play up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for play up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.play up VB [Am pleɪ -, Brit pleɪ -] (v + adv) Brit

II.play up VB [Am pleɪ -, Brit pleɪ -] (v + o + adv)

III.play up VB [Am pleɪ -, Brit pleɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (exaggerate)

Translations for play up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.play [Am pleɪ, Brit pleɪ] N

1. play (amuse oneself):

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

play up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for play up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I wanted reflections, mist, gentle rain to play up the whole motif.
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They play up to six nights a week, travelling throughout the country.
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He was a versatile player who could play up front, in midfield or defence.
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Due to its larger battery, the player can play up to 15 hours of continuous playback, 3 hours longer than its predecessor.
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Each franchise can sign a total of 10 local players and 8 foreign players, and can play up to 5 foreign players in each match.
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Schools could request to play up a group.
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He has an offensive baseline style of play, but is also able to mix his style of play up by rushing to the net.
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These more specific elements of plot in a play are the main things used to divide a play up into acts and sometimes scenes.
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Continuing to play up the field, he managed to average 20 disposals per game, but kicked only eight goals.
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I don't have to play up that stuff.
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