| Główne tłumaczenia |
| perform music v | (play on a musical instrument) (muzyka) | grać ndk. |
| | | zagrać dk. |
| | My neighbor and I sometimes get together to perform music--he plays the flute and I play the piano. |
| perform sth vtr | (enact) | grać, odgrywać ndk. |
| | | zagrać, odegrać dk. |
| | They performed a skit to amuse the crowd. |
| | Zagrali skecz, aby rozbawić tłum. |
| come to life v expr | figurative (art, theatre: be convincing) | grać ndk. |
| | | zagrać dk. |
| | His stories seem to come to life as he tells them with such passion. |
| enact sth vtr | (portray dramatically) | odgrywać, grać ndk. |
| | | odegrać, zagrać dk. |
| | The theatre group enacted one of Shakespeare's plays. |
| perform vi | (act, put on a play) | grać, występować ndk. |
| | | zagrać, wystąpić dk. |
| | The comedian performs three nights per week. |
| | Komik gra trzy wieczory w tygodniu. |
| play sth vtr | (music: perform) | grać ndk. |
| | | zagrać dk. |
| | Play another Beethoven sonata. |
| play sth vtr | (put on, listen to: music, a CD) | odtwarzać ndk. |
| | | odtworzyć dk. |
| | | grać ndk. |
| | | zagrać dk. |
| | I am playing the new CD on the stereo. |
| play sb vtr | (act the role of) | grać ndk. |
| | | zagrać dk. |
| | Who wants to play Lady Macbeth? |
| appear in sth vi + prep | (play a role, perform) | pojawiać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | pojawić się zwr. dk. |
| | | grać ndk. |
| | | zagrać dk. |
| | He has appeared in several television shows. |
| | Pojawił się w kilku programach telewizyjnych. |
| Formy złożone: |
bowl,
go bowling vi | (play tenpins, skittles) | grać w kręgle zwrot ndk. |
| | We like to bowl on Wednesday nights. |
| | W środy wieczorem lubimy grać w kręgle. |
| busk vi | UK (play music in public for money) | grać na ulicy zwrot ndk. |
| | We were short on funds while traveling so we went downtown and busked for several days so we could buy tickets home. |
| close vi | (end performances) | grać po raz ostatni zwrot ndk. |
| | The play closes on Monday. |
| | Przedstawienie będzie grane po raz ostatni w poniedziałek. |
| fiddle vi | (folk music: play a violin) | grać na skrzypcach zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać na skrzypcach zwrot dk. |
| | Dan liked to sit under a tree and fiddle instead of working. |
| finger sth vtr | (music: play with fingers) | palcować coś ndk. |
| | | grać palcami na czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać palcami na czymś zwrot dk. |
| | To play that passage as written, you need to finger the trill very rapidly. |
| golf vi | (play golf) | grać w golfa zwrot ndk. |
| | While Jerry golfs, his wife plays tennis. |
| meet sth/sb vtr | (face directly) (w meczu) | spotkać się z zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | | grać z ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zagrać z dk. + przyim. |
| | Dartmouth will meet Princeton for the championship. |
| mime vi | (act in gestures) | grać mimiką ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać mimiką dk. + ż |
| | The music was too loud so I had to mime. |
outplay,
outplay sb vtr | (sport, game: play better than, defeat) | grać lepiej niż |
| | | zagrać lepiej niż |
| pick sth vtr | (pluck a musical instrument) | grać na czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zagrać na czymś dk. + przyim. |
| | My uncle picks a banjo. |
| pipe sth vtr | (music: play on a pipe) | grać na fujarce zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać na fujarce zwrot dk. |
| | The piper piped a tune. |
| play sth vtr | (perform on: a musical instrument) | grać na czymś ndk. + przyim. |
| | He plays the piano and the guitar. |
| | On gra na pianinie i na gitarze. |
| play sth vtr | (take part in: a sport or game) | grać w coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zagrać w coś dk. + przyim. |
| | | bawić się w coś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | pobawić się w coś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | Who'd like to play tennis? Let's play hide-and-seek! |
| | Kto chce grać w tenisa? |
| | Kto chce zagrać w tenisa? |
| | Pobawmy się w chowanego! |
| play sb vtr | (compete against) | grać z kimś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | zagrać z kimś dk. + przyim. |
| | No one wants to play him because he never loses. |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. |
| pun vi | (make a play on words) | grać słowami ndk. + n, l.mn. |
| | The way he puns on virtually everything is really annoying. |
| replay vtr | (music) | grać jeszcze raz |
| | | zagrać jeszcze raz |
| riff vi | (music: play a riff) | grać riff ndk. + m |
| | | zagrać riff dk. + m |
| | The guitarist riffed for 15 minutes. |
| rock vi | (play rock music) | grać rocka ndk. + m |
| | | zagrać rocka dk. + m |
| | That new band likes to rock. |
| serenade sb vtr | historical (play a serenade for) | grać serenadę ndk. + ż |
| | | zagrać serenadę dk. + ż |
| | The cowboy serenaded the beautiful woman. |
| sharp vi | US (music: be half a tone too high) | grać o pół tonu za wysoko zwrot ndk. |
| | | śpiewać o pół tonu za wysoko zwrot ndk. |
| | You sharped all through the first twenty bars. |
| star sb vtr | (feature: a performer) | grać jedną z głównych ról zwrot ndk. |
| | | zagrać jedną z głównych ról zwrot dk. |
| | The new movie stars my favourite actor. |
temporize,
also UK: temporise vi | formal (stall, delay a decision) (literacki) | grać na zwłokę zwrot ndk. |