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I . play up VB trans

1. play up (make more important):

to play sth up

wyolbrzymiać [perf wyolbrzymić] znaczenie czegoś

2. play up (cause trouble):

sprawiać [perf sprawić] kłopoty

the kids played her up

dzieciaki mpl dały się jej we znaki

II . play up VB intr

1. play up:

to play up to sb

przymilać [perf przymilić] się do kogoś

2. play up car:

nawalać [perf nawalić]

3. play up children:

Usage examples with play up

to play sth up

wyolbrzymiać [perf wyolbrzymić] znaczenie czegoś

to play up to sb

przymilać [perf przymilić] się do kogoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The strings were also called upon to imitate percussion instruments and the two bandoneons had to play up to six-part harmonies. en.wikipedia.org

They play up to six nights a week, travelling throughout the country. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

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

To play up the humour, it's not always obvious and the reasoning may be quite strange. en.wikipedia.org

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

A team will not always play up to its full potential. en.wikipedia.org

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