Jugar a las muñecas

Question

You play tennis, soccer, golf, football etc.

How do you say "jugar a las muñecas" in English?

Thanks for the question. I learned the Spanish way of saying this. :) - Raja-jani, Sep 14, 2017

Yes I was curious tío. - Polenta, Sep 14, 2017

Answer 1

Play with dolls.

Thanks. I wasn't sure of the "with" - Polenta, Sep 14, 2017

Answer 2

Playing with dolls is a wristy business.

Thanks. - Polenta, Sep 14, 2017

¿Wristy tiene un significado especial? - Polenta, Sep 14, 2017

It is a bilingual pun. In English it stands in for "risky" as in "risky business"- but is intentionally warped to match the fact that muñeca can mean wrist. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 14, 2017

Ah claro. Gracias por explicarlo.Claro muñeca puede ser doll o wrist. - Polenta, Sep 14, 2017

We should ask if people think boys can also jugar a las muñecas. - Polenta, Sep 14, 2017

Answer 3

Play with:

Play with dolls

Play with toys

Play with pets

Play with friends

Play with brothers and sisters, cousins, etc.

Play (used alone)

Play cards (play games, play hide and seek, play chess, play darts etc.)

Play dice

Play sports (play football, play baseball, play tennis etc.)

Play a joke on someone

Excelente examples - Polenta, Sep 15, 2017

Answer 4

Here's an interesting expression of "jugar a las muñecas" on the wordreference.

• jugar a las muñecas
• jugar a/con a las muñecas