No. 15,546 in German
vorspielen
"Vorspielen" means "to perform or play something (e.g., music or a role) in front of others."
In a sentence
Ich werde der Klasse heute ein Musikstück vorspielen.
I will play a piece of music for the class today.
In this sentence, 'vorspielen' means to play a piece of music in front of an audience.
Er hat ihr etwas vorgespielt, das sie beeindruckte.
He performed something for her that impressed her.
Here, 'vorspielen' refers to performing (acting, or playing) something for an audience.
Sie hat mir etwas vorgespielt, aber ich habe die Täuschung bemerkt.
She pretended something to me, but I noticed the deception.
In this use, 'vorspielen' involves the figurative context of pretending or acting deceitfully to someone.
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