to play out time

A v. i. + avv.

B v. t. + avv.

1 suonare ( un brano, un inno, ecc.) fino in fondo; giocare ( una partita) fino in fondo; recitare ( una commedia, una parte ecc.) fino in fondo: ( tennis) The game was played out although it was getting dark, si finì di giocare il game benché si stesse facendo buio

2 (fig.) condurre ( una lotta, ecc.) fino in fondo

3 (fig.) sfogare giocando ( un istinto, ecc.)

4 accompagnare ( con la musica) l'uscita di (q.)

5 filare, mollare ( una fune, ecc.) □ ( sport) to play it out, giocare finché uno dei due vinca □ ( sport) to play out time, tenere la palla; fare melina; tirare a «fare risultato» ( accontentandosi del pareggio) □ to be played out, ( sport) essere eliminato ( giocando); (fam., di persona) essere esausto, stanco morto; ( di denaro, provviste, ecc.) essere finito, esaurito; ( di abitudini, idee, ecc.) essere sorpassato, fuori moda.

1  beëindigen 〈spel; ook figuurlijk〉

2  helemaal uitspelen

3  met muziek uitgeleide doen

4  uitbeelden

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 sport〉 play out time • op safe spelen, geen risico's nemen

¶ played out • afgedaan; uitgeput

1) play out smth., smb. /smth., smb. out/ play out one's supplies израсходовать свои запасы; play the audience (the listeners, etc.) out утомить аудиторию и т.д.

2) play out smth. /smth. out/ play out time sport затягивать время, стараться добиться /стремиться к/ ничьей

1) be played out the country is played out страна совершенно истощена; my good luck is played play outout мое везение кончилось; she (the girl, our horse, etc.) was played out она и т.д. совершенно обессилела /выдохлась/; the theory is played out теория устарела; be played out of some time after a hard day's work he's played out после дня тяжелой работы он совершенно выдохся /обессилел/; new styles in clothing are soon played out новые фасоны одежды быстро устаревают

2) be played out at some time the game was played out at the end of the day матч доиграли /закончили/ в конце дня

v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( enact) (usu pass) interpretar

b) ( finish) \<\<game\>\> terminar, acabar

VT + ADV

1) (=enact) llevar a cabo; [+ fantasy etc] realizar

2)

3)

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v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( enact) (usu pass) interpretar

b) ( finish) \<\<game\>\> terminar, acabar

◆ play out

I. vt

1. usu passive (take place)

▪ to be \play outed out scene sich akk abspielen

2. (act out)

▪ to \play out out ⇆ sth etw umsetzen

to \play out out a scene eine Szene [vor]spielen

3. (play to end)

he just has to \play out out these last three games er muss nur noch die letzten drei Spiele über die Bühne bringen

to \play out out ⇆ a play/scene ein Stück/eine Szene [zu Ende] spielen

to \play out out ⇆ the last few seconds/the rest of the first half die letzten Sekunden/den Rest der ersten Halbzeit spielen

to \play out out time das Ergebnis über die Zeit retten

4. (abate)

▪ to \play out itself out von selbst verschwinden

II. vi esp AM bekannt werden; (become felt) sich akk manifestieren

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vt sep

1) (THEAT) scene (= enact) darstellen; (= finish acting) zu Ende spielen (also fig)

2) (esp pass = use up) mine ausbeuten

3) (MUS) mit Musik hinausgeleiten

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play out v/t

1. THEAT eine Szene etc darstellen:

be played out sich abspielen (Romanze etc)

2. ein Spiel beenden, zu Ende spielen

3. Vorräte etc erschöpfen:

played out → academic.ru/56066/play">play C 1

4. das alte Jahr etc musikalisch verabschieden

1) usu passive ( take place)

to be \play outed out scene sich akk abspielen

2) ( act out)

to \play out out <-> sth etw umsetzen;

to \play out out a scene eine Szene [vor]spielen

3) ( play to end)

to \play out out a play/ scene theat ein Stück/eine Szene [zu Ende] spielen;

to \play out out the last few seconds/ the rest of the first half sports die letzten Sekunden/den Rest der ersten Halbzeit spielen;

to \play out out time das Ergebnis über die Zeit retten;

he just has to \play out out these last three games er muss nur noch die letzten drei Spiele über die Bühne bringen

4) ( blow over)

to \play out itself out von selbst verschwinden vi ( esp Am) bekannt werden;

( make itself felt) sich akk manifestieren

1) доиграть до конца, закончить (игру, пьесу)

2) сопровождать музыкой (уход кого-л.)

3) травить ( канат), разматывать ( верёвку)

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

(b) Sport

∎ 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

(c) (turn) tour m;

∎ 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

(g) Theatre pièce f (de théâtre);

∎ 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

(h) Technology (slack, give) jeu m;

∎ 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

(j) familiar (attention, interest) intérêt^□ m;

∎ 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

2 transitive verb

(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

(c) (match) jouer, disputer;

∎ 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

(j) Cinema & Theatre (act → role, part) jouer, interpréter;

∎ 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

(k) Cinema & Theatre (perform at → theatre, club)

∎ 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

(l) (act as)

∎ 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!;

∎ British familiar play the white man! sois sympa!

(m) (instrument) jouer de; (note, melody, waltz) jouer;

∎ 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

(o) (direct → beam, nozzle) diriger (on sur);

∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte

(p) (fish) fatiguer

(q) American (idiom)

∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux

3 intransitive verb

(a) (amuse oneself) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic → children, animals) folâtrer, s'ébattre;

∎ 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

(b) Sport jouer;

∎ 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

(c) (gamble) jouer;

∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);

∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent

(d) Music (person, band, instrument) jouer; (record) passer;

∎ 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

(e) Cinema & Theatre (act) jouer;

∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué

(f) Cinema & Theatre (show, play, movie) se jouer;

∎ 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

(g) (feign) faire semblant;

∎ 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

➲ play about intransitive verb

British (have fun → children) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic) s'ébattre, folâtrer;

∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe

➲ play about with inseparable transitive verb

(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

(c) familiar (trifle with)

∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn

➲ play along

1 separable transitive verb

(tease, deceive) faire marcher

2 intransitive verb

(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

➲ play around intransitive verb

(a) = play about

(b) familiar (have several lovers) coucher à droite et à gauche

➲ play around with = play about with

➲ play at inseparable transitive verb

(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

➲ play back separable transitive verb

(cassette, film) repasser;

∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images

➲ play by separable transitive verb

familiar

∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début^□

➲ play down separable transitive verb

(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

➲ play in separable transitive verb

(a) (in basketball)

∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) British figurative

∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main

(c) (with music) accueillir en musique

➲ play off intransitive verb

(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage

➲ play off against separable transitive verb

∎ 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

1 inseparable transitive verb

(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 Shakespeare

2 intransitive verb

continuer à jouer;

∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer

➲ play out separable transitive verb

(a) (enact → scene) jouer; (→ fantasy) satisfaire;

∎ 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^□

(c) (with music)

∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…

➲ play through intransitive verb

Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;

∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?

➲ play up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (exaggerate → role, importance) exagérer; (stress) souligner, insister sur;

∎ 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

(b) British familiar (bother) tracasser^□ ;

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

British familiar (car, child, TV, machine etc) faire des siennes;

∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours

➲ play up to inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn

➲ play upon inseparable transitive verb

= play on¹

➲ play with inseparable transitive verb

(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

(b) (manipulate → words) jouer sur; (→ rhyme, language) manier;

∎ 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

(d) (treat casually)

∎ 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

(f) familiar

∎ 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.

play ⇒ Games and sports, Musical instruments

A n

1 Theat pièce f (about sur) ; the characters in a play les personnages d'une pièce ; a radio play, a play for radio une pièce radiophonique ; a one-/five-act play une pièce en un acte/en cinq actes ;

2 (amusement, recreation) the sound of children at play le bruit d'enfants en train de jouer ; the rich at play les riches dans leurs moments de loisir ; to learn through play apprendre par le jeu ;

3 Sport, Games play starts at 11 la partie commence à 11 heures ; there was no play today il n'y a pas eu de partie aujourd'hui ; rain stopped play la partie a dû être arrêtée à cause de la pluie ; one evening's play ( in cards) une soirée de jeu ; the ball is out of play/in play la balle est hors jeu/en jeu ; there was some good defensive play la défense a été bonne ; there was some fine play from the Danish team l'équipe danoise a bien joué ;

4 (movement, interaction) jeu m ; to come into play entrer en jeu ; it has brought new factors into play cela a introduit de nouveaux éléments ; the play of light on the water/of shadows against the wall le jeu de la lumière sur la surface de l'eau/des ombres contre le mur ; the play of forces beyond our comprehension le jeu de forces qui dépassent notre compréhension ; the free play of the imagination le libre jeu de l'imagination ;

5 ( manipulation) jeu m ; a play on words un jeu de mots ; a play on the idea of reincarnation un jeu sur la notion de la réincarnation ;

6 US ( in football) tactique f ;

7 Mech ( scope for movement) jeu m (between entre ; in dans) ; there's some play in the lock il y a du jeu dans la serrure ;

8 Fishg to give a line more/less play donner du mou à/tendre une ligne.

B vtr

1 ( for amusement) to play football/bridge jouer au football/au bridge ; to play cards/a computer game jouer aux cartes/à un jeu électronique ; to play sb at chess/at tennis, to play chess/tennis with sb jouer aux échecs/au tennis avec qn ; to play a game of chess/of tennis with sb jouer une partie d'échecs/de tennis avec qn ; I'll play you a game of chess on peut faire une partie d'échecs si tu veux ; she plays basketball for her country elle est dans l'équipe nationale de basketball ; to play shop/hide and seek jouer à la marchande/ à cache-cache ; to play a joke on sb jouer un tour à qn ;

2 Mus jouer [symphony, chord] ; to play the guitar/the piano jouer de la guitare/du piano ; to play a tune on a clarinet jouer un air à la clarinette ; to play a piece to ou for sb jouer un morceau à qn ; play them a tune joue-leur un air ; they will play a nationwide tour ils vont en tournée dans tout le pays ; they're playing the jazz club on Saturday ils jouent au club de jazz samedi ;

3 ( act out) Theat interpréter, jouer [role] ; to play (the part of) Cleopatra interpréter or jouer (le rôle de) Cléopâtre ; Cleopatra, played by Elizabeth Taylor Cléopâtre, interprétée or jouée par Elizabeth Taylor ; he plays a young officer il joue un jeune officier ; to play the diplomat/the sympathetic friend fig jouer au diplomate/à l'ami compatissant ; to play a leading role in public affairs jouer un rôle déterminant dans les affaires publiques ; to play a significant part in the creation of a clean environment jouer un rôle important dans la création d'un environnement propre ; I'm not sure how to play things je ne sais pas trop comment procéder ; that's the way I play things ○ c'est ma façon de faire ; to play a line for laughs dire une réplique de façon à faire rire tout le monde ;

4 Audio mettre [tape, video, CD] ; play me the record mets-moi le disque ; to play music écouter de la musique ; the tape was played to the court on a fait entendre la bande au tribunal ; let me play the jazz tape for you je vais vous faire entendre la cassette de jazz ;

5 Sport ( in a position) [coach, manager] faire jouer [player] ; to play goal/wing être gardien de but/ailier ; he plays goal for Fulchester il est gardien de but dans l'équipe de Fulchester ;

6 Sport (hit, kick) [golfer, tennis player] envoyer [ball] ; [basketball player] lancer [ball] ; to play the ball over the goal tirer le ballon par-dessus la cage ; to play the ball to sb passer la balle à qn ; to play a forehand délivrer un coup droit ;

7 Games (in chess, draughts) déplacer [piece] ; ( in cards) jouer [card] ; to play a club jouer du trèfle ; to play the tables ( in roulette) miser ;

8 Fin to play the stock market boursicoter ○ ;

9 Fishg épuiser [fish].

C vi

1 [children] jouer (with avec) ; to play together jouer ensemble ; can Rosie come out to play? est-ce que Rosie peut venir jouer? ; to play at soldiers/at keeping shop jouer aux soldats/à la marchande ; to play at hide and seek jouer à cache-cache ;

2 fig she's only playing at her job elle ne travaille pas vraiment ; to play at being a manager/an artist jouer au directeur/à l'artiste ; what does he think he's playing at ○ ? GB qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ○ ? ;

3 Sport, Games jouer ; do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer? ; have you played yet? avez-vous joué? ; to play out of turn jouer avant son tour ; I've seen them play ( team) je les ai vus jouer ; England is playing against Ireland l'Angleterre joue contre l'Irlande ; he plays for Liverpool il joue dans l'équipe de Liverpool ; she played for her club in the semifinal elle a joué dans l'équipe de son club en demi-finale ; to play in goal être dans les buts ; to play for money [cardplayer] jouer pour de l'argent ; to play fair jouer franc jeu ;

4 Sport (hit, shoot) to play into a bunker/the net envoyer la balle dans un bunker/le filet ; to play to sb's backhand jouer sur le revers de qn ;

5 Mus [musician, band, orchestra] jouer (for pour) ; to play on the flute/on the xylophone jouer de la flûte/du xylophone ; to play to large audiences/to small groups jouer devant un grand public/pour de petits groupes ;

6 Cin, Theat [play] se jouer ; [film] passer ; [actor] jouer ; ‘Macbeth’ is playing at the Gate ‘Macbeth’ se joue au Gate ; she's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ elle joue avec lui dans ‘Macbeth’ ; he's playing to packed houses il joue devant des salles combles ;

7 ( make noise) [fountain, water] couler, jaser littér ; a record played softly in the background un disque jouait doucement en arrière-fond ; I could hear music/the tape playing in the next room j'entendais de la musique/la bande dans la pièce à côté ;

8 ( move lightly) sunlight played over the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau ; a breeze played across the lake une brise effleurait la surface du lac ; a smile played around ou on her lips un sourire flottait sur ses lèvres.

to play for time essayer de gagner du temps ; we have everything to play for rien n'est encore gagné ; to play sb false ne pas jouer franc jeu avec qn ; they played to her strengths ( in interview) il ne lui ont rien demandé de difficile ; he doesn't play to his own strengths il n'utilise pas ses capacités ; all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie ; to make a play for sb ○ draguer qn ○ ; to make great play of sth/of the fact that accorder beaucoup d'importance à qch/au fait que.

■ play along

1 ( acquiesce) entrer dans le jeu ; to play along with sb entrer dans le jeu de qn ;

2 ( accompany) I'll sing, you play along on the piano je chante et tu m'accompagnes au piano ; to play along with sb/with a song accompagner qn/une chanson.

■ play around ○

1 ( be promiscuous) coucher à droite et à gauche ○ ;

2 ( act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; to play around with (rearrange, juggle) changer [qch] de place [chairs, ornaments] ; jongler avec [dates, figures] ; ( fiddle) jouer avec [paperclips, pens] ; to play around with the idea of doing caresser vaguement l'idée de faire ; how much time/money do we have to play around with? combien de temps/d'argent avons-nous à notre disposition?

■ play back:

▶ play [sth] back, play back [sth] rejouer [qch] du début [song] ; repasser [film, video] ; to play sth back to sb faire réentendre qch à qn [record, music] ; repasser qch à qn [video, film].

■ play down:

▶ play down [sth] minimiser [defeat, disaster, effects].

■ play off: to play sb off against sb monter qn contre qn (pour en tirer avantage) ; they can play the companies/buyers off against each other ils peuvent créer une concurrence entre les sociétés/acheteurs.

■ play on:

▶ play on

1 [musicians, footballers] continuer à jouer ;

2 ( in cricket) envoyer la balle sur son propre guichet ;

▶ play on [sth] exploiter [fears, prejudices] ; jouer avec [idea].

■ play out:

▶ play out [sth] vivre [fantasy] ; their love affair was played out against a background of war leur histoire d'amour s'est déroulée sur un fond de guerre ; the drama which is being played out in India le drame qui se joue aux Indes.

■ play up:

▶ play up ○ [computer, person] commencer à faire des siennes ○ ; the children are playing up again les enfants recommencent à en faire des leurs ○ ; my rheumatism is playing up mes rhumatismes me taquinent ;

▶ play up [sth] mettre l'accent sur [dangers, advantages, benefits] ; to play up a story Journ monter une histoire en épingle.

■ play upon = play on.

■ play with:

▶ play with [sth]

1 ( fiddle) jouer avec [pen, food, paperclip] ; to play with oneself ○ euph ( masturbate) se tripoter ○ ;

2 ( toy) to play with words jouer avec les mots ; to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn ;

3 ( be insincere) to play with sb jouer avec qn.

play [pleɪ]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (Sport) jeu m

• there was some good play in the second half on a assisté à du beau jeu pendant la deuxième mi-temps

• play starts at noon le match commence à midi

• children learn through play les enfants apprennent par le jeu

► to make a play for sth s'efforcer d'obtenir qch

► into play

• to bring or call sth into play faire intervenir qch

• to come into play entrer en jeu

   b. ( = movement) jeu m

• the free play of market forces le libre jeu du marché

• to give full play to one's imagination donner libre cours à son imagination

   c. ( = drama) pièce f (de théâtre)

• the plays of Molière les pièces fpl de Molière

• television play dramatique f

• a play by Pinter une pièce de Pinter

• to be in a play [actor] jouer dans une pièce

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ game, sport] jouer à

• to play chess jouer aux échecs

• to play football jouer au football

• to play a match against sb disputer un match contre qn

• the match will be played on Saturday le match aura lieu samedi

• what position does she play? à quelle place joue-t-elle ?

• to play a game jouer à un jeu ; (of tennis) faire une partie

• the children were playing a game in the garden les enfants jouaient dans le jardin

• don't play games with me! ne vous moquez pas de moi !

• to play ball with sb ( = cooperate) coopérer avec qn

• to play the game ( = play fair) jouer le jeu

• to play the field (inf) papillonner

• he gave up playing the field and married a year ago il a cessé de papillonner et s'est marié il y a un an

   b. [+ opponent] rencontrer

• England are playing Scotland on Saturday l'Angleterre rencontre l'Écosse samedi

   c. [+ chess piece, card] jouer

   d. (Theatre) [+ part, play] jouer

• they played it as a comedy ils l'ont joué comme une comédie

• he played the part of Macbeth il a joué le rôle de Macbeth

• to play one's part well bien jouer

• to play a part in sth [person] prendre part à qch ; [quality, object] contribuer à qch

• he played no part in it il n'y était pour rien

• to play it cool (inf) garder son sang-froid

• to play it safe ne prendre aucun risque

   e. (Music) [+ instrument] jouer de ; [+ piece] jouer ; [+ record, CD] passer

• to play the piano jouer du piano

• they were playing Beethoven ils jouaient du Beethoven

   f. ( = direct) [+ hose, searchlight] diriger

3. intransitive verb

   a. jouer

• to play fair (Sport) jouer franc jeu ; (figurative) jouer le jeu

• to play dead faire le mort

► play + preposition

• England is playing against Scotland l'Angleterre joue contre l'Écosse

• what's he playing at? (inf) à quoi il joue ?

• what do you think you're playing at! (inf) qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ? (inf)

• to play for money jouer pour de l'argent

• he plays for Manchester il joue dans l'équipe de Manchester

• to play for time essayer de gagner du temps

• to play in goal jouer dans les buts

• to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn

• to play with fire jouer avec le feu

• how much time do we have to play with? (inf) combien de temps avons-nous ?

   b. (Music) [person, organ, orchestra] jouer

• there was music playing il y avait de la musique

4. compounds

► play-by-play adjective [account etc] suivi ; (figurative) circonstancié

► Play-Doh ® noun pâte f à modeler

► play-off noun (after a tie) ≈ match m de barrage (départageant des concurrents à égalité) ; (US) (for championship) match m de qualification

► play on words noun jeu m de mots

► play park noun terrain m de jeu

5. Phrasal Verbs

► play along intransitive verb

• to play along with sb entrer dans le jeu de qn► play around intransitive verb

   a. to play around with an idea retourner une idée dans sa tête

   b. ( = mess about) (inf) faire l'imbécile► play back separable transitive verb

[+ tape] réécouter

► play down separable transitive verb

( = minimize importance of) [+ significance] minimiser ; [+ situation, attitude] dédramatiser

► play off separable transitive verb

• to play off Mum against Dad monter maman contre papa► play on inseparable transitive verb

[+ sb's emotions, good nature] jouer sur

• to play on words jouer sur les mots► play up (inf)

1. intransitive verb

( = give trouble) the engine is playing up le moteur fait des siennes

• the children have been playing up all day les enfants ont été insupportables toute la journée

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = give trouble to) his leg is playing him up sa jambe le tracasse

   b. ( = magnify importance of) exagérer (l'importance de)

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1) Theatre pièce f ( about sur)

2) (amusement, recreation)

3) Sport, Games

4) fig (movement, interaction) jeu m

transitive verb

1) jouer à [game, match, cards]; jouer [card]

2) Music jouer de [instrument]; jouer [tune, symphony, chord]

3) ( act out) Theatre interpréter, jouer [role]

4) Audio mettre [tape, video, CD]

5) Finance

1) [children] jouer ( with avec)

2) fig

3) Sport, Games jouer

4) Music [musician, band, orchestra] jouer ( for pour)

5) Cinema, Theatre [play] se jouer; [film] passer; [actor] jouer

6) [fountain, water] couler; Music [record] jouer

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- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

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A n. [uc]

1 tempo; epoca; periodo; durata; (mus.) tempo, misura; circostanza: I've just time to give her a ring, ho appena il tempo di darle un colpo di telefono; It took me a long time to go there on foot, mi ci volle molto tempo per andarci a piedi; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- They're taking a long time to bring us our food, stanno impiegando molto tempo per portarci da mangiare; in Cromwell's time, al tempo di Cromwell; in the time of Elizabeth I, all'epoca di Elisabetta I; waltz time, tempo di valzer; We must move with the times, dobbiamo essere sempre al passo con i tempi; modern times, tempi moderni; troubled (o hard) times, tempi difficili; (mus.) to beat time, battere il tempo; a time of sorrow, una circostanza dolorosa; free time, tempo libero; a rough time, un periodo duro; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; to spend one's time doing st., spendere il proprio tempo facendo qc.; to waste one's time, sciupare il tempo; perdere tempo NOTA D'USO: - a lot of years o a long time?-

2 ora; momento: DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- What time is it now? (o What's the time?), che ore sono (adesso)?; che ora è?; Do you have the time?, (Lei) ha l'ora?; che ore sono?; It's dinner time, è l'ora di cena; At what time?, a che ora?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- What time's the last train to Upminster?, a che ora è l'ultimo treno per Upminster?; DIALOGO → - Television- What time does it start?, a che ora comincia?; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- What time do you start work?, a che ora cominci a lavorare?; Time is up!, è ora! (di consegnare il compito, ecc.); tempo scaduto!; It's time to go, è ora d'andare; The time had come to set out, era giunta l'ora della partenza; Now is the time to act, questo è il momento di agire; There's no time like the present, questo è il momento giusto; local time, ora locale; peak time, orario di maggiore ascolto; prima serata; to tell the time, dire l'ora ( guardando l'orologio), leggere le ore; an inconvenient time, un'ora scomoda

3 volta: this time, questa volta; next time, la prossima volta; every time, ogni volta; tutte le volte; another time, un'altra volta; the time before last, la penultima volta; three [four] times, tre [quattro] volte; many times, molte volte; spesso; umpteen times, un sacco di volte; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 2- There are times when I don't read a book for months, ci sono volte in cui non leggo un libro per mesi

4 (trasp.) orario: the times of the trains to Oxford, gli orari dei treni per Oxford; on time, puntualmente; puntuale; in orario

5 (econ.) paga; retribuzione: half time, mezza paga; double time, paga doppia

6 (telef.) numero delle unità ( di conversazione)

7 (comput.) tempo: real time, tempo reale; (avv.) immediatamente; real time processing, elaborazione in tempo reale

8 ( sport) tempo: in record time, a tempo di record

9 ( calcio, ecc.) tempo di gioco; tempo che resta da giocare; ( anche) lo scadere del tempo: The third goal was scored (at) five minutes from time, il terzo gol è stato segnato cinque minuti prima dello scadere del tempo; stoppage time, recupero; minuti di recupero

10 ( calcio, ecc.) sospensione del gioco; ► timeout, def. 1: ( dell'arbitro) to call time, comandare la sospensione (o la fine) del gioco

11 ( basket, football americano) tempo cronometrato ( in una data fase del gioco)

12 (pl.) (mat.) per: Three times four gives (o makes, equals) twelve, tre per quattro fa dodici

B a. attr.

1 tempestivo; (fatto) in tempo: ( scherma) time thrust, uscita in tempo

2 di tempo: time allowance, abbuono di tempo

● ( banca, USA) time account, conto di deposito □ time after time, più volte; tante volte; ripetutamente □ time and again, spessissimo; assai di frequente □ time and a half, paga per lavoro straordinario □ (cronot.) time and motion study, studio dei tempi e dei movimenti □ (leg.) time bar, termine di decadenza (o di prescrizione) □ (fin., Borsa) time bargain, operazione a termine □ (leg.) time-barred, prescritto per decadenza dei termini □ (fin.) time bill, cambiale a tempo; ( USA) orario ( ferroviario, ecc.) □ time bomb, bomba a tempo (o a orologeria); (fig.) situazione esplosiva □ ( ciclismo, equit.) time bonus, abbuono di tempo □ time book, registro delle presenze (o delle ore di lavoro) □ (pubbl.) time buying, acquisto di tempo ( alla radio o alla TV) □ time capsule, contenitore ( pieno di oggetti, ecc. attuali) per le generazioni future ( viene sepolto in terra) □ time card, scheda di presenza □ (naut.) time charter ( party), (contratto di) noleggio a tempo □ (gramm.) time clause, proposizione temporale □ time clerk, controllore delle ore di lavoro □ time clock, orologio marcatempo; ( anche) timer □ time-consuming, che richiede molto tempo □ (tecn.) time control, comando a tempo □ ( banca) time deposit, deposito a termine (o vincolato): time-deposit book, libretto vincolato □ time draft, tratta a tempo □ (fotogr.) time exposure, posa, tempo di posa □ (form.) time frame, arco di tempo; tempi di attuazione □ (naut.) time freight, nolo a tempo □ (mil.) time-fuse, spoletta a tempo □ ( sport) time gap, distacco, ritardo ( nelle corse) □ time-honoured, venerato per la sua antichità; venerando □ ( basket) time-in, inizio (o ripresa) del tempo di gioco □ time lag, intervallo di tempo; (fis.) ritardo; (econ.) scarto (o sfasamento) temporale □ (cinem., fotogr.) time lapse, time lapse (tecnica di montaggio in un filmato di fotogrammi scattati a intervalli di tempo lunghi) □ (cinem., fotogr.) time-lapse (attr.), in time lapse; time lapse □ time limit, (leg.) termine ultimo; ( sport: nelle corse) tempo massimo □ (fin.) time loan, prestito a tempo □ ( fantascienza) time machine, macchina del tempo □ the time of day, l'ora ( segnata dall'orologio); l'ora del giorno □ (fam.) the time of one's life, un periodo molto bello □ time of payment, termine di pagamento; scadenza ( di una cambiale, ecc.) □ ( sport) time of play, tempo di gioco; durata di una partita □ time off, tempo libero (o di vacanza); (giorni, ecc. di) congedo, permesso: I'll take some time off, mi prenderò un po' di congedo □ ( di lavoratore) time off in lieu, riposo compensativo □ time out, tempo libero; pausa; riposo; periodo di vacanza: to take time out, prendersi un po' di vacanza; fare una pausa ( nel lavoro, nello studio, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) Time out!, aspetta, aspettate!; un momento!; un attimo! □ time payment, (econ.) retribuzione a tempo; (market.) pagamento dilazionato (o rateale) □ (ass., naut.) time policy, polizza a tempo □ (cronot.) time recorder, tempista; ( anche) orologio marcatempo □ (farm.) time-release drug (o capsule), medicina (o capsula) a lento rilascio; farmaco (o capsula) retard □ (geol.) time scale, cronologia □ (demogr., stat.) time series, serie temporale (o storica) □ (stat.) time-series chart, istogramma; diagramma a colonne □ time-server, opportunista; conformista □ time-serving, (agg.) opportunistico, conformistico; (sost.) opportunismo, conformismo □ (org. az.) time sheet, foglio di presenza □ (mat.) times sign, segno di moltiplicazione □ ( radio, TV) time signal, segnale orario □ (comput.) time stamp, indicatore data e ora □ time study, cronotecnica □ time-study engineer, cronotecnico □ (tecn.) time switch, interruttore a tempo □ time taker = time recorder ► sopra □ time taking, rilevazione dei tempi □ time-tested, sperimentato; che il tempo ha dimostrato valido □ time ticket, cartellino di presenza □ ( sport: nelle corse) the time to beat, il tempo da battere (o da migliorare) □ (autom., ciclismo) time trial, corsa a cronometro; corsa contro il tempo; cronometro (sost. f.) □ time-trial specialist, cronoman □ time warp, ( fantascienza) curvatura (o distorsione) del tempo; (fig.) confusione tra passato e presente, o tra presente e futuro: to be caught (o stuck) in a time warp, essere rimasto fermo nel tempo □ time waster, q. o qc. che fa perdere tempo; perditempo; perdita di tempo □ time-wasting, che fa perdere tempo □ (econ.) time wages, salario a tempo □ times without number, innumerevoli volte; spessissimo □ (econ.) time-work, lavoro retribuito a ore; lavoro in economia □ (econ.) time-worker, operaio retribuito a ore □ (geogr.) time zone, fuso orario □ time and time again, più e più volte; non so più quante volte □ ahead of time, anzitempo; prima del tempo; di buonora □ to be ahead of (o to be born before) one's time, essere in anticipo sui tempi; essere un precursore □ all the time, per tutto il tempo, sempre, di continuo: I've known it all the time, l'ho sempre saputo □ as times go, dati i tempi; considerando come va il mondo □ at a time, alla volta: One thing at a time, una cosa alla volta □ ( sport) at full time, a tempo scaduto □ at times, a volte; talvolta; talora □ at all times, sempre; immancabilmente □ at the time, quando: At the time they arrived, I was away, quando sono arrivati, io non c'ero □ at my time of life, alla mia età □ at no time, in nessun tempo; in nessuna circostanza; giammai □ at one time, una volta; un tempo: At one time I used to swim a lot, una volta facevo molto nuoto □ at the present time, al presente; ora; adesso □ at the same time, nello stesso tempo; contemporaneamente, insieme; a un tempo, nondimeno, tuttavia: She was smiling and sobbing at the same time, sorrideva e singhiozzava nello stesso tempo □ (fig.) at this time of day, a questo punto ( delle trattative, ecc.); in questo momento ( della storia); troppo tardi □ behind the times, antiquato; vecchio □ behind time, tardi; in ritardo: We are behind time with our deliveries, siamo in ritardo con le consegne □ to die before one's time, morire anzitempo; fare una morte prematura □ (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena detentiva; essere in galera □ ( sport: calcio, ecc.) extra time, tempo supplementare □ for the time being, per il momento □ (lett.) from time immemorial ( from time out of mind), dal tempo dei tempi; da moltissimo tempo; da secoli □ from time to time, di quando in quando; ogni tanto □ from that time on, da allora in poi □ to gain time, guadagnar tempo; ( dell'orologio) andare avanti □ to give sb. a pretty hard time, far passare un brutto quarto d'ora a q. □ to grow old before one's time, invecchiare anzitempo (o troppo presto) □ ( sport) half time, metà tempo ( della partita): at half time, a metà tempo; nell'intervallo □ to have a bad time, passarsela male □ (fam.) to have an easy time, passarsela bene; star bene economicamente □ to have a good time (o the time of one's life), divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to have no time for, non aver tempo per (qc.); non aver tempo da perdere con (q.) □ in time, in tempo, in tempo utile; col tempo, con l'andar del tempo, a poco a poco; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I didn't get home in time and only caught the second half on TV, non sono tornato a casa in tempo e ho beccato solo il secondo tempo alla TV □ (mus.) to be in time, andare a tempo □ in time to come, per l'avvenire; in futuro □ in the course of time, col tempo; con l'andar del tempo; con il passare degli anni □ in double-quick time, in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in due time, a tempo debito □ in good time, al momento opportuno; in tempo ( per un appuntamento, uno spettacolo e sim.) □ in one's own time, a tempo perso □ (fam.) in one's own good time, con comodo; prendendosela comoda □ in its proper time and place, a tempo e luogo □ in a month's time, fra un mese □ in no time ( at all), in un attimo; in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in one's spare time, nelle ore libere; nei ritagli di tempo □ (mus.) to keep time, andare a tempo; tenere il tempo □ ( d'un orologio) to keep good [bad] time, segnare l'ora esatta [non andare bene] □ to kill time, ammazzare il tempo □ to be a long time, essere molto tempo; ( anche) metterci molto tempo (a fare qc.) □ to lose time, perdere tempo; ( dell'orologio) restare indietro NOTA D'USO: - to lose time o to waste time?- □ to lose ( all) count of time, perdere la nozione del tempo □ to make time, recuperare il tempo; ( di treno) recuperare □ to make good time, tenere una buona andatura; andare di buon passo □ (mil.) to march in time, marciare a tempo □ to march with the times, tenersi al passo con i tempi □ ( di donna) to be near one's time, essere prossima al parto □ once upon a time, una volta; al tempo dei tempi: Once upon a time there was a king, c'era una volta un re □ (mus.) to be out of time, non andare a tempo; essere fuori tempo □ to pass the time of day with sb., scambiare qualche parola di saluto con q.; intrattenersi (a conversare) con q. □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo; ( sport) fare melina □ ( radio, TV, ecc.) to be running out of time, essere in ritardo sul programma stabilito □ to serve one's time, ( di condannato) scontare la pena; ( di apprendista) prestare servizio □ to be some time, essere un po' di tempo; ( anche) metterci del tempo (a fare qc.) □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda: DIALOGO → - Asking about a journey- You took your time!, te la sei presa comoda! □ to take time off for no reason, fare delle assenze ingiustificate ( dal lavoro, ecc.) □ to tell the time, ( dell'orologio) segnare il tempo; ( di una persona) dire l'ora, leggere l'orologio □ this time last year, l'anno scorso a questa epoca □ this time next week, oggi a otto □ till the end of time, sino alla fine dei tempi; in eterno □ up to the present time, finora □ to work against time, lavorare coi minuti contati, con l'acqua alla gola; combattere contro il tempo □ (fam.) It will take me ( you, etc.) all my ( your, etc.) time to do that, c'è da lavorare ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro per farlo □ It's ( about) time I was going, sarebbe ora che me ne andassi □ My time is drawing near (o I am near my time; my time is almost over), ormai non mi resta molto da vivere □ (prov.) There's a time for everything, ogni cosa a suo tempo □ (prov.) Time is money, il tempo è denaro.

v. t. e i.

1 fare (qc. ) al momento buono (o a proposito); scegliere (o cogliere) il momento opportuno per (qc.); calcolare, disporre, progettare ( con riguardo al tempo): We timed our trip to arrive before noon, abbiamo predisposto (abbiamo organizzato) il nostro viaggio in modo d'arrivare prima di mezzogiorno

2 fissare l'orario di: The arrival of the President was timed for 10 o'clock, l'arrivo del Presidente era fissato per le dieci

3 regolare il ritmo (o la velocità) di; ritmare; rimettere ( un orologio); sincronizzare: The girl timed her steps to the music, la ragazza regolava il ritmo del passo sulla musica; He timed the speed of the two toy trains, ha sincronizzato la velocità dei due trenini; Time your watch with mine, regola (rimetti) il tuo orologio col mio!

4 calcolare, misurare il tempo di; cronometrare: The winner was timed at 4′ 6′′, il primo arrivato è stato cronometrato a quattro minuti e sei secondi

5 (ind.) determinare i tempi ( di lavorazione); tempificare

6 (mecc.) mettere in fase, mettere a punto ( un motore, l'accensione)

7 ( calcio, ecc.) fare ( un'azione, una mossa, ecc.) al momento giusto (o opportuno); calcolare bene il tempo di ( un intervento)

● (fotogr.) to time the exposure, regolare l'esposizione □ to time one's remarks, intercalare le proprie osservazioni al momento giusto □ The bus is timed to arrive at 4 o'clock, d'orario, l'autobus arriva alle quattro.

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 foglie

2 [u] (mecc.) gioco: the excessive play of the bolts, il gioco eccessivo dei bulloni

3 (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 teatro

4 [u] (mus.) esecuzione

5 mossa: It's your play, tocca a te giocare; sta a te muovere; a te la mossa

6 (fig.) attività; azione: to be in full play, essere in azione

7 ( sport) giocata; azione: attacking plays, azioni offensive

● (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.

vc. verb.

(comput.) esegui!; riproduci! ( istruzione).

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 fuoco

2 (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'innocente

3 ( sport) effettuare, fare ( un tiro, ecc.): He wasn't sure which shot to play, era incerto su quale colpo effettuare

4 ( sport) far giocare; mettere in campo: The coach played Jones as goalkeeper, l'allenatore ha schierato Jones come portiere

5 ( 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 partner

8 (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 dicembre

9 ( video, TV, comput.) far girare; far vedere; proiettare; riprodurre

10 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 cilindri

12 ( di fontane) zampillare

13 dirigere, orientare ( un getto d'acqua, ecc.): We played a searchlight on the building, abbiamo illuminato l'edificio con una fotoelettrica

14 ( dei muscoli) guizzare ( sotto la pelle)

15 ( pesca) dare filo a ( un pesce che ha abboccato) per stancarlo

16 (fam.) stare al gioco

17 ( slang USA) avere successo; essere apprezzato

● ( 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.

play [pleɪ]

1. n

1) игра́; заба́ва;

to be at play игра́ть

;

they are at play они́ игра́ют

;

2) мане́ра игры́, игра́

3) пье́са, дра́ма; представле́ние, спекта́кль;

4) де́йствие, де́ятельность;

to bring ( или to call) into play приводи́ть в де́йствие, пуска́ть в ход

;

to come into play нача́ть де́йствовать

;

5) свобо́да, просто́р;

6) движе́ние

7) аза́ртная игра́

8) перели́вы, игра́;

play of colours перели́вы кра́сок

;

9) тех. зазо́р; игра́; люфт; свобо́дный ход; шата́ние (части механизма, прибора)

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fair play че́стная игра́; че́стность

;

foul play по́длое поведе́ние; обма́н

;

a play on words игра́ слов, каламбу́р

;

in play в шу́тку

;

2. v

1) игра́ть, резви́ться, забавля́ться;

2) игра́ть на музыка́льном инструме́нте;

3) исполня́ть ( музыкальное произведение);

4) приводи́ть в де́йствие, пуска́ть;

to play a record поста́вить пласти́нку

;

5) игра́ть (в кино, театре);

6) дава́ть представле́ние ( о труппе)

7) игра́ть роль (кого-л.), быть (кем-л.);

to play the man поступа́ть, как подоба́ет мужчи́не

;

8) сыгра́ть ( шутку), разыгра́ть;

9) игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры

10) игра́ть (на чём-л.), воспо́льзоваться (чем-л.);

11) игра́ть (во что-л., на что-л.), уча́ствовать в игре́;

to play tennis игра́ть в те́ннис

;

12) подходи́ть для игры́, быть в хоро́шем состоя́нии;

the ground plays well спорти́вная площа́дка в хоро́шем состоя́нии

;

the piano plays well у э́того роя́ля хоро́ший звук

;

13) принима́ть в игру́ ( игрока)

14) ходи́ть (шашкой, картой)

15) спорт. отбива́ть, подава́ть ( мяч)

16) порха́ть, носи́ться; танцева́ть;

17) бить ( о фонтане); перелива́ться, игра́ть; мелька́ть;

lightning plays in the sky в не́бе сверка́ет мо́лния

;

18) притворя́ться, прики́дываться

19) направля́ть ( свет и т.п.; on, over, along — на что-л.); обстре́ливать (on, upon);

to play a searchlight upon a boat напра́вить проже́ктор на ло́дку

;

to play guns upon the fort обстре́ливать форт

;

20) дать (вре́мя) ( рыбе) хорошо́ клю́нуть

21) разг. поступа́ть, де́йствовать;

to play fair поступа́ть че́стно

;

22) свобо́дно владе́ть;

to play a good stick хорошо́ дра́ться на шпа́гах

;

23) тех. име́ть люфт

play along поды́грывать, подда́кивать;

а) манипули́ровать, подтасо́вывать;

б) разг. заводи́ть любо́вную интри́жку;

play down преуменьша́ть (что-л.);

а) натра́вливать ( against — на);

to play off one against another стра́вливать кого́-л. в свои́х интере́сах, противопоставля́ть одно́ ( или одного́) друго́му

;

б) сыгра́ть повто́рную па́ртию по́сле ничье́й;

play on игра́ть (на чьих-л. чувствах);

play out:

to be played out выдыха́ться

;

а) разы́грывать (кого-л.);

б) капри́зничать, пристава́ть;

в) стара́ться игра́ть как мо́жно лу́чше;

г) амер. реклами́ровать;

д) вести́ себя́ му́жественно, герои́чески;

play upon = play on;

play up to поды́грывать; перен. подли́зываться

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to play upon words каламбу́рить

;

to play for time оття́гивать вре́мя, пыта́ться вы́играть вре́мя

;

to play hell ( или the devil, the mischief) разруша́ть, губи́ть

;

to play one's cards well испо́льзовать обстоя́тельства наилу́чшим о́бразом

;

to play one's hand for all it is worth по́лностью испо́льзовать обстоя́тельства; пусти́ть в ход все сре́дства

;

to play into the hands of smb. сыгра́ть на́ руку кому́-л.

;

to play it low on smb. разг. по́дло поступи́ть по отноше́нию к кому́-л.

;

to play politics вести́ полити́ческую игру́

;

to play safe де́йствовать наверняка́

;

to play ball сотру́дничать

;

1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

4)

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

6) (rapid movement)

1) spielen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)

1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

4) (execute, practise)

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

* * *

1) (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.) spielen

2) (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.) spielen

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spielen

5) (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.) spielen

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spielen

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spielen

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum

•

- player

* * *

I. NOUN

1. no pl (recreation) Spiel nt

to be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen

to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun

it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaß

2. no pl SPORT (game time) Spiel nt

rain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen

the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels

to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus sein

3. AM SPORT (move) Spielzug m

to make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen

a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] nt

4. THEAT [Theater]stück nt

to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen

one-act \play Einakter m

to put on [or stage] [or ( fam) do] a \play ein Stück inszenieren

radio \play Hörspiel nt

television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m

5. no pl (change)

the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht wider

the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]

6. (freedom) Spielraum m; TECH Spiel nt

to allow [or give] sth full \play etw dat freien Lauf lassen

7. no pl (interaction) Zusammenspiel nt

to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzen

to come into \play eine Rolle spielen

8. no pl ( old: gambling) Spielen nt

9. no pl (coverage) Medieninteresse nt, Aufmerksamkeit f in den Medien

to get a lot of \play das Interesse der Medien auf sich akk ziehen, Thema Nummer eins sein fam

▶ to make a \play for sb/sth ( fam) sich akk an jdn/etw heranpirschen

▶ to make \play with sth mit etw dat spielen

▶ to make great \play of [or with] sth viel Aufhebens von etw dat machen

▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (amuse oneself)

▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielen

can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?

to \play on the swings schaukeln

2. SPORT spielen

Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen

to \play fair/rough fair/hart spielen

it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast

▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen

they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner

to \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen

to \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielen

to \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielen