- play-acting
- [ʹpleı͵æktıŋ] n
1) часто пренебр. представление2) «комедия», притворство; поза
it is mere play-acting - это всё притворство
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play-acting — playˈ acting noun 1. Performance of plays 2. Pretence • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * play acting UK US noun [uncountable] behaviour in which you pretend to be upset, injured etc in order to get sympathy or an advantage Thesaurus: cheating,… … Useful english dictionary
play-acting — play .acting n [U] behaviour in which someone pretends to be serious or sincere, but is not >play act v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
play-acting — play ,acting noun uncount behavior in which you pretend to be upset, injured, etc. in order to get sympathy or an advantage ╾ play ,act verb intransitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
play-acting — UK / US noun [uncountable] behaviour in which you pretend to be upset, injured etc in order to get sympathy or an advantage Derived word: play act verb intransitive Word forms play act : present tense I/you/we/they play act he/she/it play acts… … English dictionary
play-acting — N UNCOUNT Play acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have. It was just a piece of play acting … English dictionary
play-acting — noun (U) behaviour that is not serious or sincere but is made to look as if it is play act verb (I) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
play-act — play acts, play acting, play acted VERB: usu cont If someone is play acting, they are pretending to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have. The victim revealed he was only play acting … English dictionary
acting — [adj] substituting in a role ad interim, adjutant, alternate, assistant, delegated, deputy, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, surrogate, temporary; concept 560 Ant. permanent acting [n] entertaining, performing assuming,… … New thesaurus
play|act — play act or play|act «PLAY AKT», intransitive verb. 1. to perform in a dramatic production. 2. Figurative. to make believe; pretend. –v.t. to act (a part); portray: »Figurative. just play acting the bohemian (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
play-act — v. 1 intr. act in a play. 2 intr. behave affectedly or insincerely. 3 tr. act (a scene, part, etc.). Derivatives: play acting n. play actor n. * * * v pretend, put on, assume, feign, sham, counterfeit, fake, fabricate, simulate, bluff,… … Useful english dictionary
play-act — verb 1》 act in a play. 2》 engage in histrionic pretence. Derivatives play acting noun play actor noun … English new terms dictionary
