Betydning av play På norsk

• 0 to spend time as children do, doing activities, using imagination, etc. -- leke

  • They’re outside playing with their friends. De er ute og leker med vennene sine.

  • Let’s play princesses. La oss leke prinsesser.

• 1 to take part in a game or sport -- spille

  • Do you like to play football/basketball/tennis/hockey etc.? Liker du å spille fotball/basketball/tennis/ishockey osv.?

  • kids playing a game of hide-and-seek barn som leker gjemsel

  • Cleveland plays Tampa Bay in next week’s game. Cleveland spiller mot Tampa Bay i kampen neste helg.

• 2 to have a particular position on a team -- spille

  • He plays first base/left back etc. Han er første basemann/spiller venstreback etc.

• 3 to perform a piece of music or perform on an instrument -- spille

  • He plays the piano/guitar/trumpet etc. Han spiller piano/gitar/trompet osv.

  • The band was playing their most popular song. Bandet spilte den mest populære sangen sin.

  • The audience was entranced as they listened to her play. Publikum var trollbundet mens de lyttet til at hun spilte.

• 4 to act as a particular character -- spille

  • She plays the mother in the film. Hun spiller moren i filmen.

  • Brando plays the part of the Godfather. Brando spiller rollen som gudfaren.

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

  • The movie’s playing at the Westwood Theater. Filmen går på Westwood Theater.

• 6 to trick -- lure

  • He played a trick on us. Han lurte oss.

• 7 to influence or be involved in -- spille en rolle

  • Her parents played a part in her decision to go to Yale. Foreldrene påvirket beslutningen hennes om å studere ved Yale.

  • The city played a significant role in the defeat of the rebels. Byen spilte en betydelig rolle i bekjempelsen av opprørerne.

• 8 to agree to take part in or join an agreement, activity, etc. -- spille ball (med)

  • We’ve found a few other companies who are willing to play ball. Vi har funnet noen andre selskaper som er villige til å samarbeide.

• 9 to try to hide information or deceive -- sette på spill

  • Are drug companies playing games with our health? Setter legemiddelfirmaene helsen vår på spill?

• 10 to do sth that involves a lot of risk -- leke med ilden

  • Coaches who let injured players participate in games are playing with fire. Trenere som lar skadede spillere delta i kamper, leker med ilden.

• 11 to behave in a particular way in order to achieve an effect -- være lur/beholde roen/ikke ta noen sjanser

  • I decided to play it cool and pretend I didn’t care. Jeg bestemte meg for å beholde roen og late som om jeg ikke brydde meg.

• 12 a performance of a story by actors on a stage -- skuespill [ neuter ]

  • Our class went to see a play. Klassen vår dro for å se et skuespill.

  • The theater group is putting on a play. Teatergruppen setter opp en skuespill.

• 13 a particular action in a sport, or the action of playing a particular game -- spill [ neuter ]

  • the first play of the game den første omgangen i kampen

  • The referee blew the whistle to stop play. Dommeren blåste i fløyten for å avbryte spillet.

• 14 the activities of children when they play -- lek [ masculine ]

  • children at play in the school yard barn som leker i skolegården

• 15 to begin to have an influence -- komme inn i bildet

  • Their team is bigger, but that’s where our good defense comes into play. Laget deres er større, men det er der det gode forsvaret vårt kommer inn i bildet.

• 16 a funny or witty use of a word or phrase that has two meanings -- et ordspill [ neuter ]

• 17 to amuse oneself -- leke

  • The child is playing in the garden

  • He is playing with his toys

  • The little girl wants to play with her friends.

• 18 to take part in (games etc) -- spille

  • He plays football

  • He is playing in goal

  • Here’s a pack of cards – who wants to play (with me)?

  • I’m playing golf with him this evening.

• 19 to act in a play etc; to act (a character) -- spille, opptre i/som

  • She’s playing Lady Macbeth

  • The company is playing in London this week.

• 20 (of a play etc) to be performed -- oppføres, gå

  • ‘Oklahoma’ is playing at the local theatre.

• 21 to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument) -- spille

  • She plays the piano

  • Who was playing the piano this morning?

  • He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.

• 22 (usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick) -- spille (noen) et puss

  • He played a trick on me.

• 23 (usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc -- spille mot

  • I’ll play you at tennis.

• 24 (of light) to pass with a flickering movement -- spille, blafre

  • The firelight played across the ceiling.

• 25 to direct (over or towards something) -- rette mot

  • The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.

• 26 to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game -- spille ut

  • He played the seven of hearts.

• 27 recreation; amusement -- lek(ing), underholdning

  • A person must have time for both work and play.

• 28 an acted story; a drama -- skuespill, drama, teaterstykke

  • Shakespeare wrote many great plays.

• 29 the playing of a game -- spill

  • At the start of today’s play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.

• 30 freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine). -- spillerom, klaring