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play meaning in Italian

EnglishItalian
play [played, playing, plays] (act in a manner such that one has fun)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ]

giocareverbHe plays there. = Gioca lì.

play [played, playing, plays] (act in a performance)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ]

recitareverbWhat time does the play begin? = A che ora inizia la recita?

play [plays] (playful activity)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ]

gioconoun
{m}
Play with me. = Giochi con me.

play [played, playing, plays] (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ]

suonareverbHe doesn't play. = Non suona.

play [plays] (theatrical performance)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ]

drammanoun
{m}
Bergman dedicates to Parisina a play in three acts. = Bergman dedica a Parisina un dramma in tre atti.

play [played, playing, plays] (use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ]

mettereverbMessi will play tomorrow. = Messi giocherà domani.

mettere suverb

riprodurreverbCan this phone play videos? = Questo telefono può riprodurre dei video?

play along (2.)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ə.ˈlɒŋ]
[US: ˈpleɪ ə.ˈlɔːŋ]

stare al giocoverb

play dead (to act as though defeated)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ded]
[US: ˈpleɪ ˈded]

fare il mortoverb

fingersi mortoverb

play dirty (to act dishonestly)
verb

giocare sporcoverb

play dumb (to pretend to be slow-witted)
verb

fare il finto tontoverb

fare l'innocenteverb

fare lo gnorriverb

play fair (to behave equitably)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ feə(r)]
[US: ˈpleɪ ˈfer]

giocare a carte scoperteverb

play God (make life-and-death decisions)
verb

giocare a fare Dioverb

play hooky (to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ˈhʊk.i]
[US: ˈpleɪ ˈhʊk.i]

bigiareverb

marinare la scuolaverb

play it straight (to behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere)
verb

giocare a carte scoperteverb

play on words (pun or similar humorous use of language)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ ɒn ˈwɜːdz]
[US: ˈpleɪ ɑːn ˈwɝːdz]

bisticcio di parolenoun
{m}

gioco di parolenoun
{m}

play possum verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ˈpɒ.səm]
[US: ˈpleɪ ˈpɑː.səm]

fingersi mortoverb

play the field (to date more than one person)
verb

tenere il piede in due scarpeverb

play the fool (behave in a foolish manner)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ðə fuːl]
[US: ˈpleɪ ðə ˈfuːl]

fare il buffoneverb

play the fool (pretend ignorance)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ðə fuːl]
[US: ˈpleɪ ðə ˈfuːl]

fare il finto tontoverb

play the game (behave fairly)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ðə ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈpleɪ ðə ˈɡeɪm]

stare al giocoverb

play truant (be absent from school without permission)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ˈtruːənt]
[US: ˈpleɪ ˈtruːənt]

bigiareverb

marinareverb

segareverb

play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər]

giocare con il fuocoverb

playback [playbacks] (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ.bæk]
[US: ˈpleɪ.bæk]

reproduzionenoun
{f}

playbill (poster)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ.bɪl]
[US: ˈpleɪ.bɪl]

locandinanoun
{f}

manifestonoun
{m}

playboy [playboys] (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ.bɔɪ]
[US: ˈpleɪ.bɔɪ]

playboynoun
{m}
He has a reputation as a playboy. = Ha fama di playboy.

playdough (childrens' modeling clay)
noun

pasta modellabilenoun

plastilinanoun

player [players] (electronic device)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ.ə(r)]
[US: ˈpleɪ.r̩]

lettorenoun
{m}
I want an MP3 player! = Voglio un lettore MP3!

player [players] (one who plays a musical instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈpleɪ.ə(r)]
[US: ˈpleɪ.r̩]

strumentistanoun
{m} {f}

suonatorenoun
{m}
He's a good banjo player, isn't he? = È un bravo suonatore di banjo, vero?

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