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сыгра́ть

verb, perfective
Partner игра́ть
somewhat often used word (#2248)

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play

Also: act, perform, sparkle, toy, trifle

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Она сыгра́ла сона́ту. She played a sonata.
Мы сыгра́ем в футбо́л после шко́лы. We will play football after school.
Сыгра́й мне Шопена. Play me some Chopin.
Том хоте́л сыгра́ть с нами в по́кер, но Мэри ему не разреши́ла. Tom wanted to play poker with us, but Mary wouldn't let him.
Давай сыгра́ем в волейбо́л. Let's play volleyball.
Дава́йте сыгра́ем в жмурки. Let's play a game of blind man's buff.
Пап, давай сыгра́ем в "гляделки"! Daddy, let's have a staring contest.
Том хоте́л, чтобы Мэри сыгра́ла с ним в те́ннис. Tom wanted Mary to play tennis with him.
Ты попроси́л Тома сыгра́ть на гита́ре. You asked Tom to play the guitar.
Почему бы тебе не попро́бовать сыгра́ть в те́ннис? Why don't you give tennis a try?