Play up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈəp

PLAY-uhp

UK

plˈeɪ/ /ˈʌp

play-UP

التعريف

'Play up' means to behave badly, make trouble, exaggerate something, or, for machines, to not work properly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and British English. Used for children's bad behavior, machines acting up, or exaggerating symptoms/problems. Not common in American English. Phrases: 'My knee's playing up', 'The kids are playing up', 'He played up his injury.'

• Spanish: portarse mal - exagerar - funcionar mal
• Portuguese (BR): aprontar - exagerar - dar problema
• Portuguese (PT): portar-se mal - exagerar - dar problemas
• Chinese (Simplified): 捣乱 - 夸大其词 - 出毛病
• Chinese (Traditional): 搗蛋 - 誇大其詞 - 出問題
• Hindi: शरारत करना - बढ़ाकर बताना - दिक्कत करना
• Arabic: يسيء التصرف - يضخم (الأمر) - يتعطل
• Bengali: দুষ্টুমি করা - ঝামেলা করা - সমস্যা করা (যন্ত্রপাতি)
• Russian: капризничать - шалить - выделываться - барахлить (о технике)
• Japanese: 悪さをする - 調子が悪い（機械） - 大げさに言う
• Vietnamese: quậy phá - hoạt động không bình thường (máy móc) - phóng đại (sự việc)
• Korean: 말썽을 부리다 - (기계가) 이상하게 작동하다 - 과장하다
• Turkish: yaramazlık yapmak - sorun çıkarmak - abartmak - arıza yapmak (makine)
• Urdu: شرارت کرنا - مسئلہ کرنا (مشین) - بڑھا چڑھا کر پیش کرنا
• Indonesian: berulah - bermasalah (mesin) - melebih-lebihkan

جمل نموذجية

The children began to play up during the lesson.

basic

My printer is playing up again.

basic

He tends to play up his injuries to get attention.

basic

If your stomach keeps playing up, you should see a doctor.

natural

The twins always play up when they're tired.

natural

Sorry, my phone is playing up and won’t let me answer calls.

natural