, ↑pianoforte, ↑forte piano * * * noun, pl ⋯ nos [count] : a piano that is played by a machin … Useful english dictionary
player piano — player pi ano n a piano that is played by machinery inside it. A long roll of paper with holes cut in it gradually turns and works the machinery, pressing down the ↑keys on the piano to produce music = ↑pianola … Dictionary of contemporary English
Player Piano (novel) — infobox Book | name = Player Piano title orig = translator = image caption = First edition, hardcover author = Kurt Vonnegut illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science Fiction publisher =… … Wikipedia
Player piano — Die American Piano Company oder kurz Ampico in East Rochester (N.Y.) war ein bekannter US amerikanischer Hersteller von automatischen Klavieren hoher Qualität, ab 1913 auch von Reproduktions Klavieren. Die American Piano Company wurde 1908 durch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
player piano — play′er pian′o n. mad a piano using a mechanical player • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
player piano — noun Date: 1907 a piano containing a mechanism by which it plays automatically … New Collegiate Dictionary
player piano — noun An acoustic piano which is automatically played (mechanically) … Wiktionary
