English-Azerbaijani dictionary

play down phrasal verb

to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.
az: əhəmiyyətini azalmaq
ru: преуменьшить, умалять

play fair

to act honestly and fairly: If a player doesn't play fair, he will be sent off.
az: ədalətli davranmaq
ru: поступать честно

play for time

to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve: He took the ball near the corner flag in order to play for time.
az: vaxt qazanmaq
ru: пытаться выиграть время

play havoc with

to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.
az: ziyan vurmaq
ru: причинять вред

play into someone's hands

to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do: We have to be careful not to play into their hands by reacting angrily to any deliberate provocation.
az: əlinə oynamaq; kiminsə xeyrinə iş görmək
ru: сыграть кому-л. на руку

play off phrasal verb

(in games) to play a final deciding game after a draw (noun play-off)
az: həlledici oyun
ru: сыграть решающий матч после ничьей

play off against phrasal verb

to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.
az: bir-birinə qarşı qoymaq
ru: настраивать друг против друга

play on phrasal verb

to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc): He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.
az: istifadə/istismar etmək
ru: играть на, использовать

play possum

to pretend to be dead or asleep: A wide range of animals play possum as a survival technique when faced with a threat.
az: özünü ölülüyə vurmaq
ru: мёртвым

play safe

to take no risks: The defender opted to play it safe and kicked the ball out for a throw-in.
az: ehtiyatlı davranmaq
ru: действовать наверняка

play the fool

to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.
az: şitlik eləmək

ru: дурачиться

play the game

to act fairly and honestly.
az: ədalətli davranmaq
ru: поступать честно, порядочно

play truant

to be a truant and stay away from school etc: He was always playing truant (from school).
az: dərsdən qaçmaq
ru: прогуливать занятия

play up phrasal verb

to be troublesome or disobedient: The children are playing up today.
az: sözə qulaq asmamaq, nadinclik etmək
ru: не слушаться

play with fire

to do something dangerous or risky: Putting all your money into that business is playing with fire!
az: odla oynamaq
ru: играть с огнём