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deu: spielen

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Meaning
means(verb) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
toy, play
means(verb) give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
perform
means(verb) make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
sham, feign, assume, simulate
means(verb) waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
dawdle, dally
means(verb) perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"
play
means(verb) play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
represent, act, play
means(verb) play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"
play
means(verb) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
do, behave, act
means(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
pretend, feign, affect, sham, dissemble
means(verb) perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
play, roleplay, playact, act
means(verb) reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
imitate, copy, simulate
means(verb) manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
fiddle, play, diddle, toy
means(verb) play games for money
gamble
means(verb) perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
represent, stage, present
means(verb) act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
play
means(verb) behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"
play
means(verb) perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
perform
means(verb) replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
spiel, play

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