jugar

article & verb transitive & verb neuter

1. To play, to sport, to frolic, to trifle, to toy.

2. To play, to game, to contend at some game.

3. To gamble (apostar), to game, to play extravagantly for money, to lose at play.

4. To put in action or motion: speaking of a part of the body.

5. To make use of weapons (armas).

6. To move on joints or hinges.

7. To intervene; to take an active part in an affair, to exercise.

8. To mock, to make gone of.

 

Jugar 5 dólares a una carta -> to stake 5 dollars on a card

Jugar al tenis -> to play tennis

La niña juega a ser madre -> the little girl plays at being mother

Solamente está jugando contigo -> he's just trifling with you