Translations for „play-act“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈplay-act VB intr

play-act (pretend emotion)

Theater spielen fig

play-act (make fuss)

Theater machen fig

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English

Substituting dialogue for equality is a sham and winds up being a play-act.

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Safe in the confines of her evident love, he has grown a kind of mighty hubris, a confidence that allows him to play-act his bachelor stallion fantasy.

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Should it be different when it comes to a woman longing to play-act a "sexist" fantasy?

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And if those who do play-act, cheat and moan do happen to take a moment to consider what is being remembered, maybe their behaviour will alter.

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He avoided the temptation to play-act, although in this case, he would have been perfectly entitled to do so.

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They still tend to play-act a bit but look like real contenders.

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That meant the camera operator often had to play-act after hitting "record".

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It forces the actors to regress to when they would play-act as kids or do minimalist theatre.

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If anything, the show allows us to play-act at evil through identification with its sympathetic lead.

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It's a beautiful game when people take the chance to actually play, instead of play-act.

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