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  • игра́ть

    to play

  • игра́

    game, match

    play, playing

  • теа́тр

    theatre, play-house, dramatic works, plays

  • выступа́ть

    to perform, to appear (on stage), to play (a gig)

    to speak (publicly), to give a speech, to make one's opinion known

    to advocate (for), to speak out (against), to stand up (for)

    to act as, to serve as, to appear as

    to protrude, to jut out, to stand out, to emerge

  • сыгра́ть

    to play, to have a game of

    to play (a piece), to play (an instrument)

    to act out, to perform, to play (a role)

  • спекта́кль

    play, performance, show

    spectacle, show, act, scene

  • режиссёр

    director (of a film or play), producer (of a play)

  • испо́лнить

    to carry out, to execute, to fulfil (a request), to perform (a duty)

    to fulfil, to make come true, to keep (a promise)

    to perform, to play (a role), to sing

  • орке́стр

    orchestra(a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor), brass band, orchestra-pit

  • изобрази́ть

    to depict, to portray, to represent, to describe

    to imitate, to impersonate, to act out, to play

    to feign, to put on, to show (an emotion)

  • пье́са

    Play

  • исполня́ть

    to carry out, to perform, to execute, to do

    to fulfil, to make come true, to keep (a promise)

    to perform, to play, to sing, to act (a role)

  • крути́ть

    to turn, to twist, to spin, to twirl

    to turn off (a tap), to tighten, to screw shut, to screw on

    to roll, to roll up

    to twist, to twine, to twist together

    to play, to show (a film), to spin (a record)

    to have an affair, to go out (with someone), to date

    to have on a string, to twist round one's finger, to boss around

    to whirl, to swirl, to blow about

  • вы́водить

    to lead out, to take out, to bring out

    to withdraw, to pull out

    to remove, to get out

    to drive mad, to infuriate, to exasperate

    to conclude, to infer, to deduce, to derive

    to breed, to develop, to grow, to raise

    to hatch

    to exterminate, to eradicate, to get rid of

    to depict, to portray

    to take around (to various places), to take out (everywhere)

    to play (a fish), to land (a fish)

  • сража́ться

    to fight, to battle, to do battle

    to play (against someone), to compete, to battle it out

  • валя́ть

    to roll, to drag about, to tumble

    to play the fool, to fool around, to goof off

  • постано́вка

    production, staging, performance, play

    formulation, framing, posing

    setting, placing, setting up

  • поигра́ть

    to play

  • лома́ться

    to break, to snap, to break off

    to break down, to stop working, to go on the blink

    to put on airs, to be affected, to play hard to get, to make difficulties

    to crack, to break down, to give in

  • разы́грывать

    to act out, to play (a role), to feign

    to prank, to play a trick on, to mess with (someone)

    to raffle off, to draw (a lottery), to give away by lot

    to play for (a trophy), to contest (a title)

  • сма́зать

    to grease, to lubricate, to oil

    to smear, to spread, to coat, to rub with (an ointment)

    to smudge, to blur, to smear away

    to blur, to gloss over, to play down

    to smack, to clout, to land one on

  • заигра́ть

    to begin to play, to strike up (a tune), to start up (music)

    to begin to sparkle, to begin to shimmer, to start to play (of light)

    to play to death, to wear out by playing too often

  • прои́грывать

    to lose, to be defeated, to lose (a bet)

    to play, to play back, to play through

  • сня́ться

    to appear in a film, to act in a film, to play a part (in a film)

    to have one's photo taken, to be photographed

    to deregister, to be taken off the register

    to come off, to set off (from a place), to weigh (anchor)

  • разыгра́ть

    to act out, to perform, to stage

    to play a trick on, to fool, to prank

    to feign, to put on an act, to play the part of

    to raffle off, to draw lots for

  • хитри́ть

    to be cunning, to use tricks, to resort to a ruse

    to cheat, to fudge, to play dirty

    to dissemble, to play a double game, to dodge

  • раздува́ть

    to fan (a fire), to blow on (embers)

    to inflate, to blow up, to puff up, to swell up

    to exaggerate, to blow out of proportion, to play up

  • прики́дываться

    to pretend, to feign, to pose as, to pass oneself off as

    to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to act stupid

  • балова́ться

    to fool around, to play about, to misbehave, to get up to mischief

    to mess around with, to play with, to fiddle with

    to indulge in (occasionally), to dabble in, to treat oneself to

  • ро́зыгрыш

    practical joke, prank, hoax

    drawing, draw

    giveaway, raffle, prize draw

    competition (for a trophy), staging, play

  • воспроизвести́

    to reproduce, to replicate, to recreate

    to play back, to play

    to recall, to call to mind

  • козырну́ть

    to show off with, to flaunt, to play as a trump card

    to play a trump

    to salute

  • обнагле́ть

    to play dirty, to be brazen

  • пои́грывать

    to play (a little), to toy with, to fiddle with

  • хозя́йничать

    to keep house, to manage a household, to do the housework

    to lord it, to play the master, to boss around, to act as if one owns the place

  • вто́рить

    to echo, to repeat (someone's words), to chime in, to second (an opinion)

    to echo, to resound in answer, to reverberate

    to sing the second part, to play the second part, to harmonize

  • элемента́рно

    Elementary, basic, child's play.

  • ко́рчить

    to make a face, to make faces, to grimace

    to pretend to be, to pose as, to play (the fool)

    to convulse, to double up (with pain), to contort

  • прока́зить

    to play pranks, to be up to mischief

  • шали́ть

    to play pranks, to be naughty, to romp

  • ми́мика

    facial expressions, play of features, mimicry (of the face)

  • дура́читься

    to fool, to play the fool

  • баловство́

    spoiling, pampering, over-indulgence

    mischief, naughtiness, monkey tricks

    frivolity, idle amusement, mere play

  • загуля́ть

    to go on a spree, to go on a binge, to start drinking heavily, to take to drink

    to have an affair, to cheat (on one's partner), to sleep around

    to skip work, to play hooky, to take unauthorized time off

  • капри́зничать

    to be capricious, to play up, to give trouble

  • переигра́ть

    to play again, to replay, to redo, to change (a plan)

    to outplay, to beat, to give no chance

    to overact, to overdo it, to lay it on too thick

    to play too much, to play too long

    to play through (many pieces), to play a great many

  • подшу́чивать

    to banter, to chaff, to play a practical joke

  • прики́нуться

    to pretend, to feign, to pose as, to play (the fool etc.)

  • ду́ться

    to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff

    to swell up, to puff up, to balloon

    to give oneself airs, to put on airs, to act important

    to play avidly (cards), to play away at

  • га́дить

    to defecate, to foul (a place), to soil

    to spoil, to botch, to mess up

    to play dirty tricks (on someone), to make mischief, to do someone harm

  • обыгра́ть

    to beat, to use with effect, to play up, to make play

  • сопроводи́ть

    to accompany, to escort, to see (someone somewhere)

    to accompany (with), to append, to attach, to provide (with)

    to accompany (musically), to play the accompaniment for

  • ста́лкивать

    to push off, to shove down, to push down

    to knock together, to make collide, to bring into collision

    to bring together, to bring face to face, to throw together

    to pit against each other, to set at odds, to play off against each other

  • маневри́ровать

    to maneuver, to manoeuvre

    to juggle (resources), to deploy cleverly, to make clever use of

    to hedge, to be evasive, to play both sides

    to hold maneuvers, to carry out exercises

    to shunt, to switch (cars)

  • срази́ться

    to do battle, to fight, to battle

    to have a game (of), to play a match, to pit oneself against

  • заи́грывать

    to flirt, to make advances, to come on to

    to curry favour with, to play up to, to court

    to spoil by playing too often, to wear out (a record), to vulgarize, to debase

  • перели́в

    shimmer, play of colours, iridescence

    pouring over, decanting, transferring (of liquid)

    overflow, overflow outlet

  • игра́ться

    to play

  • прогу́ливать

    to skip (work or school), to play truant, to be absent from work

    to walk (a dog), to take for a walk

    to stroll, to spend time walking

  • доигра́ться

    to get into trouble, to come to grief, to ask for trouble

    to play until something bad happens, to carry on playing until trouble comes

  • прокрути́ть

    to scroll

    to play, to play back, to put on

    to turn, to spin, to rotate

    to run through (in one's mind), to turn over (in one's head)

    to turn over (money), to put into circulation

  • прокру́чивать

    to scroll

    to play, to play back

    to turn, to rotate, to spin

    to circulate (money), to turn over (money)

  • притво́рство

    pretence, dissembling, sham, play-acting

  • поды́грывать

    to play along

  • козыря́ть

    to flaunt (something), to show off (with something), to boast

    to play a trump, to lead a trump

    to salute

  • подшути́ть

    to banter, to chaff, to play a practical joke

  • схитри́ть

    to use cunning, to resort to a trick, to dodge

    to cheat a little, to fudge

    to be disingenuous, to play a double game

  • подыгра́ть

    to play along

  • побалова́ться

    to dabble, to play around, to indulge in

  • мудри́ть

    to overcomplicate things, to be too clever, to split hairs, to philosophize

    to rack one's brains, to puzzle over (something), to ponder

    to use tricks, to be crafty, to wangle

    to play tricks on (someone), to make fun of (someone), to tease

  • наи́грывать

    to strum, to pick out (a tune), to play softly, to play (a tune) casually

    to record (music), to lay down (a track), to cut (a record)

  • натрави́ть

    to set (a dog) on, to sic (a dog) on

    to incite (against), to stir up (against), to egg on

    to set against each other, to play off against each other

  • перелива́ть

    to pour (from one vessel into another), to decant, to transfer (liquid)

    to transfuse (blood)

    to shimmer, to iridesce, to play (of colours)

  • поте́шный

    funny, amusing, droll, comical

    play-, toy (regiment)

  • прогуля́ть

    to skip, to play truant, to miss (deliberately)

    to walk (for a while), to stroll about, to spend time strolling

    to squander (on carousing), to blow, to fritter away

  • пасова́ть

    to give in, to back down, to give up, to lose one's nerve

    to pass (the ball), to play a pass

    to pass (in cards)

  • полома́ться

    to break, to break down, to get broken

    to play hard to get for a while, to make a fuss before agreeing

  • змеи́ться

    to wind, to meander, to snake (its way)

    to flit (of a smile), to play (across), to glide

  • нага́дить

    to foul (a place), to defecate (in), to soil

    to do (someone) a bad turn, to play a dirty trick on, to mess things up for, to harm

  • постано́вщик

    director, producer (of a play or film), artistic director

    stage designer, set designer, stage manager

  • верте́п

    den, den of vice, den of thieves, dive

    nativity play, Christmas puppet show, puppet theatre

  • переи́грывать

    to play again, to replay, to do over

    to outplay, to beat

    to overact, to overdo it, to ham it up

    to play through many pieces

  • поша́ливать

    to mess around, to play around, to be naughty

  • па́костить

    to play dirty tricks, to do nasty things, to behave meanly

    to soil, to dirty, to make a mess, to spoil

  • пили́кать

    to scrape away (on a violin), to strum, to saw away, to play badly

  • лицеме́рить

    to play the hypocrite, to dissemble

  • обы́грывать

    to beat, to use with effect, to play up, to make play

  • откозыря́ть

    to salute

    to trump, to play a trump

  • аги́тка

    propaganda leaflet, piece of propaganda, campaign flyer, agitprop pamphlet

    propaganda poster, agitprop poster

    propaganda play, propaganda book, agitprop piece

  • бедоку́рить

    to get up to mischief, to make trouble, to cause mischief, to play pranks

  • биси́ровать

    to repeat, to play an encore, to sing an encore

  • винти́ть

    to screw, to screw in, to tighten (a screw)

    to nab, to bust, to collar, to arrest

    to play vint (card game)

  • выкама́ривать

    to play foolish pranks, to be up to all sorts of nonsense

  • га́ерствовать

    to play the buffoon, to clown

  • двуру́шничать

    to be a double-dealer, to play double game

  • ерунди́ть

    to play the fool, to drivel

  • жу́льничать

    to cheat, to play dirty

    to swindle, to defraud

  • заи́грываться

    to play too long, to forget oneself, to the time, to in playing

  • затушёвывать

    to gloss over, to conceal, to hide, to play down

    to shade in, to shade (a drawing), to hatch

  • комедиа́нт

    comedian, actor, mountebank, play-actor

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