play up

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للإشارة إلى إبراز شيء ما أو التأكيد عليه، وفي البريطانية الإنجليزية يعني التسبب في مشكلات أو التصرف بشكل سيئ أو عدم العمل بشكل صحيح.

A phrasal verb used to indicate emphasizing something, or (in British English) causing trouble or not functioning properly.

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1. Exaggerate or emphasizeinformalbritish

   To make something seem more important or serious than it really is.

   المبالغة أو التشديد

   • He played up his role in the project to impress the boss.
   • The media played up the minor incident as a major crisis.
   • She always plays up her achievements when talking to strangers.

   المرادفاتaccentuateamplifyemphasizeexaggeratehighlightmagnifyoverdooveremphasizeoverstatestress

   الأضدادdownplayminimizeunderstate

2. Cause trouble or malfunctioninformalbritish

   To behave badly or cause problems, often used for machines or children.

   التصرف بشكل سيئ أو التعطل

   • The car's engine started playing up again this morning.
   • The children were playing up during the entire trip.
   • My computer is playing up and keeps crashing.

   المرادفاتact upbreak downfailfaltergo wrongmalfunctionmisbehave

   الأضدادbehavework

الفعل الأساسيplay