Spielen

Meaning

gerund of spielen

playing wind instruments

playing on stringed instruments

Frequency

Gender

Neuter

New

spielen

(intransitive,weak) to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
(transitive,weak) to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
(transitive,weak) to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
(transitive,weak) to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
(transitive,weak) to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
(transitive,weak) to act like, to behave like
(intransitive,weak) to take place, to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)

New

Spiel

(countable,neuter,strong) a game (instance or way of playing)
(neuter,strong,uncountable) gameplay, the experience or act of playing
(figuratively,neuter,strong,uncountable) leeway; wiggle room
(neuter,strong,uncountable) backlash; lash; play; slack
(Switzerland,neuter,strong) military band, marching band

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Sentences

Bei den Spielen in London erreichte sie
👩

das Halbfinale .

At the games in London, she reached the semi-finals.

Die Aufnahmen ihrer Hände beim Spielen wurden trotzdem teilweise gedoubelt.

The shots of her hands playing were still partially duplicated.

Nachdem sie
👩

einmal durchgespielt waren , fehlte es daher an
🔛

Motivation für wiederholtes Spielen .

Once they had been played through, there was therefore a lack of motivation for repeated play.

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