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41 play a
((not) to be one of the people who are doing (something): He played no part in the robbery.) (ne pas) prendre part à -
42 play a hoax on
(to carry out a trick on.) jouer un tour -
43 play a trick / tricks on
(to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid: He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.) jouer un tour -
44 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) jouer à2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) jouer à -
45 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) minimiser -
46 play fair
(to act honestly and fairly.) jouer franc jeu -
47 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) essayer de gagner du temps -
48 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) ravager -
49 play into someone's hands
(to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do.) faire le jeu de -
50 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) opposer (qqn à qqn) -
51 play on
(to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc): He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.) jouer sur -
52 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) -
53 play safe
(to take no risks.) ne pas prendre de risques -
54 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) faire le pitre -
55 play the game
(to act fairly and honestly.) jouer le jeu -
56 play truant
(to be a truant and stay away from school etc: He was always playing truant (from school).) faire l'école buissonnière -
57 play up
(to be troublesome or disobedient: The children are playing up today.) faire des siennes -
58 play with fire
(to do something dangerous or risky: Putting all your money into that business is playing with fire!) jouer avec le feu -
59 fair play
fair play n to have a sense of fair play jouer franc jeu, être fair-play ; to ensure fair play faire respecter les règles du jeu. -
60 fair play
to have a sense of fair play — jouer franc jeu, être fair-play
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