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

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Certainly, I like playing cards. Sicher mag ich Kartenspiele.

My hobby is playing golf. Mein Hobby ist Golfen.

My hobby is playing the guitar. Mein Hobby ist das Gitarrespielen.

Playing tennis is easy for me. Tennispielen fällt mir leicht.

My hobby is playing the piano. Mein Hobby ist Klavierspielen.

Four boys amused themselves playing cards. Vier Jungen amüsierten sich beim Kartenspiel.

We killed time by playing cards. Wir schlugen die Zeit mit Kartenspielen tot.

Tom didn't feel like playing golf. Tom war nicht nach Golfspielen zumute.

You should practice playing the piano regularly. Du solltest regelmäßig Klavier üben.

Susan was not playing the piano then. Susan war damals nicht beim Klaivierspielen.

I saw Keiko playing tennis after school. Ich habe Keiko nach der Schule beim Tennisspielen gesehen.

You should practice playing the violin every day. Du solltest jeden Tag Geige üben.

Playing chess requires a certain amount of skill. Schachspielen erfordert ein gewisses Maß an Können.

I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Ich glaubte, meinen Augen nicht zu trauen.

The third movement affectionately parodies village musicians and their playing. Der dritte Satz nimmt liebevoll die Spielweise von Dorfmusikanten auf die Schippe.

The sound of children playing was borne on the wind. Der Lärm der spielenden Kinder wurde durch den Wind weiter getragen.

When it comes to playing golf, you cannot beat him. Wenn es um Golf geht, kannst du ihn nicht schlagen.

Seems like I'm just playing gooseberry here. I should go. Scheinbar bin ich hier das fünfte Rad am Wagen, ich sollte besser gehen.

In the room there were four boys, who were playing cards. Im Zimmer waren vier Karten spielende Jungen.

We can continue playing, as long as we don't make too much noise. Wir können weiterspielen, solange wir nicht zu viel Lärm machen.

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