or beside the lines in a train station: They waited on the platform for their train to arrive; The London train will leave from platform 6.
az: platforma, yol
ru: платформа
2 a raised part of a floor eg in a hall, for speakers, entertainers etc: The orchestra arranged themselves on the platform.
az: səhnə, tribuna
ru: сцена, трибуна
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:
English-Azerbaijani dictionaryalso play a tricks on
to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid: He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.
az: qorxutmaq, hürkütmək, məzələnmək
ru: подшучивать, пугая или одурачивая
1 to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.
az: oyun oynamaq; özünü qələmə vermək
ru: изображать из себя
2 used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?
az: iş qarışdırmaq
ru: вести игру