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I . play up VB trans

1. play up (stress):

to play up ⇆ sth

etw hochspielen

2. play up Brit inf:

to play up ⇆ sb (trouble)

jdm zu schaffen machen

to play up ⇆ sb (hurt)

jdm Schmerzen bereiten

3. play up Brit inf (annoy):

to play up ⇆ sb

jdn nerven sl

II . play up VB intr inf

1. play up (flatter):

to play up to sb

sich acc bei jdm einschmeicheln [o. inf lieb Kind machen]

2. play up Brit children a.:

play up (misbehave)

sich acc danebenbenehmen inf

play up (misbehave)

ungezogen [o. unartig] sein

play up (have tantrum)

Theater machen pej inf

play up (have tantrum)

ausflippen inf

3. play up Brit, Aus (malfunction):

play up

verrücktspielen inf

4. play up Brit, Aus (hurt):

play up

weh tun inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to write up a concert/film/play

eine Kritik zu einem Konzert/Film/Stück schreiben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ladies must audition for their roles and then play up the camp as much as possible. en.wikipedia.org

These more specific elements of plot in a play are the main things used to divide a play up into acts and sometimes scenes. en.wikipedia.org

This edition was retooled to play up the anime inspirations after anime had become more mainstream. en.wikipedia.org

Version 0.1 was not released to the public; it only allowed play up to the flop as well as the river. en.wikipedia.org

Street barrel organs usually play 7 to 9 tunes, although small organs (usually the older ones) can play up to 15 tunes. en.wikipedia.org

I wanted reflections, mist, gentle rain to play up the whole motif. en.wikipedia.org

He was a versatile player who could play up front, in midfield or defence. en.wikipedia.org

He has an offensive baseline style of play, but is also able to mix his style of play up by rushing to the net. en.wikipedia.org

From the beginning this sensor had begun to play up, with only about 80% of images being without some blurring. en.wikipedia.org

Players can play up to 15 simultaneous games at one time. en.wikipedia.org

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