vorspielen

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ spielen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vor‧spie‧len
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Verb

vorspielen (weak, third-person singular present spielt vor, past tense spielte vor, past participle vorgespielt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive, music, acting) to perform something for; to play something for
  2. (music, acting) to audition
  3. (figurative) to fake something, to give a false impression in order to deceive

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