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Spanish translation of play

A. vt

  • 1 a [cards/hopscotch] jugar* a to play a joke/trick on sb = hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a algn [football/chess] jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl) b (compete against) [opponent] jugar* contra [card] tirar, jugar*; [piece] mover* (in particular position) jugar* de
  • 2 a [Theat] [villain/Hamlet] representar el papel de to play the innocent = hacerse* el inocente [theater/town] actuar* en b [Mus] [instrument/note/piece] tocar* c [Audio] [tape/record] poner*

B. vi

  • 1 a (amuse oneself) [children] jugar* to play AT sth = jugar* a algo b [Games, Sport] jugar*

Phrasal verbs

play along

a v + adv (cooperate) I refuse to play along with him/his schemes = me niego a hacerle el juego/a tener nada que ver con sus enjuagues (fam) b v + o + adv (deceive, manipulate) manipular

play around

v + adv jugar*, juguetear (fam & pey)

play back

v + o + adv, v + adv + o poner* una grabación

play down

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [importance] minimizar*; [risk/achievement] quitarle importancia a

play off

v + o + adv oponer* to play sb off against sb she plays her parents off against each other = hace pelear a sus padres para lograr sus propósitos

play up

a v + adv (BrE) (cause trouble) (colloq) [child] dar* guerra (fam); [car/TV] no funcionar bien b v + o + adv (cause trouble) (BrE) (colloq) [child] darle* guerra a (fam); [shoulder/back] darle* problemas a (fam)

play in other Oxford dictionaries

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