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• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que algo é enfatizado ou destacado, ou (no inglês britânico) que algo causa problemas ou não funciona corretamente.

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

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Exaggerate or emphasizeinformalbritish

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

   Exagerar ou enfatizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaccentuateamplifyemphasizeexaggeratehighlightmagnifyoverdooveremphasizeoverstatestress

   Antônimosdownplayminimizeunderstate

2. Cause trouble or malfunctioninformalbritish

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

   Dar problema ou se comportar mal

   • 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.

   Sinônimosact upbreak downfailfaltergo wrongmalfunctionmisbehave

   Antônimosbehavework

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