play

[pleɪ] 1. n (THEAT etc)

sztuka f; (activity) zabawa f

2. vt

hide-and-seek etc bawić się w +acc; football, chess grać (zagrać perf) w +acc; team, opponent grać (zagrać perf) z +instr; role, piece of music, note grać (zagrać perf); instrument grać (zagrać perf) na +loc; tape, record puszczać (puścić perf)

3. vi

children bawić się (pobawić się perf); orchestra, band grać (zagrać perf); record, tape, radio grać

to bring sth into play — posłużyć się (perf) czymś

a play on words — gra słów

he played a trick on us — zrobił nam kawał

to play for time (fig) — grać na zwłokę or czas

to play a part/role in (fig) — odgrywać (odegrać perf) rolę w +loc

to play safe — nie ryzykować

to play into sb's hands — podkładać się (podłożyć się perf) komuś (inf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about with

- play along with

- play around with

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play on

- play up

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[plei] 1. verb

1) (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.) bawić się

2) (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.) grać w

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) grać

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) być na scenie, być wystawianym

5) (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.) grać na

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) płatać figla

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) grać przeciwko

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) igrać

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) kierować

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) grać

2. noun

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) rozrywka

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) sztuka

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) gra, rozgrywka

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) luz

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- 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 up