interplay

CEFRC1

/ˈɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌpleɪ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The way two or more things affect each other.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To interact.

Examples

  • The movie explores the complex interplay between love and power.

  • There's an interplay of power and money.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. Interaction; reciprocal relationship.

More examples

In context
  • The interplay between light and sound.

  • Shortly after Cueto completed a hat-trick in the space of 11 minutes, diving over in the left-hand corner once again after more clinical interplay between backs and forwards.

  • Southgate wanted to drive the uplift by getting onto the front foot, to pull Iran’s 5-4-1 system out of shape with quick movements and interplay, although there would be a pronounced false start, a break in the early rhythm.

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Origin

noun

From inter- + play.