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Engelsk navneord: play | |||
| 1. | play (om kommunikation) a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | drama, dramatic play | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | dramatic composition, dramatic work | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | Grand Guignol, miracle play, morality play, mystery play, Passion play, playlet, satyr play, theater of the absurd | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | act, stage direction | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | drama | ||
| 2. | play (om kommunikation) a theatrical performance of a drama | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The play lasted two hours. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | show | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | curtain raiser, musical, musical comedy, musical theater | ||
| 3. | play (om handling) a preset plan of action in team sports | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The coach drew up the plays for her team. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | plan of action | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | basketball play, football play, knock on, power play, razmataz, razzle, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz | ||
| 4. | play (om handling) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He made a great maneuver. The runner was out on a play by the shortstop. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | maneuver, manoeuvre | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | motion, move, movement | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | assist, ball hawking, baseball play, blitz, completion, figure, footwork, icing, icing the puck, jugglery, linebacker blitzing, mousetrap, obstruction, pass completion, safety blitz, shot, stroke, takeaway, trap play | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | athletic game | ||
| 5. | play (om tilstand) a state in which action is feasible | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ball was still in play. Insiders said the company's stock was in play. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | action, activeness, activity | ||
| 6. | play (om handling) utilization or exercise | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The play of the imagination. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization | ||
| 7. | play (om handling) an attempt to get something | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They made a futile play for power. He made a bid to gain attention. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bid | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 8. | play (om handling) activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | child's play | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | diversion, recreation | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | doctor, fireman, house | ||
| 9. | play (om tid) (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Rain stopped play in the 4th inning. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | period of play, playing period | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | amount, measure, quantity | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | golf hole, hole, set | ||
| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | bout, chukka, chukker, final period, first period, frame, half, inning, over, period, quarter, round, second period, turn | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | athletic game | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | game | ||
| 10. | play (om tilstand) the removal of constraints | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave free rein to his impulses. They gave full play to the artist's talent. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | free rein | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | freedom | ||
| 11. | play (om begivenhed) a weak and tremulous light | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers. The play of light on the water. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | shimmer | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | alteration, change, modification | ||
| 12. | play (om kommunikation) verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He became a figure of fun. He said it in sport. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fun, sport | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | clowning, comedy, drollery, funniness, jocosity, jocularity, paronomasia, pun, punning, waggery, waggishness, wordplay | ||
| 13. | play (om egenskab) movement or space for movement | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There was too much play in the steering wheel. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | looseness | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | movability, movableness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | slack, slackness, wiggliness | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | tautness, tightness | ||
| 14. | play (om handling) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was all done in play. Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | caper, frolic, gambol, romp | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | diversion, recreation | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | coquetry, craziness, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, folly, foolery, game, horseplay, indulgence, lunacy, teasing, tomfoolery, toying, word play | ||
| 15. | play (om handling) (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is my turn. It is still my play. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | turn | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | activity | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | at-bat, attack, bat, down, innings, lead, move, ruff, start, starting, trick, trumping | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | game | ||
| 16. | play (om handling) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His gambling cost him a fortune. There was heavy play at the blackjack table. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | gambling, gaming | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | diversion, recreation, vice | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bet, gambling game, game of chance, sporting life, throw, wager | ||
| 17. | play (om handling) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | swordplay | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | action | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | fencing | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: play | |||
| 1. | play (om konkurrence) participate in games or sport | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We played hockey all afternoon. Play cards. Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | compete, contend, vie | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | ace, backstop, bandy, bid, bowl, bully off, call, catch, complete, cradle, cricket, croquet, curl, develop, develop, die, exit, face off, field, foul, fullback, fumble, gamble, golf, line up, misplay, nail, play out, put out, putt, quarterback, replay, revoke, seesaw, snooker, start, tee off, teeter-totter, teetertotter, unblock, volley, walk | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | encounter, meet, play, take on | ||
| 2. | play (om adfærd) act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This factor played only a minor part in his decision. This development played into her hands. I played no role in your dismissal. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act, move | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| 3. | play (om tilvejebringelse) play on an instrument | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The band played all night long. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam and Sue play | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | perform | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | accompany, bow, busk, follow, play along, sound off, strike up, swing, symphonise, symphonize | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play, play, spiel | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | music | ||
| 4. | play (om tilvejebringelse) play a role or part | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Gielgud played Hamlet. She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role. She played the servant to her husband's master. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act, represent | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | re-create | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | act out, act out, emote, enact, impersonate, make, make believe, parody, portray, pretend, reenact, support | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, act as, play, play, play, playact, roleplay | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | performing arts | ||
| 5. | play (om adfærd) be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The kids were playing outside all day. I used to play with trucks as a little girl. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | arse around, cavort, dabble, disport, fool, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, horse around, lark, lark about, paddle, rollick, romp, roughhouse, run around, skylark, splash around, sport | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play, recreate | ||
| 6. | play (om tilvejebringelse) replay (as a melody) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Play it again, Sam. She played the third movement very beautifully. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | They will play the duet | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | spiel | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | re-create | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bang out, bugle, fiddle, jazz, misplay, modulate, prelude, rag, recapitulate, repeat, replay, reprise, reprize, riff, slur, tongue | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| 7. | play (om tilvejebringelse) perform music on (a musical instrument) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He plays the flute. Can you play on this old recorder?. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | sound | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | beat, chord, clarion, drum, fiddle, harp, pipe, register, skirl, trumpet, tweedle | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | music, music | ||
| 8. | play (i anatomi) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He acted the idiot. She plays deaf when the news are bad. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act, act as | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act, behave, do | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, behave, do, play, represent | ||
| 9. | play (om bevægelse) move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The spotlights played on the politicians. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 10. | play (om konkurrence) bet or wager (money) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He played $20 on the new horse. She plays the races. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | gamble | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | underplay | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| 11. | play (om adfærd) engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | On weekends I play. The students all recreate alike. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | recreate | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| 12. | play (om tilvejebringelse) pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Let's play like I am mommy. Play cowboy and Indians. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | assume, feign, sham, simulate | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, play, represent | ||
| 13. | play (om tilvejebringelse) emit recorded sound | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The tape was playing for hours. The stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | sound | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play, run | ||
| 14. | play (om tilvejebringelse) perform on a certain location | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16. She has been playing on Broadway for years. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | perform | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, play, playact, roleplay | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | performing arts | ||
| 15. | play (om konkurrence) put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is playing his cards close to his chest. The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | deploy | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | cover, declare, pitch | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play, play | ||
| 16. | play (i anatomi) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They played games on their opponents. Play the stock market. Play with her feelings. Toy with an idea. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | toy | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act, behave, do | ||
| 17. | play (om adfærd) behave in a certain way | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Play safe. Play it safe. Play fair. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act, move | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| 18. | play (om tilvejebringelse) cause to emit recorded audio or video | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They ran the tapes over and over again. I'll play you my favorite record. He never tires of playing that video. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam and Sue play the movie | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | run | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | execute, play, run, run | ||
| 19. | play (om relation) manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She played nervously with her wedding ring. Don't fiddle with the screws. He played with the idea of running for the Senate. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | diddle, fiddle, toy | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | manipulate | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | put out, retire | ||
| 20. | play (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) use to one's advantage | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She plays on her clients' emotions. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | exploit, work | ||
| 21. | play (om erkendelse) consider not very seriously | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is trifling with her. She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam wants to play with Sue | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dally, trifle | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | consider, deal, look at, take | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | dally, flirt, play, toy | ||
| 22. | play (om tilstand) be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This speech didn't play well with the American public. His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| 23. | play (om adfærd) behave carelessly or indifferently | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Play about with a young girl's affection. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dally, flirt, toy | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | act, move | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | dally, play, trifle | ||
| 24. | play (om bevægelse) cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
| 25. | play (om tilvejebringelse) perform on a stage or theater | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She acts in this play. He acted in `Julius Caesar'. I played in `A Christmas Carol'. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act, playact, roleplay | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | perform | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | ham, ham it up, mime, overact, overplay, pantomime, stooge, underact, underplay | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, act, play, play, play, represent | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||
| 26. | play (om tilvejebringelse) be performed or presented for public viewing | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | What's playing in the local movie theater?. `Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | debut | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, play, playact, roleplay | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | performing arts | ||
| 27. | play (om tilvejebringelse) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I cannot work a miracle. Wreak havoc. Bring comments. Play a joke. The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bring, make for, work, wreak | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | create, make | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, work | ||
| 28. | play (om relation) discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Play water from a hose. The fountains played all day. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | discharge | ||
| 29. | play (om konkurrence) make bets | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Play the races. Play the casinos in Trouville. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bet, play, wager | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | bet, play, play, wager | ||
| 30. | play (om konkurrence) stake on the outcome of an issue | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I bet $100 on that new horse. She played all her money on the dark horse. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bet, wager | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | gamble | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | back, bet on, gage, game, play, punt, raise, see, stake | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play | ||
| 31. | play (om konkurrence) shoot or hit in a particular manner | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She played a good backhand last night. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | hit | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | hook | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | encounter, meet, play, take on | ||
| 32. | play (om konkurrence) use or move | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I had to play my queen. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | promote | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | encounter, meet, play, play, take on | ||
| 33. | play (om konkurrence) employ in a game or in a specific position | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They played him on first base. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | encounter, meet, play, play, take on | ||
| 34. | play (om konkurrence) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Princeton plays Yale this weekend. Charlie likes to play Mary. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam and Sue play, Sam cannot play Sue | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | encounter, meet, take on | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | confront, face, replay | ||
| Kan forårsage | compete, contend, vie | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | play, play, play, play | ||
| 35. | play (i anatomi) exhaust by allowing to pull on the line | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Play a hooked fish. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
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