دیکشنری فارسی

play up

معنی فارسی

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ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

The phrasal verb 'play up' originated in the early 19th century, combining the verb 'play' and the adverb 'up'.

مثال

  • The child was playing up during the school assembly, causing a disturbance.
  • The actor intentionally played up to the audience, seeking applause and laughter.
  • My computer always seems to play up when I have an important deadline.

تعریف انگلیسی

verb
  1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent “The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
  2. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior “She is playing up to the chairman” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s PP”

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