เล่น ☊ lenF 
to play (games, music, etc.) 
vitrine ☊ 
The child wants to play with it. ☊ 
Đứa trẻ muốn chơi với nó. ☊ Verbs 1 The children play with the stones in the park. ☊ Những đứa trẻ chơi với các hòn đá trong công viên. ☊ Nature The children play with the ball. ☊ Những đứa trẻ chơi với quả bóng. ☊ Sports I usually play basketball after work. ☊ Tôi thường xuyên chơi bóng rổ sau khi làm việc. ☊ Sports She likes to play volleyball. ☊ Cô ấy thích chơi môn bóng chuyền. ☊ Classifiers 2 like: play → →
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I don't play the piano very well. ☊ Tôi chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊ 339
She doesn't play the piano very well. ☊ Cô ấy chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊ 376
Does Emily play tennis? ☊ Emily có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 390
EN I play tennis. How about you? Do you play tennis? ☊ Tôi chơi quần vợt. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 392
Jisang plays tennis. How about his friends? Do they play tennis? ☊ Chí Tường chơi quần vợt. Còn bạn anh ấy thì sao? Họ có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 417
Do you play the piano? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có chơi dương cầm không? - Không. ☊ 425
Does he play the guitar? — Yes, he does. ☊ Chí Vinh có chơi guitar không? Có. ☊ 468
He's a good tennis player, but he doesn't play very often. ☊ Anh ấy là một tay vợt giỏi nhưng anh ấy không chơi thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 758
He used to play baseball. ☊ Anh ấy từng chơi bóng chày. ☊ 764
Do you play any instruments? — No, I used to play guitar though. ☊ Cậu có chơi nhạc cụ nào không? - Không, nhưng tôi đã từng chơi guitar. ☊ 767
Do you play any sports? — Yes, I play basketball. ☊ Cậu có chơi môn thể thao nào không? - Có, tôi chơi bóng chày. ☊ 773
EN What games did you use to play when you were a child? ☊ Cậu từng hay chơi những trò gì khi cậu còn bé? ☊ 781
Have you ever played golf? — Yes, I play a lot. ☊ Cậu đã chơi golf bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, tôi chơi nhiều. ☊ 1331
I feel very tired. I don't think I'll play tennis today. ☊ Tôi thấy mệt lắm. Tôi nghĩ hôm nay tôi sẽ không chơi quần vợt đâu. ☊ I might play tennis tomorrow.'> 1353 I might play tennis tomorrow.'>
I'm playing tennis tomorrow. > I might play tennis tomorrow. I might play tennis tomorrow.'> ☊ Mai tôi định đi chơi quần vợt. Có thể mai tôi sẽ đi chơi quần vợt. ☊ 1385
I can play the piano. My brother can play the piano, too. ☊ Tôi biết chơi dương cầm. Em trai tôi cũng biết chơi dương cầm. ☊ 1399
Can you play chess? ☊ Cậu có biết chơi cờ vua không? ☊ 1446
A tennis player must be very good to play professionally. ☊ Một tay quần vợt phải rất giỏi mới có thể chơi chuyên nghiệp. ☊ 1456
Whyou play tennis, you should always watch the ball. ☊ Khi cậu chơi quần vợt, cậu phải luôn luôn quan sát bóng. ☊ 1555
Would you like to play tennis with me tomorrow? ☊ Mai cậu muốn đi chơi quần vợt với tôi không? ☊ 1632
Would you like to play tennis? — No, let's go for a swim. ☊ Cậu có muốn chơi quần vợt không? - Không, đi bơi đi. ☊ 1774
My sister can play the piano, but I can't. ☊ Em gái tôi biết chơi dương cầm nhưng tôi không biết. ☊ The play was well acted. ☊ act ☊
She doesn't play as well as her sister. ☊ as ☊
The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale. ☊ assist ☊
The school play was a huge success—the audience roared with laughter at all the funny bits. ☊ bit ☊
I used to play here as a boy. ☊ boy ☊
The play was a brilliant success. ☊ brilliant ☊
a play by Ibsen ☊ by ☊
Who wants to play cards? ☊ card ☊
Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre. ☊ chance ☊
The play closed after just three nights. ☊ close ☊
Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school. ☊ crucial ☊
The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin). ☊ curtain ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. ☊ display ☊
I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion. ☊ display ☊
These statistics display a definite trend. ☊ display ☊
The screen will display the username in the top right-hand corner. ☊ display ☊
a beautiful floral display outside the Town Hall ☊ display ☊
a display cabinet ☊ display ☊
a breathtaking display of aerobatics ☊ display ☊
Designs for the new sports hall are on display in the library. ☊ on display ☊
to play the drums ☊ drum ☊
The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
He learnt to play the piano at an early age. ☊ early ☊
excited (to do sth): He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. ☊ excited ☊
The play is to run for an extra week! ☊ extra ☊
Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a game) against county champions Essex. ☊ field ☊
The play finished at 10.30. ☊ finish ☊
fit (to do sth): He won't be fit to play in the match on Saturday. ☊ fit ☊
to play football ☊ football ☊
I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it. ☊ form ☊
to play a game of chess ☊ game ☊
The play had good reviews. ☊ good ☊
I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
hear sth: Did you hear that play on the radio last night? ☊ hear ☊
helpful in doing sth: Role-play is helpful in developing communication skills. ☊ helpful ☊
I only play jazz as a hobby. ☊ hobby ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
Do you know the play (= have you seen or read it before)? ☊ know ☊
How long does the play last? ☊ last ☊
The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia. ☊ loosely ☊
I play tennis quite a lot (= often) in the summer. ☊ lot ☊
to play a major role in sth ☊ major ☊
Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you. ☊ memory ☊
to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game) ☊ miss ☊
The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not). ☊ mixed ☊
The latest models will be on display at the motor show. ☊ model ☊
The play is a murder mystery. ☊ murder ☊
Every week they get together to make music (= to play music or sing). ☊ music ☊
Can you read music (= understand the signs in order to play or sing a piece of music)? ☊ music ☊
I had to play it without the music. ☊ music ☊
their open display of affection ☊ open ☊
When does the play open? ☊ open ☊
He was pencilled in to play the detective. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
The play was first performed in 2007. ☊ perform ☊
to play the piano ☊ piano ☊
pick sb/sth to do sth: He has been picked to play in this week's game. ☊ pick ☊
He had always wanted to play Othello. ☊ play ☊
play (sth): to play the piano/violin/flute, etc. ☊ play ☊
play sth (on sth): He played a tune on his harmonica. ☊ play ☊
play sth to sb: Play that new piece to us. ☊ play ☊
play sb sth: Play us that new piece. ☊ play ☊
play sth (for sb): Play their new CD for me, please. ☊ play ☊
play (sb sth): Play me their new CD, please. ☊ play ☊
play sth: to play football/chess/cards, etc. ☊ play ☊
play sb: France are playing Wales tomorrow. ☊ play ☊
play sb at sth: Have you played her at squash yet? ☊ play ☊
play for sb: He plays for Cleveland. ☊ play ☊
play against sb: France are playing against Wales on Saturday. ☊ play ☊
You'll have to play inside today. ☊ play ☊
play with sb/sth: A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street. ☊ play ☊
I haven't got anybody to play with! ☊ play ☊
play sth: Let's play a different game. ☊ play ☊
play sth: Let's play pirates. ☊ play ☊
play at doing sth: They were playing at being cowboys. ☊ play ☊
Don't play around with my tools! ☊ play about/around (with sb/sth) ☊
a play by Shakespeare ☊ play ☊
a play area ☊ play ☊
It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well. ☊ practice ☊
The painting will be put on public display next week. ☊ public ☊
The play was written specially for radio. ☊ radio ☊
Her next play was a real contrast. ☊ real ☊
receive sth + adv./prep.: The play was well received by the critics. ☊ receive ☊
to play a record ☊ record ☊
remark that...: Critics remarked that the play was not original. ☊ remark ☊
remember sb/sth doing sth: I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards. ☊ remember ☊
I saw the play on its return to Broadway. ☊ return ☊
The play was reviewed in the national newspapers. ☊ review ☊
He can't seem to play in rhythm. ☊ rhythm ☊
The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions. ☊ role ☊
I thought the play was rubbish! ☊ rubbish ☊
The street is not safe for children to play in. ☊ safe ☊
a place where children can play in safety ☊ safety ☊
It's satisfying to play a game really well. ☊ satisfying ☊
He has adapted the play for the screen. ☊ screen ☊
The play makes a strong political statement. ☊ statement ☊
The play was very successful on Broadway. ☊ successful ☊
We'll need a flat surface to play the game on. ☊ surface ☊
to display artistic, etc. tendencies ☊ tendency ☊
He taught himself to play the violin. ☊ the ☊
The police play a vital role in our society. ☊ vital ☊
to play tennis with sb ☊ with ☊
vitrine ☊ la marchandise est en vitrine ☊
minimiser ☊ il tend donc à minimiser le problème ☊