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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
play with [sth] vi + prep (child: amuse self with)jugar con vi + prep
 Lucy was playing with her favourite doll.
 Lucy estaba jugando con su muñeca preferida.
play with [sth] vtr phrasal insep (tamper or fiddle with)juguetear con vi + prep
  toquetear vtr
  manosear vtr
 Beth was playing with one of her earrings nervously.
 Beth jugueteaba nerviosamente con uno de sus aretes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
play along with [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep figurative, informal (feign co-operation with)seguir la corriente loc verb
  (sólo personas)seguirle el juego a loc verb
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 I don't always do what my mother suggests, but I play along with her plans to make her happy.
 No siempre hago lo que sugiere, pero le sigo la corriente a mi madre para hacerla feliz.
play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep informal (tamper) (coloquial)meterle mano a algo loc verb + prep
  (ES: coloquial)trastear con algo vi + prep
  (CO: coloquial)cacharrear con algo vi + prep
 Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work.
 Alguien le ha metido mano al proyector y ahora no anda.
play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep informal (amuse yourself)jugar con algo vi + prep
 The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground.
 El perro estaba jugando con un palo que encontró en el suelo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
play with a full deck,
have a full deck
v expr
informal, figurative (be mentally competent)estar en su sano juicio loc verb
  estar cuerdo loc verb
Note: Usually in the negative
 I'm not sure that guy's playing with a full deck.
 No estoy seguro de que ese tipo esté en su sano juicio.
play with fire v expr figurative (risk danger) (figurado)jugar con fuego loc verb
  ponerse en riesgo v prnl + loc adv
  arriesgarse v prnl
 Computer users are playing with fire if they don't keep their anti-virus software up to date.
 Driving at such high speeds is playing with fire.
 Los usuarios de computadora juegan con fuego si no mantienen actualizado su antivirus. // Conducir tan rápido es jugar con fuego.
play with yourself v expr (masturbate)tocarse v prnl
  (coloquial)hacerse una paja loc verb
  masturbarse v prnl
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