Translations for „play about“ in the English » German Dictionary

play about VB intr

play about PHRVB play around

See also play around

play around VB intr

1. play around (mess around):

play around

herumblödeln

stop playing around!

hör mit dem Blödsinn auf! pej inf

2. play around inf (be unfaithful):

play around

fremdgehen inf

to play around with sb

mit jdm herummachen sl

3. play around (experiment):

to play around with sth

mit etw dat [ inf herum]spielen [o. experimentieren]

to play around with sth (try out)

etw ausprobieren

to play around with ideas

einige Ideen in Gedanken durchspielen

4. play around (tamper with):

to play around with sth

mit etw dat herumspielen [o. herumexperimentieren] inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what exactly didn't you like about the play?

was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He displays a taste for the arts and theatricals, forms an amateur group and earnestly begins rehearsing for a romantic play about separated lovers.

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Each would play about 20-30 characters per show.

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He decides to write a play about the sorry state of his life.

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He can play about 8,000 pieces from memory.

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He would play about twelve to fifteen moves, get a clear advantage, and offer a draw which was usually accepted.

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It's a play about finding the courage to transform yourself, to learn how to twinkle again after your lights have been dimmed.

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I used to play about with bells and buzzers and things around the house.

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This is a comedy play about the current education system that takes a toll on students.

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This is because it is a play about actual historical events.

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His play about life in prison in the 1940s 72.

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