戯れる

(1) 手動で、人の精神あるいは想像力で操作する(manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate")(manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination)

⇒彼は、上院に立候補しようと漠然と考えた(manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination)

(2) 真剣ではなく、色っぽくしゃべり、または振舞う(talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women")(talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions)

⇒私の夫は他の女性と決していちゃつかない(talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions)

(3) 遊んでいる楽しい活動に従事する子供に特徴的な方法で戯れる(be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl")(be at play)(be engaged in playful activity)(amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)

⇒私は小さい少女のころにガラクタと遊んだものだ(amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)

(4) 境界内で自由に動くまたは作動する(cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack")(cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space)

⇒エンジンはラック内に遊ぶホイールがある(cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space)

(5) 真剣に取り組むというよりはむしろ、ゲームであるかのように活動に従事する(engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea")(engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously)

⇒アイデアをいじくる(engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously)

(6) 特定の場所で実行する(perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years")(perform on a certain location)

⇒彼女は長年ブロードウェイに出演している(perform on a certain location)

(7) 不注意に、または、無関心にふるまう(behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection")(behave carelessly or indifferently)

⇒若い女の子の愛情をからかってください(behave carelessly or indifferently)

(8) 道化師のように振る舞う、あるいはその役を務める(act as or like a clown)

(9) 連続した流れの中にいるかのように、放出するかまたは導くかまたは放出されるかまたは導かれるか(discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day")(discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream)

⇒噴水は、一日中噴出していた(discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream)