| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| play⇒ vi | (do [sth] for amusement) (zich vermaken) | spelen onoverg.ww |
| | The children are playing. |
| play [sth]⇒ vtr | (perform on: a musical instrument) (instrument) | iets spelen, bespelen overg.ww |
| | He plays the piano and the guitar. |
| play [sth] vtr | (music: perform) (muziek) | spelen, uitvoeren overg.ww |
| | Play another Beethoven sonata. |
| play [sth] vtr | (put on, listen to: music, a CD) (muziek, cd) | afspelen overg.ww |
| | I am playing the new CD on the stereo. |
| play [sth] vtr | (take part in: a sport or game) (sport en spel) | spelen overg.ww |
| | Who'd like to play tennis? Let's play hide-and-seek! |
| play [sb]⇒ vtr | (act the role of) (acteren, rol) | spelen overg.ww |
| | Who wants to play Lady Macbeth? |
| play n | (performance) | uitvoering nw de |
| | | toneelstuk nw het |
| | I'd like to see a play for my birthday. |
| play n | (drama) | toneelstuk nw het |
| | He wrote the play with specific actors in mind. |
| play n | (recreational activity) | spelen ww als nw, het |
| | | spel nw het |
| | You have no time for play when you run your own company. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| play n | dated (gambling) | spelen, gokken nw het |
| | He acquired a lot of debts at play. |
| play n | (movement, looseness) | speling nw de |
| | There's too much play between the wheel and the axle. |
| play n | (game: turn) | beurt nw de |
| | It's my play. Can I have the dice, please? |
| play n | (conduct of a game) | spel nw het |
| | It's a tournament in which you'll see top class play. |
| play n | (movement of light) (licht) | speling nw de |
| | They watched the play of the sunlight on the water. |
| play n | (attention) | aandacht nw de |
| | The double murder got a lot of play on the morning news. |
| play n | (button) (knop) | play nw de |
| | Insert the CD and press play. |
| play⇒ vi | (take part) | meedoen onoverg.ww |
| | We'd like to play, too. |
| play vi | (gamble) | gokken onoverg.ww |
| | Minors are not allowed to play. |
| play vi | (jest) | dollen onoverg.ww |
| | I didn't mean it. I was only playing. |
| play vi | (pretend) | doen alsof |
| | She wasn't really injured; she was just playing. |
| play vi | (feign) | veinzen, spelen onoverg.ww |
| | | doen alsof |
| | He's playing dead. |
| play vi | (be performed) | spelen, draaien overg.ww |
| | What's playing tonight? |
| play vi | (music: perform) (muziek: uitvoeren) | spelen onoverg.ww |
| | He loves the violin. He plays all day. |
| play vtr | (give a performance) | opvoeren overg.ww |
| | They're playing "Waiting for Godot" all week. |
| play vtr | (bet) | wedden onoverg.ww |
| | He likes to play the horses. |
| play vtr | (compete against) | het tegen iem. opnemen |
| | | spelen tegen |
| | No one wants to play him because he never loses. |
| play vtr | (pretend) | spelen overg. ww |
| | Let's play house. |
| play vtr | (direct light, water) | richten overg.ww |
| | He played the spotlight on the entranceway. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| bridgen onoverg. ww | (kaartspel spelen) (card game) | play bridge v expr |
| buiten spelen onoverg. ww | (spelen in open lucht) | play outdoors v expr |
| | | play outside v expr |
| de eerste viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (leidersrol hebben) (figurative) | play first fiddle v expr |
| de eerste viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | letterlijk (in een orkest) | play first fiddle, play first violin v expr |
| de hoofdrol spelen onoverg. uitdr. | letterlijk (in toneelstuk, film) | play the leading part v expr |
| de hoofdrol spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (belangrijk zijn) (figurative) | play the leading part v expr |
| de tweede viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (zich in een ondergeschikte positie bevinden) (figurative) | play second fiddle v expr |
| de tweede viool spelen onoverg. uitdr. | letterlijk (in een orkest) | play second violin, play second fiddle v expr |
| een kind kan de was doen frase | figuurlijk (iets is heel gemakkelijk) | It's child's play v expr |
| een ondergeschikte rol spelen onoverg. uitdr. | (van weinig betekenis zijn) | play a minor role v expr |
| een rol spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (van invloed zijn) (figurative) | play a role v expr |
| een rol spelen lidw+nw+ww | (als acteur/actrice) (actors) | play a role v expr |
| een rol spelen in overg. uitdr. | letterlijk (in toneelstuk) (actors) | play a role in v expr |
| een rol spelen in overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (meewerken aan) (figurative) | play a role in v expr |
| eerlijk is eerlijk frase | (fair) (informal) | fair's fair expr |
| | (informal) | fair play expr |
| fair play bn+nw de | (eerlijk spel) | fair play n |
| golfen onoverg.ww | sport | play golf v expr |
| kinderspel nw het | (spel) | child's play n |
| kinderspel nw het | fig. (iets heel gemakkelijk) (figurative, informal) | child's play n |
| | (UK, informal) | piece of cake n |
| | (US, Can, informal) | breeze n |
| koud kunstje bn+nw het | figuurlijk (makkelijk iets) (fig., informal) | child's play n |
| | (fig., informal) | piece of cake n |
| meespelen onoverg.ww | (meedoen, deelnemen) | play along vi + prep |
| | | join vi |
| | | take part v expr |
| meespelen in ww+vz | (persoon: rol in film / serie) (film) | play in vi + prep |
| | | be a cast member v expr |
| met vuur spelen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (zeer onvoorzichtig handelen) (figurative) | play with fire v expr |
| om de hoek komen kijken onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (zich voordoen, opduiken ) (figurative) | come into play v expr |
| op safe spelen onoverg. uitdr. | informeel (geen risico's nemen) | play safe v expr |
| op zeker spelen onoverg. uitdr. | (geen risico's nemen) | play safe v expr |
| schaken onoverg.ww | (spel) | play chess n |
| speelplaats nw de | (plaats om in te spelen) | playground, play area, playpark n |
| speeltuin nw de | (tuin om in te spelen) | playground, play area, playpark n |
| spelen met ww+vz | (zich vermaken met) | play with vi + prep |
| spelen met ww+vz | figuurlijk (idee: overwegen) | consider vtr |
| | | play with vi + prep |
| | I'm playing with the idea of starting a band. |
| spelen tegen ww+vz | (m.b.t. sport: wedstrijd) | play against vi + prep |
| spelletjes spelen nw+overg. ww | (letterlijk) | play games vtr + npl |
| spelletjes spelen nw+overg. ww | figuurlijk (niet serieus nemen) (figurative) | play games vtr + npl |
| spelregels nw mv | (reglement) | rule of play, rule of the game n |
| | | rules npl |
| sport beoefenen nw+overg. ww | (aan sport doen, sporten) | do sports, play sports vtr + npl |
| sporten onoverg.ww | (spelen) | do sports, play sports v expr |
| staan tegen ww+vz | (sport: spelen tegen) | play against vi + prep |
| tikkertje spelen nw+overg. ww | (kinderspelletje) (children's game) | play tag vtr + n |
| uitkomen als ww+vz | (sport: spelen als) | play as vi + conj |
| | Hij komt uit als spits voor Ajax. |
| vlooien onoverg.ww | (het vlooienspel spelen) | play tiddlywinks vtr + n |
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| play along vi phrasal | (music: play accompaniment) (muziek) | begeleiden onoverg.ww |
| | Joanna sang while Keith played along on the guitar. |
| play along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feign co-operation) (figuurlijk, inf.) | het spelletje meespelen nw + ww |
| | Leo wanted me to join in when he pranked our teacher, but I refused to play along. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (experiment) | uitproberen overg.ww |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) (informeel) | aanklooien, aankloten onoverg.ww |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tamper) (informeel) | sollen met, knoeien met ww + vz |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) (informeel) | spelen met, dollen met ww + vz |
| | The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground. |
| play down vtr phrasal sep | informal (minimize significance of) | bagatelliseren, afzwakken overg.ww |
| | In my job interview I played down my previous failures and emphasized my successes. |
| play [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (enact) | uitbeelden overg.ww |
| | The director made the actors play the scene out again with a slightly different emphasis. |
| play out vi phrasal | (proceed to the end) | aflopen, eindigen onoverg.ww |
| | Nobody knows how this little drama will play out. |
| play up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) (informeel) | klieren onoverg.ww |
| | | vervelend zijn bn+ww |
| | | misdragen onoverg. ww |
| | The children got bored on the long journey and started playing up. |
| play up vi phrasal | informal (appliance: malfunction) | slecht functioneren, slecht werken bn + ww |
| | The washing machine suddenly started playing up. |
| play up vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (draw attention to) | benadrukken, aanzetten overg.ww |
| | She always used heavy eyeliner to play up her blue eyes. |
| play with vtr phrasal insep | (tamper or fiddle with) | spelen met ww + vz |
| | (informeel) | hannesen met ww+vz |
| play with vtr phrasal insep | (child: amuse oneself with) | spelen met ww + vz |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| do your part v expr | mainly US (contribute, participate) (figuurlijk) | jouw steentje bijdragen frase |
| | Martha did her part to make the event a success. |
| fair play n | (sportsmanship, fairness) | eerlijk spel bn + nw |
| | The concept of fair play is very important in the Olympics. |
| | Technically I win by default, but in the spirit of fair play I'll reschedule the match. |
| foul play n | (illegal act) | vals spel bn + nw |
| | The senator died in a car crash, but foul play is suspected. |
| in play adj | (ball: not out) (bal) | in het spel bw |
| | The ball was in play when the winger crossed it for the centre forward to score. |
| in play adj | figurative (active) | in dienst, actief bw |
| | Lowering the interest rate is among ideas that are still in play. |
| in play adv | (as a joke) | voor de grap bw |
| | The comment was made in play and not intended to offend anyone. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | het is kinderspel frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | een kind kan de was doen frase |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| | Dat is makkelijk, het is kinderspel. |
| play a part v expr | (act) (film, theater) | een rol spelen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I'd like to play a part in the school musical, so I'm going to audition. |
| play a part in [sth] v expr | (participate) | deelnemen aan, meedoen aan ww + vz |
| | (figuurlijk) | een rol spelen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | This was a real community effort, nearly everyone here played a part in creating the newsletter. |
| play a part in [sth] v expr | (be partly responsible) | deels verantwoordelijk zijn onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | een rol spelen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Oliver's tendency to trust people too easily played a part in his downfall. |
| play by ear vtr | figurative (improvise) | improviseren overg.ww |
| | What will we do tomorrow? Let's play it by ear. |
| play by ear vtr | literal (music: not follow a score) (muziek) | op het gehoor spelen frase |
| | I read music well, but I have a hard time playing by ear. He's amazing, he never learned to read music, he just plays by ear. |
| play chicken vtr + n | (test courage) | kijken wie het langst durft onoverg.uitdr. |
| | The teenagers played chicken in their cars, driving directly towards one another. |
| play down the importance of [sth] v expr | (minimize significance of) | het belang bagatelliseren van onoverg. uitdr. |
| | We are trying to play down the importance of standardized tests in our school. |
| play dumb v expr | informal (feign ignorance) (informeel) | zich van de domme houden frase |
| | Phil played dumb when his dad asked him if he knew who had broken the window. |
| play fair vi | (games: be sporting) | eerlijk spelen bw + ww |
| | It's the referee's job to ensure that both teams play fair. |
| play fair vi | figurative (behave by the rules) | zich aan de regels houden frase |
| | Hey, play fair! Take that ace out of your sleeve right now! |
play favorites (US),
play favourites (UK) v expr | (show partiality) | voortrekken overg.ww |
| | My boss plays favorites; his buddies get the plum assignments, and the rest of us get the menial work. |
play footsie with [sb],
play footsies with [sb] v expr | informal (collude with) (figuurlijk) | onder één hoedje spelen onoverg.uitdr. |
| play games vtr + npl | informal, figurative (be inconsistent) (figuurlijk, inf.) | spelletjes spelen nw mv + ww |
| | I wish Derek would stop playing games and make a clear decision about what he intends to do. |
| play games vtr + npl | (do sports, activities) | sport beoefenen nw de + ww |
| | | wedstrijden spelen nw mv+ww |
| | The children spent the afternoon playing games. |
| play havoc with [sth] v expr | (bring chaos to) | funest zijn voor onoverg.uitdr. |
| | | parten spelen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | The train strike is playing havoc with my travel plans. |
play safe,
play it safe v expr | informal (avoid taking risks) | op zeker spelen overg. uitdr. |
| | (anglicisme) | op safe spelen overg. uitdr. |
| | The gymnast considered attempting the flip, but decided to play it safe and stick with the routine she knew well. |
| play second fiddle v expr | figurative (be considered less important) (figuurlijk) | in de schaduw staan van frase |
| | | een ondergeschikte rol spelen frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | de tweede viool spelen frase |
| | She always played second fiddle to her talented older sister. |
| play the field v expr | figurative, informal (have many relationships) | veel relaties hebben onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Simon has gained a reputation for playing the field. |
| play the fool v expr | (behave in a silly way) | de dwaas uithangen, de clown uithangen frase |
| | Bob enjoyed playing the fool in front of his grandchildren. |
| play the game v | figurative (co-operate, conform) | zich aan de regels houden frase |
| | No wonder he's a success, he really knows how to play the game. |
play the hand you are dealt,
play the hand that you are dealt,
play the hand you're dealt v expr | figurative (work with what you have) (figuurlijk) | roeien met de riemen die je hebt onoverg.uitdr. |
| play the part of [sb] v expr | (act the role of) | de rol spelen van onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in "Casablanca", and Dooley Wilson played the part of Sam. |
| play with fire v expr | (risk danger) (figuurlijk) | met vuur spelen frase |
| | Computer users are playing with fire if they don't keep their anti-virus software up to date. |
| play your cards v | informal, figurative (behave strategically) (informeel) | spelen onoverg.ww |
| | If he plays his cards right, he could get to go to New York. |
| | Als hij het slim speelt kan hij naar New York vertrekken. |
| play your part v expr | mainly UK (contribute, participate) | zijn rol spelen, zijn aandeel leveren onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | zijn steentje bijdragen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Each of us needs to play our part to make the world a better place. |
playdough,
play-dough n | (children's modelling clay) | klei nw de |
| | Playdough is a great art supply for kids--easy to use and it has a nice odor. |
playground,
play park n | (children's outdoor play area) | speelplaats nw de |
| | Steve watched his kids playing in the playground. |