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jugar

Main Entry: jugar

Function: intransitive verb

Language: Spanish

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1 : to play <jugar a la pelota : to play ball>
2 apostar : to gamble, to bet
3 : to joke, to kid

transitive verb

1 : to play <jugar un papel : to play a role> <jugar una carta : to play a card>
2 : to bet

jugarse reflexive verb>

1 : to risk, to gamble away <jugarse la vida : to risk one's life>
2 jugarse el todo por el todo : to risk everything

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