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1 instrument
'instrəmənt1) (a tool, especially if used for delicate scientific or medical work: medical/surgical/mathematical instruments.) instrument, redskap2) ((also musical instrument) an apparatus for producing musical sounds: He can play the piano, violin and several other instruments.) (musikk)instrument•- instrumentalistinstrument--------middel--------verktøyIsubst. \/ˈɪnstrʊmənt\/, \/ˈɪnstrəmənt\/1) instrument, apparat, middel, verktøy, redskap (også overført)• avoid using instruments of force!2) hjelpemiddel3) ( musikk) instrument4) ( jus) dokumentbe the instrument of være medvirkende\/medskyldig ivære skyldig i, være årsak tilinstrument landing system ( luftfart) instrumentlandingssystemmake an instrument of someone utnytte noenIIverb \/ˈɪnstrʊment\/instrumentere -
2 play
plei 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leke2) (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.) spille3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spille, opptre i/som4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) oppføres, gå5) (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.) spille6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spille (noen) et puss7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spille mot8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spille, blafre9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) rette mot10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) spille ut2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) lek(ing), underholdning2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) skuespill, drama, teaterstykke3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) spill4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) spillerom, klaring•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play uplek--------leke--------spill--------spille--------spøkIsubst. \/pleɪ\/1) lek, leking, spill2) spøk, tull3) ordspill4) ( i spill) tur5) hasardspill, gambling, spill6) spill, fremførelse, forestilling7) skuespill, teaterstykke, drama• let's go to a play!8) spill9) bevegelse, gang, virksomhet, aktivitet10) spillerom, armslag11) slark, klaring, rom, slakkslakke på tauet, fire ut mer tau12) arbeidsstans, arbeidsnedleggelse13) (amerikansk fotball, også play offensive)angrepsplanallow\/give something full play la noe få fritt spillerom, la noe få utvikle seg frittgi sine evner fritt utløp, la sine evner få utvikle seg uhindretat play som deltar i lekbe at play delta i lekbe in full play være i full gangbring into play sette i bevegelse, sette i gangcall into play sette i bevegelse, sette i gang, mobilisere, utvikle sette inn, spille inn, gjøre seg gjeldendechild's play se ➢ childcome into play eller be brought into play eller be called into play komme i gang, tre i kraft, gjøre seg gjeldende gjøre seg gjeldende, spille inndirty play skittent spill, stygt spill (i sport)fair play fair play, ærlig spillhold\/keep somebody in play holde noen sysselsattin play på spøk, på tulli lek, som lek ( om ball) i spillmake a play for ( slang) forsøke å sjekke opp( slang) forsøke å vinne til seg, bearbeidemake play with gjøre et stort nummer av, kokettere med, bruke til å vise segout of play ( om ball) død, ute av spill, uteplace a play få satt opp et stykkeplay fair with være renhårig motplay on words ordspillsee fair play se til at det går riktig for segIIverb \/pleɪ\/1) leke• what shall we play?2) (om sport og spill, også overført) spille• let's play cards!3) ( sport) spille mot noen, spille mot et lag4) spille, beherske (om musikkinstrument), fremføre, lyde (om selve instrumentet)• do you play the piano?spiller du piano?, kan du spille piano?hun spilte en sonate, hun fremførte en sonateorgelet spiller, orgelet lyder5) (om CD, CD-spiller e.l.) spille6) spille (om rolle, drama, forestilling), fremføre (om drama), spille i\/på (om sted)fremføre\/spille en farsede hadde forestillinger\/konserter i alle storbyene7) spille, spille ut (om kort), flytte (om brikke)8) ( i spill) vedde, by, gamble9) ( om lys) leke, spille, skimre10) være i gang, være i funksjon12) (hverdagslig, spesielt ved streik) gå ledig14) (i sport, om ball eller slag) slå15) rette, sikte, holde i gangplay about løpe omkring og lekeopptre uansvarlig, tulle• stop playing about!play about with leke med, klå på, fingre på, pille påplay along late som om en samarbeiderplay a part spille en rolle ( overført) spille komedieplay around ha mange kjærlighetsforhold, flørtevære utro være promiskuøsplay at gjøre\/gjennomføre halvhjertet late som• just what are you playing at?play a trick on bedra, lure, narreplay away spille bortplay back ( om lydopptak) spille gjennom, høre gjennomplay down bagatellisere, avdramatisere, tone ned, dysse nedplay down to the crowd ( overført) spille for gallerietplayed out utbrent, utslitt, tappet for energi gått av moten, ikke lenger nyttigden teorien har spilt ut sin rolle, denne teorien har ikke lenger noe for segoppbrukt, ferdigplay false ( om spill) spille falsktplay fast and loose with leke med, behandle skjødesløstplay fetch leke kast pinnen (med hund)play first begynneplay for somebody akkompagnere noen, kompe noenplay hard to get gjøre seg kostbar, spille kostbarplay into somebody's hands gi noen overtaket uforvarendeplay it by the ear ta det som det kommer, ta noe som det faller segplay it cool ta det rolig, ha is i magenplay it down on utnytte grovt snyteplay it low\/down on somebody ( hverdagslig) utnytte noen grovt ( hverdagslig) lure noen, bedra noenplay off spille ekstra kamp for å avgjøre en uavgjort kampplay on\/upon spille på, utnytteplay one person off against another sette to personer opp mot hverandreplay oneself out bli utmattet, bli utbrentslite seg utplay out spille ut, spille til ende bruke oppplay over spille gjennomplay safe gardere seg, seife, ikke ta sjanserplay somebody spille mot noen( i kamp e.l.) la noen spille, sette inn noen, plassere noen, stille opp noenplay somebody along lure\/villede noen (over tid)play the field (amer., hverdagslig) more seg, flørte være rundbrenner, feie over så mange som mulig, ta for segplay the fool eller act the fool oppføre seg som en idiot, dumme seg utplay the game ( også overført) følge spilleregleneplay up ( britisk) være plagsom, lage trøbbel, gjøre ugagn (om person), lage vanskeligheter ( britisk) gjøre vondt, være til besværdet dårlige benet mitt begynner å verke igjen erte, irriteresette alle krefter til• play up, the Reds!kom igjen, det røde laget!legge vekt på, fokusere på, slå stort opp, blåse opp, reklamere forplay up to somebody innsmigre seg hos noen, snakke noen etter munnen( teater eller overført) spille opp til noen støtte noen, bakke opp noenplay up with ( slang) kullkaste, forpurre, ødeleggeplay with oneself ( forskjønnende) onanere, masturbere -
3 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) del, part2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) del3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) rolle4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) replikker og regi5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) stemme6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) del2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) skille lag, skilles; dele- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part inavdeling--------part--------region--------rolleIsubst. \/pɑːt\/1) del, stykke, bit, seksjon2) reservedel, komponent, bestanddel, element3) del, part, sak4) side, part, del, parti5) ( ofte i flertall) kroppsdeler, parti(er), organer6) ( om bok e.l.) hefte, bind7) ( teater e.l., også overført) rolle8) ( musikk) stemme9) ( musikk) parti10) (amer.) skill (i håret)bear a part in something spille en rolle i noebe part and parcel of være uløselig knyttet til, være en fast bestanddel av, være en integrert del avthe better part of størstedelen av, det meste av(the) early part begynnelsenfill the part mestre oppgaven, være oppgaven modenform part of være en del av, inngå (som ledd) ifor someone's part for noens del, for noens vedkommende, på noens side• well, for his part they can do what they'd likevel, for hans del kan de gjøre som de vilfor the most part for det mestein large part for det meste, hovedsakeligin part delvis, til delsin parts heftevis, i flere bindi biter, som byggesettthe most part of det meste av, størstedelen av, mesteparten avon somebody's (own) part på noens side, fra noens kant• Simon, on his part, could not have cared lessSimon, på sin side, kunne ikke ha gitt mer blaffenpart delivery delleveransea part of en del avpart of speech ( grammatikk) ordklasseparts egn, område, strøk, trakt(er)( litterært) evner, begavelse, intelligensplay a part ( teater og overført) spille en rolle, gi seg ut for å være noe\/noen man ikke er ta del i, spille en rolle, spille innplay a vital part in ( overført) spille en viktig rolle iplay the part of spille rollen somhan spiller rollen som Macbeth, han spiller Macbeth(s rolle)private parts edlere deler (kjønnsorganer)standing part ( sjøfart) stående eller fast del\/part\/riggtake in bad part ta ille opptake in good part ta i beste meningtake part deltamedvirke, være medtake someone's part eller take part with someone ta parti med noen, ta noens partiIIverb \/pɑːt\/1) skille (at), atskille, splitte2) skilles, skille lag, gå hver sin vei3) ( også overført) reise, dra, dø4) ( om hår) skillehan har midtskill, han har skill i midten5) ( hverdagslig) betale, punge ut6) gå fra hverandre, dele seg7) revne, gå i stykker, knuse, dele (opp), bristepart a hawser ( sjøfart) sprenge en trossepart company skillespart company with skilles fra ( overført) være uenig med, være av en annen mening ennpart one's hair lage skill (i håret)part up (with) gi slipp på, punge ut medpart with skille seg av med, avstå fra( hverdagslig) gi ut (penger)till death do us part til døden skiller oss (at)IIIadv. \/pɑːt\/delvis, til dels, dels -
4 keyboard
1) (the keys in a piano, typewriter etc arranged along or on a flat board: The pianist sat down at the keyboard and began to play; A computer keyboard looks like that of a typewriter; ( also adjective) harpsichords and other early keyboard instruments.) klaviatur, tangenter, manual; tastatur2) (any keyboard (musical) instrument.) elektronisk tangentinstrument, keyboardklaviatur--------tastaturIsubst. \/ˈkiːbɔːd\/1) klaviatur, tangenter (på tangentinstrument), manual (på orgel), tastebord, tastatur (på PC, skrivemaskin e.l.)2) ( musikk) keyboard, synthesizer, syntkeyboards keyboards, syntkeyboard instrument tangentinstrumentIIverb \/ˈkiːbɔːd\/1) (på f.eks. PC) skrive inn, taste inn2) arbeide ved tastebord -
5 knife
1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) kniv2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) kniv, dolk2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) dolke, stikke med knivknivIsubst. (i flertall: knives) \/naɪf\/1) kniv2) ( i maskin) kniv, skjæreblad, skjæreknivbefore you can say knife før man vet ordet av dethave a horror of the knife være redd operasjonerhave one's knife into someone være ute etter noen, ha et horn i siden til noenplay a good knife and fork ( gammeldags) spise godt, spise med god appetittwar to the knife krig på knivenIIverb \/naɪf\/1) knivstikke, stikke ned med kniv, skjære2) dolke i ryggen, falle i ryggenknife through something skjære seg gjennom noe -
6 tune
tju:n 1. noun(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) melodi, låt2. verb1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) stemme2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) stille inn, avstemme3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) trimme, justere•- tuneful- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune upharmoni--------låt--------melodiIsubst. \/tjuːn\/1) melodi, tone2) ( hverdagslig) låt3) ( på instrument) stemming, harmoni4) ( språkvitenskap) intonasjonsmønster, setningsmelodi5) ( overført) harmoni, samklang6) ( gammeldags) (sinns)stemning, humørcall the tune slå an tonen, bestemmecarry a tune (amer.) synge rent, holde tonenchange one's tune eller sing another tune eller sing a different tune ta en annen tone, la pipen få en annen låtdance to someone's tune danse etter noens pipein tune stemtbe in tune with være i harmoni med, være i pakt med, være i samsvar med, harmonere med, passe sammen med være tilfreds med fungere bra medin tune with the times i pakt med tidenit goes to the tune of... den kan synges på melodien..., den går på melodien...keep in tune holde stemmingen hold tonen, synge rentnot be in tune ikke være samstemtout of tune ustemt i dårlig humørbe out of tune with ikke harmonere med, ikke være i pakt med, ikke være i samsvar med, ikke passe sammen med ha kommet på kant med ikke fungere medplay in tune spille rentput in tune stemmesing in tune synge rentIIverb \/tjuːn\/1) stemme2) (radio, også tune in) stille inn, innstille, avstemme3) ( overført) avstemme, avpasse, tilpasse4) ( poetisk) istemme, synge, nynne5) ( poetisk) la lyde, uttrykke i sang6) ( mekanikk) justere, trimme, tilpasse7) ( gammeldags) påvirkestay tuned (oppfordring i radio\/TV) vær med oss (videre)!, ikke skift kanal!be tuned (in) to passe sammen med, harmonere medvære lydhør overfor, være mottakelig fortune out stille seg utenfor, melde seg ut koble ut• when things get too difficult, she tunes outnår ting blir for vanskelige, kobler hun utslutte å høre etter, vende det døve øret tiltune up stemme stemme i, begynne å spille, begynne å synge (spøkefullt, om barn) sette i gang å hyle (teknikk, om motor) (fin)justere, (fin)innstille, trimme ( spøkefullt) varme opp -
7 violin
(a type of musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow: She played the violin in the school orchestra; Can you play that on the violin?) fiolin, felefiolinsubst. \/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn\/1) ( musikk) fiolin2) fiolinistplay the first violin ( også overført) spille førstefiolin, være førstefiolinist -
8 accompany
1) (to go with (someone or something): He accompanied her to the door.) følge, ledsage2) (to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc): He accompanied her on the piano.) akkompagnere•- accompanistverb \/əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪ\/1) ledsage, følge (med)2) ( musikk) akkompagnereaccompanied by ( overført) forbundet medaccompanied with (etter)fulgt avhvert ord han sa, ble fulgt av et slag i bordet -
9 banjo
'bæn‹ouplural - banjo(e)s; noun(a stringed musical instrument similar to the guitar: He plays the banjo; Play me a tune on the banjo.) banjobanjo -
10 fork
fo:k 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) gaffel2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) veiskille, elvedele3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) avkjøring; elvedeling2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) dele/forgreine seg2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) svinge ved et veiskille3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) lempe med gaffel•- forked- fork-lift truck
- fork outgaffelIsubst. \/fɔːk\/1) gaffel, gjenstand som deler seg i flere grener2) greip, høygaffel3) veiskille, kløft4) ( om kroppen) skritt, skrev5) ( sjakk) gaffel, gaffelangrep, gaffelstilling6) ( på sykkel) forgaffel7) ( gruvedrift) bunn i samlebrønnIIverb \/fɔːk\/1) ( med gaffel eller greip) ta, løfte, bære2) forgrene seg, dele seg i grener3) gjøre gaffelformet4) ( sjakk) foreta gaffelangrep5) ( gruvedrift) pumpe gruven tørrfork left\/right ta av til venstre\/høyrefork over vende med greip (amer.) punge ut, hoste opp, betale -
11 percussion
1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; ( also adjective) a percussion instrument.) slagverk2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) sammenstøt, slag•slagverksubst. \/pəˈkʌʃ(ə)n\/1) slag, støt2) ( medisin) perkusjon3) ( musikk) perkusjon, slaginstrumentthe percussion slaginstrumentet, slagverket (i orkester), batteriet (i jazzorkester osv.) -
12 piano
pi'ænəuplural - pianos; noun(a large musical instrument played by pressing keys which make hammers strike stretched wires: She plays the piano very well; ( also adjective) piano music.)- pianist- piano-accordion
- pianoforte
- grand pianopianoIsubst. \/pɪˈænəʊ\/pianoIIadj. \/ˈpjɑːnəʊ\/ (italiensk, musikk)1) piano, dempet, svakt2) ( som adverb) piano, dempet, svakt -
13 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) rør, ledning2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipe3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) (bambus-/orgel-/sekke)pipe2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) lede/legge i rør2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) spille på fløyte3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) pipe•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) pipende, skjærende- pipeline
- piping hotblåse--------rørIsubst. \/paɪp\/1) rør, ledning, rørledning• gas pipe2) pipe, tobakkspipe3) ( musikk) pipe, fløyte, orgelpipe, sekkepipe (i flertall), panfløyte (i flertall)4) (gammeldags, spesielt om sang) stemme5) ( om fugl) sang, fløyt, fløyting, pipping, piping6) ( anatomi) luftrør7) (sjøfart, også boatswain's pipe) båtsmannspipe8) ( volummål for vin) pipe (britisk 477 liter)9) ( geologi) kraterrør11) ( metallurgi) lunker, pipedance to somebody's pipe danse etter noens pipefill a pipe stoppe en pipepipe of peace se ➢ peace pipepipes sekkepipe, panfløyteput that in your pipe and smoke it! enten du liker det eller ikke!, det får du finne deg i!IIverb \/paɪp\/1) spille, blåse, spille på fløyte (pipe, sekkepipe)2) ( om fugl) synge3) (om vind, kule e.l.) hvine4) ( elektronikk) overføre via kabel (f.eks. TV-program)5) legge i rør, lede i rør6) utstyre med rør7) (matlaging, om kake e.l.) pynte8) ( håndarbeid) besette med snorer, pynte med snorer9) ( sjøfart) pipe, gi signal med båtsmannspipe10) skrike ut, skrike frem11) (botanikk, om f.eks nelliker) formere med stiklingerpipe away (sjøfart, om skip) blåse avgangssignal forpiped music bakgrunnsmusikk fra høyttalerpipe one's eye gråte, grinepipe up ( hverdagslig) si noe plutselig, heve sin røst spille opp, stemme opp -
14 read
redpast tense, past participle; = readleseIsubst. \/riːd\/1) lesestund2) lesestoff, lesningII1) lese, lese i, lese opp, resitere2) ( mentalt) tolke, lese (i), tyde3) (for)tolke, oppfatte, forstå, lese4) lese, studere• read law5) ( radio- eller telekommunikasjon) forstå, oppfatte, høre• do you read me?6) lese, avlese7) kunne leses, kunne tydes, stå (å lese)8) lyde, låte, høres9) viseread a bill behandle et lovforslagread aloud to somebody lese høyt for noenread a paper lese en avis holde (et) foredragread a person's hand spå noen i håndenread for something lese til noeread off (om instrument, resultat e.l.) lese avread over\/through lese gjennomread out lese opp, lese høytlese\/rope opp navnread up (on) a subject sette seg inn i et emneread up one's lesson lese på leksene sinesee to read se å leseIIIadj. \/red\/belesttake something as read ( overført) godta noe (som det er)take the minutes as read godkjenne protokollen uten opplesning -
15 strum
past tense, past participle - strummed; verb(to play especially noisily and unskilfully on a piano or stringed instrument: to strum a tune.) klimpre (på)klimpreIsubst. \/strʌm\/1) klimpring, klunking2) tromming (med fingrene)IIverb \/strʌm\/1) klimpre (på), klunke på2) tromme (med fingrene) -
16 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) trompet2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) trompetstøt2. verb(to play the trumpet.) trompetere, gjalle- blow one's own trumpettrompetIsubst. \/ˈtrʌmpɪt\/1) trompet, basun (bibelsk), signalhorn2) ( for tunghørte) hørerør3) trakt, tut4) megafon, ropert5) ( botanikk) trompetblomst (om ulike traktformede blomster)6) trompetist7) trompetstøt, trompetskrall8) ( om elefant) trompetering, trompetstøt9) ( gammeldags) sendebud, heroldblow one's own trumpet skryte av seg selv, reklamere for seg selvblow the trumpet blåse trompetflourish of trumpets se ➢ flourish, 1sound the trumpet blåse i basunen, slå på stortrommen, reklamere for noeIIverb \/ˈtrʌmpɪt\/1) spille trompet, trompetere2) ( spesielt overført) utbasunere, forkynne (høylytt)3) ( om elefant) trompetere -
17 bagpipes
(a wind instrument consisting of a bag fitted with pipes, played in Scotland etc: He wants to learn to play the bagpipes.) sekkepipe
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instrument */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪnstrʊmənt] / US [ˈɪnstrəmənt] noun [countable] Word forms instrument : singular instrument plural instruments 1) a) a tool or piece of equipment used in science, medicine, or technology scientific instruments such as microscopes b) a piece… … English dictionary
instrument — in|stru|ment [ ınstrəmənt ] noun count *** 1. ) a tool or piece of equipment used in science, medicine, or technology: scientific instruments such as microscopes a ) a piece of equipment that measures something such as position, speed, or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
instrument*/*/*/ — [ˈɪnstrʊmənt] noun [C] 1) a tool that is used in science, medicine, or technology scientific instruments such as microscopes[/ex] 2) a musical instrument, for example a piano or a guitar Do you play an instrument?[/ex] 3) a piece of equipment… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in … English World dictionary
Play (activity) — Play is a rite and a quality of mind in engaging with one s worldview. Play may consist of amusing, pretend or imaginary interpersonal and intrapersonal interactions or interplay. The rites of play are evident throughout nature and are perceived… … Wikipedia
play — ► VERB 1) engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose. 2) take part in (a sport or contest). 3) compete against. 4) take a specified position in a sports team. 5) represent (a character) in a… … English terms dictionary
Play — Play, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Played}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Playing}.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be wont, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Instrument control — consists of connecting a desktop instrument to a computer and taking measurements.HistoryIn the late 1960s the first bus used for communication was developed by Hewlett Packard and was called HP IB (Hewlett Packard Interface Bus). Since HP IB was … Wikipedia
Play (play) — Play is a one act play by Samuel Beckett. It was written between 1962 and 1963 and first produced in German as Spiel on 14 June 1963 at the Ulmer Theatre in Ulm Donau, Germany, directed by Deryk Mendel, with Nancy Illig (W1), Sigfrid Pfeiffer… … Wikipedia