Play

"Play" in French

jeu

(playful activity)

pièce

(literary composition intended to be represented)

pièce

(theatrical performance)

pièce de théâtre

(literary composition intended to be represented)

pièce de théâtre

(theatrical performance)

interpréter

(act in a performance)

jouer

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

jouer

(produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense))

jouer

(act in a performance)

jouer

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

jouer (à)

(participate in (a sport or game))

jouer de

(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))

lancer

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

mettre

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

reproduire

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

s'amuser

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

tourner

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.