Usage examples of "Play" in English with translation to German

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When do you play tennis? Wann spielst du Tennis?
No, but I play tennis. Nein, aber ich spiele Tennis.
I am reading a play. Ich lese ein Stück.
Hamlet is a play by Shakespeare. Hamlet ist ein Schauspiel von Shakespeare.
They are watching a play. Sie schauen sich ein Theaterstück an.
Company A is trying to play us off against Company B in a severe price-war. Firma A versucht uns in einem schweren Preiskampf gegen Firma B auszuspielen.
We asked Hanako to play the piano. Wir baten Hanako, etwas auf dem Klavier vorzuspielen.
He likes to play cards. Er spielt gerne Karten.
Let's play some tennis. Lass uns eine Runde Tennis spielen.
That play was an immense success. Das Stück war ein voller Erfolg.
We got into an accident shortly before the play. Wir hatten einen Unfall kurz vor dem Schauspiel.
I don't know the theater play, but I know the author well. Das Theaterstück kenne ich nicht, aber ich kenne den Verfasser gut.
Did you play baseball yesterday? Hast du gestern Baseball gespielt?
We play soccer every Saturday. Wir spielen jeden Samstag Fußball.
The theater group performed the new play. Die Theatergruppe führte das neue Stück auf.
It was the best play that I had ever seen. Es war das beste Schauspiel, das ich je gesehen habe.
Does she play the piano? Spielt sie Klavier?
She cannot play the piano. Sie kann nicht Klavier spielen.
The play was based on a true story. Das Stück basierte auf einer wahren Geschichte.
If it is true that the Greeks forbade women to go to the play, they acted in a right way; for they would at any rate be able to hear something. Wenn wirklich die Griechen die Weiber nicht ins Schauspiel gelassen haben, so taten sie demnach recht daran; wenigstens wird man in ihren Theatern doch etwas haben hören können.
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