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Etymology 1
Old English pleġa, plæġa

Noun
en-noun

1. Activity for amusement only, especially among the young
2. A theatrical performance featuring actors.
3. An individual's performance in a sport.
4. A major move by a business.
5. A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
6. The amount of slackness in a drive chain or similar looped item.

#:* No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there�s too much play in it.

1. (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.

Translations
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trans-top|playful activity
Albanian: lojë f
Arabic: t+|ar|�عبة|f|sc=Arab
Catalan: joc m
Croatian: t+|hr|igra|f
Czech: t-|cs|hra|f
Danish: leg, spil
Dutch: t+|nl|spel
Esperanto: t-|eo|ludo|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: fefe n
Finnish: t+|fi|leikki, t+|fi|peli
French: t+|fr|jeu|m
German: t+|de|Spiel|n
Hebrew: �ש�ק (misḥ�q) m, שעש�ע (sh�ʿ�shuʿ�) m
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Hungarian: t+|hu|játék
Italian: t+|it|gioco|m
Kurdish: t+|ku|yarî|f, t+|ku|lîstik|f
Latin: t-|la|ludus|m
Malayalam: �ളി (kaLi)
Norwegian: t+|no|spill
Polish: zabawa f
Portuguese: t+|pt|jogo|m
Romanian: joc f and m
Russian: t+|ru|иг�а|f|trigrá|scCyrl
Slovak hra f
Slovene: t+|sl|igra|f
Spanish: t+|es|juego|m
Swedish: t+|sv|spel
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trans-top|theatrical performance
Arabic: Arab|�سرح (másraħ) m, Arab|�سرح�ة IPAchar|(masraħíyya) f
Catalan: obra f
Chinese: ��, �� (xìjù), �� (huàjù)
Czech: t-|cs|hra|f
Danish: stykke, spil
Dutch: t+|nl|optreden|n, t+|nl|schouwspel|n, t+|nl|toneelstuk|n, t+|nl|stuk|n
Ewe: fefe n
Finnish: t+|fi|näytelmä
French: t+|fr|pièce|f
German: t+|de|Schauspiel|n
Hebrew: t-|he|�ש�ק|m|trmisḥ�q|scHebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|darab, t+|hu|színdarab
Italian: t+|it|dramma|m
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Japanese: �� (����, engeki)
Korean: �극 (yeon-geuk)
Kurdish: t+|ku|�ano|f, t+|ku|piyes|f, t+|ku|tiyatro|f
Malayalam: നാ��� (naatakam)
Polish: t+|pl|sztuka|f
Portuguese: peça teatral f
Russian: t|ru|п�е�а|f|trp'jésa|scCyrl, t|ru|�пек�акл�|m|trsp'ektákl'|scCyrl
Slovak hra f
Slovene: t+|sl|igra|f
Spanish: obra teatral f
Swedish: t-|sv|pjäs|c
Telugu: నా��� (naaTakaM)
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trans-top|individual's performance in a sport
Dutch: spelbeweging f
Finnish: t+|fi|peli
Hebrew: t-|he|�ש�ק|m|trmisḥ�q|scHebr
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Kurdish: yarî f, lîstik f
Polish: t+|pl|gra|f
Slovene: t+|sl|igra|f
Swedish: t+|sv|spel|c
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trans-top|major move by a business
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trans-top|play in steering wheel
Hungarian: holtjáték
Spanish: t+|es|juego|m
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Etymology 2
Old English pleġian

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive: To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation.

#* 2001 February, Annabelle Sabloff, Reordering the Natural World, page 83, University of Toronto Press
#*: A youngster...listed some of the things his pet did not do: ...go on vacation, play in the same way that he did with his friends, and so on.
#* 2003 November, Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont et al. (editors), Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth, page 52, Cambridge University
#*: We had to play <!--[drums]--> for an hour, so that meant that we didn't have time to play and joke around.

1. intransitive: To produce music using a musical instrument.

#:* I've practiced the piano off and on, and I still can't play very well.

1. intransitive: To deal with a situation in a diplomatic manner.
2. transitive: To act in a performance as the indicated role.

#:* He plays the King, and she's the Queen.

1. transitive: To participate in the game indicated.

#:* play football, play sports
#:* play cards, play poker
#:* play cat and mouse, play games
#:* play house, play doctor

1. transitive ergative: To produce music on the indicated musical instrument.

#:* I'll play the piano and you sing.
#:* Can you play an instrument?

1. transitive ergative: To produce music, the indicated song or style, with a musical instrument.

#:* We especially like to play jazz together.
#:* Play a song for me.
#:* Do you know how to play Für Elise?
#:* My son thinks he can play music.

1. transitive ergative: To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.

#:* You can play the DVD now.

Translations
trans-top|act in a manner such that one has fun
Aleut: mikal
Arabic: Arab|�عب IPAchar|(lá�iba)
Catalan: jugar
Chinese: � (wán)
Czech: hrát si
Dutch: t+|nl|spelen
Esperanto: t-|eo|ludi|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|leikkiä, t+|fi|pelata
French: t+|fr|jouer
German: t+|de|spielen
Hebrew: �ש�ק (l's�ḥeq), ��שתעשע (l'hisht�ʿ�sheʿ�)
Hungarian: t+|hu|játszik
Icelandic: t+|is|leika, t+|is|leika sér
Italian: t+|it|giocare
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Japanese: �� (asobu)
Korean: �� (nolda)
Latin: lūdere
Old English: t-|ang|lacan|altl�can|xsOld English
Pashto: PSchar|��ب� ک��, PSchar|��ب�د�, PSchar|غ���
Polish: bawi� (si�)
Portuguese: t+|pt|jogar
Romanian: t+|ro|juca
Russian: t+|ru|иг�а��|trigrát�|scCyrl impf
Slovak: hrať sa
Slovene: t+|sl|igrati se
Spanish: t+|es|jugar
Swedish: t+|sv|leka
Telugu: �డ� (aaDu)
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trans-top|produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun
Arabic: Arab|�عب IPAchar|(lá�iba)
Catalan: tocar
Chinese:

• å½�, å¼¹ (dàn) (string instruments including piano)
• å�¹ (chuÄ«) (wind instruments)
• æ�²æ�� (qiÄ�odÇ�) (percussion instruments)
• æ¼�å¥� (yÇ�nzòu) (any instrument)

Czech: t+|cs|hrát
Dutch: t+|nl|spelen
Finnish: t+|fi|soittaa
French: jouer de
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Hebrew: �נ�� �- (l'n�gen b'-)
Icelandic: spila, spila á (+ dat)
Italian: t+|it|suonare
Old English: t-|ang|lacan|altl�can|xsOld English
Polish: gra� na
Portuguese: t+|pt|tocar
Russian: t+|ru|иг�а��|trigrát�|scCyrl impf
Slovene: t-|sl|igrati
Swedish: t+|sv|spela
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trans-top|produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense, not affecting a noun)
Arabic: Arab|�عب IPAchar|(lá�iba)
Catalan: tocar
Czech: t+|cs|hrát
Dutch: t+|nl|spelen
Finnish: t+|fi|soittaa
French: t+|fr|jouer
German: t+|de|spielen
Icelandic: t-|is|spila
Japanese: ���� (ens� suru)
Hebrew: �נ�� (l'n�gen)
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Old English: t-|ang|lacan|altl�can|xsOld English
Polish: t+|pl|gra�
Portuguese: t+|pt|tocar
Russian: t+|ru|иг�а��|trigrát�|scCyrl impf
Slovene: t-|sl|igrati
Spanish: t+|es|tocar
Swedish: t+|sv|spela
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trans-top|deal with a situation in a diplomatic manner
Icelandic: t-|is|spila
Polish: gra�
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trans-top|act in a performance
Catalan: actuar
Chinese: 表� (bi�oy�n)
Czech: t+|cs|hrát
Dutch: t+|nl|optreden
Finnish: t-|fi|näytellä
German: t+|de|spielen
Hebrew: �ש�ק (l's�ḥeq)
Icelandic: t+|is|leika
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Korean: �기를 �� (yeon-gireul hada)
Polish: gra�, wyst�powa�
Portuguese: t+|pt|atuar, t+|pt|representar
Russian: t+|ru|иг�а��|trigrát�|scCyrl impf
Slovene: t-|sl|igrati
Swedish: agera, spela en roll
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trans-top|participate in (a game)
Arabic: Arab|��ع�ب� (la�iba)
Catalan: participar, jugar
Chinese: � (wán)
Czech: t+|cs|hrát
Dutch: spelen, meespelen
Finnish: t+|fi|pelata
French: jouer à
Icelandic: t-|is|spila, t+|is|leika
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Polish: gra� w
Portuguese: t+|pt|jogar
Russian: t+|ru|иг�а��|trigrát�|scCyrl impf
Slovene: t-|sl|igrati
Spanish: jugar a
Swedish: t+|sv|spela
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trans-top|use a device to hear (a recording)
Chinese: � (fàng)
Czech: t+|cs|hrát
Dutch: spelen, afspelen
Finnish: t+|fi|toistaa
French: t+|fr|jouer
Hebrew: ��ש��ע (l'h�shmiʿ�)
Icelandic: t-|is|spila
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Polish: gra�, odtwarza�
Portuguese: t+|pt|gravar
Slovene: predvajati
Swedish: t+|sv|spela, t+|sv|spela upp
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ttbc|Arabic: (5) Arab|�عز� (6), Arab|�ت�ر�
ttbc|Arabic: Arab|��عب
ttbc|Guaraní: ñembosarái
ttbc|Ido: ludar (1), plear (2, 4)
ttbc|Interlingua: jocar
ttbc|Irish: súgradh (verbal noun)
ttbc|Tupinambá: nhemosaraîa

Derived terms
top2
airplay
downplay
fair play
playact
play along
play around
play ball
playbill
playboy
play by ear
play by play, play-by-play
play date, playdate
play dead
play doctor
playdough
play down
player
playful
play games
playground
mid2
play house
play lunch
playmate
play money
playoff
playout
playpen
playroom
playschool
play the field
plaything
playtime
play to the gallery
play up
playwright
radio play
roleplay
screen play
two can play that game
war play
word play

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs

ang:play
ar:play
de:play
el:play
es:play
fa:play
fr:play
io:play
id:play
it:play
kk:play
ku:play
hu:play
ja:play
pl:play
pt:play
ru:play
simple:play
fi:play
sv:play
ta:play
te:play
vi:play
tr:play
uk:play
zh:play

• 2007-12-18 06:49 - Tbot - added t for ar, ku, nl, de, hu, pl, sl, pt, sv

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