spille

act, put on an act, bet, enact, gamble, impersonate, perform, play, portray, show

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vb play ( fx a sonata, the piano, the violin, billiards, cards, football, half-back);

(opføre) act, perform,

(udføre (en rolle)) play, act ( fx a part), do ( fx Hamlet);

(give sig ud for at være) pretend to be ( fx a doctor), act ( fx the hero);

[hvad spiller de?]

(i teater, biograf) what is on?

(uden objekt) play ( fx he plays well; the organ is playing),

(optræde) play, appear ( fx in Hamlet),

(fig) pretend to be ( fx angry, ill, stupid);

(spille hasard) gamble ( fx he gambles);

(om lys) play ( fx the sunlight played on the water),

(om flammer) play, flicker;

(funkle) sparkle;

[ med sb:]

[spille en film] show a film;

[spille en grammofonplade] play a record;

[spille herre] play the master, lord it;

[spille hovedrollen] take the principal part, play the lead;

[spille klovn] play the clown;

(se også bold, komedie, I. kort, puds, rolle);

[ med præp & adv:]

[spille noget bort] gamble something away;

[spille fallit] go bankrupt, fail;

[spille falsk]

(i musik) play out of tune,

(i kortspil) cheat (at cards);

[spille for én] play for (el. to) somebody;

[spille ind]

(spille en rolle) enter into it ( fx I think jealousy enters into it), play a part;

(gøre sig gældende) make itself felt;

(indbringe) bring in,

(se også indspille);

[spille `med]

(deltage) join in the game,

(i kortspil) take a hand;

[spille med én] play with somebody;

[spille med musklerne] ripple one's muscles;

(fig) flex one's muscles;

[spille mod] play (against) ( fx Denmark is to play (against) Norway);

[spille om noget] play for something;

[der spillede et smil om hans mund] a smile played (el. hovered) on his lips;

[spille op]

(om orkester) strike up;

(om børn: lave ballade) play up;

[spille en formue op] gamble away a fortune;

[spille sig op] warm up, get into one's stride;

[spille op til]

(om skuespiller) play up to;

(flirte etc) make up to;

(om musik) strike up ( fx a waltz);

[spille over i]

(om farver) shade into ( fx green shading into blue);

[spille på]

(generelt) play ( fx the flute, the piano),

(om bestemt instrument) play on ( fx it is the best piano I ever played on; he was playing on a drum);

(fig) play on ( fx their fear);

[spille ud]

(i kortspil) lead;

(fig) make the first move;

[du spiller ud!] (it is) your lead!

[spille ud med et forslag]

(fig) come up with a proposal;

[spille den ene stat ud mod den anden] play off one state against another.