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play
/pleɪ/ nounTranslation
THEATRE [C] › a story that is written for actors to perform, usually in a theatre
oyun, tiyatro oyunu
We saw a play at the National Theatre. Most schools usually put on a play (= perform a play) at Christmas.14642432SPORTS/GAMES [U] › the activity of taking part in a sport or a game
müsabaka, karşılaşma, oyun
Rain stopped play in the Hingis-Davenport match.14762233CHILDREN [U] › when children enjoy themselves with toys and games
oyun, çocukların oynadığı oyun, eğlence
a play area 1491fair play › behaviour that is fair, honest, and does not take advantage of people
adil davranma; dürüst olma
1908a play on words › a joke using a word or phrase that has two meanings
→ See also foul play → See also role-playkelimelerle oynama; kelime oyunu
14541224(Definition of play noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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