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play on
vb (intr)
1. (adverb) to continue to play 2. (preposition) Also play upon to exploit or impose upon (the feelings or weakness of another) to one's own advantage 3. (Team Sports / Cricket) (adverb) Cricket to hit the ball into one's own wicket Translations ? play on vi → weiterspielen vi +prep obj (also play upon) (= exploit) sb’s fears, feelings, good nature → geschickt ausnutzen; (= emphasize) difficulties, similarities → herausstreichen; the hours of waiting played on my nerves → das stundenlange Warten zermürbte mich; the author is playing on words → der Autor macht Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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