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I . play on VB trans

to play on an idea

wykorzystywać [perf wykorzystać] pomysł

to play on sb's feelings

grać [perf za-] na czyichś uczuciach

II . play on VB intr

kontynuować grę

Usage examples with play on

a play on words

to play on grass

grać [perf za-] na trawie

to put on a play

wystawiać [perf wystawić] sztukę

to play on the flute

grać [perf za-] na flecie

to play on an idea

wykorzystywać [perf wykorzystać] pomysł

to play on sb's feelings

grać [perf za-] na czyichś uczuciach

to play on the left/right wing

grać na lewym/prawym skrzydle

to play a joke on sb

robić [perf z-] komuś kawał

to play sth on [or over] sth

nakierowywać [perf nakierować] coś na coś

to play a trick on sb

nabierać [perf nabrać] kogoś

to play football on the green

grać w piłkę na trawie

to play a prank on sb

spłatać komuś figla

to play a roll on the drums

wybijać [perf wybić] werbel

to put on a performance of a play

wystawiać [perf wystawić] sztukę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Only then can it stay afloat in a tight and narrow market and play on a field that keeps re-inventing itself. www.freemalaysiatoday.com

The engineering and robotics program works in a competition-style field-of-play on the first floor. en.wikipedia.org

It'll be fun to find out what it's like to play on a court with mixed surfaces! en.wikipedia.org

For publishers, league tables have had a very considerable drip down effect as they play on the anxieties of a captive market. www.telegraph.co.uk

It was a play on his first and last name. en.wikipedia.org

Though the teaching had nothing to do with monkeys, the concept of the three monkeys originated from a simple play on words. en.wikipedia.org

We haven't really practiced on this field because it's been so cruddy and annoying to play on, especially for rugby. www.insidehalton.com

After learning to play on an upright piano that one of his brothers purchased, he knew that music was what he wanted to do. en.wikipedia.org

The title is a play on the word foreplay and 24 hours a day. en.wikipedia.org

The conceit is that they're performing a live sound-stage broadcast of the play on which we're eavesdropping. en.wikipedia.org

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