play-act

intr.v., -act·ed, -act·ing, -acts.

1. To play a role in a dramatic performance.
2. To play a pretended role; make believe.
3. To behave in an overdramatic or artificial manner.

verb

1. To play the part of: act, do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, portray, represent. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.
2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of: act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. See honest/dishonest, true/false.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - optræde, spille komedie

Nederlands (Dutch)
komedie spelen, toneel spelen, zich onoprecht gedragen

Français (French)
v. intr. - jouer la comédie

Deutsch (German)
v. - Theater spielen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποκρίνομαι, υποδύομαι, παριστάνω

Italiano (Italian)
recitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - representar, fingir

Русский (Russian)
играть, притворяться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desempañar un papel, hacer teatro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - låtsas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演戏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 演戲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 연기하다, 가장하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見せかける, 芝居をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقوم بلعب دور ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮העמיד פנים, התנהג במלאכותיות‬

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