play at

play at
transitive verb
spielen

what do you think you're playing at? — was soll denn das?

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1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) spielen
2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) machen
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◆ play at
vi
1. (play game)
▪ to \play at at sth etw spielen
2. (pretend)
▪ to \play at at being sb so tun, als wäre man jd
he likes to \play at at being the big boss er spielt gerne den Chef
3. (do)
▪ to \play at at sth etw treiben oft iron
what are you \play ating at in there? was treibt ihr denn da drinnen?
what the devil are you \play ating at? was zum Teufel machen Sie da?
we need to find out what exactly they're \play ating at wir müssen herausfinden, was für ein Spiel sie spielen
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play at → academic.ru/56066/play">play B 1
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transitive verb
spielen

what do you think you're playing at? — was soll denn das?


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