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play

/pleɪ̯/ noun · plural: plays A1 (estimated)

1. playful activity

German	das Spiel
French	le jeu
Portuguese	a folga, a brincadeira, o jogo
Czech	hra, vůle
Italian	gioco
Spanish	el juego
Dutch	het spel
Swedish	ett spel, en lek
Latin	ludus, lusus

2. individual's performance in a sport

Portuguese	o jogo
Spanish	el juego
Swedish	ett spel

3. action carried out when it is one's turn to play

German	der Spielzug, der Zug
Spanish	jugada
Swedish	ett drag

4. literary composition intended to be represented

German	das Schauspiel
French	la pièce, pièce de théâtre
Portuguese	o drama
Dutch	het schouwspel, het theaterstuk
Swedish	en pjäs, ett skådespel, ett drama
Latin	drama

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to play

/pleɪ̯/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. act in a manner such that one has fun

German	spielen, darstellen
French	jouer, amuser
Portuguese	jogar, brincar, interpretar
Czech	hrát, hrát si
Italian	giocare, suonare, impersonare
Spanish	jugar, trebejar, sonar
Dutch	spelen, bespelen
Swedish	spela, leka, uppföra
Latin	ludo

2. 7.8. to act or perform (a play) — see also act

German	spielen
French	jouer, interpréter
Portuguese	representar, atuar, desempenhar
Czech	hrát
Italian	recitare
Spanish	ejecutar, desempeñar
Dutch	optreden
Swedish	agera

3. use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording — see also resume, project, put on

German	spielen, abspielen
French	jouer, mettre, tourner
Portuguese	tocar, reproduzir
Czech	hrát, pustit
Italian	mettere, riprodurre, mettere su
Spanish	tocar, reproducir
Dutch	spelen, afspelen
Swedish	spela, spela upp

4. manipulate or deceive someone — see also play for a fool, deceive

German	verarschen, täuschen, hinters Licht führen

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