Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To delay a situation until one is prepared.

    Zeit schinden

    тяну́ть вре́мяtjanútʹ vrémja, выи́грывать вре́мяvyígryvatʹ vrémja

Examples

28 sentences

  1. He plays tennis three times a week.

    Він грає у теніс тричі на тиждень. — aandrusiak

    ruОн играет в теннис три раза в неделю. — odexed

    deEr spielt dreimal in der Woche Tennis. — Esperantostern

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  2. Let's play chess another time.

    Зіграймо ще раз у шахмати. — bicolino34

    ruДавай в другой раз сыграем в шахматы. — mrtaistoi

    deLass uns ein anderes Mal Schach spielen. — samueldora

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  3. The play began exactly on time.

    ruСпектакль начался точно в назначенный час. — odexed

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  4. We played cards to kill time.

    ruМы играли в карты, чтобы убить время. — Olya

    deWir spielen Karten, um die Zeit totzuschlagen. — Adelpa

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  5. Tom plays tennis three times a week.

    ruТом играет в теннис три раза в неделю. — odexed

    deTom spielt dreimal in der Woche Tennis. — wolfgangth

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to delay until one is prepared:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to delay until one is prepared:

Forms

plays for time, playing for time, played for time, played for time
Base formplay for time · to play for time
3rd person singularplays for time
Present participleplaying for time
Past simpleplayed for time
Past participleplayed for time

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplay for time
he, she, itplays for time

Past simpleLesson

all personsplayed for time

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave played for time
he, she, ithas played for time

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill play for time

Synonyms

1 synonyms
buy time

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
plausibilityC1plausibleC1playA1playbackplayboyplayerA1playfulA2

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