play through in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for play through in the English»Italian Dictionary

to learn through play

imparare giocando

to read, play sth right through

leggere, suonare qc fino in fondo or fino alla fine

Translations for play through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] N

1. play THEAT:

play

opera f (teatrale)

play

dramma m

play

pièce f

play

rappresentazione f (about su)

the characters in a play

i personaggi di un'opera teatrale

a radio play, a play for radio

un dramma radiofonico

a one-act play

un atto unico

a five-act play

un dramma in cinque atti

2. play (amusement, recreation):

the sound of children at play

il rumore dei bambini che giocano

to learn through play

imparare giocando

3. play SPORTS (in games):

play starts at 11

la partita comincia alle 11

there was no play today

oggi non hanno giocato

rain stopped play

la partita è stata interrotta a causa della pioggia

one evening's play (in cards)

una serata di gioco

the ball is in play, out of play

la palla è buona, non è buona

there was some good defensive play

la difesa ha giocato bene

there was some fine play from the Danish team

si è visto del bel gioco da parte dei danesi

4. play (movement, interaction):

play

gioco m

play

azione f

to come into play

entrare in gioco, in ballo

it has brought new factors into play

ha fatto entrare in gioco or ha tirato in ballo nuovi elementi

the play of light on the water, of shadows against the wall

il gioco di luci sull'acqua, di ombre sul muro

the play of forces beyond our comprehension

il gioco di forze che va al di là della nostra comprensione

the free play of the imagination

il libero sfogo dell'immaginazione

5. play (manipulation):

play

gioco m

a play on words

un gioco di parole

a play on the idea of reincarnation

un'invenzione sull'idea di reincarnazione

6. play Am (in football):

play

tattica f

7. play MECH (scope for movement):

play

gioco m

play

agio m (between tra; in in)

there's some play in the lock

la serratura ha gioco

8. play (in fishing):

to give a line more, less play

dare più, meno lenza

II.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] VB trans

1. play (for amusement):

to play football, bridge

giocare a calcio, bridge

to play cards, a computer game

giocare a carte, a un gioco elettronico

to play sb at chess, at tennis or to play chess, tennis with sb

giocare a scacchi, tennis con qn

to play a game of chess, of tennis with sb

fare una partita a scacchi, tennis con qn

I'll play you a game of chess

ti sfido a scacchi

she plays basketball for her country

gioca a pallacanestro nella nazionale

to play shop, hide and seek

giocare al negozio, a nascondino

to play a joke on sb

fare uno scherzo a qn

2. play MUS:

play symphony, chord

suonare

to play the guitar, the piano

suonare la chitarra, il piano

to play a tune on a clarinet

suonare un motivo al clarinetto

to play a piece to, for sb

suonare un pezzo per, a qn

play them a tune

suonate qualcosa per loro

they will play a nationwide tour

saranno in tournée in tutto il paese

they're playing the jazz club on Saturday

suoneranno al jazz club sabato

3. play THEAT (act out):

play role

recitare, interpretare

to play (the part of) Cleopatra

interpretare (il ruolo di) Cleopatra

Cleopatra, played by Elizabeth Taylor

Cleopatra, interpretata da Elizabeth Taylor

he plays a young officer

recita la parte di un giovane ufficiale

to play the diplomat, the sympathetic friend fig

fare la parte del diplomatico, dell'amico comprensivo

to play a leading role in public affairs

giocare un ruolo determinante negli affari pubblici

to play a significant part in the creation of a clean environment

avere un'importanza fondamentale nella creazione di un ambiente pulito

I'm not sure how to play things

non so bene come fare

that's the way I play things inf

questo è il mio modo di fare

to play a line for laughs

dire una battuta che fa ridere

4. play tape, video, CD:

play

mettere

play me the record

fammi sentire il disco

to play music

mettere un po' di musica

the tape was played to the court

la cassetta fu fatta ascoltare in tribunale

let me play the jazz tape for you

vi faccio ascoltare quella cassetta di jazz

5. play SPORTS (in a position) coach, manager:

play player

fare giocare

to play goal, wing

giocare in porta, all'ala

he plays goal for Fulchester

è il portiere del Fulchester

6. play SPORTS (hit, kick) golfer, tennis player, basketball player:

play ball

tirare

to play the ball over the goal

tirare la palla sopra la traversa

to play the ball to sb

passare la palla a qn

to play a forehand

tirare un diritto

7. play:

play (in chess, draughts) piece

muovere

play (in cards) card

giocare, buttare (giù)

to play a club

giocare fiori

to play the tables (in roulette)

puntare

8. play ECON:

to play the stock market

giocare in Borsa

9. play FISH:

play fish

stancare

III.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] VB intr

1. play children:

play

giocare (with con)

to play together

giocare insieme

can Rosie come out to play?

Rosie può venire fuori a giocare?

to play at soldiers, at keeping shop

giocare ai soldati, al negozio

to play at hide and seek

giocare a nascondino

2. play fig:

she's only playing at her job

fa finta di lavorare

to play at being a manager, an artist

atteggiarsi a manager, artista

what does he think he's playing at? Brit inf

a che gioco sta giocando? or cosa sta combinando?

3. play SPORTS (in games):

play

giocare

do you play?

giochi?

have you played yet?

hai già giocato?

to play out of turn

giocare quando non è il proprio turno

I've seen them play

li ho visti giocare

England is playing against Ireland

l'Inghilterra gioca contro l'Irlanda

he plays for Liverpool

gioca per il Liverpool

she played for her club in the semifinal

ha giocato per la sua squadra in semifinale

to play in goal

segnare

to play for money cardplayer:

giocare a soldi

to play fair

giocare correttamente

4. play SPORTS (hit, shoot):

to play into a bunker, the net

mandare la palla in bunker, rete

to play to sb's backhand

giocare sul rovescio di qn

5. play MUS:

play musician, band, orchestra:

suonare (for per)

to play on the flute, on the xylophone

suonare il flauto, lo xilofono

to play to large audiences, to small groups

suonare per un vasto pubblico, per piccoli gruppi

6. play:

play CINE, THEAT play:

andare in scena

play film:

essere in programma

play actor:

recitare

“Macbeth” is playing at the Gate

“Macbeth” va in scena al Gate

she's playing opposite him in “Macbeth”

recita con lui in “Macbeth”

he's playing to packed houses

sta facendo il tutto esaurito

7. play (make noise):

play fountain, water:

scorrere, mormorare

a record played softly in the background

si sentiva un disco in sottofondo

I could hear music, the tape playing in the next room

sentivo la musica, la cassetta nella stanza accanto

8. play (move lightly):

sunlight played over the water

la luce del sole giocava sull'acqua

a breeze played across the lake

una leggera brezza accarezzava il lago

a smile played around or on her lips

un sorriso errava sulle sue labbra

IV.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ]

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) prov

= non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita

to make a play for sb inf

= fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qn

to make great play of sth, of the fact that …

= dare troppa importanza a qc

to play for time

cercare di guadagnare tempo

we have everything to play for

abbiamo tutto da guadagnarci

to play sb false

= agire slealmente verso qn, ingannare qn

they played to her strengths (in interview)

= le hanno chiesto cose che sapeva, non le hanno fatto domande difficili

he doesn't play to his own strengths

non sfrutta le sue capacità

I.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] PREP

1. through (from one side to the other):

through

attraverso

to see through the curtain, mist

vedere attraverso la tenda, la nebbia

to feel the stones through one's shoes

sentire i sassi attraverso le suole

to cut through the fields

tagliare per i campi

the nail went right through the wall

il chiodo attraversò il muro

to drive through the forest, desert

attraversare la foresta, il deserto (in macchina)

to stick one's finger through the slit

infilare il dito nella fessura

to poke sth through a hole

fare passare qc attraverso un buco

to drill through a cable

bucare un cavo (da parte a parte) con il trapano

he was shot through the head

il proiettile gli trapassò il cranio

it has a crack running through it

è attraversato da una crepa

2. through (via, by way of):

to go through a tunnel

passare per un tunnel

to go through London, the town centre

passare per Londra, per il centro della città

to travel through Germany to Poland

andare in Polonia passando per la Germania

the path goes through the woods

il sentiero passa per il bosco

to come in through the hole, door

entrare dal buco, dalla porta

go straight through that door

passate da quella porta

to jump through the window

saltare dalla finestra

to look through binoculars, telescope

guardare in

to look through hole, window, keyhole

guardare da

to hear sth through the wall

sentire qc attraverso il muro

you have to go through her secretary

devi passare dalla sua segretaria

3. through (past):

to go through red light

passare con

to get or go through barricade

passare attraverso

to get or go through customs

passare

to push one's way through crowd, undergrowth

aprirsi un varco attraverso

the water poured through the roof

entrava tanta acqua dal tetto

4. through (among):

to fly through the clouds

volare tra le nuvole

to leap through the trees

saltare di ramo in ramo

to fly through the air acrobat:

volare nell'aria

to fly through the air arrow, bullet:

fendere l'aria

to search through cupboard, bag

frugare in

5. through (expressing source or agency):

I heard through a friend

ho saputo da un amico

I met my husband through her

ho conosciuto mio marito tramite lei

it was through her that I got this job

è stato grazie a lei che ho avuto questo lavoro

to speak through an interpreter

comunicare per mezzo di un interprete

to send sth through the post

spedire qc per posta

to book sth through a travel agent

prenotare qc tramite un'agenzia di viaggi

to order sth through a mail order firm

ordinare qc da una società di vendita per corrispondenza

I only know her through her writings

la conosco solo attraverso i suoi scritti

6. through (because of):

through carelessness, inexperience

per negligenza, inesperienza

through illness

per malattia

through no fault of mine, we were late

eravamo in ritardo ma non per colpa mia

7. through (until the end of):

to work through the night

lavorare per tutta la notte

all or right through the day

per tutta la giornata

he talked right through the film

ha parlato per tutta la durata del film

to stay through until Sunday

rimanere fino a domenica

to work through the lunch hour

lavorare durante la pausa pranzo

she will not live through the night

non supererà la notte

8. through (up to and including):

from Friday through to Sunday

da venerdì a domenica

1939 through 1945 Am

dal 1939 al 1945 compreso

open April through September Am

aperto da aprile a settembre compreso

II.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADV

1. through (from one side to the other):

the water went right through

l'acqua è passata da parte a parte

to let sb through

lasciare passare qn

can you fit or squeeze or get through?

riesci a passare?

2. through (completely):

wet or soaked through coat, cloth

fradicio

wet or soaked through person

bagnato fino alle ossa

mouldy right through

completamente ammuffito

cooked right through

ben cotto

3. through (from beginning to end):

to read, play sth right through

leggere, suonare qc fino in fondo or fino alla fine

I'm halfway through the article

ho letto metà dell'articolo

4. through TELEC:

you're through

è in linea

you're through to Ms Wilkins

le passo la signora Wilkins

Phrases:

through and through to know sth through and through area, city

conoscere come le proprie tasche

I know him through and through

lo conosco molto bene

rotten through and through

completamente marcio

English through and through

inglese fino al midollo

selfish through and through

estremamente egoista

III.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through inf

finito

I'm through

ho finito

I'm not through with you yet!

non ho ancora finito con te!

are you through with the paper?

hai finito col giornale?

I'm through with men!

con gli uomini ho chiuso!

we're through (of a couple)

tra noi è finita

Luke and I are through

tra me e Luke è finita

2. through (direct):

through train

diretto

through ticket

cumulativo

through freight

a corpo

a through route to the station

una strada che va direttamente alla stazione

“no through road”

“strada senza uscita”

“through traffic” (on roadsign)

“circonvallazione”

through traffic uses the bypass

i veicoli in transito possono usare la tangenziale

3. through (successful):

to be through to the next round

passare al turno successivo

4. through Brit (worn):

your trousers are through at the knee

i tuoi pantaloni sono bucati al ginocchio

IV.through [Brit θruː, Am θru]

to have been through a lot

averne passate di cotte e di crude

you really put her through it

gliene hai fatte vedere di tutti i colori

play through in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for play through in the English»Italian Dictionary

play through VB trans

play through

suonare

Translations for play through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.through [θru:] PREP

1. through (spatial):

through

attraverso

through

per

to go right through sth

attraversare qc

to go through the door

entrare dalla porta

to walk through a room

attraversare una stanza

to walk through a village

camminare per un paese

2. through (temporal):

through

durante

all through my life

per tutta la mia vita

to be through sth

aver terminato qc

3. through (until):

through

da

open Monday through Friday

aperto da lunedì a venerdì

4. through (by means of):

through

per mezzo di

II.through [θru:] ADV

1. through (of place):

through

da parte a parte

I read the book through

ho letto il libro da cima a fondo

to go through to sth

andar dritto a qc

2. through (of time):

all day through

per tutto il giorno

halfway through

a metà

3. through TELEC:

to put sb through to sb

passare qn a qn

4. through (completely):

through

completamente

to think sth through

riflettere bene su qc

Phrases:

through and through

da capo a piedi

III.through [θru:] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through

finito, -a

we are through

abbiamo finito

2. through (direct):

through

diretto, -a

3. through SCHOOL:

to get through

passare

I.play [pleɪ] N

1. play (recreation):

play

gioco m

to be at play

giocare

to do sth in play

fare qc per scherzo [o per gioco]

it's only in play

è solo uno scherzo

2. play SPORTS:

play

gioco m

to be in/out of play

essere in gioco/fuori gioco

3. play SPORTS (move):

play

mossa f

foul play (crime)

delitto

foul play SPORTS

gioco falloso

to make a bad/good play

fare una cattiva/buona mossa

4. play THEAT:

play

opera f teatrale

a one-act play

una pièce in un atto

radio play

sceneggiato m radiofonico

5. play (free movement):

play

gioco m

to allow [or give] sth full play

dare libero sfogo a qc

6. play (interaction):

play

gioco m

to bring sth into play

mettere qc in gioco

to come into play

entrare in gioco

the police suspect foul play

la polizia sospetta che si tratti di un delitto

Phrases:

to make a play for sth

cercare di ottenere qc

II.play [pleɪ] VB intr

1. play a. SPORTS:

play

giocare

to play for a team

giocare in una squadra

to play fair/rough

fare un gioco pulito/sporco

2. play (perform):

play of actor

recitare

to play to a full house

fare il tutto esaurito

3. play MUS:

play

suonare

4. play inf (be received):

to play/not play well with sb

essere preso bene/male da qu

III.play [pleɪ] VB trans

1. play (participate in game, sport):

play

giocare

to play bridge/soccer

giocare a bridge/a calcio

to play a card

giocare una carta

2. play (perform a role):

play

interpretare

play

fare la parte di

to play the clown [or fool]

fare lo spiritoso

3. play MUS:

play piano, guitar, saxophone

suonare

4. play CD, tape, video, DVD:

play

mettere

do you have to play the music so loud?

devi proprio suonare la musica così forte?

5. play (perpetrate):

play joke

fare

Phrases:

to play it safe

andare sul sicuro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The storyline and events are identical between the two games, and it is not necessary to play through both for the full experience.

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Completing each area's quests unlocks the next area, and hence allows them to play through the next portion of the story.

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Players are only allowed one continue per play through.

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He continued to play through the injury with painkilling injections, and had appeared to be recovering.

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She however, did play through and had a potential offer of $319,000 before revealing the $1,000,000.

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The game is a strategy contest that includes an element of chance which comes into play through various die rolls.

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White was also forced to play through injury, and eventually suffered a severe concussion that kept him out of action for two months.

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The selected player has 60 seconds plus any time won in the earlier rounds to play through the endgame.

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A common characteristic of an iron man is the ability to play through injury.

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Two player cooperative is supported via splitscreen, and two players can play through the entire campaign together.

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