Portuguese translation of the English word play

Portuguese/English
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EnglishPortuguese (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(enact)
brincar
;
tocar
(theatre play; piece)
peça para teatro
(introduce; present; offer; perform; reenact; render; represent; constitute; tender; lodge; serve up)
apresentar
;
oferecer
(sing)
fazer ouvir
(trivialize; downplay)
tratar como bagatela
🔗 He played down warnings that the public is already stockpiling essential goods.
(develop; evolve)
evolucionar
;
evoluir
;
evolver
🔗 What’s most amazing about Cohn’s departure is not the theatrical way it played out but that just a few weeks ago people were talking about Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs executive, as a leading candidate to replace John Kelly as White House chief of staff.
play the violin
(fiddle)
tocar violino
violoni
playful
(mischievous)
arteiro
;
brincalhão
;
travesso
playful
(jocular; waggish)
brincalhão
;
gracejador
ŝercema

EnglishPortuguese
play⇆ auto; ⇆ brincar; ⇆ tocar
plaything⇆ brinquedo