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2 Translation results for play in Spanish

verb | noun

play verb

unfavorite favorite play sound
played, has played, is playing, plays
jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante); jugar; juguetear; tocar (musica o un instrumento); tocar; interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro); actuar (en una obra de teatro)

Example sentences of
play verb

  • The children play in the park.
  • Can Sara come out and play?
  • He played by himself in his room.
  • Did you play any sports in high school?
  • No one dares to play chess with him.
  • The children were playing hide-and-seek.
  • I have a chess set. Do you want to play?
  • It's your turn to play.
  • She hurt her wrist but decided to continue playing.
  • He played in every major tournament this year.
  • The children were playing in the yard.

Synonyms of
play verb

play noun

unfavorite favorite play sound
plays
juego; obra de teatro, pieza (de teatro); juego (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)

Example sentences of
play noun

  • The play is based on a real-life event.
  • He wrote, directed, and starred in the play.
  • His fifth grade class is putting on a play about the first Thanksgiving.
  • I've gone to all of my daughter's school plays.
  • The book discusses the role of play in a child's development.
  • As the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
  • Please, no talking during play.
  • Rain held up play for an hour.
  • The chess match finally ended after three hours of play.
  • The two golfers were tied at the start of play yesterday.

Synonyms of
play noun

Phrasal verbs for play

Related phrases for play

Reverse translation for play

jugar  (un deporte, etc.) - to play, to play, to bet, to gamble, to bet, to joke, to kid 
jugar a  (un juego)
jugar contra  (un contrincante)
jugar  - to play, to play, to bet, to gamble, to bet, to joke, to kid 
juguetear  - to play, to cavort, to frolic, to toy, to fiddle 
tocar  (musica o un instrumento) - to knock, to ring, to touch, to feel, to handle, to touch on, to refer to, to concern, to affect, to play (a musical instrument) 
tocar  - to knock, to ring, to touch, to feel, to handle, to touch on, to refer to, to concern, to affect, to play (a musical instrument) 
interpretar  - to interpret, to play, to perform 
hacer el papel de  (un carácter)
representar  (una obra de teatro) - to represent, to act for, to perform, to look, to appear as, to symbolize, to stand for, to signify, to mean 
actuar  (en una obra de teatro) - to act, to perform 
juego  - play, playing, game, sport, gaming, gambling, set 
pieza  (de teatro) - piece, part, component, piece (in chess), piece, work, room, bedroom 
juego  (de la luz, una brisa, etc.) - play, playing, game, sport, gaming, gambling, set 
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