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play with vb (intr, preposition)
1. to consider without giving deep thought to or coming to a conclusion concerning we're playing with the idea of emigrating 2. to behave carelessly with to play with a girl's affections 3. to fiddle or mess about with he's just playing with his food Translations ? play with vi +prep obj to play with the idea of doing something → mit dem Gedanken spielen, etw zu tun; we don’t have much time/money to play with → wir haben zeitlich/finanziell nicht viel Spielraum; we don’t have that many alternatives to play with → so viele Alternativen haben wir nicht zur Verfügung; to play with oneself → an sich (dat) → herumfummeln How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Let us make an image out of snow,--an image of a little girl,--and it shall be our sister, and shall run about and play with us all winter long. It was the only tune she knew, but that she could play with one finger. They also know how to play with false dice; and so eagerly did I find them playing, that they perspired thereby. |
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