jouer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- act verb To do something; to take action.
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- enact verb To officially pass a bill into law.
- perform verb To carry out an action or task.
- play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
- represent verb To act or speak on behalf of someone else.
- sport noun A physical activity involving skill and competition, played under a set of rules.
- toy noun An object made for a child (or sometimes an adult) to play with.
Senses
jouer 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.
- act out (idiomatic) To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise.
- perform (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
- 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.
- sport (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
- toy (intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
act — full definition
- verb To do something; to take action.
- verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
- verb To behave in a particular way.
- noun Something done; a deed.
- noun A law passed by a legislative body.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.