jugarse el tipo
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to stake one's physique."
jugarse el tipo
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to risk one's life)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to put one's life on the line (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Sandro se jugó el tipo cuando bajó por la ladera de la montaña a toda velocidad en su bici.Sandro put his life on the line when he rode his bike at full speed down the mountain slope.
b. to risk one's neck (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Los bomberos se juegan el tipo en los incendios forestales incontrolados.Firefighters risk their necks in forest wildfires.
c. to put one's life at risk
Cuando te haces reportero de guerra, sabes que te vas a jugar el tipo en más de una ocasión.If you become a war reporter, you know you're going to put your life at risk more than once.
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