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1 play high cards
play high cards играть по большой; ходить с крупной карты -
2 play high to play for high stakes
Общая лексика: играть по большойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play high to play for high stakes
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3 play high to play fair
Общая лексика: поступать честноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play high to play fair
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4 play high
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play high
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5 play high
1) Общая лексика: ходить с крупной карты2) Карточный термин: играть по большой -
6 play high
играть по большой; ходить с крупной картыАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > play high
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7 play high
büyük oynamak -
8 play high
büyük oynamak -
9 play high
• pelata suurin panoksin -
10 play high
играть по большой, ходить с крупной карты -
11 play\ high
nagyban játszik, hazárdul játszik -
12 play high
ходить с крупной карты, вести большую игру [этим. карт.] -
13 to play high
to play highfazer um jogo caro, apostar muito. -
14 to play high
карт.играть по большой; ходить с крупной карты -
15 play
play [pleɪ]jeu ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) tour ⇒ 1 (c) stratagème ⇒ 1 (d) pièce (de théâtre) ⇒ 1 (g) intérêt ⇒ 1 (j) jouer à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h) jouer ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (i)-(k), 3 (a)-(e), 3 (h) faire jouer ⇒ 2 (d) jouer de ⇒ 2 (m) mettre ⇒ 2 (n) s'amuser ⇒ 3 (a) se jouer ⇒ 3 (f)1 noun(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;∎ I like to watch the children at play j'aime regarder les enfants jouer;∎ the aristocracy at play l'aristocratie en train de se détendre;∎ to say sth in play dire qch en plaisantant ou pour rire;∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m∎ play starts at one o'clock le match commence à une heure;∎ play on the centre court is starting le match sur le court central commence;∎ after some very boring play in the first half… après une première mi-temps très ennuyeuse…;∎ there was some nice play from Brooks Brooks a réussi de belles actions ou a bien joué;∎ to keep the ball in play garder la balle en jeu;∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;∎ rain stopped play la partie a été interrompue par la pluie;∎ American she scored off a passing play elle a marqué un but après une combinaison de passes;∎ American the coach calls the plays l'entraîneur choisit les combinaisons∎ whose play is it? c'est à qui de jouer?(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;∎ it was a play to get money/their sympathy c'était un stratagème pour obtenir de l'argent/pour s'attirer leur sympathie;∎ he is making a play for the presidency il se lance dans la course à la présidence;∎ she made a play for my boyfriend elle a fait des avances à mon copain(e) (gambling) jeu m;∎ I lost heavily at last night's play j'ai perdu gros au jeu hier soir(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;∎ the result of a complex play of forces le résultat d'un jeu de forces complexe;∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu∎ Shakespeare's plays les pièces fpl ou le théâtre de Shakespeare;∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;∎ it's been ages since I've seen or gone to see a play ça fait des années que je ne suis pas allé au théâtre;∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;∎ television play dramatique f∎ there's too much play in the socket il y a trop de jeu dans la douille;∎ give the rope more play donnez plus de mou à la corde;∎ figurative to give or to allow full play to sth donner libre cours à qch(i) (of sun, colours) jeu m;∎ I like the play of light and shadow in his photographs j'aime les jeux d'ombre et de lumière dans ses photos∎ the summit meeting is getting a lot of media play les médias font beaucoup de tapage ou battage autour de ce sommet;∎ in my opinion she's getting far too much play à mon avis, on s'intéresse beaucoup trop à elle□ ;∎ they made a lot of play or a big play about his war record ils ont fait tout un plat de son passé militaire(a) (games, cards) jouer à;∎ to play football/tennis jouer au football/tennis;∎ to play poker/chess jouer au poker/aux échecs;∎ to play hide-and-seek jouer à cache-cache;∎ the children were playing dolls/soldiers les enfants jouaient à la poupée/aux soldats;∎ how about playing some golf after work? si on faisait une partie de golf après le travail?;∎ do you play any sports? pratiquez-vous un sport?;∎ squash is played indoors le squash se pratique en salle;∎ to play the game Sport jouer selon les règles; figurative jouer le jeu;∎ I won't play his game je ne vais pas entrer dans son jeu;∎ she's playing games with you elle te fait marcher;∎ familiar to play it cool ne pas s'énerver□, garder son calme□ ;∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;∎ familiar the meeting's next week, how shall we play it? la réunion aura lieu la semaine prochaine, quelle va être notre stratégie?□ ;∎ to play it safe ne pas prendre de risque, jouer la sécurité(b) (opposing player or team) jouer contre, rencontrer;∎ Italy plays Brazil in the finals l'Italie joue contre ou rencontre le Brésil en finale;∎ I played him at chess j'ai joué aux échecs avec lui;∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;∎ I'll play you for the drinks je vous joue les consommations∎ to play a match against sb disputer un match avec ou contre qn;∎ how many tournaments has he played this year? à combien de tournois a-t-il participé cette année?;∎ the next game will be played on Sunday la prochaine partie aura lieu dimanche(d) (include on the team → player) faire jouer;∎ the coach didn't play her until the second half l'entraîneur ne l'a fait entrer (sur le terrain) qu'à la deuxième mi-temps(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;∎ how should I play this hand? comment devrais-je jouer cette main?;∎ she played her ace elle a joué son as; figurative elle a abattu sa carte maîtresse;∎ figurative he plays his cards close to his chest il cache son jeu(f) (position) jouer;∎ he plays winger/defence il joue ailier/en défense(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;∎ she played a chip shot to the green elle a fait un coup coché jusque sur le green;∎ try playing your backhand more essayez de faire plus de revers;∎ to play a six iron (in golf) jouer un fer numéro six;∎ he played the ball to me il m'a envoyé la balle(h) (gamble on → stock market, slot machine) jouer à;∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;∎ to play the property market spéculer sur le marché immobilier;∎ he played the red/the black il a misé sur le rouge/le noir(i) (joke, trick)∎ to play a trick/joke on sb jouer un tour/faire une farce à qn;∎ your memory's playing tricks on you votre mémoire vous joue des tours∎ Cressida was played by Joan Dobbs le rôle de Cressida était interprété par Joan Dobbs;∎ who played the godfather in Coppola's movie? qui jouait le rôle du parrain dans le film de Coppola?;∎ figurative to play a part or role in sth prendre part ou contribuer à qch;∎ an affair in which prejudice plays its part une affaire dans laquelle les préjugés entrent pour beaucoup ou jouent un rôle important∎ they played Broadway last year ils ont joué à Broadway l'année dernière;∎ 'Othello' is playing the Strand for another week 'Othello' est à l'affiche du Strand pendant encore une semaine;∎ he's now playing the club circuit il se produit maintenant dans les clubs∎ to play the fool faire l'idiot ou l'imbécile;∎ some doctors play God il y a des médecins qui se prennent pour Dieu sur terre;∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;∎ one played the heavy while the other asked the questions l'un jouait les méchants tandis que l'autre posait les questions;∎ don't play the wise old professor with me! ce n'est pas la peine de jouer les grands savants avec moi!;∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;∎ they're playing our song/Strauss ils jouent notre chanson/du Strauss;∎ to play scales on the piano faire des gammes au piano(n) (put on → record, tape) passer, mettre; (→ radio) mettre, allumer; (→ tapedeck, jukebox) faire marcher;∎ don't play the stereo so loud ne mets pas la chaîne si fort;∎ he's in his room playing records il écoute des disques dans sa chambre;∎ can you play some Pink Floyd? tu peux mettre quelque chose des Pink Floyd?;∎ I'll play the first side British again or American over for you je vous repasse ou je vous fais réécouter la première face∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux∎ I like to work hard and play hard quand je travaille, je travaille, quand je m'amuse, je m'amuse;∎ he didn't mean to hurt you, he was only playing il ne voulait pas te faire de mal, c'était juste pour jouer;∎ don't play on the street! ne jouez pas dans la rue!;∎ to play with dolls/with guns jouer à la poupée/à la guerre∎ to play well/badly/regularly jouer bien/mal/régulièrement;∎ to play against sb/a team jouer contre qn/une équipe;∎ to play in goal être goal;∎ it's her (turn) to play c'est à elle de jouer, c'est (à) son tour;∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;∎ he plays in the Italian team il joue dans l'équipe d'Italie;∎ she played into the left corner elle a envoyé la balle dans l'angle gauche;∎ try playing to his backhand essayez de jouer son revers;∎ to play high/low (in cards) jouer une forte/basse carte;∎ do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer?;∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;∎ to play dirty ne pas jouer franc jeu; figurative ne pas jouer le jeu;∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu; figurative jouer le jeu;∎ to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn;∎ you're playing right into his hands! tu entres dans son jeu!;∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;∎ to play safe ne pas prendre de risques, jouer la sécurité∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent∎ I heard a guitar playing j'entendais le son d'une guitare;∎ music played in the background (recorded) des haut-parleurs diffusaient de la musique d'ambiance; (band) un orchestre jouait en fond sonore;∎ is that Strauss playing? est-ce que c'est du Strauss que l'on entend?;∎ a radio was playing upstairs on entendait une radio en haut;∎ the stereo was playing full blast on avait mis la chaîne à fond∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;∎ the movie is playing to full or packed houses le film fait salle comble;∎ the same show has been playing there for five years cela fait cinq ans que le même spectacle est à l'affiche;∎ now playing at all Park Cinemas actuellement dans toutes les salles (de cinéma) Park;∎ what's playing at the Rex? qu'est-ce qui passe au Rex?;∎ the company will be playing in the provinces la compagnie va faire une tournée en province∎ to play dead faire le mort;∎ to play innocent or familiar dumb faire l'innocent, jouer les innocents;∎ familiar to play hard to get se faire désirer□(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);∎ sun played on the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau;∎ a smile played on or about or over his lips un sourire jouait sur ses lèvres;∎ lightning played across the sky le ciel était zébré d'éclairs►► play area aire f de jeux∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)∎ to play about with sth jouer avec ou tripoter qch;∎ stop playing about with the aerial arrête de jouer avec ou de tripoter l'antenne;∎ I don't think we should be playing about with genes à mon avis, on ne devrait pas s'amuser à manipuler les gènes(b) (juggle → statistics, figures) jouer avec; (consider → possibilities, alternatives) envisager, considérer;∎ I'll play about with the figures and see if I can come up with something more reasonable je vais jouer un peu avec les chiffres et voir si je peux suggérer quelque chose de plus raisonnable;∎ she played about with several endings for her novel elle a essayé plusieurs versions pour le dénouement de son roman∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn(tease, deceive) faire marcher(cooperate) coopérer;∎ to play along with sb or with sb's plans entrer dans le jeu de qn;∎ you'd better play along tu as tout intérêt à te montrer coopératif(a) (of child) jouer à;∎ to play at cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs;∎ familiar just what do you think you're playing at? à quoi tu joues exactement?(b) (dabble in → politics, journalism) faire en dilettante;∎ you're just playing at being an artist tu joues les artistes;∎ you can't play at being a revolutionary tu ne peux pas t'improviser révolutionnaire(cassette, film) repasser;∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début□(role, victory) minimiser; (problem) dédramatiser;∎ we've been asked to play down the political aspects of the affair on nous a demandé de ne pas insister sur le côté politique de l'affaire;∎ her book rightly plays down the conspiracy theory son livre minimise à juste titre la thèse du complot∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main(c) (with music) accueillir en musique(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage∎ he played Neil off against his father il a monté Neil contre son père;∎ he played his enemies off against each other il a monté ses ennemis l'un contre l'autre➲ play on(weakness, naivety, trust, feelings) jouer sur;∎ his political strength comes from playing on people's fears il tire sa force politique de sa capacité à jouer sur la peur des gens;∎ the waiting began to play on my nerves l'attente commençait à me porter sur les nerfs;∎ the title plays on a line from Shakespeare le titre est un jeu de mots sur une phrase de Shakespearecontinuer à jouer;∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer∎ the events being played out on the world's stage les événements qui se déroulent dans le monde;∎ the drama was played out between rioters and police les incidents ont eu lieu entre les émeutiers et les forces de police(b) (usu passive) familiar (exhaust) to be played out (person, horse etc) être vanné ou éreinté□ ; (idea) être vieux jeu□ ou démodé□ ; (story) avoir perdu tout intérêt□∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?➲ play up∎ in the interview, play up your sales experience pendant l'entretien, mettez en avant ou insistez sur votre expérience de la vente;∎ his speech played up his working-class background son discours mettait l'accent sur ses origines populaires;∎ the press played up her divorce la presse a monté son divorce en épingle∎ my back is playing me up mon dos me joue encore des tours;∎ don't let the kids play you up ne laissez pas les enfants vous marcher sur les pieds∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn= play on1(a) (toy with → pencil, hair) jouer avec;∎ he was playing with the radio dials il jouait avec les boutons de la radio;∎ he only played with his food il a à peine touché à son assiette;∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu∎ she plays with language in bold and startling ways elle manipule la langue avec une audace saisissante(c) (consider → idea) caresser;∎ he played with the idea for weeks before rejecting it il a caressé l'idée pendant des semaines avant de l'abandonner;∎ we're playing with the idea of buying a house nous pensons à acheter une maison;∎ here are a few suggestions to play with voici quelques suggestions que je soumets à votre réflexion∎ to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn;∎ don't you see he's just playing with you? tu ne vois pas qu'il se moque de toi ou qu'il te fait marcher?(e) (have available → money, time) disposer de;∎ how much time have we got to play with? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;∎ they've got $2 million to play with ils disposent de deux millions de dollars∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucherⓘ Play it again Sam Cette formule célèbre ("joue-le encore, Sam"), que l'on attribue au film Casablanca, n'est en fait pas prononcée dans le film. Le personnage incarné par Ingrid Bergman dit au pianiste du Rick's Bar play it once Sam, for old times' sake ("joue-le une fois, Sam, en souvenir du bon vieux temps"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en allusion au film lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un de refaire quelque chose, et particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit de rejouer un air de musique. -
16 high
high [haɪ]1. adjectivea. haut• how high is that tower? quelle est la hauteur de cette tour ?• how high is the mountain? quelle est l'altitude de la montagne ?• to have the moral high ground ( = moral superiority) avoir l'avantage moralb. (in degree, number, strength) [frequency, latitude, tension] haut before n ; [speed, number] grand before n ; [rent, price] élevé ; [sound, voice] aigu (- guë f)• official reports say casualties have been high selon les rapports officiels, il y a beaucoup de morts et de blessés• to have high expectations of sb/sth beaucoup attendre de qn/qch• to have a high opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch• in high gear en quatrième (or cinquième) vitesse► high in... [+ fat, nitrogen] à forte teneur en2. adverba. [climb, jump, throw] haut ; [fly] à haute altitude• how high can you jump? à quelle hauteur peux-tu sauter ?b. (in degree, number, strength) the numbers go as high as 200 les nombres montent jusqu'à 200• I had to go as high as $200 for it j'ai dû aller jusqu'à 200 dollars pour l'avoir• to play high [gambler] jouer gros (jeu)3. nouna. ( = high point) the cost of living reached a new high le coût de la vie a atteint un nouveau recordc. ( = weather system) zone f de haute pression4. compounds► high-class adjective [hotel, food, service] sélect ; [neighbourhood, flat] (de) grand standing ; [person] du grand monde ; [prostitute] de luxe► high fibre diet noun ( = régime) régime m riche en fibres ; ( = food eaten) alimentation f riche en fibres• to be on one's high horse être sur ses grands chevaux ► high-impact adjective [aerobics, exercise] high-impact inv► high-level adjective [meeting, discussions] à un très haut niveau ; [computer language, programming] de haut niveau► high-octane adjective [petrol] à indice d'octane élevé ; (figurative = powerful, exciting) puissant• the high point of the show/evening le clou du spectacle/de la soirée ► high-powered adjective [car] très puissant ; [person] de haut vol• high-powered businessman homme m d'affaires de haut vol ► high-pressure adjective à haute pression• high-pressure area zone f de haute pression ► high-profile adjective [position, politician] très en vue ; [role] très influent ; [issue] très discuté• high school diploma (US) diplôme m de fin d'études secondaires ≈ baccalauréat m → HIGH SCHOOL ► high seas plural noun• high-speed train train m à grande vitesse ► high-spirited adjective [person] plein d'entrain ; [horse] fougueux• in high spirits ( = lively) plein d'entrain ; ( = happy) tout joyeux ► high spot noun [of visit, holiday] grand moment m• to play for high stakes jouer gros jeu ► high street noun (British) [of village] grand-rue f ; [of town] rue f principale► high-tech adjective de haute technologie ; [computer] sophistiqué ; [industry, medicine, technique] de pointe━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le système juridique anglais et gallois, la High Court est une cour de droit civil chargée des affaires plus importantes et complexes que celles traitées par les « County Courts ». En Écosse en revanche, la High Court (of Justiciary) est la plus haute cour de justice, à laquelle les affaires les plus graves, telles que meurtre et viol, sont soumises et où elles sont jugées devant un jury.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, les high schools réunissent les quatre années du deuxième cycle du secondaire (15 à 18 ans). Les élèves reçus à leur examen final se voient remettre leur diplôme au cours d'une importante cérémonie appelée « Graduation ».La vie des high schools a inspiré de nombreux films et téléfilms américains ; on y voit le rôle qu'y jouent les sports (en particulier le football et le basket-ball) et certaines manifestations mondaines comme le bal de fin d'année des élèves de terminale, le « Senior Prom ». → GRADE GRADUATION PROM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[haɪ] 1.1)2) (colloq)to give somebody a high — [drug] défoncer (colloq) quelqu'un; [success] monter à la tête de quelqu'un
3) (colloq) US School = high school2.1) [building, wall, cliff] haut; [table, forehead, collar] haut (after n)high cheekbones — pommettes fpl saillantes
how high (up) are we? — ( on top of building) on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol?; (on plane, mountain) quelle est notre altitude?
2) [number, ratio, price, frequency, volume] élevé; [wind] violent; [hope, expectation] grand (before n)3) ( important) [quality, standard, rank] supérieur4) ( noble) [ideal, principle] noble5) ( acute) [pitch, sound, voice] aigu/-guë; [note] haut6) Culinary [game] faisandéto be high on — être défoncé à [drug]
3.to get high — se défoncer (colloq)
1) ( to a great height) hautto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] grimper de plus en plus haut; fig [figures, unemployment] augmenter de plus en plus
don't go any higher than £5,000 — ne dépasse pas 5000 livres sterling
from on high — gen d'en haut; Religion du Ciel
2) (at a high level, pitch) [set, turn on] fort; [sing, play] haut•• -
17 ♦ play
♦ play (1) /pleɪ/n.1 [u] gioco; modo di giocare: The children are at play, i bambini stanno giocando; the game and play of chess, il gioco degli scacchi e come giocarlo; the play of sunlight upon leaves, il gioco della luce del sole sulle foglie3 (teatr.) lavoro teatrale; dramma; commedia: the plays of John Webster, i drammi di John Webster; to direct a play, dirigere un dramma; to perform a play, rappresentare un dramma; to produce (o to put on) a play, mettere in scena un dramma (o una commedia); The play fell flat, la commedia è stata un fiasco; We went to the play, siamo andati a teatro4 [u] (mus.) esecuzione● (fig.) play-acting, commedia; finzione; melodramma (fig.) □ play-box, scatola per giocattoli □ ( radio, TV, USA) play-by-play commentary, radiocronaca; telecronaca; commento minuto per minuto □ play-day, giorno di vacanza ( da scuola) □ play-debt, debito di gioco □ ( USA) play dough, plastilina □ ( sport) play-off ► play-off □ a play on words, un gioco di parole □ play pool, piscina per giochi; piscinetta ( per bambini) □ play street, strada ( di città) chiusa al traffico per i giochi dei bambini □ (psic.) play therapy, terapia del gioco; ludoterapia □ to allow full play to one's restlessness, dare pieno sfogo alla propria irrequietezza □ as good as a play, divertentissimo □ to bring (o to call) into play, mettere in gioco; fare intervenire; mettere in azione □ to come into play, entrare in gioco (fig.); entrare in azione □ to give free play to one's imagination, dare (libero) sfogo alla propria fantasia □ in play, per gioco; per scherzo; per celia; ( sport: del pallone, della palla) in gioco □ ( sport) to make play, dar filo da torcere agli avversari □ (fam.) to make a play for, darsi da fare per, cercare di ottenere (qc.); manovrare per ( una nomina, ecc.); fare il filo a, stare dietro a (q.) □ ( sport: del pallone, della palla) out of play, non in gioco.NOTA D'USO: - play, game o toy?- play (2) /pleɪ/vc. verb.(comput.) esegui!; riproduci! ( istruzione).♦ (to) play /pleɪ/v. t. e i.1 giocare ( anche sport); giocare a (o con); gareggiare; giocherellare; baloccarsi; gingillarsi; divertirsi; scherzare; trastullarsi: to play tennis, giocare a tennis; to play with a ball, giocare con una palla; ( sport) to play a beautiful game, giocare bene; fare un bel gioco; ( anche) fare dell'accademia; to play sb. at cards, giocare a carte con q.; Let's play cowboys, giochiamo ai cowboy!; Let's play at (being) redskins, giochiamo agli indiani!; to play a pawn, giocare (o muovere) un pedone (a scacchi); to play one's cards well [badly], giocare bene [male] le proprie carte ( anche fig.); to play with a bunch of keys, baloccarsi (o gingillarsi) con un mazzo di chiavi; (fig.) to play with fire, scherzare col fuoco2 (fam.) giocare a essere; fare la parte di; far mostra; far finta: Jim played ski instructor, Jim faceva la parte del maestro di sci; to play innocent, recitare la parte dell'innocente3 ( sport) effettuare, fare ( un tiro, ecc.): He wasn't sure which shot to play, era incerto su quale colpo effettuare4 ( sport) far giocare; mettere in campo: The coach played Jones as goalkeeper, l'allenatore ha schierato Jones come portiere5 ( sport: del terreno) essere adatto al gioco: This cricket pitch plays well, questo campo di cricket è adatto al gioco ( ci si gioca bene)6 ( sport) giocare contro (q.); ospitare; battersi contro: Scotland were playing Wales, la Scozia ospitava il Galles; Will you play the challenger?, ti batterai contro lo sfidante?7 (teatr.) recitare; rappresentare; interpretare, sostenere ( un ruolo); fare la parte di; fare ( una parte); ( di una commedia, ecc.) essere recitato; tenere il cartellone; ( di film) essere proiettato: to play King Lear, rappresentare il Re Lear; Mel Gibson plays Hamlet, Mel Gibson interpreta la parte di Amleto; to play one's part well, fare bene la propria parte ( anche fig.); A new movie is playing tonight, questa sera danno un film nuovo; to play opposite, recitare a fianco di ( una persona dell'altro sesso); avere (q.) come partner8 (mus.) suonare; eseguire: to play the national anthem, suonare l'inno nazionale; to play by ear, suonare a orecchio; to play the violin, suonare il violino; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- They're playing the Forum on the 16th of December, suonano al Forum il 16 dicembre10 scherzare (poet.); muoversi qua e là; errare; ( del vento) soffiare: The moonlight was playing on the still waters of the lake, il chiaro di luna scherzava sulle acque tranquille del lago; A faint smile played on her lips, un lieve sorriso le errava sulle labbra (o le sfiorava le labbra)11 (mecc.: di un pezzo) avere gioco: Pistons must play inside cylinders, i pistoni devono aver gioco dentro ai cilindri13 dirigere, orientare ( un getto d'acqua, ecc.): We played a searchlight on the building, abbiamo illuminato l'edificio con una fotoelettrica16 (fam.) stare al gioco● ( sport) to play at home [away], giocare in casa [in trasferta] □ ( calcio, ecc.) to play a ball, calciare una palla □ to play ball, ( sport) dare il calcio d'inizio (o di ripresa); (fig.) fare la propria parte; non tirarsi indietro (fig.): (fam.) to play ball with sb., collaborare con q.; dare una mano a q. □ to play one's cards close to one's chest, tenersi le carte strette al petto ( giocando); (fig.) tenere nascoste le proprie mosse □ to play dead, fare finta d'essere morto, fare il morto; (fig.) restare indifferente, fare finta di niente □ to play the devil, fare il diavolo a quattro □ ( slang) to play dirty, fare il gioco sporco □ to play fair, giocare lealmente; (fig.) giocare a carte scoperte, comportarsi in modo leale □ to play sb. false, tradire q.; ingannare q. □ (fig.) to play first fiddle, avere una parte di primo piano; avere molta voce in capitolo □ to play a fish, stancare un pesce dandogli corda e poi tirando la lenza □ to play sb. like a fish, giocare con q. come il gatto con il topo □ to play the fool, fare lo stupido □ (teatr., mus., sport) to play for the first time, esordire; giocare (o recitare, suonare) per la prima volta □ to play for heavy stakes, giocare forte, d'azzardo □ to play for safety, stare sul sicuro; ( sport) tirare a «fare risultato» ( accontentandosi di un pareggio) □ to play for sympathy, cercare di accattivarsi la simpatia □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo, temporeggiare; ( sport) fare melina □ to play foul, ( sport) fare falli, essere falloso; (fig.) barare; essere sleale □ to play the game, stare alle regole del gioco; (fig.) esser leale, onesto □ (fig.) to play sb. 's game, stare al gioco di q. □ (fam.) to play games with sb. [st.], farsi gioco di q. [giocare (o giocherellare) con qc.] □ to play God, fare il padreterno □ to play high, giocar forte; fare forti puntate □ (fam.) to play the horses, giocare alle corse ( di cavalli) □ (fig.) to play into sb. 's hands, fare il gioco di q. □ to play oneself into a new job, fare l'abitudine (fam.: l'osso) a un lavoro nuovo □ (fam.) to play it cool, mantenere la calma □ to play it for real, fare sul serio □ ( calcio) to play the long ball, verticalizzare; dare profondità al gioco □ to play low, giocare in modo prudente; fare puntate basse □ ( Borsa, fin.) to play the market, speculare (o giocare) in Borsa □ ( sport) to play out of one's skin, giocare da dio □ to play safe, tenersi dalla parte del sicuro; non voler correre rischi □ (fig.) to play second fiddle (o second lead), fare il comprimario; avere una parte secondaria (o di secondo piano) □ ( sport) to play a team at home, ospitare una squadra □ (teatr.) to play to a full house, recitare a teatro esaurito □ to play to the gallery, (teatr.) recitare per il loggione; (fig.) cercare una popolarità a buon mercato □ to play truant, marinare la scuola □ to play a waiting game, ( sport) fare melina; (fig.) tirarla per le lunghe; stare a vedere come si mettono le cose □ (equit.) to play with horses ( on the ground), far lavorare (o esercitare) i cavalli (a terra) □ (eufem.) to play with oneself, masturbarsi. -
18 ♦ high
♦ high /haɪ/A a.1 alto; elevato; (fig.) grande sommo, eminente, nobile, sublime: The house is nine metres high, la casa è alta nove metri; (fis., radio) high frequency, alta frequenza; (geogr.) high latitudes, alte latitudini; (elettr.) high tension, alta tensione; high finance, alta finanza; at a high speed, a una velocità elevata; a high wall, un muro alto; un'alta parete; a high mind, un animo nobile; a high caste, una casta alta (per es., in India)6 (fam.) alticcio; brillo7 (fam.) euforico; gasato; su di giri (spec. per effetto della droga); fatto, impasticcato (fam.): to be high on drugs, essersi fattoB n.1 altura; posizione elevata; livello alto3 (meteor.) area d'alta pressione; anticiclone4 ( Borsa, fin.) prezzo massimo; livello massimo; quotazione più alta; punta; picco: highs and lows, alti e bassi, massimi e minimi ( delle quotazioni)5 (autom., mecc.) (la) marcia più alta: to move into high, mettere (o ingranare) la quinta ( un tempo: la quarta; o comunque la marcia più alta)C avv.1 in alto ( anche fig.); in posizione elevata; in un grado alto; nella posizione più alta: to aim high, avere grandi mire (o aspirazioni); puntare in alto● (fam.) the High = High Street (spec. a Oxford) ► sotto □ high achiever, ( a scuola, ecc.) chi ottiene grandi risultati; campione; fuoriclasse □ high altar, altar maggiore □ high and dry, (naut.) arenato; incagliato, a secco; (fig.: di persona) nei guai, in difficoltà, in braghe di tela; abbandonato □ high and low, (gente) di ogni condizione, ricchi e poveri; (avv.) dappertutto, per mari e per monti □ high-and-mighty, arrogante; prepotente □ (fam.) to be (as) high as a kite, essere ubriaco fradicio; essere completamente fatto ( di droga); ( anche) essere su di giri (o eccitatissimo) □ high-backed chair, sedia dallo schienale alto □ ( sport) high ball, palla alta □ ( ginnastica) high bar, sbarra □ (autom. USA) high beam, fascio (di luce) di profondità □ (autom.) high-beams (o high-beam headlights), (fari) abbaglianti; luci di profondità □ (fam. USA) high-binder, politico corrotto, faccendiere; ( anche) sicario □ high born (o high-born) ► highborn □ high bred (o high-bred) ► highbred □ high chair, seggiolone ( per bambini) □ High Church, «Chiesa Alta» ( la corrente più conservatrice e filocattolica della Chiesa anglicana) □ High Churchman, membro della «Chiesa Alta» □ high-class, di prim'ordine, di prima qualità; d'alta classe: high-class goods, merce di prim'ordine □ a high colour, un colorito acceso □ high-coloured, dai colori vivaci; dal colore acceso; ( di persona) colorito, florido □ (mil.) high command, comando supremo □ a high complexion, una carnagione colorita □ ( arte, pitt.) high contrast, contrasto forte □ (econ.) high cost of living, carovita □ High Court ( of Justice), Alta Corte di giustizia (in Inghilterra e Galles: giudica spec. le cause civili più complesse) □ (in GB, form.) the High Court of Parliament, il Parlamento □ (GB) high day, festività religiosa □ (fam. GB) high days and holidays, occasioni speciali □ high-density, ad alta densità: (biol.) high-density lipoprotein, (abbr. HDL) lipoproteina ad alta densità □ (econ., fin.) high earners, i percettori di redditi alti □ (market.) high-end, di fascia (o di gamma) alta: high-end computers, computer di fascia alta □ (mil.) high explosive, esplosivo ad alto potenziale; alto esplosivo □ high five, il cinque ( segno di vittoria o di saluto) □ high farming, agricoltura intensiva □ ( radio, mus.) high fidelity, alta fedeltà □ ( di registratore, ecc.) high-fidelity, ad alta fedeltà; hi-fi □ (fig.) high-flier (o high-flyer), persona (dal grande potenziale) di successo; persona capace e ambiziosa; giovane in carriera; ( anche) azienda di successo; ( Borsa) titolo che va forte □ high flying, (aeron.) che vola in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) capace e ambizioso, di successo □ high-flown, ( di linguaggio, ecc.) enfatico; ampolloso; altisonante □ (elettron., radio) high-frequency, ad alta frequenza □ (autom.) high gear, marcia alta; quinta ( un tempo: quarta) velocità; presa diretta; (fig.) grande velocità □ (ling.) High German, alto tedesco □ high-grade, di qualità superiore; ( di esplosivo) di elevata potenza □ high ground, altura; (fig., in una discussione, ecc.) posizione di vantaggio □ high-handed, prepotente, autoritario; tirannico □ high hat, cappello a cilindro □ high-hat, (fam. USA) persona altezzosa, snob; (agg.) altezzoso, snobistico □ high heels, tacchi alti; scarpe con tacco alto □ high hopes, forti speranze □ (econ.) high-income, ad alto reddito: high-income households, nuclei familiari ad alto reddito □ to be high in office, occupare una posizione di rilievo □ (fam. antiq.) high jinks, allegria sfrenata; baldoria □ ( sport) high jump, salto in alto □ ( sport) high jumper, saltatore in alto □ ( sport) high jumping, salto in alto □ high-keyed, (mus.) acuto; (fig.) eccitabile, nervoso □ high-level, ad alto livello; ( di personale) di grado elevato; ( di rifiuti radioattivi) ad alta attività: (comput.) high-level language, linguaggio ad alto livello; linguaggio avanzato □ high life, bella vita (fig.), vita lussuosa; ( anche) gran mondo; alta società □ high light ► highlight □ high living, bella vita (fig.); vita lussuosa □ high-maintenance (agg.), che richiede molta manutenzione; delicato; (fig. fam.: di persona) difficile, capriccioso □ (relig.) High Mass, messa grande (o solenne) □ high-mettled, ( di cavallo) focoso; ( d'uomo) coraggioso, intrepido □ high-minded, magnanimo; di nobili sentimenti □ high-mindedness, magnanimità; nobiltà d'animo □ ( di indumento) high-necked, accollato □ high noon, mezzogiorno; (fig.) apice, culmine, vertice □ (ind., chim.) high-octane, ad alto numero di ottani □ (fam.) to have a high old time, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to be high on st., andare pazzo per qc.; essere entusiasta (di fare qc.) □ to be high on drugs, essere sotto l'effetto della droga; essere completamente fatto □ to be high on whisky, essere sbronzo di whisky □ (fin.: di un investimento, ecc.) high-paying, altamente remunerativo □ high-pitched, ( di suono) acuto; ( di tetto) aguzzo, con una forte pendenza □ high point, punto alto; (fig.) momento culminante ( di uno spettacolo, ecc.); clou (franc.) □ (chim.) high polymer, polimero ad alto peso molecolare □ high-powered, ( anche elettr.) ad alta potenza; (fig.) potente, influente, dinamico, efficace; (di mansione, ecc.) di grande responsabilità □ (autom., mecc.) a high-powered engine, un motore di grande potenza; a high-powered job, un posto di grande responsabilità □ high pressure, (tecn., meteor.) alta pressione; (fig.) forte pressione □ high-pressure, (tecn.) ad alta pressione; (mecc.: di un cilindro, ecc.) che resiste alle alte pressioni; (fig.) che esercita una forte pressione, insistente, pressante; ( anche) intenso, stressante □ (comm.) high-priced, dal prezzo elevato; costoso: ( Borsa) high-priced shares, titoli pesanti □ high priest, gran sacerdote ( anche fig.) □ high priestess, gran sacerdotessa ( anche fig.) □ high-principled, di nobili (o di alti) princìpi □ high profile, (geogr.) profilo alto ( di una costa, ecc.); (fig.) alto profilo (angl.); alto livello; tono maggiore; grande rilievo (o rilevanza) □ (fig.) high-profile, di alto profilo (angl.); di primo piano, di alto livello, in tono maggiore, di tutto rilievo; (fatto) alla grande (fam.): a high-profile campaign, una campagna ( elettorale o pubblicitaria) in tono maggiore; a high-profile position, una posizione di tutto rilievo □ high-ranking, di grado elevato: the highest-ranking state officials, le massime cariche istituzionali □ high-reaching, che mira in alto; ambizioso □ ( arte) high relief, altorilievo □ (comput.) high-resolution display, schermo ad alta risoluzione □ (edil.) high-rise, (agg.) ( di un edificio) alto, a molti piani; (sost.) edificio a molti piani; piccolo grattacielo □ high-rise handlebars, manubrio alto ( di bici, ecc.) □ high-risk, ad alto rischio: high-risk patients, pazienti ad alto rischio □ high road, (antiq.) strada principale, strada maestra; (fig.) strada maestra, via (più diretta); the high road to success, la strada maestra (o la via) per il successo □ the ( moral) high road, la strada (moralmente) più corretta: The party took the moral high road and disclosed the scandal, il partito scelse la strada più corretta (o scelse la trasparenza) e rivelò lo scandalo □ (fam. USA) high roller, forte giocatore (o scommettitore); ( anche) spendaccione, chi sperpera soldi nei vizi □ high school, (in GB) scuola secondaria ( inferiore o superiore); (in USA) scuola secondaria superiore; ( balletto, equit., ecc.) alta scuola □ (naut.) the high seas, il mare aperto; gli oceani; le acque extraterritoriali □ (tur.) high season, alta stagione □ high sheriff ► sheriff □ high society, l'alta società; il gran mondo □ high-sounding, sonoro; altisonante □ high speed, alta velocità; (mecc., autom.) quarta (o quinta) velocità; presa diretta □ high-speed, ad alta velocità; ad azione rapida: (elettron.) high-speed oscilloscope, oscilloscopio ad alta velocità; high-speed relay, relè ad azione rapida □ High Speed Train (abbr. HST) power car, motrice di treno ad alta velocità □ high-spirited, allegro, brioso, vivace; ( di cavallo) focoso, ombroso □ high spirits, buonumore; euforia: to be in high spirits, essere di buonumore; essere euforico (o su di giri) □ high spot = high point ► sopra □ ( nei giochi e fig.) high stakes, posta forte; posta in gioco alta □ (ingl.) high street, corso, via principale; (fig.) il centro ( della città); (fig.) il commercio □ (ingl.) high-street (agg.), del centro, centrale; (fig.) commerciale; ( anche) per la massa: high-street shops, i negozi del centro; high-street products, prodotti per la massa □ (ingl.) high-street bank, banca di credito ordinario □ ( USA) high-strung = highly-strung ► highly □ the high table, la tavola dei professori ( nei refettori dei college); il tavolo d'onore ( in un banchetto ufficiale) □ (in GB) high tea, pasto leggero nel tardo pomeriggio, che sostituisce la cena □ (fam.) high-tech (abbr. di high-technology), high-tech; ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata: high-tech furniture, mobili high-tech; (fin.) high-tech securities, titoli tecnologici; titoli di imprese ad alto contenuto tecnologico; high-tech industries, industrie a tecnologia avanzata □ (ind.) high-technology, ad alto contenuto tecnologico; a tecnologia avanzata □ high-temperature material, materiale resistente ad alte temperature □ (elettr.) high-tension line, linea ad alta tensione □ high tide, alta marea; (fig.) apice, culmine □ high time, (l') ora (di fare qc.); il momento giusto: It's high time ( that) we left, è ora che ce ne andiamo! □ (fig.) high-toned, elevato; nobile; (fam. USA) altolocato, snob □ ( di scarpe sportive) high-top, che coprono la caviglia □ high-tops, scarpe sportive che coprono la caviglia; (spec.) scarpe da basket □ (leg.) high treason, alto tradimento □ (fam.) high-ups ► high-up □ (elettr.) high voltage, alta tensione □ high water, alta marea □ high-water mark, livello di piena; livello dell'alta marea; (fig.) punto più alto, livello massimo, apice, culmine □ a high wind, un forte vento □ high words, parole grosse; accenti d'ira □ ( Borsa, fin.) high yielders (o high-yield securities), titoli ad alto rendimento □ (antiq. o spreg. USA) high yellow, persona mulatta di carnagione quasi bianca □ to fly high, volare in alto (o ad alta quota); (fig.) avere successo □ from on high, dall'alto; dal cielo □ (fam.) to get off [get on] one's high horse ► horse □ (di prezzi ecc.) to go high, andare su; salire □ to be in high favour ( with sb.), essere molto stimato (da q.) □ in high places, negli (o in) ambienti elevati, nelle alte sfere; ( di persona) altolocato: people in high places, (le) persone altolocate □ (relig.) the Most High, l'Altissimo; Dio □ on high, in alto; in cielo □ ( di sentimenti e sim.) to run high, essere al massimo (o alle stelle); divampare: Discontent ran high, divampava lo scontento.NOTA D'USO: - high o tall?- -
19 high
high [haɪ]1. a1) высо́кий2) высото́й в, име́ющий такую-то высоту́;one inch high высото́й в оди́н дюйм
3) находя́щийся на высоте́, в вышине́4) благоро́дный, возвы́шенный;high ideals благоро́дные идеа́лы
5) вы́сший; гла́вный; верхо́вный;high official вы́сший чино́вник
;H. Command верхо́вное кома́ндование
6) большо́й, си́льный; интенси́вный;high wind си́льный ве́тер
;high colour румя́нец
7) вы́сший, лу́чший;high quality вы́сшее ка́чество
;high opinion высо́кая оце́нка
8) превосхо́дный, бога́тый, роско́шный;high feeding роско́шный стол
9) весёлый, ра́достный;high spirits весёлое, припо́днятое настрое́ние
;to have a high time хорошо́ повесели́ться, хорошо́ провести́ вре́мя
10) высо́кий, дорого́й;at a high cost по высо́кой цене́
11) кра́йний, стоя́щий на кра́йних пози́циях;high Tory кра́йний консерва́тор
12) разг. пья́ный13) разг. опьянённый нарко́тиками, «забалде́вший»15) (находя́щийся) в са́мом разга́ре;high summer разга́р ле́та
;high noon са́мый по́лдень
;at high noon то́чно в по́лдень
17) с высо́ким содержа́нием (чего-л.)18) фон. ве́рхний, ве́рхнего подъёма◊high antiquity глубо́кая дре́вность
;a) устаре́вший; отста́вший ( от времени и т.п.);б) вы́брошенный, вы́тащенный на бе́рег ( о судне);high and low (лю́ди) вся́кого зва́ния [ср. тж. high 2]
;high and mighty высокоме́рный, надме́нный
;to mount ( или to ride) the high horse, to ride one's high horse, to be on one's high horse ва́жничать, вести́ себя́ высокоме́рно
;with a high hand высокоме́рно
;a) больша́я доро́га, шоссе́;б) столбова́я доро́га, прямо́й путь (к чему-л.);(it is) high time давно́ пора́; са́мая пора́
;high words гне́вные слова́; разгово́р в повы́шенном то́не
2. adv1) высоко́;to aim high ме́тить высоко́
2) си́льно, интенси́вно;the wind blows high ве́тер си́льно ду́ет
3) роско́шно;to live high жить в ро́скоши, жить бога́то, на широ́кую но́гу
4) на высо́ких но́тах; ре́зко◊high and low повсю́ду, везде́ [ср. тж. high 1]
;to play high карт. игра́ть по большо́й; ходи́ть с кру́пной ка́рты
;a) подыма́ться, вздыма́ться ( о море);б) возбужда́ться;passions ran high стра́сти разгоре́лись
3. n1) вы́сшая то́чка; ма́ксимум2) ста́ршая ка́рта, находя́щаяся на рука́х3) состоя́ние наркоти́ческого опьяне́ния4) амер. разг. сре́дняя шко́ла -
20 high
play \high: judi dgn taruhan tinggi* * *tinggi* * *play high: judi dengan taruhan tinggi* * *puncak, ketinggian, tekanan udara yang tinggi
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