Translations for play about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

play about VB intr

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play about PHRVB play around

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play around VB intr

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1. play around (mess around):

play around children

stop play arounding around!

prestanite da se zamajavate inf

2. play around pej inf (be unfaithful):

play around

mutiti nešto inf imperf

play around

švalerisati se imperf inf

4. play around pej (tamper with):

play around

upetljati // petljati

Translations for play about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

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1. about (on the subject of):

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

3. about (surrounding):

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

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2. about (almost):

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

I.play [pleɪ] N

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1. play no pl (recreation):

play

play

to be at play

2. play no pl SPORTS (during game):

play

3. play Am SPORTS (move):

play

5. play no pl (change):

the play of light [on sth]

igra svetlosti (na nečemu)

6. play (freedom to move):

play

labavost f konopca i sl.

II.play [pleɪ] VB intr

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1. play (amuse oneself):

play

zaigrati se // igrati se

play

zabaviti se // zabavljati se

2. play SPORTS:

play

zaigrati // igrati

to play in the match

igrati na utakmici

3. play THEAT:

zaigrati // igrati

odglumiti // glumiti

4. play MUS:

play

odsvirati // svirati

5. play (move):

a smile played across his lips

osmeh mu je zaigrao na usnama

Phrases:

to play for time

to play for time

III.play [pleɪ] VB trans

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1. play (take part in):

play

odigrati // igrati

to play cards/darts/tag

igrati karate/pikado/šuge

2. play (compete against):

takmičiti se sa nekim

4. play (have):

to play a part

6. play MUS:

play

odsvirati // svirati

to play the bagpipes/piano/violin

svirati gajde/klavir/violinu

8. play MUS, THEAT (perform at):

to play Belgrade/London/San Francisco

igrati [or svirati] u Beogradu /Londonu/San Francisku

10. play (perpetrate):

to play a trick on sb

našaliti se sa nekim hum inf

to play a trick on sb (practical joke)

namagarčiti nekoga

11. play CARDS (put down):

to play an ace/a king

odigrati na keca/kralja

Phrases:

to play [with] one's cards close to one's chest

pažljivo skrivati svoje karte fig

to play one's cards right

odigrati na pravu kartu

to play one's cards right

iskoristiti priliku

to play the game Brit

raditi pošteno

to play hardball esp Am

grubo igrati fig

to play havoc with sth

opustošiti [or poharati] nešto

to play hook(e)y esp Am, Aus, to play truant [from school] Brit

bežati iz škole inf

to play dumb

praviti se lud [or nevešt]

to play [it] safe

ići na sigurno

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He can play about 8,000 pieces from memory. en.wikipedia.org

His play about life in prison in the 1940s 72. en.wikipedia.org

His first attempt to write a satirical play about imperial bureaucracy in 1832 was abandoned out of fear of censorship. en.wikipedia.org

He would play about twelve to fifteen moves, get a clear advantage, and offer a draw which was usually accepted. en.wikipedia.org

A spellbinding new play about what happens to hope and human nature in times of war. en.wikipedia.org

Each would play about 20-30 characters per show. en.wikipedia.org

This is because it is a play about actual historical events. en.wikipedia.org

I used to play about with bells and buzzers and things around the house. en.wikipedia.org

He decides to write a play about the sorry state of his life. en.wikipedia.org

It's a play about finding the courage to transform yourself, to learn how to twinkle again after your lights have been dimmed. en.wikipedia.org

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