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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
B. vi
- 2 a [Theat] [cast] actuar*; [show] ser* representado • (pretend) to play dead = hacerse* el muerto to play hard to get = hacerse* el ( or la etc) interesante b [Mus] [musician] tocar* music was playing in the background = se escuchaba una música de fondo
Phrasal verbs
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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)