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1 jouer Verb, intransitive

(a) to play (avec, with); (at casino) to gamble; (on the stock exchange) to speculate; (Theat, TV etc) to act (dans, in); ~ de to play a musical instrument; to use a tool, weapon; ~ à to play a game


Present
je joue, tu joues, il/elle joue, nous jouons, vous jouez, ils/elles jouent
Imperfect
je jouais, tu jouais, il/elle jouait, nous jouions, vous jouiez, ils/elles jouaient
Future
je jouerai, tu joueras, il/elle jouera, nous jouerons, vous jouerez, ils/elles joueront
Perfect
j' ai joué, tu as joué, il/elle a joué, nous avons joué, vous avez joué, ils/elles ont joué
Present subjunctive
je joue, tu joues, il/elle joue, nous jouions, vous jouiez, ils/elles jouent

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2 jouer Verb, transitive

(a) to play, act a role; to put on, show a play, film; to play a game, the idiot; to stake, wager, bet money; (fig) ~ le jeu to play the game; (Slang) se la ~ to think one's it

(b) (fig) to play (the card of); ~ (la carte de) l'honnêteté to play the honesty card; ~ l'innocence to play the innocent

(c) (Comput) to play (back) an animation, video clip

(d) (Belgicism) to play a musical instrument

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