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Play-acting
Translation of "play-acting" into Russian
play-acting
Noun
play-actings pl
His sorrow looked like pure play-acting to gain their sympathy.
Его печаль казалась чистым притворством, чтобы вызвать их сочувствие.
о любительских театральных постановках
At weekends the club meets for a bit of light play-acting.
По выходным клуб собирается для лёгкой самодеятельности.
Additional translations
театральщина
разговорное, о показной напускной манере play-act
Verbplay-acting
Gerund
Hyphenated variant of the verb playact; used chiefly in the sense 'to act insincerely or theatrically'.
О намеренном неискреннем поведении, часто с оттенком наигранности.
He tends to play-act when he wants people to feel sorry for him.
Он часто притворяется, когда хочет, чтобы его пожалели.
О сценическом или игровом воспроизведении сцен, действий, эмоций.
The children play-acted their favorite scenes from the film.
Дети разыгрывали свои любимые сцены из фильма.
Additional translations
О намеренном создании видимости чувств, состояния или поведения.
театральничать
Разг.; о наигранном, чрезмерно эффектном поведении. play-acting
Adjective
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. play-acting skills)
They dismissed the senator’s apology as a merely play-acting gesture.
Они отвергли извинение сенатора как всего лишь показной жест.
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Definitions
play-acting
Noun
The act of pretending or behaving as if performing on stage; insincere or theatrical behaviour.
His sorrow looked like pure play-acting to gain their sympathy.
Amateur dramatic performance done for enjoyment rather than professionally.
At weekends the club meets for a bit of light play-acting.
play-act
Verb
To act in an insincere, exaggerated, or theatrical way, especially in order to impress, manipulate, or gain sympathy.
He tends to play-act when he wants people to feel sorry for him.
To behave as if performing on a stage; to dramatize one's actions or emotions.
The children play-acted their favorite scenes from the film.
play-acting
Adjective
Relating to or characteristic of play-acting; amateur or pretended rather than genuine.
They dismissed the senator’s apology as a merely play-acting gesture.