spielen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- act verb To do something; to take action.
- banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
- enact verb To officially pass a bill into law.
- flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
- gamble verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
- perform verb To 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.
- toy noun An object made for a child (or sometimes an adult) to play with.
Senses
spielen 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.
- attitudinize To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.
- banter (intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
- flex (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- flex (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- gamble To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
- gamble To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
- perform (ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
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.
banter — full definition
- noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
- verb To exchange playful, teasing remarks with someone.