เล่น ☊ lenF 
to play (games, music, etc.) 
jouer ☊ 
玩 
spielen 
The child wants to play with it. ☊ 
Đứa trẻ muốn chơi với nó. ☊ Verbs 1 She likes to play volleyball. ☊ Cô ấy thích chơi môn bóng chuyền. ☊ Classifiers 2 Do you want to play football / soccer (am.)? Các bạn muốn chơi bóng đá không? * 073 My son did not want to play with the doll. Con trai tôi đã không muốn chơi với búp bê. * 090 My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). Con gái tôi đã không muốn chơi bóng đá. * 090 My wife did not want to play chess with me. Vợ tôi đã không muốn đánh cờ với tôi. * 090 They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. Mấy đứa ấy đã được phép chơi ở ngoài sân lâu. * 090 like: to play → →
hole (for children to play their throwing game) ☊ lỗ đáo ☊ (1) boisterous, hostile, rebellious, contrary, opposite, reverse (2) to play with, tamper with, mess with ☊
nghịch ☊ have just learned how to play chess ☊ sạch nước ☊ to leap; to play with; to set off; to bring out ☊ vờn ☊ (1) correct, exact, sharp (of time), accurate, correct (2) to bind (book); to close, shut; to pay; to build, (3) to fit with, go with, agree with, be in accord with
(4) to play (a role), act ☊
đúng ☊ 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. ☊ 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? ☊ 1446
A tennis player must be very good to play professionally. ☊ Một tay quần vợt phải rất giỏi mới có thể chơi chuyên nghiệp. ☊ 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. ☊ to play/sing badly ☊ badly ☊
I used to play here as a boy. ☊ boy ☊
Who wants to play cards? ☊ card ☊
to play the drums ☊ drum ☊
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 ☊
Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a game) against county champions Essex. ☊ field ☊
fit (to do sth): He won't be fit to play in the match on Saturday. ☊ fit ☊
to play football ☊ football ☊
to play a game of chess ☊ game ☊
I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
to play a major role in sth ☊ major ☊
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 ☊
He was pencilled in to play the detective. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
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: to play football/chess/cards, etc. ☊ play ☊
You'll have to play inside today. ☊ play ☊
There's a time to work and a time to play. ☊ play ☊
I haven't got anybody to play with! ☊ play ☊
It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well. ☊ practice ☊
to play a record ☊ record ☊
remember sb/sth doing sth: I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards. ☊ remember ☊
The tournament is restricted to players under the age of 23. ☊ restricted ☊
He can't seem to play in rhythm. ☊ rhythm ☊
The street is not safe for children to play in. ☊ safe ☊
It's satisfying to play a game really well. ☊ satisfying ☊
Street sport is informal and based on whatever people want to play. ☊ street ☊
We'll need a flat surface to play the game on. ☊ surface ☊
She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe. ☊ take sth up ☊
He taught himself to play the violin. ☊ the ☊
'Would you like to play?' 'No thanks—I'll just watch.' ☊ watch ☊
to play tennis with sb ☊ with ☊
jouer ☊ les enfants jouent dehors ☊