Reklam
Reklam

English-Azerbaijani dictionary

play [plei] verb

1 to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.
az: oynamaq
ru: играть
2 to take part in (games etc): 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.
az: oynamaq
ru: играть
3 to act in a play etc ; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.
az: oynamaq, rol almaq
ru: играть
4 (of a play etc) to be performed: 'Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.
az: ifa olunmaq, getmək
ru: идти
5 to (be able to) perform on
a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.
az: ifa etmək, çalmaq
ru: играть
6 (usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.
az: oyun oynamaq, hiylə gəlmək
ru: разыграть
7 (usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.
az: oynamaq
ru: играть против кого-л.
8 (of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.
az: parlamaq, bərq vurmaq
ru: играть, мелькать
9 to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.
az: istiqamətləndirmək
ru: направлять
10 to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.
az: gediş etmək
ru: пойти
♦ noun
1
recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.
az: əyləncə, oyun
ru: развлечение
2 an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.
az: tamaşa, pyes
ru: пьеса
3 the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.
az: oyun
ru: игра
4 freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).
az: hərəkət azadlığı
ru: свободный ход

See also:

at play

child's play

fair play

foul play

in play

play a hoax on

play a trick on

play at

play back

play by ear

play down

play fair

play for time

play havoc with

play into someone's hands

play off

play off against

play on

play possum

play safe

play the fool

play the game

play truant

play up

play with fire

sword-play

English-Azerbaijani dictionary