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I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- 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.) giocare2) (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.) giocare3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) recitare, interpretare4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) essere recitato5) (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.) suonare6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) giocare7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) giocare (contro)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) guizzare9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigere10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) giocare2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) gioco, divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) dramma; commedia3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partita4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) gioco•- 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* * *I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up•• -
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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 -
3 expression
[ɪk'spreʃn]1) (phrase) espressione f.2) (look) espressione f.3) U (utterance) expressione f.freedom of expression — libertà di espressione o parola
to give expression to — dare sfogo o voce a
4) (of friendship, gratitude) manifestazione f.5) (feeling)6) mat. espressione f.* * *[-ʃən]1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) espressione2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) espressione3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) espressione4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) espressione* * *[ɪk'spreʃn]1) (phrase) espressione f.2) (look) espressione f.3) U (utterance) expressione f.freedom of expression — libertà di espressione o parola
to give expression to — dare sfogo o voce a
4) (of friendship, gratitude) manifestazione f.5) (feeling)6) mat. espressione f. -
4 Jack
[dʒæk]* * *[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) cric2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) jack, fante•- jack up* * *Jack /dʒæk/n.dim. di ► John.(First names) Jack /dʒæk/, Jacky /ˈdʒækɪ/m. dim. di John* * *[dʒæk] -
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[dʒæk]* * *[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) cric2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) jack, fante•- jack up* * *jack (1) /dʒæk/n.1 (mecc.) cric; martinetto; martinello: car jack, cric per automobile; hydraulic jack, martinetto idraulico2 ( carte da gioco) fante; jack: the jack of hearts, il jack di cuori; I've only a jack ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasto soltanto un jack in mano6 (al pl.) gioco infantile simile al gioco dei cinque sassi; (al sing.) pezzo di gioco dei jacks ( si usano pezzetti di metallo o plastica a sei punte e una pallina)16 (zool.) qualsiasi pesce della famiglia Carangidae17 (zool.) ► jackfish18 (ind. tess.) banco a fusi● Jack and Jill, ragazzo e ragazza ( dai personaggi di una poesiola infantile) □ (fam. USA) Jack-and-Jill party, festa in onore di una coppia di futuri sposi □ (archit.) jack arch, arco piatto □ ( slang) Jack ashore, marinaio in franchigia (spec. chiassoso, ubriaco, ecc.) □ Jack Frost, il gelo ( personificato) □ jack hare, leprotto □ jack-in-the-box, scatola a sorpresa □ (fam.) Jack the Lad, damerino; galletto □ (GB) jack in office, burocrate borioso □ (antiq.) Jack Ketch, il boia □ ( USA) jack light, lampada per pescare; lampara □ (naut.) jack ladder, scala a tarozzi; biscaglina □ jack of all trades, factotum; uomo tuttofare □ jack of all trades and master of none, uno che fa un po' di tutto senza saper fare bene niente □ jack-o'-lantern, lanterna di Halloween (fatta con una zucca scavata e con fori a mo' di occhi, naso e bocca); (antiq.) fuoco fatuo □ (bot.) jack pine, Pinus banksiana ( del Nord America) □ jack plane, pialla per lavori di sgrossatura; sbozzino □ (elettr.) jack plug, (spina a) jack □ (zool.) jack rabbit ( Lepus americanus), lepre del Nord America □ (edil.) jack rafter, corrente; travetto per la struttura del tetto □ (stor.) Jack the Ripper, Jack lo Squartatore □ jack socket ► sopra, def. 3 □ jack staff, asta della bandiera di bompresso □ (fam. GB, antiq.) Jack Tar, marinaio □ jack towel, bandinella; asciugamano girevole su un rullo □ (edil.) jack truss, capriata secondaria □ (fam. USA) jack-up, aumento □ (tecn.) jack-up (rig), piattaforma autosollevante □ before you can say Jack Robinson, in un batter d'occhio; in men che non si dica □ (fam.) every man jack ( of them), tutti quanti □ ( slang GB) on one's jack, da solo; senza aiuto.jack (2) /dʒæk/n.(bot., Artocarpus integrifolia) artocarpo; albero del pane.jack (3) /dʒæk/n.(stor.) cotta d'arme.jack (4) /dʒæk/a.(Austral., NZ) stanco; stufo.(to) jack /dʒæk/v. t.1 ► jack up* * *[dʒæk] -
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