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playing card: noun
playing field: noun
play: I. noun II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
foul play: noun
nativity play: noun
play along: intransitive verb
play down: transitive verb
play on: transitive verb
play up: intransitive verb
play-act: intransitive verb
play-off: noun
role play: noun

playing card N

playing card

carta f de baralho

playing field N

playing field

campo m de esportes

I . play [pleɪ] N

1. play no pl (recreation):

play

to be at play

to be in/out of play

estar no/fora do jogo

to bring sth into play

to give sth full play

colocar a. c. em plena atividade

to make a play for sth

fazer uma cena por a. c.

2. play THEAT:

play

peça f

II . play [pleɪ] VB intr

1. play:

play

to play fair

agir corretamente

to play with sb/sth

brincar com alguém/a. c.

2. play MUS:

play

tocar

3. play (try to gain):

to play for time

III . play [pleɪ] VB trans

1. play (participate in game):

play

jogar

to play football

2. play THEAT:

play

fazer o papel de

to play the fool

fazer papel de bobo

3. play MUS:

play

pôr para tocar

to play a CD

pôr um CD para tocar

4. play (perpetrate):

to play a joke/trick (on sb)

pregar uma peça em alguém

to play sb against sb

jogar alguém contra alguém

foul play N no pl SPORTS

jogo m sujo

nativity play N

nativity play

encenação f natalina

play along VB intr

to play along with sb

contemporizar com alguém

play down VB trans

play on VB trans

to play on sb's weakness

aproveitar a fraqueza de alguém

play up VB intr

play-act VB intr fig

play-off N

role play N

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Throughout his stay, many contestants grew annoyed with him playing all sides of the house and his supposed cockiness. en.wikipedia.org

He has iron grey hair, has a taciturn personality, and delights in playing power games. en.wikipedia.org

This excludes well-known performing artists who make a large amount of income from playing shows from deducting their income therefrom. en.wikipedia.org

In 1929, he assumed the role of player-coach, still playing the line on both offense and defense and dropping back to punt. en.wikipedia.org

He met his wife-to-be while playing professional hockey in the Netherlands; the couple now have two sons. en.wikipedia.org

The player takes the role of a zombie apocalypse survivor who carries out missions to gather supplies, with the drama playing out in fully scripted audio. thenextweb.com

He is the first pianist to give an introduction to each sonata and to elucidate it using musical illustrations and quotations, before playing it. en.wikipedia.org

New playing fields and sport venues were added, including a toboggan slide, amphitheatre, and bicycle tracks. en.wikipedia.org

She sometimes wears an expressionless face and has yet to show her feelings, especially when playing basketball. en.wikipedia.org

This led to the introduction of a centre-back to stop the opposing centre-forward, and tried to balance defensive and offensive playing. en.wikipedia.org

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