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61 ■ play down
■ play downv. t. + avv.sminuire l'importanza di (qc.); minimizzare □ (spec. polit.) to play down to sb., mettersi all'altezza di q.; scendere al livello di q. -
62 ■ play home
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63 ■ play off
■ play offA v. i. + avv.( sport) giocare lo spareggio; disputare la bella (fam.): Brazil and Germany will play off for third place, il Brasile e la Germania si disputeranno il terzo postoB v. t. + avv.1 (fig.) contrapporre (q. ) a un altro (spec. per trarne un vantaggio); aizzare; mettere su (fam.): The party leader played his rivals off (against each other), il capo del partito ha messo i propri rivali l'uno contro l'altro3 ( USA) far leva su; approfittare di; strumentalizzare: Government policy plays off peoples fears, la politica del governo strumentalizza i timori della gente. -
64 ■ play round
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65 ■ play together
■ play togetherv. i. + avv.2 ( sport: di due atleti) fare coppia □ ( sport) to play well together, andare d'accordo; combinare. -
66 ■ play upon
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67 Play-doh®
Play-doh® /ˈpleɪdəʊ/n. [u]plastilina; Play-doh. -
68 play down
play down [sth.] minimizzare [defeat, effects]* * *(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) minimizzare* * *vt + adv* * *play down [sth.] minimizzare [defeat, effects] -
69 play out
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70 play upon
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71 play away
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72 play back
play [something] back, play back [something] repasser [song, film, video] -
73 play on
play on [musicians, footballers] continuer à jouer; play on [something] exploiter [fears, prejudices] -
74 play up
play up (colloq) [computer, person] commencer à faire des siennes (colloq); play up [something] mettre l'accent sur [dangers, advantages] -
75 play-acting
'play·-act·ing nhe was just indulging in a little \play-acting er schauspielerte nur -
76 play
play I v 1. Spiel(raum) haben, spielen; 2. KU abspielen, wiedergeben (bei CR, VCR) play II Spiel n; Luft f (Lager)English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > play
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77 play on
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78 play
PLAY, PLAY ON, AT, WITH – см. [ref dict="Difficulties (Ru-En)"]играть[/ref]Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > play
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79 play a trick on smb.
(play a trick on smb. (тж. play smb. a trick))сыграть шутку с кем-л., подшутить над кем-л.Nor is that the only occasion on which imagination has played me a trick. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Shirley’, ch. XIII) — Это был не единственный случай, когда меня подводило воображение.
...after all he could blame no one for the trick that had been played on him except himself. (A. Sillitoe, ‘Key to the Door’, ch. 28) —...в конце концов судьба сыграла с ним прескверную шутку, и винить ему некого, кроме самого себя.
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80 play cards close to one's chest
(play cards (them, a thing, etc.) close to one's (или the) chest)держать (что-л.) в секрете, не разглашать (что-л.); ≈ держать язык за зубами‘What about the kidnapping, Paul?’ ‘I don't know. The police are playing it awfully close to the chest.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Mischievous Doll’, ch. 7) — - А что слышно о похищении, Поль? - Ничего не знаю. Полиция помалкивает об этом.
She smiled and said, ‘You play them rather close to your chest, don't you, Mr. Mason?’ ‘At times I think it is advisable.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Blonde Bonanza’, ch. 13) — - Вы слишком осторожны, не так ли, мистер Мейсон? - сказала она с улыбкой. - Я думаю, осторожность никогда не помешает.
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