vorspielen — meaning in English

English meaning

• audition noun A short performance given to show a director or panel that you're suitable for a role or job.
• front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
• perform verb To carry out an action or task.
• play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.

Senses

vorspielen is used for these senses in English:

• audition (countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
• audition (intransitive) To take part in such a performance.
• front (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
• perform (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
• play To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.

audition — full definition

1. noun A short performance given to show a director or panel that you're suitable for a role or job.
2. verb To perform in order to be judged for a role, or to judge performers this way.

front — full definition

1. noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
2. noun A field of activity or effort, especially when several are happening at once.
3. noun A person, business, or activity that conceals something else, usually illegal.
4. noun A false or fake appearance put on to impress or mislead others.
5. noun Weather: the boundary between two air masses of different temperature, often bringing rain.

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