play at

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von play at im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: katılmak; yapar gibi görünmek; (çocuklar) -cilik oynamak; oynamak
Bir arkadaş, yarın evimizde oynamak için geliyor. - A friend comes to play at our house tomorrow.; oynamak (çocuk dilinde)
act as if, pretend: sanki hareket, iddia

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von play at im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To pretend to be a different person while playing a game
So we played at being pirates for a while.; To give the impression that one is not working in a professional manner
In my opinion, John only plays at being an author. He hasn't sold more than two magazine articles in as many months.; If you ask someone what they are playing at, it means you are surprised by or unhappy about their behaviour. Although you seem to be asking a question, you do not always expect an answer! "I don't know what they are playing at, losing all of those computer files." Synonyms: get up to, think of; disapproval If you say that someone is playing at something, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously. We were still playing at war -- dropping leaflets instead of bombs; If you do not know what someone is playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve. She began to wonder what he was playing at; act as if, pretend; If someone, especially a child, plays at being someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game. Ed played at being a pirate