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

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That's mere child's play Das ist das reinste Kinderspiel
White to play and win. Weiß zieht und gewinnt.
I saw Tom play tennis. Ich habe Tom beim Tennisspielen gesehen.
What sport do you play? Welchen Sport treibst du?
We watched them play baseball. Wir sahen ihnen beim Baseballspielen zu.
Let's play it safe Gehen wir auf Nummer Sicher
Do you play any sports? Betreibst du irgendwelche Sportarten?
We were going to play baseball. Wir gehen gerade Baseballspielen.
Did Tom used to play hooky? Pflegte Tom die Schule zu schwänzen?
I saw a kabuki play in Tokyo. Ich sah eine Kabuki-Aufführung in Tokio.
We need another person to play cards. Wir brauchen noch eine Person zum Kartenspielen.
She taught him how to play the piano. Sie brachte ihm das Klavierspielen bei.
Croquet players must wear white clothing during play. Krocket Spieler müssen während einem Wettkampf weiße Kleidung tragen.
They sat around the table to play cards. Sie setzten sich zum Kartenspielen um den Tisch herum.
Did you hear my son play the violin? Hast du meinen Sohn beim Geigespielen gehört?
You had better not play on his generous nature. Du solltest seine Großzügigkeit besser nicht ausnutzen.
When the cat is away, the mice will play. Ist die Katze aus dem Haus, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch.
When the cat's away, the mice do play. Wenn die Katze aus dem Haus ist, tanzen die Mäuse.
He wants to play tennis when he's older. Wenn er groß ist, will er Tennisspieler werden.
Even though it is raining, he will play golf. Gerade wenn es auch regnet wird er Golfen.
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