Jugada in english
pronunciation: muv part of speech: verb, noun
jugada
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» hacerle una mala jugada 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.» mala jugada = dirty trick ; nasty trick ; mean prank ; caddish trick ; caddish act ; shabby trick .
Example: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks. Example: The passenger removed from the Dallas-bound US Airways flight did nothing wrong and was the victim of a pretty nasty trick. Example: There were many other overly mean pranks that I would never even think of doing to people, even my enemies. 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. Example: Everyone readily agreed that to spread the story would be a caddish act. Example: Here was a man whom President Washington, before his death, had come to think capable of shabby tricks.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 worth doing: at some point there is nothing left to do but make a decision, push your chips forward, and go all in. Example: Sailing is like most other things in life that are worth doing: at some point there is nothing left to do but make a decision, push your chips forward, and go all in. Example: If you're not willing to risk it all, then you don't want it bad enough. Example: Unfortunately, a lot of people don't understand that sparring is not fighting and when the instructor tells them to spar, they have to go balls out and attempt to knock their opponents out.» jugar sobre seguro = play it + safe .
Example: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.» jugar sucio = play + dirty .
Example: But every now and then you'll run into someone who's truly a bad sport -- a kid who plays dirty, hogs the ball, or says mean things to you.» jugar un papel = play + a role .
Example: Role operators reflect the role that each concept plays in the context of this particular subject.» jugar un partido de fútbol = play + a soccer game .
Example: A stag party took a turn for the worst when a man suffered a heart attack after playing a soccer game.» mientras juega = 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.» partido que se juega en casa = home game ; home match .
Example: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership. Example: Our home match has been cancelled today due to a snow-covered pitch.» partido que se juega fuera de casa = away game ; away match .
Example: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order. Example: Taking part in away matches meant there were often long periods spent in a car travelling to the opponents' ground.» salir a jugar = 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.» si juegas con fuego, te puedes quemar = if you play with fire, you'll get (your fingers) burnt/burned .
Example: And it seems that the old idiom, 'If you play with fire, you'll get burned,' rings true today.» ventaja de jugar en casa = home (ground) advantage .
Example: Studies have shown the existence of a significant home ground advantage in a range of sports.jugar2 = gamble.
Example: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.more:
» jugar a la ruleta rusa = play + Russian roulette .
Example: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.» jugar a las apuestas = 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 al azar = gamble .
Example: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.» jugar a lo seguro = play it + safe .
Example: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.» jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.» jugarse el cuello = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots ; put + Posesivo + head on the block .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by.» jugarse el pellejo = risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck ; Posesivo + head + be + on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the block ; put + Posesivo + neck on the block ; lay + Posesivo + neck on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the line .
Example: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Example: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Example: Ernie told them that I was now in charge; they were to listen to me; and, if I made a mistake, 'my head was on the block'. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by. Example: This ministry requires a no-nonsense and thick-skinned person who is not scared to put his neck on the block in fighting crime, not a softie like him. Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man. Example: A lot of the correspondents in Germany knew that if they wrote something that displeased the Nazis they would be expelled, but he wasn't afraid to put his head on the line by telling the truth.» jugarse el tipo = risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck ; Posesivo + head + be + on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the block ; put + Posesivo + neck on the block ; lay + Posesivo + neck on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the line .
Example: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Example: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Example: Ernie told them that I was now in charge; they were to listen to me; and, if I made a mistake, 'my head was on the block'. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by. Example: This ministry requires a no-nonsense and thick-skinned person who is not scared to put his neck on the block in fighting crime, not a softie like him. Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man. Example: A lot of the correspondents in Germany knew that if they wrote something that displeased the Nazis they would be expelled, but he wasn't afraid to put his head on the line by telling the truth.» jugarse el tipo (por) = stick out + Posesivo + neck (for) [También usado en el orden stick + Posesivo + neck out (for)] .
Example: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.» jugarse el todo por el todo = take + the plunge ; risk + life and limb .
Example: The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'. Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.» jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.» jugarse la camisa = bet + Posesivo + life ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots .
Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it.» jugarse la piel = risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck ; Posesivo + head + be + on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the block ; put + Posesivo + neck on the block ; lay + Posesivo + neck on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the line .
Example: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Example: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Example: Ernie told them that I was now in charge; they were to listen to me; and, if I made a mistake, 'my head was on the block'. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by. Example: This ministry requires a no-nonsense and thick-skinned person who is not scared to put his neck on the block in fighting crime, not a softie like him. Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man. Example: A lot of the correspondents in Germany knew that if they wrote something that displeased the Nazis they would be expelled, but he wasn't afraid to put his head on the line by telling the truth.» jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette ; risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; bet + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck ; bet + Posesivo + bottom dollar ; bet + Posesivo + shirt ; bet + Posesivo + boots ; put + Posesivo + proverbials on the line ; put + Posesivo + balls on the line ; put + Posesivo + nuts on the line ; put + Posesivo + neck on the line ; put + Reflexivo + on the (firing) line (of fire) [Las construcciones posibles son put + Reflexivo + on the line o put + Reflexivo + on the firing line o put + Reflexivo + on the line of fire] ; Posesivo + head + be + on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the block ; put + Posesivo + neck on the block ; lay + Posesivo + neck on the block ; put + Posesivo + head on the line ; take + Posesivo + life in(to) + Posesivo + (own) hands .
Example: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'. Example: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Example: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Example: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Example: Vachal says there is 'no friggin' way' that happened and that she would 'bet her bottom dollar' that Bialek's allegations are untrue. Example: Nobody with any sense would bet their shirt on it, but it's worth a small punt. Example: I can bet my boots those who haven't read the book would love it. Example: Those same people you call 'rich pigs' have at one time or another put their proverbials on the line so that poor people like you can have a job and something to complain about. Example: That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things. Example: He risked his career and put his nuts on the line, all because he's a good cop and wants to bring bad guys to justice. Example: You deserve to reap the rewards that come with the risk of putting your neck on the line day in and day out. Example: A hero is someone who puts himself on the line to save someone else. Example: Ernie told them that I was now in charge; they were to listen to me; and, if I made a mistake, 'my head was on the block'. Example: She has put her head on the block in defending her principles, which she insists her staff must also abide by. Example: This ministry requires a no-nonsense and thick-skinned person who is not scared to put his neck on the block in fighting crime, not a softie like him. Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man. Example: A lot of the correspondents in Germany knew that if they wrote something that displeased the Nazis they would be expelled, but he wasn't afraid to put his head on the line by telling the truth. Example: This brave tourist decided to take her life in her hands when she posed with a wild crocodile in Ghana.» jugárselo a cara o cruz = toss + heads or tails ; toss + a coin ; toss for it ; flip + a coin .
Example: He then decided whether to go to the right or to the left by tossing heads or tails at every street corner. Example: When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. Example: If you can't decide you can always toss for it. Example: For example, if you flip a coin 10 times, how many times do you expect it to come up heads?.» 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 worth doing: at some point there is nothing left to do but make a decision, push your chips forward, and go all in. Example: Sailing is like most other things in life that are worth doing: at some point there is nothing left to do but make a decision, push your chips forward, and go all in. Example: If you're not willing to risk it all, then you don't want it bad enough. Example: Unfortunately, a lot of people don't understand that sparring is not fighting and when the instructor tells them to spar, they have to go balls out and attempt to knock their opponents out.» jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket .
Example: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.» jugar una apuesta = place + a bet .
Example: Placing bets over the Internet was effectively criminalized by the federal government last Friday.