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  • 21play on — or[play upon] {v.} 1. To cause an effect on; influence. * /A heavy diet of television drama played on his feelings./ 2. To work upon for a planned effect; excite to a desired action by cunning plans; manage. * /The makeup salesman played on the… …

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  • 22Play — Play: Play пятый студийный альбом американского музыканта Моби. Play девятый студийный альбом британской группы «Squeeze». Play фильм шведского режиссёра Рубена Эстлунда …

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  • 23play — ⇒PLAY, interj. SPORTS A. CRICKET. [Pour indiquer que l on peut envoyer le coup] (Dict.XXes.). B. TENNIS, vieilli. [Empl. par le joueur au service pour annoncer qu il va lancer la balle de service] Play! cria une voix fraîche et virile, au tennis… …

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  • 24play to — [phrasal verb] 1 play to (someone or something) : to behave or perform in a particular way for (someone or something) in order to get approval or attention He didn t mean what he was saying. He was just playing to the crowd. He loves publicity… …

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  • 25Play (EP) — Play EP EP par Ride Sortie Avril 1990 Durée 14 minutes (approx.) Genre …

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  • 26play up — ► play up 1) emphasize the extent or importance of. 2) (play up to) humour or flatter. 3) Brit. informal fail to function properly; cause problems. Main Entry: ↑play …

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  • 27play it — (informal; usu followed by an adj) To behave in or manage a particular situation in a stated way, as in play it cool • • • Main Entry: ↑play …

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  • 28play|er — «PLAY uhr», noun. 1. a person who plays, or is qualified to play, in some game: »a baseball player, a card player, a tennis player. 2. an actor in a theater: »All the world s a stage, And all the men and women merely players (Shakespeare). 3. a… …

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  • 29Play — [pleɪ; zu engl. to play = spielen]: (in Verbindung mit einem nachfolgenden Namen) spiel(t), spielen wir etw. von, über, in der Art, in Nachahmung von: P. Bach …

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  • 30Play — [plei] <zu engl. to play »spielen«> (in Verbindung mit nachfolgenden Namen) spiel[t], spielen wir (etwas von od. über..., in der Art, in Nachahmung von...)!, z. B. Bach! …

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