play around / along / up / down / at / on / around with
play around : (-을)가지고 놀다 / (애인이 아닌 사람과)놀아나다(바람을 피우다)
to behave in a playful way
to be sexually unfaithful
ex. Why do you want to play around?
넌 왜 장난이 치고 싶어?
My ex is always playing around.
내 전애인은 늘 바람을 피워.
You are playing around with me, aren't you?
너 나 가지고 노는 거지?
play around with : (결정하기 전에) 여러가지 방법 및 생각들을 고려하다
to consider different ideas about something before making a decision
ex. I'm playing around with some different ideas before making a final decision.
최종 결정을 하기 전에 여러 생각들로 고민중이야.
You can play around with this and just think about some scenarios yourself.
스스로 몇 가지 시나리오를 생각해봐.
Hey, play around with this for a while.
야, 잠깐만이라도 고려해봐.
play along : 협조하다 / (-에)협력하거나 동의하는 척하다
to cooperate or pretend to cooperate
ex. The two corporations agreed to play along with each other.
두 회사는 협력하기로 합의했다.
Why would I play along with you?
왜 제가 당신에게 동의하는 척 해야 하나요?
You play along with me, and I'll have you re-elected.
내게 협조해 준다면 당신을 재선시킬 수 있어요.
I'll play along, but not with you.
내가 협조하겠지만, 당신과는 안 한다.
play on/upon : (남의 감정을)이용하다
to exploit someone's feelings or weaknesses
ex. Advertisements often play on people's fears.
흔히 광고는 사람들의 공포심을 이용하지.
I hate him cuz he just played on your weakness for the satisfactoin of his own desires.
너의 약점을 이용해서 욕망을 만족시키기 때문에 난 그가 싫어.
Quite a lot of people play on this fact, starting a rumor around the Internet just for fun.
꽤 많은 사람들이 이 점을 이용해서 장난으로 인터넷에 루머를 퍼뜨리지.
[start a rumor : 소문을 내다]
play at : -을 장난(재미)삼아 하다
to do something without being serious
ex. How about playing at taking this new job?
재미삼아 그 일을 해보는 건 어때?
I just play at boxing.
복싱을 그냥 취미삼아 해.
What do you think you are playing at?
지금 뭐하면서 노닥거리고 있어?
She's started playing at dancing, but now she dances like a professional.
그녀는 재미삼아 춤을 추기 시작했는데, 지금은 수준급이지.
play down : -을 작게 취급하다, 폄하하다(깎아내리다)
to minimize something's importance
ex. We must not play it down.
우린 그걸 가볍게 봐서는 안돼.
Hey, don't play down your role as a leader.
리더로서 당신의 역할을 폄하하지 마세요.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman last night tried to play down his comments.
어젯밤 총리의 공식 대변인이 그의 발언은 깎아내려 애썼다.
play up : (필요 이상으로)-을 중시하다(강조하다); (신문 등이)크게 다루다, 선전하다
to emphasize or make more important
ex. My superior was playing up his role in the project even though it was small.
내 상사는 그의 역할이 작았음에도 불구하고 그 프로젝트에 그의 역할을 강조하고 있었지.
Any attempt to play up the matter will be futile.
그 문제를 다시 부각시키려는 어떤 시도도 공연한 짓이 될 것이다.
[futile : 헛된, 소용없는]
Why did I play you up like that?
내가 왜 그렇게 널 과대평가 했을까?
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