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Dictionary English → German: play

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edit	NOUN1	a play \| plays
edit	NOUN2	play \| -
edit	VERB	to play \| played \| played ... playing \| plays

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to play

2808

mus. to play

29

aufspielen [im Standarddeutsch veraltend]

mus. to play [wind instrument]

21

RadioTV to play [e.g. radio, TV is playing]

12

laufen [z. B. Radio, Fernseher läuft]

mus. to play sth. [e.g. the drum]

9

etw.^Akk. schlagen [ein Schlaginstrument, z. B. die Trommel]

mus. to play sth. [e.g. the lute, the harp]

6

etw.^Akk. schlagen [veraltend] [ein Zupfinstrument spielen, z. B. die Laute, die Harfe]

sports to play [esp. football / soccer]

auflaufen [mitspielen]

games sports to play sb.

gegen jdn. spielen

to play sth. [pretend]

sich^Akk. als etw.^Nom. geben

Nouns

theatre play

931

Theaterstück {n}

theatre play

304

Schauspiel {n}

lit. theatre play

133

Stück {n}

play

91

Spiel {n} [Stück, Bewegung, Zusammenspiel]

mus. theatre play

49

Aufführung {f}

comp. RadioTV play [icon, button]

19

Wiedergabe [ohne Artikel] [Icon, Taste]

sports play [American football]

18

tech. play

12

Spiel {n} [Maßtoleranz]

lit. theatre play [drama]

9

Drama {n}

play

8

Luft {f} [Abstand, Spalt, Spielraum]

theatre play

8

Theaterspiel {n}

lit. theatre play

5

Bühnenstück {n}

mus. theatre [literally a 'stage-consecrating festival play'; Wagner's description of his last dramatic work "Parsifal"]

Bühnenweihfestspiel {n}

lit. theatre play

Bühnenwerk {n} [Schauspiel]

games play

Partie {f}

oenol. play

Spiel {n} [„Der Wein hat Spiel“]

2 Words: Others

at play {adv}

at play {adv} [fig.] [involved]

(mit) im Spiel [fig.]

at play {adj} [postpos.]

Fair play! [esp. Irish]

Play nice. [Am.] [Don't fight.]

Play nicely. [Br.] [Don't quarrel.]

idiom Play up! [Br.] [dated]

Streng dich an!

tech. without play {adj}

2 Words: Verbs

to play about

to play against sb.

gegen jdn. spielen

to play along

to play along

mus. to play aloud

to play antics [archaic]

alfanzen [veraltet] [Possen reißen]

to play around [coll.] [to be unfaithful]

fremdgehen [ugs.]

to play around sth. [smile plays around the corners of your mouth]

etw. umspielen [Lächeln]

art mus. theatre to play at sth. [location]

etw. bespielen [Spielort, Gebäude]

to play at sth. [pretend]

etw. spielen [vorgeben]

sports to play away

auswärts spielen

sports to play away

ein Auswärtsspiel haben

audio to play back

idiom to play ball

zusammenarbeiten

to play ball

zusammenspielen

games to play ball

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A 2025-08-25: @ MichaelK : The "grave underneath a grave" might play an important role ...
Q 2024-08-11: Benötigt die Android App "dict.cc +" Google Play Service?
A 2024-05-18: (a play, film, book, speech) lacking substance / significance / (evtl.) depth
A 2023-10-18: If these are lines in the play, IMO, technical accuracy and cosistency are...
A 2023-06-06: Register! Truancy <> Schulschwänzen, to play truant <> die Schule schwänzen
Q 2022-08-18: Play with white/black handicap (chess)
A 2022-06-20: First, I don't play golf or know much about golf terminology ;-)
A 2022-03-04: ... they play / sing perfectly on cue ...
Q 2022-01-03: Audio recording an play back issues in browsers
Q 2021-06-10: phrase from a theatre play
Q 2021-01-20: the deal is always in play
Q 2020-10-20: to do or to make a play
A 2020-10-02: +play of waters+ is much too unspecific
A 2020-09-10: Enjoy the music and play it safe!
A 2020-04-17: It would be wrong to use play like that.
Q 2020-04-17: "spielen in" (Story etc.) --> "play in"?
A 2019-10-01: it means: to play the European / diplomacy card
Q 2019-02-13: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fair+play+(to+you) See: #904515
A 2019-02-13: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fair+play+(to+you)
Q 2019-02-13: fair play to you!

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