Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
hacer juego a
English translation:
go along with
Added to glossary by
Lucy Phillips
Jan 20, 2003 18:09
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Canada
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Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
hacer juego a
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
colloquialism
Alguien que hace juego a la patronal.
No se preste para hacerle el juego a la transnacional.
No se preste para hacerle el juego a la transnacional.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | go along with |
Lucy Phillips
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| 4 +5 | to play along with / up to |
Parrot
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| 5 | to play someone's game |
João Carlos Pijnappel
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| 4 | play into the hands of |
Peter Bagney
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Proposed translations
+2
8 mins
Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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318
Selected
go along with
or, if stronger phrases required - and depending on the context, 'to sell out to" or "to suck up to" might be appropriate.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All the answers are very possible for this term, but in my context, it is indeed people trying to 'suck up to the boss'. I just haven't decided if I want to be that colloquial here, if not I will use the other suggestion of 'selling out'."
+5
1 min
to play along with / up to
the employer's association. Fit your context?
Peer comment(s):
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Marian Greenfield
2 mins
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| agree |
EDLING (X)
3 mins
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| agree |
Refugio
19 mins
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| agree |
x-Translator (X)
27 mins
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| agree |
rhandler
51 mins
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8 mins
Peter Bagney
Spain
Spain
Spain
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1017
play into the hands of
hth
17 mins
João Carlos Pijnappel
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Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Dutch to Portuguese, Portuguese to Dutch, English to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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77
to play someone's game
Don't let then make you play the multinational's game
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Note added at 2003-01-20 18:32:15 (GMT)
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sorry them
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Note added at 2003-01-20 18:32:15 (GMT)
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sorry them
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