leikkiä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
- sport noun A physical activity involving skill and competition, played under a set of rules.
- trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
Senses
leikkiä is used for these senses in English:
- do (transitive) To impersonate or depict.
- 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 To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- sport (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
- sport (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
- trifle (intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
do — full definition
- verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- verb Used as a helping verb to form questions and negatives, or for emphasis.
- verb To be sufficient or acceptable.
- verb To fare or get on in a particular way.
- noun A social event or party (informal, chiefly British).
play — full definition
- verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
- verb To take part in a sport or game.
- verb To perform music, or operate a device so that it produces sound or video.
- verb To act the part of a character in a film, play, or performance.
- noun A dramatic work written for actors to perform on stage.