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| let's wait and see how this plays out | посмотрим по обстановке (ART Vancouver) |
| play a critical role | играть решающую роль (Our loyal customers tell us that our products have a critical role to play in their work. – играют решающую роль ART Vancouver) |
| play a pivotal role | играть важнейшую роль (Saint Jerome, in 384, exhorting the young Eustochium, said: "Read often, learn all you can. Let sleep envelop you, the scroll still in hand; when your head falls may it do so on a sacred page." Also, books and reading have always played a pivotal role in Christianity, which has earned it the term “religion of the book” through the success of its strategy of using books and textual propaganda  medievalists.net ART Vancouver) |
| play a vital role | играть огромную роль (Happy #CdnAgDay to all the hardworking and dedicated farmers and all involved in the movement of agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver. Today, we celebrate the incredible journey of agriculture products from farms across the country to tables around the world. We couldn't be prouder of the vital role farmers and port terminals play in providing grain, specialty crops, and feed to local and international markets. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| play a vital role | иметь огромное значение (Happy #CdnAgDay to all the hardworking and dedicated farmers and all involved in the movement of agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver. Today, we celebrate the incredible journey of agriculture products from farms across the country to tables around the world. We couldn't be prouder of the vital role farmers and port terminals play in providing grain, specialty crops, and feed to local and international markets. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| play a vital role | играть первостепенную роль (Happy #CdnAgDay to all the hardworking and dedicated farmers and all involved in the movement of agricultural products at the Port of Vancouver. Today, we celebrate the incredible journey of agriculture products from farms across the country to tables around the world. We couldn't be prouder of the vital role farmers and port terminals play in providing grain, specialty crops, and feed to local and international markets. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| play a vital role | сыграть важную роль (в – in; также "play a vital part": "The erosion of any islands here would have released boulders that are likely to have contributed to the accumulation of the distinctive stone structures known locally as sarns." Dr Wood believes these sarns have played a vital part in perpetuating the story. bbc.com ART Vancouver) |
| play tricks | подшучивать (on – над: Apparently, Bozho liked to play tricks – overturning canoes, startling swimmers and tickling sunbathers' feet dangling in the water – but never harmed any human. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
