perform

perform
per·form [pəʼfɔ:m, Am pɚʼfɔ:rm] vt
1) to \perform sth (entertain) etw vorführen; play, opera, ballet, symphony etw aufführen;
(sing) etw singen [o vortragen]; (on an instrument) etw spielen;
to \perform a part eine Rolle spielen
2) (do)
to \perform sth etw verrichten;
to \perform one's duty/a function seine Pflicht/eine Funktion erfüllen;
to \perform a task eine Aufgabe verrichten
3) med, sci (carry out)
to \perform sth etw durchführen;
to \perform an experiment ein Experiment durchführen;
to \perform an operation eine Operation durchführen [o vornehmen];
4) rel
to \perform a ceremony/ritual eine Zeremonie/ein Ritual vollziehen vi
1) (on stage) auftreten;
(sing) singen;
(play) spielen;
to \perform on the piano Klavier spielen;
to \perform on stage auftreten
2) (function) funktionieren; car laufen;
(respond) sich akk fahren;
to \perform poorly/well schlecht/gut funktionieren;
these tyres \perform poorly in hot weather diese Reifen bieten bei Hitze schlechte Haftung;
the equipment \performed well during the tests die Ausrüstung hat sich bei den Tests bewährt
3) (do, act)
how did she \perform? wie war sie?;
to \perform badly/well schlecht/gut sein;
did the team \perform well? hat die Mannschaft gut gespielt?;
to \perform well in an competition/an exam/a test bei einem Wettbewerb/einer Prüfung/einem Test gut abschneiden

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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