1. S'amuser. Les enfants jouent.
2. Miser. Il joue au tiercé.
3. Risquer. Il joue sa carrière.
4. Interpréter. Il joue le rôle de Cyrano.
5. Joindre mal. Ces volets jouent.
6. (Pron.) Se moquer. Il se joue de vous.
1. Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
2. To behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; SYN. behave, do.
3. To discharge one's duties
4. To perform an action; SYN. move.
5. Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
6. Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
7. Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
(Irregular preterit, past participle: bet).
1. To maintain with or as if with a bet; SYN. wager.
2. To stake money on the outcome of an issue; SYN. wager.
1. To play games for money.
2. To take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; SYN. chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance.
1. To engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; SYN. recreate.
2. To play games, play sports
3. To be at play; be engaged in playful activity; typical of children
4. To be performed
5. Said of melodies; SYN. interpret, render.
6. To perform music on (a musical instrument); SYN. play on.
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8. To engage in an activity as if it were a game:
9. To play (music) on an instrument
10. To pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
11. To use to one's advantage
12. To put (a card or piece) into play during a game:
13. To cause to be played, with musical recordings:; SYN. run.
14. To cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space, as of machinery.
15. To behave in a certain way
16. To be received or accepted
17. To bet or wager (money)
18. To move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
19. To exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line.
20. To act in a specified way
21. To discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream:
1. To run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner
2. To move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner
3. To win a contest easily
4. To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.