play out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for play out in the English»French Dictionary

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I.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] N

II.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] VB trans

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III.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] VB intr

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IV.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ]

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I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hand
main f
he had a pencil/book in his hand
il avait un crayon/un livre dans la main
she had a pistol/umbrella in her hand
elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main
he stood there, gun/suitcase in hand
il était là, un pistolet/une valise à la main
to get or lay one's hands on money, information, key, person
mettre la main sur
he eats/steals everything he can get or lay his hands on
il mange/vole tout ce qui lui passe sous le nez
to keep one's hands off sth computer, money
ne pas toucher à
to keep one's hands off sb
laisser qn tranquille
they could hardly keep their hands off each other
ils avaient du mal à se retenir pour ne pas se toucher
to take sb's hand
prendre la main de qn
to take sb by the hand
prendre qn par la main
they were holding hands
ils se donnaient la main
to hold sb's hand lit
tenir qn par la main
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
tenir la main à qn
to hold sb's hand government:
soutenir qn
to do or make sth by hand
faire qc à la main
the letter was delivered by hand
la lettre a été remise en mains propres
‘by hand’ (on envelope)
‘par porteur’
they gave me 50 dollars in my hand
il m'ont donné 50 dollars de la main à la main
from hand to hand
de main en main
look! no hands!
regarde! sans les mains!
to have one's hands full lit
avoir les mains pleines
to have one's hands full fig
avoir assez à faire
to seize an opportunity with both hands
saisir l'occasion à deux mains
hands up, or I shoot!
les mains en l'air, ou je tire!
to be on one's hands and knees
être à quatre pattes
we can always use another pair of hands
une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop
hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!
bas les pattes! inf
‘hands off our schools’ (slogan at rally)
‘ne touchez pas à nos écoles’
please put your hands together for Max!
s'il vous plaît applaudissez Max!

7. hand (possession):

to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
être entre les mains de qn
the painting is in private hands
le tableau est entre les mains d'un particulier
to change hands
changer de mains
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
tomber entre les mains de qn
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
tomber en mauvaises mains
in the right hands this information could be useful
en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
être en bonnes mains
to put one's life in sb's hands
remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands department, office
confier qc à qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands matter, affair
remettre qc entre les mains de qn
to play into sb's hands
jouer le jeu de qn
the matter is out of my hands
cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort

II.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans

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I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

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See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

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I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

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II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

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IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

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III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

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come out VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

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I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

play out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for play out in the English»French Dictionary

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Phrases:

to play ball with sb inf
coopérer avec qn
to play ducks and drakes with money
jeter l'argent par les fenêtres
to play both ends against the middle
semer la zizanie
to play second fiddle to sb
être dans l'ombre de qn
to play the field
avoir plusieurs amants
to play footsie with sb inf
faire du pied à qn
to play gooseberry Brit
tenir la chandelle
to play it cool
rester calme
to play it safe
rester prudent(e)
to play hard to get
se laisser désirer
to play hardball Am
ne pas être tendre
to play havoc with sth
chambouler qc
to play (merry) hell with sth
ficher qc en l'air
to play hook(e)y Am, Aus
faire l'école buissonnière
to play a hunch
agir par intuition
to play possum (pretend to be asleep)
faire semblant de dormir
to play possum (pretend to be ignorant or unaware)
faire l'innocent(e)
to play truant (from school) Brit
faire l'école buissonnière
to play dumb
faire le con
to play sb false form
tromper qn
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out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He's not a bad little actor and it should be fun to watch this play out.
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It explores how science fiction has started to play out on modern day battlefields, with robots used more and more in war.
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The story itself must be so strong, so enthralling, the history helps it to play out.
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Normally the campaigns play out in their own timelines and do not co-exist.
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She added that their inclusion meant the series could explore many different storylines and play out lots of great plots.
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She comes to the terrible realization that she is destined to play out the curse.
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When such conflicts play out in the mass media, the value conflicts are identified, resulting in audiences forming their own value positions.
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Then play out those moves hundreds or thousands of times to see which candidate performs best.
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These statistics illustrate that the passions of the rivalry play out both during the regular season and postseason during many seasons.
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He is an attacking midfielder who can also play out wide on the wings or track back in a defensive midfield role.
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