Translations for play with in the English»Italian Dictionary

play with VB [pleɪ -] (play with [sth])

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1. play with (fiddle):

play with pen, food, paperclip

giocare, giocherellare con

to play with oneself (masturbate) inf, euph

3. play with (be insincere):

to play with sb

non essere sincero con qn

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with [Brit wɪð, Am wɪð, wɪθ] PREP

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1. with (in descriptions):

a girl with black hair

una ragazza con i capelli neri

a child with blue eyes

un bambino con gli occhi blu

the boy with the broken leg

il ragazzo con la gamba rotta

a boy with a broken leg

un ragazzo con una gamba rotta

a dress with a large collar

un abito con un ampio colletto

a TV with remote control

un televisore con telecomando

a room with a sea view

una stanza con la vista sul mare

furnished with antiques

arredato con mobili antichi

covered with mud

coperto di fango

wet with dew

bagnato di rugiada

to lie with one's eyes closed

stare disteso ad occhi chiusi

to stand with one's arms folded

stare a braccia conserte

filled, loaded with sth

pieno, carico di qc

covered, surrounded with

coperto di, circondato da

2. with (involving, concerning):

with

a treaty, a discussion, a meeting with sb

un trattato, una discussione, un incontro con qn

4. with (indicating manner, attitude):

with difficulty, pleasure, care

con difficoltà, piacere, cura

to be patient with sb

avere pazienza con qn

“OK, ” he said with a smile, sigh

“va bene, ” disse con un sorriso, sospiro

delighted, satisfied with sth

contento, soddisfatto di qc

6. with (accompanied by, in the presence of):

with

to travel, dance with sb

viaggiare, ballare con qn

to go out with sb

bring a friend with you

porta un amico con te

she's got her brother with her (on one occasion)

viene con suo fratello

she's got her brother with her (staying with her)

suo fratello sta con lei or da lei

to live with sb

I'll be with you in a second

sarò da lei in un secondo

take your umbrella with you

portati dietro l'ombrello

bring the books back with you

porta indietro i libri

8. with (in relation to, as regards):

the frontier with Belgium

la frontiera con il Belgio

problems with the computer

problemi con il computer

remember what happened with Bob's kids

ricordati che cosa è successo con i bambini di Bob

how are things with you?

come ti vanno le cose?

what's up with Amy?, what's with Amy? Am

che succede a Amy? che ha Amy?

what do you want with another car?

a che ti serve un'altra auto? cosa te ne fai di un'altra auto?

it's a habit with her

è una sua abitudine

9. with (showing consent, support):

I'm with you on this matter

concordo con te su questa questione

I'm with you 100% or all the way

sono con te al cento per cento

10. with (because of):

sick with worry

tormentato dalla preoccupazione

white with fear

bianco di paura

to blush with embarrassment

arrossire per l'imbarazzo

to scream with laughter

sbellicarsi dalle risa

to tremble with fear

tremare di paura

he can see better with his glasses on

ci vede meglio con gli occhiali

with six kids, it's impossible

con sei bambini è impossibile

I can't do it with you watching

non riesco a farlo se mi guardi

with summer coming

con l'estate in arrivo

I can't go out with all this work to do

non posso uscire con tutto questo lavoro da fare

11. with (remaining):

with only two days to go before the election

a soli due giorni dalle elezioni

he pulled out of the race with 100 metres to go

si è ritirato dalla gara a 100 metri all'arrivo

13. with (in the care or charge of):

you're safe with us

sei al sicuro con noi

the blame lies with him

la colpa è sua

is Paul with you?

Paul è con te?

17. with (in the same direction as):

to sail with the wind

navigare sopravento or secondo il vento

to drift with the tide

essere trasportato dalla marea

18. with (featuring, starring):

Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart

Casablanca con Humphrey Bogart

to be with it inf (on the ball)

essere in gamba, attivo

to be with it (trendy)

essere all'ultima moda

I'm not really with it today inf

oggi non ci sto con la testa

get with it! inf (wake up)

muoviti! datti una mossa!

get with it! (face the facts)

affronta la realtà!

I'm not with you, can you repeat?

non ti seguo, puoi ripetere?

I.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] N

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2. play (amusement, recreation):

the sound of children at play

il rumore dei bambini che giocano

to learn through play

imparare giocando

3. play SPORTS (in games):

play starts at 11

la partita comincia alle 11

there was no play today

oggi non hanno giocato

rain stopped play

la partita è stata interrotta a causa della pioggia

one evening's play (in cards)

una serata di gioco

the ball is in play, out of play

la palla è buona, non è buona

there was some good defensive play

la difesa ha giocato bene

there was some fine play from the Danish team

si è visto del bel gioco da parte dei danesi

4. play (movement, interaction):

play

play

to come into play

entrare in gioco, in ballo

it has brought new factors into play

ha fatto entrare in gioco or ha tirato in ballo nuovi elementi

the play of light on the water, of shadows against the wall

il gioco di luci sull'acqua, di ombre sul muro

the play of forces beyond our comprehension

il gioco di forze che va al di là della nostra comprensione

the free play of the imagination

il libero sfogo dell'immaginazione

6. play Am (in football):

play

7. play MECH (scope for movement):

play

play

agio m (between tra; in in)

there's some play in the lock

la serratura ha gioco

8. play (in fishing):

to give a line more, less play

dare più, meno lenza

II.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] VB trans

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1. play (for amusement):

to play football, bridge

giocare a calcio, bridge

to play cards, a computer game

giocare a carte, a un gioco elettronico

to play sb at chess, at tennis or to play chess, tennis with sb

giocare a scacchi, tennis con qn

to play a game of chess, of tennis with sb

fare una partita a scacchi, tennis con qn

I'll play you a game of chess

ti sfido a scacchi

she plays basketball for her country

gioca a pallacanestro nella nazionale

to play shop, hide and seek

giocare al negozio, a nascondino

to play a joke on sb

fare uno scherzo a qn

2. play MUS:

play symphony, chord

to play the guitar, the piano

suonare la chitarra, il piano

to play a tune on a clarinet

suonare un motivo al clarinetto

to play a piece to, for sb

suonare un pezzo per, a qn

play them a tune

suonate qualcosa per loro

they will play a nationwide tour

saranno in tournée in tutto il paese

they're playing the jazz club on Saturday

suoneranno al jazz club sabato

3. play THEAT (act out):

recitare, interpretare

to play (the part of) Cleopatra

interpretare (il ruolo di) Cleopatra

Cleopatra, played by Elizabeth Taylor

Cleopatra, interpretata da Elizabeth Taylor

he plays a young officer

recita la parte di un giovane ufficiale

to play the diplomat, the sympathetic friend fig

fare la parte del diplomatico, dell'amico comprensivo

to play a leading role in public affairs

giocare un ruolo determinante negli affari pubblici

I'm not sure how to play things

non so bene come fare

that's the way I play things inf

questo è il mio modo di fare

to play a line for laughs

dire una battuta che fa ridere

5. play SPORTS (in a position) coach, manager:

play player

to play goal, wing

giocare in porta, all'ala

he plays goal for Fulchester

è il portiere del Fulchester

6. play SPORTS (hit, kick) golfer, tennis player, basketball player:

to play the ball over the goal

tirare la palla sopra la traversa

to play the ball to sb

passare la palla a qn

to play a forehand

tirare un diritto

8. play ECON:

to play the stock market

giocare in Borsa

9. play FISH:

III.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ] VB intr

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3. play SPORTS (in games):

play

do you play?

have you played yet?

hai già giocato?

to play out of turn

giocare quando non è il proprio turno

I've seen them play

li ho visti giocare

England is playing against Ireland

l'Inghilterra gioca contro l'Irlanda

he plays for Liverpool

gioca per il Liverpool

she played for her club in the semifinal

ha giocato per la sua squadra in semifinale

to play in goal

to play for money cardplayer:

giocare a soldi

to play fair

giocare correttamente

4. play SPORTS (hit, shoot):

to play into a bunker, the net

mandare la palla in bunker, rete

to play to sb's backhand

giocare sul rovescio di qn

IV.play [Brit pleɪ, Am pleɪ]

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all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) prov

= non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita

to make a play for sb inf

= fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qn

to make great play of sth, of the fact that …

= dare troppa importanza a qc

to play for time

cercare di guadagnare tempo

we have everything to play for

abbiamo tutto da guadagnarci

to play sb false

= agire slealmente verso qn, ingannare qn

they played to her strengths (in interview)

= le hanno chiesto cose che sapeva, non le hanno fatto domande difficili

he doesn't play to his own strengths

non sfrutta le sue capacità

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play with VB trans

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1. play with toy,friends:

2. play with (manipulate nervously):

giocherellare con

to play with one's food

giocherellare con il cibo

3. play with (consider):

to play with an idea

prendere in considerazione un'idea

play with VB trans a. fig (play)

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with [wɪð, wɪθ] PREP

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1. with (accompanied by):

with

together with sb

4. with (on one's person):

he took it with him

lo prese con sé

5. with (manner):

with all speed

a gran velocità

with one's whole heart

6. with (in addition to):

and with that he went out

e così dicendo se ne andò

7. with (despite):

with all his faults

con tutti i suoi torti

10. with (opposing):

a war with Italy

una guerra con l'Italia

to be angry with sb

essere arrabbiato con qu

11. with (supporting):

to be with sb/sth

essere dalla parte di qu/qc

popular with young people

popolare tra i giovani

12. with (concerning):

to be pleased with sth

essere soddisfatto di qc

what's up [or what's the matter] with him?

cosa gli è successo?

13. with (understanding):

I'm not with you inf

to be with it inf

essere in gamba

to get with it

darsi una mossa

Phrases:

away with him!

I.play [pleɪ] N

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2. play SPORTS:

play

to be in/out of play

essere in gioco/fuori gioco

5. play (free movement):

play

to allow [or give] sth full play

dare libero sfogo a qc

Phrases:

to make a play for sth

cercare di ottenere qc

II.play [pleɪ] VB intr

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2. play (perform):

play of actor

to play to a full house

fare il tutto esaurito

3. play MUS:

play

4. play inf (be received):

to play/not play well with sb

essere preso bene/male da qu

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1. play (participate in game, sport):

play

to play bridge/soccer

giocare a bridge/a calcio

to play a card

giocare una carta

3. play MUS:

play piano, guitar, saxophone

4. play CD, tape, video, DVD:

play

do you have to play the music so loud?

devi proprio suonare la musica così forte?

5. play (perpetrate):

Phrases:

to play it safe

andare sul sicuro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They'd sneak away and play with her powers. en.wikipedia.org

He went the first 15 holes without registering a bogey allowing him to play with the lead most of the day. en.wikipedia.org

On this occasion, in every town and city, people play with kites and the sky filled with beautiful kites. en.wikipedia.org

When he was a boy he would play with crystal radio sets and homemade transmitters. en.wikipedia.org

The play with concrete can be easily seen with a large wavy cantilevered entrance which embraces the street. en.wikipedia.org

All teams play short matches for one week after which 16 leaders enter one week of knockout play with no carryover scores. en.wikipedia.org

The unmistakeable play with previous "heroines" notwithstanding, she is an undoubtedly intelligent and complicated woman, granted, or rather assuming, her own voice and agency. theconversation.com

As a child, he lived on the edge of an industrial estate, and would often play with friends in the factories when they were closed. en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes intended as decorations, keepsakes, or collectibles for older children and adults, most dolls are intended as toys for children, usually girls, to play with. en.wikipedia.org

In a playgroup, parents and caregivers stay to interact with the other adults; and to play with the children. en.wikipedia.org

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