role-play
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈroʊlˌpleɪ/
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juego de roles
- The teacher organized a role-play where children acted out a conversation in a store to learn about shopping etiquette.
- role-play session
- role-play games
- role-play simulations
Try some new positions, maybe a little role-playing if you want.
- Try some new positions, maybe a little role-playing if you want.
- People want to use our technology to provide role play simulations of these types of situations.
- And I can't tell you how important role-playing is.
- She loves role-playing with anyone she can like, basically grab.
- So for me, role-playing was an absolute must and I didn't have anyone to do it with.
- And, you know, we would try to, to do this role-playing stuff.
- So mras #mras, marketing role play, appointment setting, that is the ultimate routine.
Examples
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People want to use our technology to provide role play simulations of these types of situations.
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Students created role plays that were not only accurate but went far beyond what was expected.
Academic text (2002) -
And she also does role play online with a group of friends.
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Specifically, to reduce the surprise element of role play, students are provided with the common background before class.
Academic text (2003) -
We want role play to demonstrate how the following types of people can work together.
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After each practice session, participants discussed the role play in each small group.
Academic text (2015) -
Computer games are especially useful in having children role-play issues about themselves, their families, and friends.
Academic text (2008) -
Social skills sessions usually involve role-playing to practice a skill in a group setting.
Academic text (2002) -
The instruction consisted of lectures, handouts, and role-play sessions with feedback.
Academic text (2004) -
Then the learner engages with another learner to complete a scenario-based role play on the topic.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
3
5.3
A way of acting as another person to practice or learn
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5.7
Pretending to be someone, for example in a play or to get attention
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word role-play comes from the words role 'a part an actor plays' and play 'to act or pretend'. So a role-play is acting out a situation to practice, learn, or train, which is why teachers use it in class.