play around

jugar

play around(pley uh-raund)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to play)

a. jugar

Do your chores. - But I want to go outside and play around!

Haz tus tareas. - ¡Pero quiero ir afuera y jugar!

2.

(colloquial)

(old-fashioned)

(to have sex; often used with "with")

a. tontear

(colloquial)

We played around, but Kyle is not my boyfriend.

Tonteamos, pero Kyle no es mi novio.

3. (to tinker; often used with "with")

a. juguetear

This soup is too salty. - Why don't you play around with the recipe?

Esta sopa está demasiado salada. - ¿Por qué no jugueteas con la receta?

b. dar vueltas (idea)

Your thesis needs work. Play around with the idea and turn in another draft next week.

Tienes que trabajar tu tesis; dale vueltas a la idea y entrega otro borrador la semana que viene.

4. (to be unserious; often used with "with")

a. jugar

This is not the time to play around. Chloe's life is in danger.

Este no es momento de jugar; la vida de Chloe corre peligro.

play around

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 (also play about) [+children] jugar; divertirse

2 (sleep around) dormir con cualquiera

3

to play around or about with sth (fiddle with) juguetear con algo; (tamper with) toquetear algo

Stop playing around with that watch!

It's frightening that scientists are allowed to play around with the hormone content of plants

I played around with the programme till it worked ensayé el programa de varias maneras hasta hacerlo funcionar bien; to play around with an idea dar vueltas a una idea; barajar una idea

I was just playing around with a few ideas when the plot of the film suddenly came to me