play upon en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de play upon en el diccionario inglés»español

play upon V. [ingl. am. pleɪ -, ingl. brit. pleɪ -]

play upon → play on

Véase también: play on

play on V. [ingl. am. pleɪ -, ingl. brit. pleɪ -] (v + adv + o)

1. play on fears/generosity:

play on

aprovecharse de

play on

explotar

2. play on words:

play on

jugar con

3. play on (disturb):

play on nerves/health

afectar

Traducciones de play upon en el diccionario inglés»español

he loves to play the put-upon husband

le encanta hacerse el marido sufrido

Traducciones de play upon en el diccionario inglés»español

upon [ingl. am. əˈpɑn, ingl. brit. əˈpɒn] PREP. form.

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! arcznte.

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

I.play [ingl. am. pleɪ, ingl. brit. pleɪ] SUST.

1.1. play U (recreation):

play

juego m

they learn through play

aprenden jugando or a través del juego

she watched them at play

los observaba mientras jugaban

to make great play of sth

poner gran énfasis en algo

1.2. play U DEP.:

play

juego m

play was interrupted

se interrumpió el juego or el partido

the ball is out of play

la pelota está fuera de juego

to bring sth/come into play

poner algo/entrar en juego

1.3. play C (turn, move):

it's your play now

te toca (a ti)

1.4. play C ingl. am. DEP. (maneuver):

play

jugada f

to make a play for sb/sth also ingl. brit. he made a play for her

trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries

la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2. play U (interplay):

play

juego m

the play of light and shadow

el juego de luces y sombras

3. play U (slack) TÉC.:

play

juego m

there's not enough play in the schedule

el plan de trabajo es demasiado apretado or no deja ningún margen

to give sth full play

dar rienda suelta a algo

4. play C TEAT.:

play

obra f (de teatro)

play

pieza f (teatral)

play

comedia f

5. play C (pun):

a play on words

un juego de palabras

II.play [ingl. am. pleɪ, ingl. brit. pleɪ] V. trans.

1.1. play hopscotch/leapfrog:

play

jugar a

let's play house

vamos a jugar a las madres or a las visitas

to play a joke/trick on sb

hacerle or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

1.2. play:

play football/chess

jugar amer. excl Río Pl.

play football/chess

jugar a Esp. Río Pl.

play set/tournament

jugar

she plays tennis

juega tenis

she plays tennis

juega al tenis Esp. Río Pl.

2.1. play (compete against):

play opponent/team

jugar contra

we're playing them in the finals

en la final jugamos contra ellos

to play sb at sth I used to play her at chess

jugaba ajedrez con ella

to play sb at sth I used to play her at chess

jugaba al ajedrez con ella Esp. Río Pl.

2.2. play:

play ball

pasar

play card

tirar

play card

jugar

play piece

mover

2.3. play (in particular position):

play inside left/quarterback

jugar de

which position are you playing?

¿en qué posición juegas?

which position are you playing?

¿de qué juegas?

2.4. play (use in game):

play reserve

alinear

play reserve

sacar a jugar

3. play (gamble on):

play

jugar a

to play the horses/dogs coloq.

jugar a los caballos/galgos

to play the market FIN.

jugar a la bolsa

4.1. play instrument:

play

tocar

to play the piano/the clarinet

tocar el piano/el clarinete

4.2. play:

play piece

tocar

play piece

interpretar form.

play note

tocar

5.1. play TEAT.:

play villain/Hamlet

representar el papel de

play villain/Hamlet

hacer de

play villain/Hamlet

actuar de

don't play the clown!

¡no (te) hagas el payaso!

don't play the clown!

¡no hagas payasadas!

don't play the innocent with me!

¡no te me hagas el inocente!

5.2. play TEAT.:

play drama

representar

play drama

dar

play scene

representar

to play it cool

hacer como si nada

to play (it) dumb

hacerse el tonto

to play (it) safe

ir a la segura

to play (it) safe

no arriesgarse

to play (it) smart

ser listo

to play (it) straight

ser sincero or honesto

to play (it) straight LIT., TEAT.

representar el papel sin artificios

to play (it) straight LIT., TEAT.

actuar con naturalidad

5.3. play TEAT.:

play theater/town

actuar en

6. play AUDIO:

play tape/record

poner

they only play classical music (on radio)

solo tocan or pasan música clásica

7. play (treat) liter.:

to play sb fair

tratar bien a alguien

to play sb false

engañar a alguien

8. play (move) + adv. compl.:

to play the spotlight over the stage

recorrer el escenario con el reflector

they played the hoses over the blaze

movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

9. play (in angling) DEP.:

play fish

agotar

III.play [ingl. am. pleɪ, ingl. brit. pleɪ] V. intr.

1. play (amuse oneself):

play children:

jugar

we tried to persuade him but he wouldn't play coloq.

tratamos de convencerlo pero no quiso saber nada

to play at sth

jugar a algo

they were playing at cops and robbers

estaban jugando a ladrones y policías

what are you playing at?

¿a qué estás jugando?

what are you playing at?

¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play with sb/sth

jugar con alguien/algo

she played with her toys/friends

jugaba con sus juguetes/amigos

I played with the idea

lo pensé

I played with the idea

le di vueltas a la idea

I feel you're just playing with me

me parece que solo estás jugando conmigo or que te estás burlando de mí

to play with words

jugar con las palabras

we don't have much time/money to play with

no disponemos de mucho tiempo/de mucho dinero

to play with oneself eufem.

toquetearse eufem.

to play fast and loose with sb/sth

jugar con alguien/algo

2. play:

play JUEGOS, DEP.

jugar

play!

¡que empiece el juego!

to play for money

jugar por dinero

whose turn is it to play?

¿a quién le toca (jugar)?

the court is playing well today

la cancha está en buenas condiciones hoy

to play fair

jugar limpio

to play fair with sb

ser justo con alguien

to play straight with sb

ser sincero con alguien

3.1. play TEAT.:

play cast:

actuar

play cast:

trabajar

play show:

ser representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses

el musical ha estado llenando las salas

3.2. play (pretend):

to play dead

hacerse el muerto

to play hard to get

hacerse el (or la etc.) interesante

4. play MÚS.:

play musician:

tocar

he's going to play for us

nos va a tocar algo

there was military music playing all day (on radio)

tocaron or pasaron música militar todo el día

5. play (move):

lights played across the night sky

un juego de luces recorrió el cielo nocturno

a smile played about his lips

un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

play upon en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de play upon en el diccionario inglés»español

play upon V. trans.

1. play upon (exploit):

to play upon sb's feelings/weakness

aprovecharse de los sentimientos/la debilidad de alguien

2. play upon phrase, word:

play upon

jugar con

Traducciones de play upon en el diccionario inglés»español

upon [əˈpɒn, ingl. am. -ˈpɑ:n] PREP. form.

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I.play [pleɪ] SUST.

1. play sin pl. (recreation):

play

juego m

to be at play

estar en juego

to do sth in play

hacer algo en broma

it's only in play

sólo es broma

2. play sin pl. DEP.:

play

juego m

to be in/out of play

estar dentro/fuera de juego

3. play DEP. (move):

play

jugada f

foul play

juego sucio

to make a bad/good play

hacer una mala/buena jugada

4. play TEAT.:

play

obra f de teatro

one-act play

obra de un acto

radio play

emisión f dramática

5. play sin pl. (free movement):

play

juego m

to allow [or give] sth full play

dar rienda suelta a algo

6. play sin pl. (interaction):

play

juego m

to bring sth into play

poner algo en juego

to come into play

entrar en juego

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to make a play for sth

intentar conseguir algo

II.play [pleɪ] V. intr.

1. play a. DEP.:

play

jugar

to play for a team

jugar en un equipo

to play fair/rough

jugar limpio/sucio

2. play (perform):

play

actuar

3. play MÚS.:

play

tocar

III.play [pleɪ] V. trans.

1. play (participate in game):

play

jugar

to play bridge

jugar al bridge

to play a card

jugar una carta

2. play (participate in sport):

play

jugar

to play football

jugar al fútbol

to play a match/a round

jugar un partido/una ronda

3. play (perform a role):

play

interpretar

play

hacer el papel de

to play the clown [or fool]

hacer el payaso

to play to a full house

llenar un teatro

4. play MÚS.:

play

tocar

to play the piano

tocar el piano

5. play (operate an audio or video device):

play

poner

do you have to play the music so loud?

¿es necesario que pongas el equipo de música tan alto?

to play a CD/video

poner un compact disc/un vídeo

6. play (perpetrate):

play joke

gastar

play V.

Entrada creada por un usuario

play (audio, video)

reproducir

play by the ear MÚS.

tocar de oído

play by the ear fig

improvisar

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

There are at least three objections to intimate surveillance that play upon this theme.

ieet.org

The slimline bricks were selected to play upon the scale of the building and accentuate the linearity of the site and the landscape.

www.architectureanddesign.com.au

He was sentenced to three months for his action, and was subsequently allowed to play upon his release.

nation.com.pk

The minions of evil know well our weakness and play upon it relentlessly.

themoderatevoice.com

Although no society is immune from religious exploitation, but the abysmal low literacy rate, exposes their raw sentiments, to religious purveyors who wholeheartedly play upon them.

en.wikipedia.org

But his track record, his opposition's ability to play upon his weaknesses, and a fundamental disconnect with his potential constituents sealed his fate.

torontoist.com

Companies that hire strikebreakers typically play upon these fears when they attempt to convince union members to abandon the strike and cross the union's picket line.

en.wikipedia.org

Of course, photographs are nothing if not the product of intervening hands; but they play upon our credulity, our childlike unwillingness to disbelieve.

www.loeildelaphotographie.com

We drove them under their own cannon into their own lines and stay'd their (sic) too long, for the infantry began to play upon us.

www.dailymail.co.uk

These breezes will play upon her breast and in her hair - let him share in that delight!

en.wikipedia.org