jouer

Definitions of jouer
  1. verb
    play games for money
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    jouer aux dés
    play dice
    parier
    bet or wager (money)
    miser, parier
    stake on the outcome of an issue
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    pratiquer
    participate in games or sport
  2. verb
    perform on a stage or theater
    synonyms: faire du théâtre, jouer la comédie, tenir un rôle
    faire
    play a role or part
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    exécuter
    give a performance (of something)
  3. verb
    replay (as a melody)
    synonyms: faire entendre
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    créer à nouveau, recréer
    create anew
  4. verb
    bet or wager (money)
    synonyms: parier
  5. verb
    pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
    synonyms:
    faire
    play a role or part
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    feindre, prétendre, simuler
    make a pretence of
  6. verb
    discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
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    débiter, verser
    pour forth or release
  7. verb
    behave in a certain way
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    agir, entrer en action, prendre des mesures
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  8. verb
    give a performance (of something)
    synonyms: exécuter
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    faire du théâtre, jouer la comédie, tenir un rôle
    perform on a stage or theater
    commencer à jouer, entonner
    start playing
    jouer ensemble
    play or sound together, in harmony
    accompagner
    perform an accompaniment to
    jouer d'un instrument à corde
    play on a string instrument with a bow
    type of:
    créer à nouveau, recréer
    create anew
  9. verb
    perform on a certain location
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    faire du théâtre, jouer la comédie, tenir un rôle
    perform on a stage or theater
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    exécuter
    give a performance (of something)
  10. verb
    play on an instrument
    synonyms:
    faire entendre
    replay (as a melody)
    jouer de
    perform music on (a musical instrument)
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    commencer à jouer, entonner
    start playing
    jouer ensemble
    play or sound together, in harmony
    accompagner
    perform an accompaniment to
    jouer d'un instrument à corde
    play on a string instrument with a bow
    type of:
    exécuter
    give a performance (of something)
  11. verb
    put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
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    déployer
    place troops or weapons in battle formation
  12. verb
    play a role or part
    synonyms: faire
    agir, faire
    pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
    faire du théâtre, jouer la comédie, tenir un rôle
    perform on a stage or theater
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    jouer un rôle subalterne
    play a subordinate role to (another performer)
    personnifier
    assume or act the character of
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    créer à nouveau, recréer
    create anew
  13. verb
    manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
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    retirer, se retirer
    cause to be out on a fielding play
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    manipuler
    hold something in one's hands and move it
  14. verb
    behave carelessly or indifferently
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    agir, entrer en action, prendre des mesures
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  15. verb
    cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
    synonyms: avoir du jeu
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    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  16. verb
    move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
    synonyms: se mouvoir
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    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  17. verb
    play on a string instrument with a bow
    synonyms: jouer d'un instrument à corde
  18. verb
    perform music on (a musical instrument)
    synonyms: jouer de
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    jouer un accord
    play chords on (a string instrument)
    battre, jouer de la batterie
    play a percussion instrument
    jouer de la harpe
    play the harp
    jouer du violon
    play the violin or fiddle
    jouer de la trompette
    play or blow on the trumpet
    type of:
    faire sonner, sonner
    cause to sound
  19. verb
    participate in games or sport
    synonyms: pratiquer
    rencontrer
    contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
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    démarrer, partir
    play in the starting lineup
    faire une passe
    complete a pass
    jouer au golf
    play golf
    appeler, faire une offre
    make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
    jouer aux dés
    play dice
    parier
    bet or wager (money)
    miser, parier
    stake on the outcome of an issue
    enchérir, surenchérir
    bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
    enchérir
    to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
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    concurrencer, rivaliser
    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  20. verb
    have a turn; make one's move in a game
    synonyms: aller
    déposer une résolution
    propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
  21. verb
    engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
    synonyms: jouer de
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    agir
    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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