play
I. (v.)
- (of games, sports) ludar;
- (a musical instrument, a role) plear;
- (frolic) fololudar, amuzar su, gambolar;
- (move) movar (libere).
- to play the market - spekular.
- play a card - pozar karto.
- play a violin - violinoplear.
- play a key role - duktar decidiganta rolo
II. (n.)
- (game, sport) ludo;
- (music; role) (act) pleo, pleado;
- (recreation) distrakto, amuzo;
- (at a theatre) dramatio; teatrajo; spektaklo; komedio;
- (playhouse) teatro;
- (freedom of movement) movolibreso;
- (function) funcionado, agado.
- to put in play - (machinery) funcionigar; igar movar.
- to make play of - mokar (ulu, ulo).
- to play cards - ludar per karti.
- make a good play - bone strokar.
- a play on words - vortoludo.
- to put in play - (cause to act) agigar; funcionigar.
- to come into play - funcioneskar, ageskar.
- only in play - nur por jokar, nur por ridar.
- to give full play - donar libereso.
- fair play - bona chanco / oportuneso (por); agar sincere / loyale / equitatoze.
- foul play - fraudo, fraudado; mala stroko (ad ulu); perfidajo; abomininda ago, agado.
- a play of wit - espritoludo.
- to hold the foe in play - okupar l'enemiko.
- come into play - efikeskar.