| Ek Çeviriler |
| play n | dated (gambling) | kumar, kumar oyunu i. |
| | He acquired a lot of debts at play. |
| play n | (movement, looseness) | hareket, oynama i. |
| | | oynaklık i. |
| | | gevşeklik i. |
| | There's too much play between the wheel and the axle. |
| play n | (game: turn) (oyunda) | sıra i. |
| | It's my play. Can I have the dice, please? |
| play n | (conduct of a game) | oyun i. |
| | It's a tournament in which you'll see top class play. |
| play n | (movement of light) (ışık) | hareket i. |
| | | oyun i. |
| | They watched the play of the sunlight on the water. |
| play n | (attention) | ilgi i. |
| | | dikkat i. |
| | The double murder got a lot of play on the morning news. |
| play n | (button) | oynat düğmesi i. |
| | Insert the CD and press play. |
| play n | (sport, game: move) (spor) | oyun i. |
| | In a single amazing play, the baseball team got three outs. |
| play⇒ vi | (take part) | yer almak f. |
| | | katılmak f. |
| | We'd like to play, too. |
| play vi | (gamble) | kumar oynamak f. |
| | Minors are not allowed to play. |
| play vi | (jest) | şaka yapmak f. |
| | (gayri resmi) | takılmak f. |
| | I didn't mean it. I was only playing. |
| play vi | (pretend) | numara yapmak f. |
| | She wasn't really injured; she was just playing. |
| play vi | (feign) | numarası yapmak f. |
| | | taklidi yapmak f. |
| | | rol yapmak f. |
| | He's playing dead. |
| play vi | (be performed) (gösteri) | oynamak f. |
| | | sahnelenmek f. |
| | What's playing tonight? |
| play vi | (music: perform) (keman, vb.) | çalmak f. |
| | He loves the violin. He plays all day. |
| play [sth]⇒ vtr | (stage a performance of) | sahneye koymak geçişli f. |
| | | oynamak geçişli f. |
| | They're playing "Waiting for Godot" all week. |
| play [sth] vtr | (bet on) | bahis oynamak f. |
| | He likes to play the horses. |
| play [sb]⇒ vtr | (compete against) (birisi) | ile yarışmak f. |
| | | ile mücadele etmek f. |
| | | ile oynamak f. |
| | No one wants to play him because he never loses. |
| play [sth]⇒ vtr | (pretend) (evcilik, vb.) | oynamak f. |
| | Let's play house. |
| play [sth] vtr | (direct light, water) | yöneltmek geçişli f. |
| | He played the spotlight on the entranceway. |
| play [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (deceive) (birisini) | kandırmak f. |
| | (gayri resmi) | keklemek f. |
| | | oyuna getirmek f. |
| | Kate didn't realize the man she'd met on a dating site was playing her until she'd spent half her savings on him. |
Deyimsel fiiller
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| play a role in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (act a part in) | -de rol almak f. |
| | | rol üstlenmek f. |
| | 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 along vi phrasal | (music: play accompaniment) (müzik) | eşlik etmek f. |
| | Joanna sang while Keith played along on the guitar. |
| play along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feign co-operation) | uymak f. |
| | | katılmak, iştirak etmek f. |
| | 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) | uyumlu hareket etmek f. |
| | 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) | deneme yapmak f. |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | oyalanmak f. |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be unfaithful) | önüne gelenle yatmak f. |
| | Jodie dumped Greg when she found out he had been playing around. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tamper) | kurcalamak f. |
| | | oynamak f. |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | oynamak f. |
| | | eğlenmek f. |
| | 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) | notasız çalmak geçişli f. |
| | 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) | hafifsemek, hafife almak f. |
| | | önemsememek, kaale almamak f. |
| | In my job interview I played down my previous failures and emphasized my successes. |
| play for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (sports: represent) (spor) | -i temsil etmek f. |
| | David Beckham played for his country. |
| play for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (compete for prize) | için oynamak f. |
| | The top three teams in the league are all playing for the title. |
| play [sb/sth] off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (set against: [sth] else) (iki kişiyi/şeyi) | birbirine düşürmek f. |
| | The capricious girl played off one suitor against the other. |
| play off vi phrasal | (sport: resolve a tied score) | rövanş maçı yapmak f. |
| | The two teams will play off for the division title. |
| play on vi phrasal | (continue to make music) (müzik) | çalmaya devam etmek f. |
| | | durmadan çalmak f. |
| | The orchestra is said to have played on as the Titanic was sinking. |
| play on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (exploit) | sömürmek f. |
| | | suistimal etmek f. |
| | | kullanmak f. |
| | Many confidence tricksters play on the sympathy of their victims. |
| play [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (enact) | sahnelemek, sahneye koymak f. |
| | The director made the actors play the scene out again with a slightly different emphasis. |
| play out vi phrasal | (proceed to the end) | vuku bulmak f. |
| | Nobody knows how this little drama will play out. |
| play up vi phrasal | UK, informal (child: misbehave) | yaramazlık yapmak, yaramazlık etmek f. |
| | The children got bored on the long journey and started playing up. |
| play up vi phrasal | informal (appliance: malfunction) (makina, vb.) | teklemek f. |
| | | bozulmak f. |
| | The washing machine suddenly started playing up. |
play [sth] up,
play up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (draw attention to [sth]) | vurgulamak, üzerinde durmak f. |
| | She always used heavy eyeliner to play up her blue eyes. |
| play with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (tamper or fiddle with) | ile oynamak f. |
| | Beth was playing with one of her earrings nervously. |
Bileşik Şekiller:
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| come into play vi | (become involved) | etkili olmak f. |
| | | devreye girmek f. |
| | Tiredness comes into play near the end of a race. |
| do your part v expr | mainly US (contribute, participate) | üzerine düşeni yap |
| | Martha did her part to make the event a success. |
| fair play n | (sportsmanship, fairness) | sportmenlik i. |
| | | adil oyun i. |
| | 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) | suikast i. |
| | | yasa dışı iş i. |
| | The senator died in a car crash, but foul play is suspected. |
| foul play n | (unfair conduct) | kalleşlik i. |
| | | arkadan iş çevirme i. |
| in play adj | (ball: not out) (spor) | (top, vb.) oyunda olan s. |
| | The ball was in play when the winger crossed it for the centre forward to score. |
| in play adj | figurative (active) | işlemde s. |
| | Lowering the interest rate is among ideas that are still in play. |
| in play adv | (as a joke) | şaka olarak, şaka mahiyetinde z. |
| | The comment was made in play and not intended to offend anyone. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | çok kolay, çocuk oyuncağı s. |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| play a part v expr | (act) | rol almak f. |
| | 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) | rol oynamak, rolü olmak f. |
| | 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) | rolü olmak f. |
| | | rol oynamak f. |
| | Oliver's tendency to trust people too easily played a part in his downfall. |
| play a role v expr | (act a part) | payı olmak f. |
| | | rol oynamak f. |
| | Several Nixon loyalists played a role in the Watergate scandal. |
| play [sth] according to the rules v expr | (game, sports) (oyunu, vb.) | kuralına göre oynamak f. |
| | Play the game according to the rules outlined below. |
play according to the rules,
play by the rules v expr | (game, sports) | oyunu kurallarına göre oynamak f. |
| | 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) | adil davranmak f. |
| | It's best to play according to the rules if you want to get on at work. |
play date,
playdate n | (time for children to play together) | oyun buluşması i. |
| | Because her daughter is an only child, Hannah likes to organize lots of play dates for her. |
| play down the importance of [sth] v expr | (minimize significance of) | önemsizmiş gibi göstermek/önemini azaltmak f. |
| | We are trying to play down the importance of standardized tests in our school. |
| play dumb v expr | informal (feign ignorance) | bilmiyormuş gibi yapmak f. |
| | Phil played dumb when his dad asked him if he knew who had broken the window. |
| play fair vi | (games: be sporting) (spor) | kurallara göre oynamak f. |
| | | hilesiz oynamak f. |
| | It's the referee's job to ensure that both teams play fair. |
| play fair vi | figurative (behave by the rules) | dürüst hareket etmek f. |
| | | oyunu kurallarına göre oynamak f. |
| | Hey, play fair! Take that ace out of your sleeve right now! |
play favorites (US),
play favourites (UK) v expr | (show partiality) | kayırmak f. |
| | My boss plays favorites; his buddies get the plum assignments, and the rest of us get the menial work. |
| play games vtr + npl | informal, figurative (be inconsistent) | oyun oynamak, oyun etmek f. |
| | | kandırmak, aldatmak f. |
| | 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) | spor yapmak f. |
| | (futbol, basketbol, vb.) | oynamak f. |
| | The children spent the afternoon playing games. |
| play hard to get v expr | (act aloof toward potential mate) | naz yapmak, nazlanmak f. |
| | (mecazlı) | kendini ağırdan satmak f. |
| | David really wants Zoe to be his girlfriend, but she's always playing hard to get with him. |
play hooky,
play hookey v expr | mainly US, informal (play truant, be absent from school) (mecazlı) | okulu asmak, okulu kırmak f. |
| | I regret having played hooky in high school. |
| play it by ear v expr | figurative (improvise) | duruma göre hareket etmek f. |
| | What will we do tomorrow? Let's play it by ear. |
| play music v expr | (make music, play an instrument) | çalgı çalmak f. |
| | | müzik yapmak f. |
| | Shane struggles to read musical notation but has a talent for playing music by ear. |
| play music v expr | (listen to recorded music) | müzik çalmak f. |
| | | müzik dinlemek f. |
| | I like to play music while I'm cooking the dinner. |
| play-off n | (game or series of games played to break a tie) | rövanş maçı i. |
| | The Lakers didn't make it to the play-offs this year. |
| play on words n | (pun) | kelime oyunu i. |
| | | cinas i. |
| | It wasn't serious, just a play on words. |
play safe,
play it safe v expr | informal (avoid taking risks) | riske girmemek f. |
| | 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) | geri planda olmak, ikinci planda olmak f. |
| | (birisinin) | gölgesinde kalmak f. |
| | She always played second fiddle to her talented older sister. |
| play sports vtr + npl | (participate in physical games) | spor yapmak f. |
| | Ryan plays sports five times a week to keep in shape. |
| play tag v expr | (children: chase one another) | kovalamaca oynamak f. |
| | Ben fell and grazed his knee while he and his friends were playing tag. |
| play the field v expr | figurative, informal (have many relationships) | birden fazla kişiyle çıkmak/düşüp kalkmak f. |
| | Simon has gained a reputation for playing the field. |
| play the fool v expr | (behave in a silly way) | aptal numarası yapmak, salak numarası yapmak, aptalı oynamak f. |
| | | aptalca davranmak, ahmakça davranmak f. |
| | Bob enjoyed playing the fool in front of his grandchildren. |
| play the game v expr | figurative (co-operate, conform) | adetlere/belirli standartlara uygun davranmak f. |
| | No wonder he's a success, he really knows how to play the game. |
| play the part of [sb] v expr | (act the role of) | rolünü oynamak f. |
| | Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in "Casablanca", and Dooley Wilson played the part of Sam. |
| play truant v expr | (be absent from school without permission) | okulu asmak, okulu kırmak f. |
| | | dersi asmak f. |
| | The boy received a detention for playing truant. |
| play with [sth] vi + prep | (child: amuse self with) (oyuncakla, vb.) | oynamak f. |
| | Lucy was playing with her favourite doll. |
| play with fire v expr | figurative (risk danger) | ateşle oynamak f. |
| | 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) | kartlarını (iyi, vb.) oynamak f. |
| | If he plays his cards right, he could get to go to New York. |
| play your part v expr | mainly UK (contribute, participate) | üzerine düşeni yapmak f. |
| | Each of us needs to play our part to make the world a better place. |
playground,
play park n | (children's outdoor play area) | oyun parkı, oyun alanı i. |
| | | çocuk bahçesi i. |
| | Steve watched his kids playing in the playground. |
playgroup,
play group n | (toddlers' activity session) | oyun grubu i. |
| | 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) | rol yapma i. |
| | | oynama i. |
| | “Today we'll be doing a role play exercise,” said the teacher. |