No. 15,841 in Russian
проигрывает
"Loses" or "is losing."
In a sentence
Он всегда проигрывает в шахматы.
He always loses in chess.
The verb 'проигрывает' here means 'loses' in the context of a game or competition.
Магнитофон неправильно проигрывает эту запись.
The tape recorder plays this recording incorrectly.
The verb 'проигрывает' in this sentence means 'plays' in the context of playing an audio or video recording.
Она проигрывает симфонию на пианино для гостей.
She performs the symphony on the piano for the guests.
In this case, 'проигрывает' is used to mean 'performs' or 'plays' on a musical instrument.
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