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play- russian

  • игра́ть

    to play

  • игра́

    game, match

    play, playing

  • 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)

  • поигра́ть

    to play

  • сража́ться

    to fight, to battle, to do battle

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

  • 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

  • режиссёр

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

  • пье́са

    Play

  • прои́грывать

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

    to play, to play back, to play through

  • спекта́кль

    play, performance, show

    spectacle, show, act, scene

  • 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

  • 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)

  • валя́ть

    to roll, to drag about, to tumble

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

  • орке́стр

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

  • 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

  • срази́ться

    to do battle, to fight, to battle

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

  • прики́дываться

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

    to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to act stupid

  • 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)

  • жу́льничать

    to cheat, to play dirty

    to swindle, to defraud

  • ро́зыгрыш

    practical joke, prank, hoax

    drawing, draw

    giveaway, raffle, prize draw

    competition (for a trophy), staging, play

  • 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

  • постано́вка

    production, staging, performance, play

    formulation, framing, posing

    setting, placing, setting up

  • обыгра́ть

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

  • 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)

  • 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

  • дура́читься

    to fool, to play the fool

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • прики́нуться

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

  • шали́ть

    to play pranks, to be naughty, to romp

  • воспроизвести́

    to reproduce, to replicate, to recreate

    to play back, to play

    to recall, to call to mind

  • подшу́чивать

    to banter, to chaff, to play a practical joke

  • 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

  • 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)

  • элемента́рно

    Elementary, basic, child's play.

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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

  • подыгра́ть

    to play along

  • 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

  • игра́ться

    to play

  • притво́рство

    pretence, dissembling, sham, play-acting

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • подшути́ть

    to banter, to chaff, to play a practical joke

  • 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

  • капри́зничать

    to be capricious, to play up, to give trouble

  • поды́грывать

    to play along

  • 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

  • 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

  • доигра́ть

    to finish finish playing play out

  • наигра́ться

    to play for a long time

  • обнагле́ть

    to play dirty, to be brazen

  • прокру́чивать

    to scroll

    to play, to play back

    to turn, to rotate, to spin

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

  • пошали́ть

    to play around, to mess around, to be naughty

  • обы́грывать

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

  • поигра́ться

    to play for a bit, to play around

  • 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

  • комедиа́нт

    comedian, actor, mountebank, play-actor

  • 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

  • заигра́ться

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

  • придуриваться

    to play the fool

  • полома́ться

    to break, to break down, to get broken

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

  • постано́вщик

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

    stage designer, set designer, stage manager

  • преуменьша́ть

    to understate, to play down, to minimize, to make light of

    to underestimate, to undervalue

  • 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

  • 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)

  • баловство́

    spoiling, pampering, over-indulgence

    mischief, naughtiness, monkey tricks

    frivolity, idle amusement, mere play

  • 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

  • ми́мика

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

  • побалова́ться

    to dabble, to play around, to indulge in

  • перелива́ть

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

    to transfuse (blood)

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

  • верте́п

    den, den of vice, den of thieves, dive

    nativity play, Christmas puppet show, puppet theatre

  • лицеме́рить

    to play the hypocrite, to dissemble

  • 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

  • подга́дить

    to play a dirty trick (on), to do (someone) a bad turn, to spoil things for

    to spoil, to ruin, to mess up

    to do wrong, to act badly

  • па́костить

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

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

  • 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

  • поша́ливать

    to mess around, to play around, to be naughty

  • поте́шный

    funny, amusing, droll, comical

    play-, toy (regiment)

  • напа́костить

    to play a dirty trick, to do the dirty on, to mess things up (for someone)

    to make a mess, to soil, to dirty

  • перестрахо́вываться

    to play safe, to be overcautious, to hedge one's bets

    to cover oneself (against blame), to avoid taking responsibility, to pass the buck

    to get reinsured, to take out reinsurance

  • музици́ровать

    to make music, to play music

  • примити́в

    primitive, work of naive art, naive painting

    simple thing, child's play, elementary matter

    primitive person, boor

  • мисте́рия

    mystery play, mystery, miracle play

    mystery rite, mysteries

  • пои́грывать

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

  • феерия

    extravaganza, fairy-tale spectacle, fairy play

    magical spectacle, dazzling display, riot (of colour)

  • преуме́ньшить

    to understate, to play down, to minimize

    to underestimate, to undervalue, to belittle

  • начуди́ть

    to get up to all kinds of nonsense, to do a lot of silly things, to play foolish pranks

    to behave in an odd way, to do strange things, to act eccentrically

  • 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)

  • пили́кать

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

  • пье́ска

    a short play, a little play, a short piece (music)

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