Значение play в русском языке

• 0 to take part in a sport or game -- играть

  • You play tennis, don't you Sam?

  • We often used to play cards.

  • I used to play netball for my school.

  • I'm playing Tony (= playing against Tony) at squash tonight.

  • Two of the team weren't playing because they were injured.

  • Barcelona are playing against Real Madrid tonight.

• 1 If children play, they enjoy themselves with toys and games. -- играть

  • She likes playing with her dolls.

  • Emma won't play with me.

• 2 to make music with a musical instrument -- играть (на музыкальном инструменте)

  • Tim was playing the piano.

• 3 If a radio, record, etc plays, it produces sounds, or if you play a radio, record, etc you make it produce sounds. -- играть (о музыке)

  • A radio was playing in the background.

  • He plays his records late into the night.

• 4 to be a character in a film or play -- играть (роль)

  • Morgan played the father in the film version.

• 5 to deceive someone as a joke -- подшутить над кем-либо/разыграть кого-либо

  • I played a trick on her and pretended we'd eaten all the food.

• 6 a story that is written for actors to perform, usually in a theatre -- пьеса

  • We saw a play at the National Theatre.

  • Most schools usually put on a play (= perform a play) at Christmas.

• 7 the activity of taking part in a sport or a game -- игра (спортивная)

  • The West Indies were in the lead when rain stopped play.

• 8 the activity of enjoying yourself with toys and games -- игра

  • a play area