Translations of «play» (En-Fr) on Lingvo Live

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At times they would play like children, running after one another, getting entangled in the briars and slipping on the grass.
Parfois ils jouaient comme des enfants; ils se poursuivaient, s’accrochant aux ronces, glissant sur l’herbe.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

He had expressed a Désirée to see the fountain play again, for the empty basin, said he, had such a melancholy appearance.
Il avait témoigné le désir de voir le jet d'eau marcher; ce bassin sans eau était triste, disait-il.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile

She rose, opened the piano and began to play the Invitation a la Valse, as far as the famous passage in the major which always stopped her.
Et, en même temps, elle se leva, ouvrit son piano et se remit à jouer l'Invitation à la valse, jusqu'à ce fameux passage en majeur qui l'arrêtait toujours.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group

Municipalities also have a critical role to play in adaptation.
Les municipalités ont également un rôle critique à jouer dans l'adaptation.
http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012
http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012

Henriette is not. This is no play, and you should know it."
Henriette n’est plus, ceci n’est pas un jeu, vous le saurez.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

He followed this rapid play of her arms complacently, deriving a singular pleasure from seeing them so firm and quick.
Il suivait complaisamment ce jeu rapide des bras de la paysanne, goûtant un singulier plaisir à les voir si fermes et si prompts.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

"Now kindly oblige me by going to play outside," said Mathieu.
« Mes amours, dit le père, faites-moi le plaisir de descendre jouer dehors.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

Phevos and Athena represent the link between Greek history and the Olympic Games, as well as the Olympic values of participation, brotherhood, equality, co-operation and fair play.
Phivos et Athina représentent le lien entre l'histoire grecque et les Jeux Olympiques, de même qu'ils incarnent les valeurs de l'Olympisme, à savoir participation, fraternité, égalité, coopération et fair-play.
© Copyright 2009
http://olympic.org 28.08.2011
© Copyright 2009
http://olympic.org 28.08.2011

I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place.
Je suis un garçon comme tout le monde, pas plus brave qu'un autre, mais je déteste voir un bon champion abattu, et malgré ce long coutelas, tout ne serait pas fini pour Scudder si je pouvais jouer la partie à sa place.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John

Of the middle-classes, however, one found only a few matrons living in the neighbourhood, who sat here and there on the benches busy with embroidery or watching their children play.
À peine quelques bourgeoises des quartiers voisins étaient-elles sur les bancs et dans les fourrés, une broderie aux doigts, à regarder jouer leurs enfants.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

But he, excited by this play, sought to push matters farther.
Mais lui, excité par ce jeu, chercha à pousser les choses plus loin.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

Part IV acknowledges the fact that there are legions of you out there who want to play jazz, but you're afraid or don't know where to start.
Dans la quatrième partie, je m'adresserai à ceux d'entre vous qui souhaitent apprendre à jouer du jazz, mais qui ont peur de sauter le pas ou ne savent comment commencer.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

"Come, don't play the fool!" cried Felicite, petulantly.
– Tiens, ne fais pas la bête! s’écria Félicité, avec sa pétulance.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

He wanted to play soldiers with me, and I made a little gun for him.
I’ voulait jouer au soldat avec moi. J’y ai fabriqué un petit flingot.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

She was now talking to it, so happy, so absorbed in her play, that she laughed quite heartily.
Elle lui parlait, elle était si heureuse, si perdue dans son jeu, qu’elle en riait d’aise.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile

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play down

minimiser

fair play

fair play

in play

en jeu

defensive play

jeu défensif

power play

jeu de puissance

actual play

jeu effectif

actual play

jeu réel

attacking play

jeu d'attaque

attacking play

jeu offensif

backhand play

jeu de revers

ball in play

ballon en jeu

counterattack play

jeu de contre-attaque

field of play

champ de jeu

field of play

terrain de jeu

forehand play

jeu de coup droit

Word forms

play

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	play	plays
Possessive case	play's	plays'

play

verb

Basic forms
Past	played
Imperative	play
Present Participle (Participle I)	playing
Past Participle (Participle II)	played

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I play	we play
you play	you play
he/she/it plays	they play

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am playing	we are playing
you are playing	you are playing
he/she/it is playing	they are playing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have played	we have played
you have played	you have played
he/she/it has played	they have played

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been playing	we have been playing
you have been playing	you have been playing
he/she/it has been playing	they have been playing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I played	we played
you played	you played
he/she/it played	they played

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was playing	we were playing
you were playing	you were playing
he/she/it was playing	they were playing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had played	we had played
you had played	you had played
he/she/it had played	they had played

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been playing	we had been playing
you had been playing	you had been playing
he/she/it had been playing	they had been playing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will play	we shall/will play
you will play	you will play
he/she/it will play	they will play

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be playing	we shall/will be playing
you will be playing	you will be playing
he/she/it will be playing	they will be playing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have played	we shall/will have played
you will have played	you will have played
he/she/it will have played	they will have played

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been playing	we shall/will have been playing
you will have been playing	you will have been playing
he/she/it will have been playing	they will have been playing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would play	we should/would play
you would play	you would play
he/she/it would play	they would play

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be playing	we should/would be playing
you would be playing	you would be playing
he/she/it would be playing	they would be playing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have played	we should/would have played
you would have played	you would have played
he/she/it would have played	they would have played

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been playing	we should/would have been playing
you would have been playing	you would have been playing
he/she/it would have been playing	they would have been playing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am played	we are played
you are played	you are played
he/she/it is played	they are played

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being played	we are being played
you are being played	you are being played
he/she/it is being played	they are being played

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been played	we have been played
you have been played	you have been played
he/she/it has been played	they have been played

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was played	we were played
you were played	you were played
he/she/it was played	they were played

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being played	we were being played
you were being played	you were being played
he/she/it was being played	they were being played

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been played	we had been played
you had been played	you had been played
he/she/it had been played	they had been played

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be played	we shall/will be played
you will be played	you will be played
he/she/it will be played	they will be played

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been played	we shall/will have been played
you will have been played	you will have been played
he/she/it will have been played	they will have been played