to+do+over+the+field

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

radio play — obra f radiofónica

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

radio play — obra f radiofónica

to play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

to plough money into — investire molti soldi in [project, company]

to plough one's way through a book fig — leggere con fatica un libro

to plough money into — investire molti soldi in [project, company]

at the top of — in cima a [page, stairs, street, scale]; sulla cima di [ hill]; in testa a [ list]

to be at the top of one's list — fig. essere in cima alla lista

to be at the top of the agenda — fig. avere la priorità

to get to o make it to the top farcela, arrivare in cima; to be top of the class essere il primo della classe; to be top of the bill — teatr. essere in testa al cartellone

the top notes — mus. le note più alte

to pay the top price for sth. — [ buyer] pagare qcs. al prezzo più alto

to get top marks — scol. avere o ottenere il massimo dei voti

on top of all this to top it all oltre a tutto questo, come se non bastasse; from top to bottom da cima a fondo; to be over the top colloq. (in behaviour, reaction) essere esagerato; to be the tops colloq. ant. essere il massimo o il meglio; to be, stay on top essere sulla vetta; to be top dog essere il capo; to come out on top (win) venirne fuori vincitore; (survive) uscirne vivo; to feel on top of the world sentirsi in cima al mondo; to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking) dire quello che passa per la mente; I'd say 30, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking) direi 30, ma ho fatto un calcolo approssimativo o su due piedi; to shout at the top of one's voice — gridare a squarciagola

at the top of — in cima a [page, stairs, street, scale]; sulla cima di [ hill]; in testa a [ list]

to be at the top of one's list — fig. essere in cima alla lista

to be at the top of the agenda — fig. avere la priorità

to get to o make it to the top farcela, arrivare in cima; to be top of the class essere il primo della classe; to be top of the bill — teatr. essere in testa al cartellone

the top notes — mus. le note più alte

to pay the top price for sth. — [ buyer] pagare qcs. al prezzo più alto

to get top marks — scol. avere o ottenere il massimo dei voti

on top of all this to top it all oltre a tutto questo, come se non bastasse; from top to bottom da cima a fondo; to be over the top colloq. (in behaviour, reaction) essere esagerato; to be the tops colloq. ant. essere il massimo o il meglio; to be, stay on top essere sulla vetta; to be top dog essere il capo; to come out on top (win) venirne fuori vincitore; (survive) uscirne vivo; to feel on top of the world sentirsi in cima al mondo; to say things off the top of one's head (without thinking) dire quello che passa per la mente; I'd say 30, but that's just off the top of my head (without checking) direi 30, ma ho fatto un calcolo approssimativo o su due piedi; to shout at the top of one's voice — gridare a squarciagola

be under water — [Straße, Sportplatz usw.:] unter Wasser stehen

the island across or over the water — die Insel drüben

send/carry something by water — etwas auf dem Wasserweg versenden/befördern

be in deep water — (fig.) in großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get [oneself] into deep water — (fig.) sich in große Schwierigkeiten bringen

on the water — (in boat etc.) auf dem Wasser

pour or throw cold water on something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) einen Dämpfer aufsetzen

water under the bridge or over the dam — (fig.) Schnee von gestern (fig.)

take or drink the waters — eine Brunnenkur machen

the field is under ( two feet of) water — das Feld steht (zwei Fuß) unter Wasser

to take in or make water (ship) — lecken

that excuse/argument etc won't hold water (inf) — diese Entschuldigung/dieses Argument etc ist nicht hieb- und stichfest (inf)

the waters ( Bibl liter ) —, liter ) die Wasser pl

the waters of the Rhine — die Wasser des Rheins (liter)

to drink or take the waters — eine Kur machen; (drinking only) eine Trinkkur machen

water on the brain — Wasserkopf m

water on the knee — Kniegelenkerguss m

to pour cold water on sb's idea — jds Idee etw miesmachen (inf)

to get ( oneself) into deep water(s) —

of the first water ( dated Brit liter ) — erster Güte

a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then — seitdem ist so viel Wasser den Berg or den Bach hinuntergeflossen

to be in/get into hot water (inf) — in Schwierigkeiten or in (des) Teufels Küche (inf) sein/geraten (over wegen +gen )

he's in hot water with his father (inf) — er hat Zoff mit seinem Vater (inf)

to spend money like water (inf) — mit dem Geld nur so um sich werfen (inf)

be under water — [Straße, Sportplatz usw.:] unter Wasser stehen

the island across or over the water — die Insel drüben

be in deep water — (fig.) in großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get [oneself] into deep water — (fig.) sich in große Schwierigkeiten bringen

on the water — (in boat etc.) auf dem Wasser

pour or throw cold water on something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) einen Dämpfer aufsetzen

water under the bridge or over the dam — (fig.) Schnee von gestern (fig.)

take or drink the waters — eine Brunnenkur machen