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spille — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • jazz noun A musical style rooted in African American tradition, marked by improvisation, syncopation, and swing rhythms.
  • lord noun A man who holds a title of nobility, or a ruler with power over others.
  • play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
  • trumpet noun A brass musical instrument played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece, typically with valves to change pitch.

Senses

spille is used for these senses in English:

  • act (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
  • jazz To play (jazz music).
  • lord (transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
  • play (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  • play (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
  • play (transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
  • trumpet (intransitive) To play the trumpet.

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

jazz — full definition

  1. noun A musical style rooted in African American tradition, marked by improvisation, syncopation, and swing rhythms.
  2. noun Informal: excitement, energy, or flashy extra detail added to something.
  3. verb To make something more lively, colourful, or exciting.
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