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

play at VB intr

1. play at (play game):

to play at sth

etw spielen

2. play at (pretend):

to play at being sb

so tun, als wäre man jd

he likes to play at being the big boss

er spielt gerne den Chef

3. play at (do):

to play at sth

etw treiben oft iron

what are you playing at in there?

was treibt ihr denn da drinnen?

what the devil are you playing at?

was zum Teufel machen Sie da?

we need to find out what exactly they're playing at

wir müssen herausfinden, was für ein Spiel sie spielen

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what on earth are you playing at? (annoyed) inf

was soll denn das?

what on earth are you playing at? (annoyed) inf

auf was willst du eigentlich hinaus?

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at play

beim Spielen

to play at home

zu Hause spielen

to play [at] bowls

Bowling spielen

to be at play

beim Spiel sein

two can play at that game

wie du mir, so ich dir prov

a play running at the State Theatre

ein Theaterstück, das [gerade] am State Theatre läuft

to play [music] at [or from] sight

[Musik] vom Blatt spielen

I heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall

ich habe das Orchester in der Carnegie Hall spielen hören

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Miller's new play is previewing at the Theatre Royal

das Theatre Royal gibt eine Voraufführung von Millers neuem Stück

he likes to play at being the big boss

er spielt gerne den Chef

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