Czasowniki złożone
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| play a role in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (act a part in) | grać rolę w zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać rolę w zwrot dk. |
| | My brother's playing a role in the new production of The Phantom of the Opera. |
| | My brother is playing a role in the new theatre production. |
| play about vi phrasal | UK, informal (behave in a frivolous way) | wygłupiać się zwr. ndk. |
| | Since we have a lot of work to do, there isn't any time to play about. |
| play along vi phrasal | (music: play accompaniment) | udawać ndk. |
| | Joanna sang while Keith played along on the guitar. |
| play along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feign co-operation) | włączać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | włączyć się zwr. dk. |
| | Leo wanted me to join in when he pranked our teacher, but I refused to play along. |
| play along with [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (feign co-operation with) | zgadzać się z kimś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zgodzić się z kimś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | | przystawać na coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | przystać na coś dk. + przyim. |
| | I don't always do what my mother suggests, but I play along with her plans to make her happy. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (experiment) | bawić się ndk. + zaim. |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | bawić się ndk. + zaim. |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be unfaithful) (potoczny) | mieć kogoś na boku zwrot ndk. |
| | Jodie dumped Greg when she found out he had been playing around. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tamper) | bawić się z zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | pobawić się z zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | bawić się z zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | pobawić się z zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground. |
| play [sth] by ear vtr phrasal sep | (music: not follow a score) | grać coś ze słuchu zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać coś ze słuchu zwrot dk. |
| | | improwizować ndk. |
| | 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 [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (minimize significance of) | umniejszać ndk. |
| | | umniejszać dk. |
| | In my job interview I played down my previous failures and emphasized my successes. |
| play off vi phrasal | (sport: resolve a tied score) | rozgrywać ndk. |
| | | rozegrać dk. |
| | The two teams will play off for the division title. |
| play on vi phrasal | (continue to make music) | grać dalej ndk. + przys. |
| | The orchestra is said to have played on as the Titanic was sinking. |
| play [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (enact) | odgrywać ndk. |
| | | odegrać dk. |
| | The director made the actors play the scene out again with a slightly different emphasis. |
| play out vi phrasal | (proceed to the end) | rozgrywać się, toczyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | | rozegrać się zwr. dk. |
| | Nobody knows how this little drama will play out. |
| play up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) | przesadzać ndk. |
| | | przesadzić dk. |
| | The children got bored on the long journey and started playing up. |
| play up vi phrasal | informal (appliance: malfunction) | przesadzać ndk. |
| | | przesadzić dk. |
| | The washing machine suddenly started playing up. |
play [sth] up,
play up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (draw attention to [sth]) | przesadzać ndk. |
| | | przesadzić dk. |
| | She always used heavy eyeliner to play up her blue eyes. |
| play with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (tamper or fiddle with) | bawić się z zwrot ndk. |
| | | pobawić się z zwrot dk. |
| | Beth was playing with one of her earrings nervously. |
Formy złożone:
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| bring into play vtr | (involve, use) | wykorzystać dk. |
| child's play n | figurative ([sth] very easy) (potoczny) | łatwizna ż |
| | I finished the crossword puzzle very quickly; it was child's play. |
| do your part v expr | mainly US (contribute, participate) | robić swoje |
| | | zrobić swoje |
| | Martha did her part to make the event a success. |
| fair play n | (sportsmanship, fairness) | fair play |
| | 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 | (unfair or dishonest act) | nieuczciwa gra przym. + ż |
| | | foul play |
| | The senator died in a car crash but foul play is suspected. |
| hand play n | (sexual touching) | dotykanie n |
| | The couple were enjoying some hand play. |
| in play adj | (ball: not out) | w grze przyim. + ż |
| | The ball was in play when the winger crossed it for the centre forward to score. |
| in play adj | figurative (active) | wchodzący w grę wyr. |
| | Lowering the interest rate is among ideas that are still in play. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | nic trudnego n + przym. |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
long play record,
long-play record n | (12-inch vinyl record) | płyta LP |
| | I don't think you can find long play records any more. |
| passion play n | (drama depicting Christ's suffering) | misterium męki Pańskiej wyr. |
| | Passion plays are traditionally staged at Easter. |
| play a CD v | abbr (put on a compact disc) | grać CD ndk. |
| | | zagrać CD |
| play a part v expr | (act) | mieć udział dk. + m |
| | 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) | mieć udział dk. + m |
| | 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) | mieć udział w zwrot ndk. |
| | Oliver's tendency to trust people too easily played a part in his downfall. |
| play a role v expr | (act a part) | grać rolę, odgrywać rolę ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać rolę, odegrać rolę dk. + ż |
| | Several Nixon loyalists played a role in the Watergate scandal. |
| play a tune v expr | (music: perform a melody) | grać melodię ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać melodię dk. + ż |
| | Suzan taught me to play a tune on the piano. |
| play [sth] according to the rules v expr | (game, sports) | grać według zasad zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać według zasad zwrot dk. |
| | Play the game according to the rules outlined below. |
play according to the rules,
play by the rules v expr | (game, sports) | trzymać się zasad zwr. ndk. |
| | | grać zgodnie z zasadami zwrot ndk. |
| | At the beginning of the game, the referee reminded the players to play by the rules. |
play according to the rules,
play by the rules v expr | figurative (behave fairly) | grać według zasad zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać według zasad zwrot dk. |
| | It's best to play according to the rules if you want to get on at work. |
| play again vtr | (live music: perform again) | grać jeszcze raz |
| | | zagrać jeszcze raz |
| | My wife really likes that tune, so I'm going to ask the band to play it again before we leave. |
| play again vtr | (recorded music: put on again) | grać przeciwko ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zagrać przeciwko dk. + przyim. |
| | Even though the CD is really old, the kids want to play it again and again. |
| play against vtr | (have as an opponent) | grać przeciwko ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zagrać przeciwko dk. + przyim. |
| | Every time I play against Tom, he beats me in every game. |
| play at vtr | (pretend to) | udawać ndk. |
| | | udać dk. |
| | The children are playing at doctors and nurses. |
| play back vtr | (replay) | odtwarzać ndk. |
| | | odtworzyć dk. |
| play ball vtr + n | (throw, catch a ball) | grać w piłkę zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać w piłkę zwrot dk. |
| | Shall we play ball in the park? |
| play ball vtr + n | figurative (co-operate) | współpracować ndk. |
| | The deal's off - John won't play ball. |
| play down the importance of [sth] v expr | (minimize significance of) | umniejszać znaczenie czegoś ndk. + n |
| | | umniejszyć znaczenie czegos dk. + n |
| | We are trying to play down the importance of standardized tests in our school. |
| play dumb v expr | informal (feign ignorance) | udawać głupiego ndk. + m |
| | | udać głupiego dk. + m |
| | Phil played dumb when his dad asked him if he knew who had broken the window. |
| play fair vi | (games: be sporting) | grać uczciwie ndk. + przys. |
| | It's the referee's job to ensure that both teams play fair. |
| play fair vi | figurative (behave by the rules) | grać uczciwie ndk. + przys. |
| | Hey, play fair! Take that ace out of your sleeve right now! |
play favorites (US),
play favourites (UK) v expr | (show partiality) | faworyzować ndk. |
| | 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) | dotykać swoimi stopami czyichś stóp pod stołem zwrot ndk. |
| play for vtr | (sport: represent, be on the side of) | grać dla ndk. + przyim. |
| | | pograć dla, zagrać dla dk. + przyim. |
| | David Beckham plays for his country. |
| play games vtr + npl | informal, figurative (be inconsistent) | grać w gry zwrot ndk. |
| | 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) | grać w gry zwrot ndk. |
| | The children spent the afternoon playing games. |
| play God v | figurative (make life-and-death decisions) | udawać Boga ndk. + m |
| | Some people say medical advancement mean doctors are playing God with our lives. |
| play havoc with [sth] v expr | (bring chaos to) | mieszać, psuć ndk. |
| | | pomieszać, zepsuć, popsuć dk. |
| | The train strike is playing havoc with my travel plans. |
| play hooky v | US (play truant, be absent from school) | wagarować ndk. |
| | | powagarować dk. |
| | I regret having played hooky in high school. |
| play jazz v expr | (make jazz music) | grać jazz ndk. + m |
| | | zagrać jazz dk. + m |
| play music v expr | (make music, play an instrument) | grać muzykę ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać muzykę dk. + ż |
| | Shane struggles to read musical notation but has a talent for playing music by ear. |
| play music v expr | (listen to recorded music) | słuchać muzyki ndk. + ż |
| | | posłuchać muzyki dk. + ż |
| | I like to play music while I'm cooking the dinner. |
| play off vtr | (set against: [sth] else) | ustawiać przeciwko |
| | | ustawić przeciwko |
| | The capricious girl played off one suitor against the other. |
| play-off n | (game or series of games played to break a tie) | rozgrywka ż |
| | The Lakers didn't make it to the play-offs this year. |
| play on vtr | (exploit, take advantage of) | wykorzystywać ndk. |
| | | wykorzystać dk. |
| | Many confidence tricksters play on the sympathy of their victims. |
| play on words n | (pun) | gra słów ż + n, l.mn. |
| | It wasn't serious, just a play on words. |
| play Russian roulette with [sth] v expr | figurative (take a foolish risk) (przenośny) | grać w rosyjską ruletkę z kimś ndk. + przyim. + przym. + ż + przyim. |
| | (przenośny) | zagrać w rosyjską ruletkę z kimś dk. + przyim. + przym. + ż + przyim. |
| | Driving while intoxicated is playing Russian roulette with other people's lives. |
play safe,
play it safe v expr | informal (avoid taking risks) | być ostrożnym posił. + przym. |
| | The gymnast considered attempting the flip, but decided to play it safe and stick with the routine she knew well. |
play second fiddle,
play second fiddle to [sb] v expr | figurative (be considered less important) (przenośny) | grać drugie skrzypce zwrot ndk. |
| | She always played second fiddle to her talented older sister. |
| play sports vtr + npl | (participate in physical games) | uprawiać sporty ndk. + m, l.mn. |
| | Ryan plays sports five times a week to keep in shape. |
| play the drums v expr | (music: be a drummer) | grać na perkusji ndk. + przyim. + ż |
| | | zagrać na perkusji dk. + przyim. + ż |
| | Francisco plays the drums for the group Watchmen. |
| play the fool v expr | (behave in a silly way) | udawać głupiego ndk. + m |
| | | udać głupiego dk. + m |
| | Bob enjoyed playing the fool in front of his grandchildren. |
| play the game v expr | figurative (co-operate, conform) | grać w grę zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać w grę zwrot dk. |
| | 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) | doceniać to, co się ma zwrot ndk. |
| play the part of [sb] v expr | (act the role of) | grać rolę ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać rolę dk. + ż |
| | Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in "Casablanca", and Dooley Wilson played the part of Sam. |
| play the role v expr | (act the part) | grać rolę, odgrywać rolę ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać rolę, odegrać rolę dk. + ż |
| play the violin v expr | (music: be a violinist) | grać na skrzypcach zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać na skrzypcach zwrot dk. |
| | He plays the violin in the orchestra. |
| play truant v expr | (be absent from school without permission) | wagarować ndk. |
| | | iść na wagary zwrot ndk. |
| | | pójść na wagary zwrot dk. |
| | The boy received a detention for playing truant. |
| play upon vtr | (exploit, take advantage of) | wykorzystywać ndk. |
| | | wykorzystać dk. |
| play with [sth] vi + prep | (child: amuse self with) | bawić się czymś zwr. ndk. |
| | Lucy was playing with her favourite doll. |
| play with fire v expr | figurative (risk danger) | igrać z ogniem zwrot ndk. |
| | Computer users are playing with fire if they don't keep their anti-virus software up to date. |
| | Driving at such high speeds is playing with fire. |
| play your cards v expr | informal, figurative (behave strategically) | grać swoją kartą zwrot ndk. |
| | If he plays his cards right, he could get to go to New York. |
| play your part v expr | mainly UK (contribute, participate) | grać swoją część zwrot ndk. |
| | Each of us needs to play our part to make the world a better place. |
playground,
play park n | (children's outdoor play area) | plac zabaw m + ż, l.mn. |
| | Steve watched his kids playing in the playground. |
playgroup,
play group n | (toddlers' activity session) | zabawa grupowa dzieci wyr. |
| | In the playgroup, the children sang songs all morning. The mother took her child to playgroup every weekday. |
role play,
role playing n | (playacting, simulation) | odgrywanie n |
| | “Today we'll be doing a role play exercise,” said the teacher. |
| shadow play n | (silhouette puppet show) | teatrzyk cieni m + m, l.mn. |
| triple play n | (baseball: play that puts three people out) | potrójna gra przym. + ż |
| | The batter hit into a triple play and the inning was over. |