Usage examples of "play a trick" in English with translation to French

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I missed a trick by not buying the complete version. Je me suis planté en achetant pas la version complète.

In America, people play a different version of Mahjong. En Amérique, les gens jouent à différentes versions du Mahjong.

He thought maybe this was a trick. Il pensa que c'était peut-être un piège.

Kate has been given an opportunity to play a major role in a movie. Kate a eu l'occasion de jouer un rôle important dans un film.

You can't fool me with a trick like that. Tu ne peux pas me tromper avec un truc comme ça.

You play a musical instrument, don't you? Tu joues d'un instrument de musique n'est-ce pas ?

Sometimes the boys would play a joke on the teacher. Quelquefois les garçons faisaient des blagues au professeur.

Let's play a game of baseball. Jouons un match de baseball.

I play a game with my sister. Je joue à un jeu avec ma sœur.

Let's play a game of blind man's buff. Jouons à colin-maillard.

When we watch a movie, play a video game, or read a book, we become emotionally attached to certain characters and gradually become like them. Lorsque nous regardons un film, jouons à un jeu vidéo ou lisons un livre, nous développons un attachement émotionnel avec certains personnages et devenons progressivement comme eux.

I'll play a sonata for you. Je vais jouer une sonate pour toi.

We play a sport. Nous pratiquons un sport.

He can play a flute. Il sait jouer de la flûte.

They often play a practical joke on us. Ils nous font souvent marcher.

We will play a tennis match. Nous ferons une partie de tennis.

Bring the guns into play when the enemy approaches us. Faites jouer du canon à l'approche de l'ennemi.

Mike played a bad trick on his brother. Mike a joué un mauvais tour à son frère.

Must the woman always play the secondary role? La femme doit-elle toujours jouer le second rôle ?

I was aware of the trick in this magic. Je connaissais déjà le "truc" de son tour de magie.

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