WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
'play with' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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