no ser cosa de juegos

Question

¿Cómo puedo traducir "no ser cosa de juegos" a íngles?

I don't really have a given context. Sorry I was just given a list to look up and I couldn't find any entries for this phrase anywhere in other dictionaries or web pages, i didn't know what else to do. - Christi-Anna, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 1

Some more context would be good - if it's referring to a person perhaps it could mean 'don't be a play thing'? but this could be way off :(

oops sorry KG - didn't see this!!! voting - margaretbl, Feb 19, 2011

lol no worries Margaret :) - Kiwi-Girl, Feb 19, 2011

Answer 2

We definitely need more context, but 'To not be a plaything' comes to mind....

After reading the sentence for the "N th" time, I am leaning in your direction. - pacofinkler, Feb 19, 2011

I am bad, love cheese:) - Silvia, Feb 19, 2011

me too! good 4 year old wisconsin cheddar particularly, - pacofinkler, Feb 19, 2011

yeah, sorry I was just given a list to look up and I couldn't find any entries for this phrase anywhere. - Christi-Anna, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 3

I think the correct phrase should be: "No es cosa de juegos". Y en inglés significa:

This is not a game

We are not playing (kidding)

This is how I interpret it, too. - Gekkosan, Feb 19, 2011

Answer 4

"This (thing) is not a game" comes to mind as I cannot find anything better!

Come on heavyweights get in here.strong text

Answer 5

Para contexto: "Quiero ser un oso actual, no ser cosa de juegos."

For context: "I want to be a real bear, not to be a plaything."

Sorry if my grammar is not right. It's a stretch. I just wanted to use that cute picture jaja. - happyquilter, Feb 19, 2011

Loved it:) - Silvia, Feb 19, 2011

Quiero ser un oso "de verdad", ¡no bromeo! "No es cosa de juegos" is way too formal for the teddy bear to say ;-) - gone, Feb 19, 2011