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jugar meaning in English

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jugar verb

gamble [gambled, gambling, gambles](to play risky games for monetary gain)
verb
[UK: ˈɡæm.bl̩] [US: ˈɡæm.bl̩]Gambling is a vice. = Jugar es un vicio.

play [played, playing, plays](act in a manner such that one has fun)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈpleɪ]I was playing. = Estaba jugando.

sport [sported, sporting, sports](mock or tease)
verb
[UK: spɔːt] [US: ˈspɔːrt]

toy [toyed, toying, toys](to play with)
verb
[UK: tɔɪ] [US: ˌtɔɪ]Don't toy with me. = No juegues conmigo.

jugar a verb

play [played, playing, plays](participate in (a sport or game))
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈpleɪ]

jugar a lo seguro verb

play it safe(take a cautious, risk-free approach)
verb

jugar a ser Dios verb

play God(make life-and-death decisions)
verb

jugar con fuego verb

play with fire(put oneself in a precarious situation)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər]

jugar sucio verb

play dirty(to act dishonestly)
verb

jugar una mala pasada verb

backfire [backfired, backfiring, backfires](fail)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈbæk.ˌfaɪr]

jugarreta noun
{f}

dirty trick(an unkind trick)
noun
[UK: ˈdɜː.ti trɪk] [US: ˈdɝː.ti ˈtrɪk]

prank [pranks](practical joke or mischievous trick)
noun
[UK: præŋk] [US: ˈpræŋk]

conjugar verb

conjugate [conjugated, conjugating, conjugates](to inflect (a verb) for each person)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒn.dʒʊ.ɡeɪt] [US: ˌkɑːn.dʒə.ˈɡeɪt]

inflect [inflected, inflecting, inflects](grammar: vary the form of a word)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈflekt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈflekt]

enjugar verb

dry [dried, drying, dries](to make dry)
verb
[UK: draɪ] [US: ˈdraɪ]

wipe [wiped, wiping, wipes](remove surface substance)
verb
[UK: waɪp] [US: ˈwaɪp]She wiped away her tears. = Ella se enjugó las lágrimas.

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