{"id":21825,"date":"2022-01-18T14:03:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=21825"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:03:36","slug":"playing-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=21825","title":{"rendered":"Playing Around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In English then word <strong>play<\/strong> has a variety of meanings. You can play a role in a play or drama, play a game or sport, play an instrument, play with toys or other things, or just play in general.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blacktigersdream\/30851974101\/in\/photolist-P1hr2X-Fe2nLe-4mjNyi-2iy2XQE-rvKRz5-annUNG-mbNZA3-bPsY-X9pda3-uf74PB-h89xk-JQ8JT1-4XqHCM-2pyTfo-5maWW6-kJ6v8Z-bhbkpc-5wKYoM-VxCE11-6PRjJN-4uYMKM-6qcUTc-2j2br7-kJ84mW-6FXogf-dbMn5-kJ867j-kJ6zYR-kJ7ZQN-kJ85t5-EdfQo8-44zEZZ-rEbHRN-65Bhku-kJ5UaK-ddYrGd-egt7v9-8TLDHj-RGDarX-d32yK9-kJ85Bb-9TRBHC-29uDDMW-5rMQA5-kJ86tG-7pVLpb-kJ6uSi-kJ5TJV-kJ5TmF-ePPP3M\" title=\"Playing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5538\/30851974101_1c86d9f51a_z.jpg\" alt=\"Playing\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Portuguese, however, there are several different words that can be translated as to play, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>jogar<\/strong> &#8211; to play (a game, a sport), gamble, throw, drop<\/li>\n<li><strong>brincar<\/strong> &#8211; to play (with toys), to joke<\/li>\n<li><strong>representar<\/strong> &#8211; to play (a role), to represent, put on, act, make a complaint<\/li>\n<li><strong>pregar<\/strong> (uma pe\u00e7a em algu\u00e9m) &#8211; to play (a trick on sb)<\/li>\n<li><strong>bancar<\/strong> (o idiota) &#8211; to play (the fool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to Carlos Carrion, who sent me this information, these words are translated as to play or the equivalent in most of the languages in Google Translate.<\/p>\n<p>There are several ways to translate <strong>to play<\/strong> in Welsh, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>chwarae<\/strong> = to play (a game, sport, instrument), amuse oneself, compete, frolic<\/li>\n<li><strong>canu<\/strong> = to play (piano, harp, organ), to sing, intone, chant<\/li>\n<li><strong>seinio<\/strong> = to play (a musical instrument), make noise\/sound, ring<\/li>\n<li><strong>piltran<\/strong> = to play at (doing something), potter about, fiddle<\/li>\n<li><strong>actio \/ perfformio<\/strong> = to play (a role), to act, perform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are there different words for different kinds of play in other languages?<\/p>\n<p><em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.reverso.net\/english-portuguese\/play\">ReversoDictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/welsh-dictionary.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geiriaduracademi.org\/\">Geiriadur yr Academi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In English then word play has a variety of meanings. You can play a role in a play or drama, play a game or sport, play an instrument, play with toys or other things, or just play in general. 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