play charades

play charades(
pley
 
shuh
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. jugar a las charadas
Before dinner, we played charades with movies and TV shows.Antes de cenar, jugamos a las charadas con películas y series.
b. jugar charadas
Laura is really good at playing charades. Her team always wins.Laura juega charadas muy bien. Su equipo siempre gana.
c. jugar mímica
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
We're going to play charades with the vocabulary we learned yesterday.Vamos a jugar mímica con el vocabulario que aprendimos ayer.
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