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to play (at) soldiers

jugar a la guerra

to play (at) jump rope

brincar la reata Mex

to play (at) jump rope

saltar a la cuerda

to play (at) jump rope

saltar a la comba Spain

to play (at) jump rope

saltar (al) lazo Col

to play (at) jump rope

saltar al cordel Chil

to play at or by sight MUS

tocar a primera vista

to be/play at home

to shoot or Brit play (at) dice

jugar a los dados

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jugar a las adivinanzas

to play at guessing riddles

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at [Am æt, ət, Brit at, ət] PREP

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1. at (indicating location, position):

she was waiting at the door/restaurant

estaba esperando en la puerta/el restaurante

at Daniel's

en casa de Daniel

at Daniel's

at Daniel's

en lo de Daniel RioPl

I stayed at a hotel

me quedé en un hotel

we were at church

estábamos en la iglesia

to be at the table or form at table

estar sentados a la mesa

don't call me at the office

no me llames a la oficina

at the back or rear of the house

al fondo de la casa

who was at the wedding?

¿quién estuvo en la boda?

2. at (in email addresses):

3. at (indicating direction):

to point at sth/sb

señalar algo/a alguien

she aimed the gun at him

le apuntó con la pistola

look out, someone's shooting at us!

¡cuidado, nos están disparando!

they were throwing stones at him

le estaban tirando piedras

he smiled at me/her

she was screaming at me to come back

me estaba gritando que volviera

he banged at the door with his fists

aporreó la puerta con los puños

4. at (indicating time):

at 6 o'clock

you can't call at this time!

¡no puedes llamar a esta hora or a estas horas!

at noon/nightfall

a mediodía/al anochecer

at Christmas

at Christmas

por Navidades Spain

at this stage in the game

a esta altura del partido

at that very moment

en ese mismo momento

at a later date

at a later date

en fecha posterior form

at the last count

en el último recuento

where did you go at lunchtime?

¿dónde fuiste a la hora de comer?

at your age

he left home at the age of 20

se fue de casa a los 20 años

5.2. at (occupied with):

people at work

gente trabajando

children at play

she's at dinner

what are you at?

what are you at?

¿en qué andas? inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning

ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando inf

to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning

ha estado toda la mañana dale que te pego estudiando Spain inf

the neighbors are hard at it again!

¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que dale!

the neighbors are hard at it again!

¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que te pego! Spain

the children are at it again!

¡los niños han vuelto a empezar!

while you're at it you can wipe the table

ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa

to be at sth I know she's been at my things

sé que ha estado hurgando en mis cosas

Joe's been at the brandy again

Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy inf

to be (on) at sb

darle la lata a alguien inf

his wife's been on at him to stop smoking

su mujer le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

6.1. at (with measurements, numbers, rates etc):

I'd put the crowd at 2, 000

yo diría que habría unas 2.000 personas

they sell them at around $80/at half price

las venden a alrededor de $80/a mitad de precio

three at a time

de tres en tres

we sold it at a higher price

lo vendimos más caro

at 80 mph/100 degrees

a 80 mph/100 grados

to do something at a run

hacer algo corriendo

at high temperatures

a altas temperaturas

at a depth of 200m

a una profundidad de 200m

6.2. at (with superlative):

at worst I'll have to give up my job

lo peor que puede pasar es que tenga que dejar el trabajo

at the soonest

como muy pronto

at the latest

he was at his most amusing

estuvo más divertido que nunca or de lo más divertido

bureaucracy at its most exasperating

la burocracia en su forma más exasperante

French cooking at its best

lo mejor de la cocina francesa

abstract art at its best

el arte abstracto en su expresión más depurada

7. at (because of):

he was surprised at the decision

le sorprendió la decisión

she smiled at their antics

sus travesuras le hicieron gracia

no one laughed at the joke

nadie se rió con el chiste

don't laugh at me!

¡no te rías de mí!

they cried at the news

lloraron al enterarse de la noticia

they fled at the sound of footsteps

huyeron al oír pasos

I faint at the sight of blood

me desmayo al ver sangre or cuando veo sangre

at sb's request

a petición de alguien

at sb's request

a pedido de alguien LatAm

I did it at his insistence

lo hice porque él insistió

his spirits rose at the thought of …

se le levantaba el ánimo al pensar …

8. at (concerning):

she's good at her job

hace bien su trabajo

she's hopeless at anything practical

es absolutamente negada para las cosas prácticas

she's poor at French/Physics

no es muy buena en francés/física

he's terrible at making speeches

es un pésimo orador

I'm bad at organizing things

no sirvo para organizar cosas

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that

ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, se especializa en eso

he's upset someone else now — yes, he's good at that

ha vuelto a disgustar a alguien — sí, para eso es mandado a hacer CSur

I.play [Am pleɪ, Brit pleɪ] N

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1.3. play C (turn, move):

it's your play now

1.4. play C Am SPORTS (maneuver):

play

to make a play for sb/sth also Brit he made a play for her

trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries

la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2. play U (interplay):

play

the play of light and shadow

el juego de luces y sombras

4. play C THEAT:

play

obra f (de teatro)

play

pieza f (teatral)

play

5. play C (pun):

a play on words

un juego de palabras

II.play [Am pleɪ, Brit pleɪ] VB trans

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1.1. play hopscotch/leapfrog:

play

let's play house

vamos a jugar a las madres or a las visitas

to play a joke/trick on sb

hacerle or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

2.1. play (compete against):

play opponent/team

we're playing them in the finals

en la final jugamos contra ellos

to play sb at sth I used to play her at chess

jugaba ajedrez con ella

to play sb at sth I used to play her at chess

jugaba al ajedrez con ella Spain RioPl

2.3. play (in particular position):

play inside left/quarterback

which position are you playing?

¿en qué posición juegas?

which position are you playing?

¿de qué juegas?

2.4. play (use in game):

play reserve

play reserve

3. play (gamble on):

play

to play the horses/dogs inf

jugar a los caballos/galgos

to play the market FIN

jugar a la bolsa

4.1. play instrument:

play

to play the piano/the clarinet

tocar el piano/el clarinete

4.2. play:

interpretar form

5.2. play THEAT:

to play it cool

hacer como si nada

to play (it) dumb

hacerse el tonto

to play (it) safe

to play (it) safe

to play (it) smart

to play (it) straight

ser sincero or honesto

to play (it) straight LIT, THEAT

representar el papel sin artificios

to play (it) straight LIT, THEAT

actuar con naturalidad

5.3. play THEAT:

play theater/town

7. play (treat) liter:

to play sb fair

tratar bien a alguien

to play sb false

engañar a alguien

8. play (move) + adv compl:

to play the spotlight over the stage

recorrer el escenario con el reflector

they played the hoses over the blaze

movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

9. play (in angling) SPORTS:

III.play [Am pleɪ, Brit pleɪ] VB intr

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1. play (amuse oneself):

play children:

we tried to persuade him but he wouldn't play inf

tratamos de convencerlo pero no quiso saber nada

to play at sth

they were playing at cops and robbers

estaban jugando a ladrones y policías

what are you playing at?

¿a qué estás jugando?

what are you playing at?

¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play with sb/sth

jugar con alguien/algo

she played with her toys/friends

jugaba con sus juguetes/amigos

I played with the idea

I played with the idea

le di vueltas a la idea

I feel you're just playing with me

me parece que solo estás jugando conmigo or que te estás burlando de mí

to play with words

jugar con las palabras

we don't have much time/money to play with

no disponemos de mucho tiempo/de mucho dinero

to play with oneself euph

toquetearse euph

to play fast and loose with sb/sth

jugar con alguien/algo

2. play:

play GAMES, SPORTS

play!

¡que empiece el juego!

to play for money

jugar por dinero

whose turn is it to play?

¿a quién le toca (jugar)?

the court is playing well today

la cancha está en buenas condiciones hoy

to play fair

to play fair with sb

ser justo con alguien

to play straight with sb

ser sincero con alguien

3.2. play (pretend):

to play dead

hacerse el muerto

to play hard to get

hacerse el (or la etc.) interesante

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play at VB trans

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1. play at (pretend):

to play at (being) sth

jugar a (ser) algo

2. play at (do for amusement):

to play at (being) sth

hacer como que (se es) algo

she is playing at being a student

hace como que estudia

3. play at pej (do):

what are you playing at?

¿a qué viene esto?

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at¹ [ət] PREP

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2. at (time):

all at once

en este momento

at the time

at the same time

al mismo tiempo

at three o'clock

while I am at it

mientras lo estoy haciendo

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

en el mejor/peor de los casos

at war/peace

a los 20 (años)

I feel at ease

me siento tranquilo

to be at a loss

estar sin saber qué hacer

to be at lunch

estar en el almuerzo

a child at play

un niño jugando

I.play [pleɪ] N

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2. play no pl SPORTS:

play

to be in/out of play

estar dentro/fuera de juego

5. play no pl (free movement):

play

to allow [or give] sth full play

dar rienda suelta a algo

Phrases:

to make a play for sth

intentar conseguir algo

II.play [pleɪ] VB intr

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2. play (perform):

play

3. play MUS:

play

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1. play (participate in game):

play

to play bridge

jugar al bridge

to play a card

jugar una carta

2. play (participate in sport):

play

to play football

jugar al fútbol

to play a match/a round

jugar un partido/una ronda

4. play MUS:

play

to play the piano

5. play (operate an audio or video device):

play

do you have to play the music so loud?

¿es necesario que pongas el equipo de música tan alto?

to play a CD/video

poner un compact disc/un vídeo

6. play (perpetrate):

at² [ɑ:t, æt] (in email address)

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