играть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati. Cognate to Serbo-Croatian ȉgrati and Czech hrát.

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Verb

игра́ть (igrátʹimpf (perfective сыгра́ть or поигра́ть)

  1. (intransitive) to play
  2. to play
    игра́ть в футбо́лigrátʹ v futbólto play football
    игра́ть в видеои́грыigrátʹ v videoígryto play video games
    игра́ть в ка́ртыigrátʹ v kártyto play cards
  3. to play
    игра́ть на гита́реigrátʹ na gitáreto play the guitar
    игра́ть на пиани́ноigrátʹ na pianínoto play the piano
  4. to take advantage of
    игра́ть на инсти́нктахigrátʹ na instínktaxto play on someone's instincts
    игра́ть на эмо́цияхigrátʹ na emócijaxto play on someone's emotions
  5. to play, to perform
    игра́ть Шу́бертаigrátʹ Šúbertato play Schubert
    игра́ть со́лоigrátʹ sóloto perform a solo
    игра́ть пе́снюigrátʹ pésnjuto play a song
    игра́ть ва́льсigrátʹ válʹsto play a waltz
  6. to act, to play
    игра́ть ро́льigrátʹ rólʹto play a role
    игра́ть Ю́лия Це́заряigrátʹ Júlija Cézarjato play Julius Caesar
  7. to deal with (something) in a careless, irresponsible or contemptuous way
    игра́ть жи́знями люде́йigrátʹ žíznjami ljudéjto play with people's lives
    игра́ть c огнёмigrátʹ c ognjómto play with fire
  8. to play, to pretend to be or do (often as a children's game)
    игра́ть в ковбо́евigrátʹ v kovbójevto play cowboys
    игра́ть в пека́рнюigrátʹ v pekárnjuto play bakery
  9. to play for a team, or as a character or faction in a game
    игра́ть за Спарта́кigrátʹ za Spartákto play for Spartak
    игра́ть за Мариоigrátʹ za Marioto play as Mario
  10. (intransitive, figuratively) to flit, flicker or shimmer
    со́лнце игра́ло на пове́рхности воды́sólnce igrálo na povérxnosti vodýthe Sun played on the surface of the water
    улы́бка игра́ла на его лице́ulýbka igrála na jevo licéa smile flitted across his face
    бриллиа́нт чуде́сно игра́л на свету́brilliánt čudésno igrál na svetúthe diamond shimmered wonderfully in the light

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  • Komi-Zyrian: играйтны (igrajtny)Izhma, Vym