Juego in english
pronunciation: geɪm part of speech: noun
juego1 = game ; interplay ; play ; frolic ; match.
Example: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.Example: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.Example: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.Example: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic = Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.Example: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.more:
» abandonar el campo de juego = walk off + the pitch ; walk off + the field .
Example: Both teams of players in a friendly match in Italy walked off the pitch because of racist chants form the crowd against a player. Example: As he walked off the field, I shook his hand and told him that I hadn't seen such a gutty performance in a long time, and I sincerely meant it.» cambiar las reglas de(l) juego = move + the goalposts ; shift + the goalposts .
Example: Viruses have to be seen as organisms that aren't static but are constantly evolving, moving the goalposts and evading our immune system. Example: Anti-abortion extremists will continuously and disingenuously shift the goalposts until every pregnancy in this country is under complete state control.» campo de juego = playing field ; pitch ; sports field ; sports ground .
Example: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries. Example: The heading PITCH (Football) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento CAMPO (Fútbol) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado. Example: The foundation of a good sports field is the soil in which the grass is grown. Example: Students are now very much enjoying the new sports grounds that were opened at the end of October.» campo de juego de tierra = dirt pitch .
Example: In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.» compañero de juego = teammate .
Example: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.» cuarto de juegos = playroom .
Example: Once again, the children's playroom was brilliant, gave them some time to relax in a safe environment without constant need for supervision.» dejar el campo de juego = walk off + the pitch ; walk off + the field .
Example: Both teams of players in a friendly match in Italy walked off the pitch because of racist chants form the crowd against a player. Example: As he walked off the field, I shook his hand and told him that I hadn't seen such a gutty performance in a long time, and I sincerely meant it.» dos pueden jugar el mismo juego = two can play at the same game .
Example: I have always behaved fairly and honourably, but if my opponent insists on descending to dirty and caddish tricks he will find that two can play at that game.» en el campo de juego = on-field .
Example: With the recent on-field spat between teammates, it is evident that sometimes the intensity of the tournament gets the better of the players.» en el juego = at play .
Example: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.» en el terreno de juego = on-field .
Example: With the recent on-field spat between teammates, it is evident that sometimes the intensity of the tournament gets the better of the players.» en juego = at stake ; at work .
Example: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts. Example: Determining costs has proven difficult for many libraries involved in a recon project as there are so many variables at work.» entrar en juego = bring into + play ; call into + play .
Example: Deliberation, evaluation, and thought must be brought into play before a final decision is made. Example: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.» estar en juego = be at stake ; hang in + the balance .
Example: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk. Example: Now, with her heart broken and her brother's life hanging in the balance, Megan will risk everything to prove his innocence.» estar fuera de juego = be out of the picture ; be out of the frame .
Example: Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine. Example: Robert may be out of the frame but there is plenty of new talent and eye candy to replace him.» ficha de juego = playing piece .
Example: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.» fuera de juego = offside .
Example: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside.» gol fuera de juego = offside goal .
Example: The blatant offside goal turned out to be the winning goal.» haber mucho en juego = the stakes + be + high .
Example: The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.» hacer juegos malabares = juggle .
Example: He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.» hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle .
Example: Information technology managers face the challenge of juggling both information technology and business issues = Los encargados de la tecnología de la información se enfrente al reto de tener que compatibilizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología de la información con las cuestiones puramente empresariales.» hacer un juego de rol = role-play .
Example: It is easy for me to role-play very different kinds of characters or personalities.» juego al aire libre = outdoor game .
Example: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.» juego compulsivo = compulsive gambling .
Example: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling in this environment.» juego de adivinanzas = guessing game .
Example: The author aims to present Delphi as a practical method and to dispel the idea that Delphi is more of a guessing game.» juego de azar = gamble .
Example: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.» juego de bolos = bowling .
Example: If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds.» juego de búsqueda bibliográfica = library scavenger hunt [Método utilizado para enseñar el uso de la biblioteca y de las técnicas de búsqueda a través de un juego consistente en encontrar documentos o información difícil] .
Example: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.» juego de cartas = euchre [Juego de cartas] .
Example: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.» juego de caza = hunting game .
Example: Primitive war dances, fertility rites, hunting games are all rituals human beings develop in their corporate as well as their private lives.» juego de dados = craps .
Example: In the casino game of craps two dice are rolled and the players wager on the outcome.» juego de dedos = fingerplay [Movimiento de los dedos que acompañan las rimas infantiles] .
Example: Fingerplays are rhymes for very young children that use hand movements coordinated with words to engage and sustain children's interest.» juego de dibujar = drawing game .
Example: In this drawing game, you must draw a line to guide different types of characters to where they belong.» juego de exterior = outdoor game .
Example: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.» juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces .
Example: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises.» juego de fútbol = football game .
Example: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.» juego de guerra = war game [wargame] .
Example: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.» juego de la oca = game of chutes and ladders [También conocido como game of snakes and ladders (juego de serpientes y escaleras)] ; game of snakes and ladders [También conocido como game of chutes and ladders (juego de toboganes y escaleras)] .
Example: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life. Example: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.» juego de la ruleta = game of roulette .
Example: There is a saying in roulette that you live and die by the bet that you choose in the game of roulette.» juego de las castañas = conkers .
Example: Conkers is a game which has been played every autumn for generations but nowadays fewer children are playing it.» juego de las pulgas = tiddlywinks [tiddledywinks] .
Example: Whether tiddlywinks will ever become an Olympic sport is still unknown.» juego del escondite = hide and seek game .
Example: The game was just a hide and seek game, except that when you finally found the people, you had to hold onto them long enough to say, 'Manhunt, Manhunt'.» juego de letras = letter set [Colección de las letras del abecedario, generalmente como figuras recortadas y de tamaño grande, que se utiliza para poner mensajes en un sitio visible desde cierta distancia] .
Example: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).» juego del gato y el ratón = cat and mouse game ; game of cat and mouse .
Example: The military and protesters played a cat and mouse game yesterday as security measures were stepped up. Example: Another year and another game of cat and mouse with my car insurer to get a decent price for renewing my policy.» juego del pilla-pilla = game of tag .
Example: If you played the game of tag when you were a little kid, you'd get a kick out of this: scientists have discovered that gorillas also play it.» juego del ratón y el gato = cat and mouse game ; game of cat and mouse .
Example: The military and protesters played a cat and mouse game yesterday as security measures were stepped up. Example: Another year and another game of cat and mouse with my car insurer to get a decent price for renewing my policy.» juego de malabarismo = balancing act .
Example: The author considers planning as a balancing act between conflicting forces, the need for clear and specific objectives, and good communications between the staff concerned.» juego de manos = sleight-of-hand .
Example: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.» juego de mesa = board game ; table game .
Example: The author looks at some of the extra activities engaged in by libraries, such as the provision of board games vending machines for the sale of drinks and other items. Example: Renaissance gamesters soon embraced backgammon as their table game of choice.» juego de niños = child's play ; children's play ; children's play [Expresión utilizada para indicar que algo es fácil de realizar] .
Example: I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play. Example: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies = Los animales pueden ser fantásticos en los juegos infantiles, ya sea ordeñando una vaca, montando a caballo o simplemente guardando gusanos en una caja hasta que se conviertan en mariposas. Example: Masters of Europe and America, the conquest of Asia and Africa will be merely children's play.» juego de ordenador = computer game .
Example: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.» juego de palabras = turn of phrase ; pun ; play of words ; play on words .
Example: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today. Example: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds. Example: It is only five pages long, but was surprisingly tough to translate with all its plays of words and allusions. Example: Hamlet speaks in riddles and plays on words in order to create a certain suspicion about his sanity.» juego de patio de recreo = playground game .
Example: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.» juego de pelota = ball game [Todo juego que se practica con una pelota] .
Example: Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm wrestling, ball games, and jumping jacks.» juego de piernas = footwork .
Example: A lot about the forehand stroke has to do with traditional footwork, body usage, and weight distribution.» juego de pies = footwork .
Example: A lot about the forehand stroke has to do with traditional footwork, body usage, and weight distribution.» juego de póker = poker game .
Example: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.» juego de póquer = poker game .
Example: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.» juego deportivo = sports game .
Example: In any case, having these companywide sports games is a good way to build up team spirit.» juego de rol = role-play .
Example: Role-plays can be used in many educational settings as a means of engaging students actively with an issue or debate.» juego de salón = parlour game [Aquél que se juega cuando varios amigos se reúnen en la casa de uno de ellos para pasar el tiempo juntos] .
Example: The article 'Parlour games: the real nature of the Internet' argues that in order to take the opportunity presented by the Internet librarians should cease being passive spectators of the changing information scene.» juego de salón recreativo = arcade game .
Example: The discs have attracted a great deal of student attention but it has to be said that for the most part student use of Domesday is at arcade game level.» juego de serpientes y escaleras = game of snakes and ladders [También conocido como game of chutes and ladders (juego de toboganes y escaleras)] .
Example: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.» juego de toboganes y escaleras = game of chutes and ladders [También conocido como game of snakes and ladders (juego de serpientes y escaleras)] .
Example: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.» juego didáctico = didactic game .
Example: There is also an interactive didactic game for younger visitors which demonstrates the principles of underwater excavation.» juego educativo = educational game .
Example: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.» juego ilegal = illegal gambling .
Example: The income helped support illegal gambling, bookmaking, loan sharking, and labor rackets in northern Ohio.» juego infantil = children's play .
Example: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies = Los animales pueden ser fantásticos en los juegos infantiles, ya sea ordeñando una vaca, montando a caballo o simplemente guardando gusanos en una caja hasta que se conviertan en mariposas.» juego informático = computer game .
Example: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.» juego interactivo = interactive game .
Example: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.» juego limpio = fair play .
Example: These values include such things as individualism, notions of fair play, & devotion to the principle of equality of opportunity.» juego obsesivo = compulsive gambling .
Example: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling in this environment.» juegos = gaming .
Example: There is no clearer example of non-technological factors affecting the digital divide than the case of on-line gaming.» juegos de azar = gambling .
Example: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.» juegos de manos = fingergame .
Example: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.» juegos de rol = role playing .
Example: This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.» juegos malabares = juggling act .
Example: The article 'Adaptive technology: a juggling act' describes the wide range of adaptive technology available to help blind and vision impaired students = El artículo "Tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales: juegos malabares" describe la gran variedad de adaptaciones tecnológicas para ayudar a los estudiantes ciegos y con problemas visuales.» Juegos Olímpicos = Olympic games .
Example: The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic games Library'.» juegos olímpicos de invierno = Winter Olympics .
Example: This study tested that assumption by conducting a content analysis of sexual behaviours in ABC, ox, and NBC prime time programmes, when CBS was carrying the Winter Olympics.» Juegos Paralímpicos, los = Paralympic Games, the .
Example: Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of the main sports of the Paralympics.» juego sucio = foul play .
Example: The article 'Foul play' reports the author's investigation into the behaviour of the Software Publishers Association (SPA).» jugar al juego de la botella = play + spin the bottle .
Example: When it comes to playing spin the bottle, the very first thing you'll need is other people (unless you want to play by yourself, which would be a pretty sad sight).» jugar a los juegos = game .
Example: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.» jugar juegos = play + games .
Example: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.» libro de reglas de un juego = rulebook .
Example: Johnson (2005) adds the additional argument that when playing such games, rather than reading the rulebook, gamers learn by doing.» mejorar + Posesivo + juego = up + Posesivo + game ; step up + Posesivo + game ; crank up + Posesivo + game .
Example: This girl will need to up her game if she wants to reign supreme. Example: If Hillary wants to compete, she'll need to step up her game. Example: I think conservatives need to crank up their game when it comes to social media.» meterse en el juego = get in + the game .
Example: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.» pitar fuera de juego = judge + offside .
Example: Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.» poner en juego = tap .
Example: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.» practicar con juegos de rol = role-play .
Example: It is easy for me to role-play very different kinds of characters or personalities.» propio campo de juego = home ground ; home turf .
Example: The fact that they have suffered no more than one defeat at home ground this season is giving the fans a reason for optimism ahead of Tuesday's clash. Example: It was a huge team effort to beat a team who we knew would come at us strong on their home turf.» propio terreno de juego = home turf ; home ground .
Example: It was a huge team effort to beat a team who we knew would come at us strong on their home turf. Example: The fact that they have suffered no more than one defeat at home ground this season is giving the fans a reason for optimism ahead of Tuesday's clash.» que cambia las reglas de(l) juego = game-changing .
Example: Scientists have announced that liquid water likely exists, or existed, on Mars in what could prove to be a game-changing development in extraterrestrial exploration.» que entran en juego = at play .
Example: The author considers the economic, political and social factors at play.» regla de juego = ground rule .
Example: It is possible to lay down some ground rules about the way various elements in a citation should be treated.» reglas del juego, las = rules of the game, the .
Example: The industry is still highly unstable with the new rules of the game yet to be established.» respetar las reglas de juego = play by + the rules .
Example: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.» sala de juegos = game(s) room .
Example: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.» salir del campo de juego = walk off + the field ; walk off + the pitch .
Example: As he walked off the field, I shook his hand and told him that I hadn't seen such a gutty performance in a long time, and I sincerely meant it. Example: Both teams of players in a friendly match in Italy walked off the pitch because of racist chants form the crowd against a player.» salón de juegos = children's gallery [Local con máquinas de juegos electrónicos de todo tipo, billar, futbolín, etc. frecuentemente visitado por los jóvenes] ; video-game arcade ; amusement arcade ; game(s) room .
Example: Its planetarium offers stimulating and brilliantly presented programmes, and its children's galleries have a range of imaginatively designed and robust interactive displays. Example: Taking a clue from the video-game arcades, the scores of the top 10 players are stored and displayed to later players. Example: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders. Example: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.» salón de juegos recreativos = amusement arcade .
Example: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.» saltar al terreno de juego = take to + the field .
Example: It takes some bottle to take to the field every week knowing that you are likely to be on the end of another hiding.» seguirle el juego a Alguien = play along with ; string + Nombre + along ; humour [humor, -USA] .
Example: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet. Example: As soon as I realized it was a scam I decided to string along the scammer to see if they would send me something for proof. Example: With your recipes I will be able to bake things that I will be able to share with my friends without them having to humor me and say it tastes good when it really tastes like cardboard.» ser mucho lo que haber en juego = the stakes + be + high .
Example: The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.» tener intereses en juego = have + invested .
Example: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.» tener mucho en juego = the stakes + be + high .
Example: The stakes were high going into this game, win and we would most likely be in the semifinal, loose and we would be relegated.» teoría de juegos = game theory .
Example: The application of game theory to library networks consists of three basic subjects: the calculation of the costs of a network, the calculation of the gross benefits for the whole network, and the stability of the network.» terreno de juego = playing field ; pitch ; sports field ; sports ground .
Example: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries. Example: The heading PITCH (Football) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento CAMPO (Fútbol) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado. Example: The foundation of a good sports field is the soil in which the grass is grown. Example: Students are now very much enjoying the new sports grounds that were opened at the end of October.juego2 = set ; kit.
Example: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.Example: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained.more:
» hacer juego con = go with .
Example: The Crocs are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency that goes with their dynamic patriarchal system.» haciendo juego = colour-coordinated .
Example: Something very important for men at job interviews is to wear low-heeled, conservative dress shoes that are colour coordinated with the suit.» juego de accesorios = kit ; toolkit .
Example: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained. Example: This toolkit is designed to assist managers to blend today's multigenerational workforce to create harmony, mutual respect, and team effort.» juego de café = coffee set .
Example: The exhibition will include a display of sugar bowls and tea and coffee sets from throughout Australia's history.» juego de caracteres = character set .
Example: Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.» juego de colores = colour scheme .
Example: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.» juego de fichas = card set ; deck of cards .
Example: The <F4> function displays the Main Entry Card followed by the rest of the card set. Example: Any new concepts or terms that emerge during this examination of relationships must also be inserted in the deck of cards = Cualquiera de los conceptos o términos nuevos que surjan durante este análisis de las relaciones deben insertarse también en el juego de fichas.» juego de herramientas = toolkit .
Example: This toolkit is designed to assist managers to blend today's multigenerational workforce to create harmony, mutual respect, and team effort.» juego de llaves de vaso = socket spanner set ; socket wrench set .
Example: If you cannot afford to buy a socket spanner set then inexpensive tubular box spanners are a useful alternative. Example: One very cool maneuver I've seen my husband use before when using a socket wrench set on his truck is to use a mirror to see hard-to-reach places.» juego de parches = patch kit .
Example: Some jumping castles come with a patch kit that can be used to repair them in most cases.» juego de té = tea set .
Example: The exhibition will include a display of sugar bowls and tea and coffee sets from throughout Australia's history.» juego de trenes miniatura = train set ; model train set .
Example: This is the world's biggest train set which covers 1150 square metres, features almost six miles of track and is still not complete. Example: If you're looking for something unique to add to your model train set, you may be interested in adding diner cars.» juegos de = suites of .
Example: But in the late 1830s Engelmann in France and Hullmandel in England developed processes of 'chromolithography' whereby pictures in full colour were printed from suites of stones.» para hacer juego = to match .
Example: His wedding present consisted of epergne, cruets, and spoons to match.» un juego de = a battery of .
Example: There is a whole battery of minor skills and special techniques for using particular sources of information: they have to be mastered one at a time and committed to memory.jugar1 = play ; game.
Example: A man who witnesses said was intoxicated and playing with a handgun died last night after shooting himself in the head.Example: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.more:
» dos pueden jugar el mismo juego = two can play at the same game .
Example: I have always behaved fairly and honourably, but if my opponent insists on descending to dirty and caddish tricks he will find that two can play at that game.» empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game .
Example: Although they fought until the end, they could not get back into the game and succumbed to a 61-37 defeat.» jugar al ahorcado = play + Hangman .
Example: Everyone who says 'words will never hurt,' obviously never played Hangman = Todo aquel que diga que "las palabras nunca hieren", obviamente nunca ha jugado al ahorcado.» jugar a las canicas = play + marbles .
Example: People have been playing marbles in some form for nearly 3000 years.» jugar a las cartas = play + cards .
Example: The woman downed it in one swig, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, and sat down to play some cards.» jugar al badminton = play + badminton .
Example: Can anyone recommend a friendly place to play squash and or badminton in the Altona area?.» jugar al billar = shoot + pool .
Example: Charles loves cooking, fishing, hunting, shooting pool, playing lottery, dressing up in suits, traveling, and living life on the go all the time.» jugar al despiste = throw + a dead cat on the table [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] ; throw (in) + a red herring ; blow + a smokescreen ; put up + a smokescreen .
Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief. Example: It was you who would always throw a red herring to diver attention on some matters that you, your son and your brothers were involved in. Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric. Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views.» jugar al dominó = play + dominoes .
Example: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.» jugar al escondite = play + hide and seek .
Example: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.» jugar al juego de la botella = play + spin the bottle .
Example: When it comes to playing spin the bottle, the very first thing you'll need is other people (unless you want to play by yourself, which would be a pretty sad sight).» jugar a los bolos = bowling ; play + skittles .
Example: If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds. Example: Pensioner Gwen Poole was stabbed to death as she waited for friends to pick her up for a night out playing skittles.» jugar a los dados = play + craps ; shoot + craps .
Example: This gave me the incentive to take the plunge and learn how to play craps -- a decision that I have never regretted. Example: In a fit of despondency, caused by losses sustained at shooting craps, he committed suicide .» jugar a los juegos = game .
Example: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.» jugar a los videojuegos = video game .
Example: Left to their own devices, the kids have been spending most of their time video gaming, teasing each other, and pestering the dogs.» jugar al pilla-pilla = play + tag .
Example: Police in Florida say a 14-year-old girl survived a three-story fall down an elevator shaft while playing tag with friends.» jugar al squash = play + squash .
Example: Can anyone recommend a friendly place to play squash and or badminton in the Altona area?.» jugar a varias bandas = play + the field .
Example: In order to play the field, you need to become a good conversationalist.» jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right .
Example: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.» jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right ; push + (all of) the right buttons .
Example: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction. Example: If you want me to unleash my wild side, you'll have to push all of the right buttons.» jugar con = mess (about/around) with ; play + fast and loose with .
Example: Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it. Example: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.» jugar con ahínco = play + hard ; put on/up + a brave performance [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave performance on] .
Example: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle. Example: Benfica put up a brave performance against Chelsea but still crashed out of the Champions League.» jugar con arrojo = put on/up + a brave performance [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave performance on] .
Example: Benfica put up a brave performance against Chelsea but still crashed out of the Champions League.» jugar con fuego = court + disaster ; play with + fire ; court + danger ; flirt with + danger .
Example: Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?. Example: Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire. Example: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon. Example: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.» jugar con garra = put on/up + a brave performance [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave performance on] .
Example: Benfica put up a brave performance against Chelsea but still crashed out of the Champions League.» jugar con tesón = play + hard .
Example: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.» jugar de ala izquierda = play + the left wing .
Example: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.» jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing .
Example: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.» jugar en contra = play against + each other .
Example: After all of those early years playing against each other, it's great to finally be on the same team.» jugar en el mismo equipo = be on the same team .
Example: After all of those early years playing against each other, it's great to finally be on the same team.» jugar en equipos opuestos = play against + each other .
Example: After all of those early years playing against each other, it's great to finally be on the same team.» jugar juegos = play + games .
Example: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.» jugar juntos = play along with .
Example: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.» jugarle una mala pasada a = pull + a mean prank on ; play + a mean prank on ; play + a nasty trick on ; pull + a nasty trick on ; pull + a dirty trick on ; play + a dirty trick on ; do + the dirty on .
Example: I don't know how these guys keep from getting their asses kicked while pulling these mean pranks on people. Example: Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has a well-established penchant for playing mean pranks on kids. Example: Evolution played a nasty trick on us when it gave us enough intelligence to understand our own mortality. Example: To describe my friend as contemptible would perhaps be a bit harsh, so let it suffice to say that he was not above pulling a nasty trick on a companion. Example: A CBS television reporter was ranting and raving because he thought I pulled a dirty trick on him by stealing a very important picture. Example: But destiny played a dirty trick on them the day Sissi and her husband set off on vacation. Example: I heard that after I'd gone you found consolation with a handsome dame from the Philippines, with sad eyes, but liable to stick a knife in you if you did the dirty on her.» jugar limpio = play + fair .
Example: There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.» jugar peligrosamente = flirt with + danger ; court + danger .
Example: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger. Example: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon.» jugarse la última baza = play + Posesivo + last card ; play + Posesivo + last trump (card) .
Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him. Example: To save her own face, she played her last trump, the card which she had hitherto been careful to keep out of sight.» jugarse la última carta = play + Posesivo + last card ; play + Posesivo + last trump (card) .
Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him. Example: To save her own face, she played her last trump, the card which she had hitherto been careful to keep out of sight.» jugárselo todo = go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go + all out ; go + all in ; push + Posesivo + chips forward ; risk it + all ; go + balls out .
Example: The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87. Example: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Example: The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country. Example: Sailing is like most other things in life that are wor