play house
To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different…To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.
» Girls like to play house.
Девочки любят играть в дочки-матери. — marafon
Девчонки любят играть в дочки-матери. — marafon
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2 sensesTo pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.
They can keep all their things there and play house in their own way.
Vater-Mutter-Kind spielen
To live as if married without actually being legally married, cohabit
wie ein Ehepaar tun, wie ein Ehepaar zusammenleben, in wilder Ehe leben
Examples
11 sentencesGirls like to play house.
ruДевочки любят играть в дочки-матери. — marafon
Let's play house.
ruДавай поиграем в дочки-матери! — marafon
deLasst uns „Vater, Mutter, Kind“ spielen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Two children played by the house.
ruДвое детей играли рядом с домом. — fjay69
deZwei Kinder spielten neben dem Haus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We often played house in the park.
ruМы часто играли в парке в дочки-матери. — marafon
deWir spielten oft „Vater, Mutter, Kind“ im Park. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A friend comes to play at our house tomorrow.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From play + house.From play + house.
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Forms
plays house, playing house, played house, played house| Base form | play house · to play house |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays house |
| Present participle | playing house |
| Past simple | played house |
| Past participle | played house |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle