Usage examples of "играл" in Russian with translation to English

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Играл с друзьями в бильярд. I was shooting pool with the guys.
Он замечательно играл в футбол. He was a great ball player.
Штирлиц играл, что называется, ва-банк. In fact, Stirlitz was laying all on the line.
Билли Болдуин играл в "Обратной тяге". Billy Baldwin was in Backdraft.
Он играл с вами в салочки. It was tagging you.
Терел, когда ты играл за "Ковбойс". Terrell, so when you were with the Cowboys.
Он играл главные роли в мыльных операх. He used to be a soap star.
Я играл аккорды, которых еще не знал. I'm banging out chords I don't know yet.
Он был одноруким питчером, играл за Янкис. He was a one-armed pitcher for the yankees.
Ты Дастин Хофман, когда он играл Папилона. You're Dustin Hoffman when he was Papillon.
Мне казалось, что я играл однотипные роли. And I felt I was being typecast as an actor.
А Нил Армстронг "довольно хорошо" играл на трубе. And Neil Armstrong was a "pretty good" trumpet player.
А я им ещё песни Бёрла Ивса играл. I do Burl Ives songs.
Я был фанатом Баха, играл его на гитаре. I used to be a fan of Bach.
Ты вроде не играл не в какие конкурсы. You never entered a contest.
Это вещь, которую он обычно играл на бис. This is an encore he used to do.
А мне говорил, что играл в команде по лакроссу. He told me he was on the lacrosse team.
Парень, с которым я как-то играл в бильярд. A guy I used to know around a poolroom.
Ты никогда не нарушал закон, всегда играл по правилам. Never broke the law, you never broke a rule.
Этот молодой иностранец, по-моему, играл из рук вон плохо. That young foreigner behaved atrociously I thought.
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