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играть — meaning in English

igrat

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • channel noun A stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water, or the deeper navigable path through a body of water.
  • dally verb To waste time or delay unnecessarily.
  • 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.
  • pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
  • toy noun An object made for a child (or sometimes an adult) to play with.
  • trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.

Senses

играть 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.
  • channel (transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.
  • dally To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
  • 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.
  • pluck (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.

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.

channel — full definition

  1. noun A stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water, or the deeper navigable path through a body of water.
  2. noun A specific radio or television frequency, or a station broadcasting on it.
  3. noun A means or route by which something (information, goods, communication) is transmitted.
  4. noun A dedicated space for online conversation on a topic, such as on a messaging platform.
  5. verb To direct something along a particular path or toward a particular use.

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