to act (a part)
えんじる
Verb, Transitive
1.
to act (a part), to play (a role)
2.
to perform (a play, etc.), to put on (a production)
3.
to commit (e.g. a blunder), to disgrace oneself, to do something conspicuously, to make a scene
4.
to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
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彼女は映画の中で複雑な感情を持つ女性を巧みに演じた。
She skillfully portrayed a woman with complex emotions in the film.
その劇団は、古典的なシェイクスピア劇を現代風にアレンジして演じた。
The theater company performed a classical Shakespearean play, arranged in a modern style.
彼は会議で、まるで何も知らないかのように惚けたふりを演じた。
In the meeting, he played the role of pretending to be ignorant, as if he knew nothing.
彼は常に完璧な人間を演じようとするが、その裏には深い孤独が隠されている。
He always tries to play the role of a perfect person, but deep loneliness is hidden behind it.
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