play Significado & definición

Significado de play en español

• 0 When you play a sport or game, you compete or are involved in it. -- jugar (a)

  • Sam plays tennis every weekend.

  • We often used to play cards.

• 1 When children play, they enjoy themselves with toys and games. -- jugar

  • She likes to play with her dolls.

• 2 to make music with a musical instrument -- tocar

  • Tim was playing the piano.

• 3 to make a CD, DVD, etc. produce sounds or pictures -- poner

  • Can you play that song again?

• 4 to be a character in a movie or play -- interpretar

  • Who played Darth Vader in Star Wars?

• 5 to compete against a person or team in a game -- competir (con)

  • Who are Brazil playing in the final?

• 6 to make someone believe something that is not true as a joke -- gastar una broma a alguien

  • The class played a trick on the teacher.

• 7 to behave in the right way so that you get an advantage or succeed in something -- jugar las cartas bien

  • If you play your cards right, you could make quite a lot of money out of this.

• 8 a story that is written for actors to perform, usually in a theatre -- obra

  • We saw a play at the theatre.

• 9 things that people, especially children, do to enjoy themselves -- juego

  • a play area

• 10 to spend time as children do, doing activities, using imagination, etc. -- jugar

  • They’re outside playing with their friends. Están fuera jugando con sus amigos.

  • Let’s play princesses. Vamos a jugar a princesas.

• 11 to take part in a game or sport -- jugar

  • Do you like to play football/basketball/tennis/hockey etc.? ¿Te gusta jugar al fútbol/baloncesto/tenis/hockey, etc.?

  • kids playing a game of hide-and-seek niños jugando al escondite

  • Cleveland plays Tampa Bay in next week’s game. Cleveland juega contra Tampa Bay en el partido de la semana que viene.

• 12 to have a particular position on a team -- jugar

  • He plays first base/left back etc. Él juega primera base/lateral izquierdo, etc.

• 13 to perform a piece of music or perform on an instrument -- tocar

  • He plays the piano/guitar/trumpet etc. toca el piano/la guitarra/trompeta etc.

  • The band was playing their most popular song. La banda estaba tocando su canción más popular.

  • The audience was entranced as they listened to her play. La audiencia estaba fascinada mientras le escuchaban tocar.

• 14 to act as a particular character -- interpretar

  • She plays the mother in the film. Ella interpreta a la madre en la película.

  • Brando plays the part of the Godfather. Brando interpreta el papel del padrino.

• 15 (of a movie, play, musical show, etc.) to be currently being shown or performed -- emitir

  • The movie’s playing at the Westwood Theater. La película está en cartelera en el Teatro Westwood.

• 16 to trick -- gastar una broma

  • He played a trick on us. Él nos gastó una broma.

• 17 to influence or be involved in -- desempeñar un papel

  • Her parents played a part in her decision to go to Yale. Sus padres desempeñaron un papel importante en su decisión de ir a Yale.

  • The city played a significant role in the defeat of the rebels. La ciudad jugó un papel importante en la derrota de los rebeldes.

• 18 to agree to take part in or join an agreement, activity, etc. -- colaborar

  • We’ve found a few other companies who are willing to play ball. Hemos encontrado algunas otras compañías que están dispuestas a colaborar.

• 19 to try to hide information or deceive -- jugar con

  • Are drug companies playing games with our health? ¿Las compañías farmacéuticas están jugando con nuestra salud?

• 20 to do sth that involves a lot of risk -- jugar con fuego

  • Coaches who let injured players participate in games are playing with fire. Los entrenadores que permiten que los jugadores lesionados participen en partidos están jugando con fuego.

• 21 to behave in a particular way in order to achieve an effect -- ser inteligente/actuar como si nada/ir a lo seguro

  • I decided to play it cool and pretend I didn’t care. Decidí ir a lo seguro y fingir que no me importaba.

• 22 a performance of a story by actors on a stage -- obra [ feminine, singular ]

  • Our class went to see a play. Nuestra clase fue a ver una obra de teatro.

  • The theater group is putting on a play. El grupo de teatro está haciendo una obra de teatro.

• 23 a particular action in a sport, or the action of playing a particular game -- partido [ masculine, singular ]

  • the first play of the game la primera jugada del partido

  • The referee blew the whistle to stop play. El árbitro hizo sonar el silbato para detener el partido.

• 24 the activities of children when they play -- juego [ masculine, singular ]

  • children at play in the school yard niños jugando en el patio del colegio

• 25 to begin to have an influence -- entrar en juego

  • Their team is bigger, but that’s where our good defense comes into play. Su equipo es más grande, pero ahí es donde nuestra buena defensa entra en juego.

• 26 a funny or witty use of a word or phrase that has two meanings -- juego de palabras