Usage examples of "play a waiting game" in English with translation to Spanish

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Can you teach me how to play a bagpipe? ¿Puedes enseñarme a tocar la cornamusa?

This is a meeting room, not a waiting room. Esta es una sala de reuniones, no una sala de espera.

Do you play a musical instrument? ¿Tocas algún instrumento musical?

All Tom wanted was for Mary to play a couple of tunes on her ukulele. Todo lo que Tom quería era que Mary tocara un par de melodías en su ukelele.

Sometimes the boys would play a joke on the teacher. A veces los niños le gastaban bromas al profesor.

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. Cuando vemos una película, jugamos a un videojuego o leemos un libro, les cogemos cariño a ciertos personajes y gradualmente llegamos a parecernos a ellos.

We play a sport. Jugamos un deporte.

He can play a flute. Sabe tocar la flauta.

They often play a practical joke on us. Suelen hacernos bromas pesadas.

I'd like to play a game of ping-pong. Quisiera jugar una mesa de ping-pong.

No matter when you come, I'll play a game of Japanese chess with you. Sin importar cuando vengas, yo jugaré una partida de ajedrez japonés contigo.

Do you want to play a game ¿Quieres jugar conmigo?

Let's play a game of baseball. Juguemos un partido de béisbol.

I play a game with my sister. Estoy jugando un juego con mi hermana.

I'd like to play a game of golf. Quisiera jugar una ronda de golf.

We bought a pool table but have yet to play a single game. Compramos una mesa de billar, pero aún no jugamos ni una partida.

As soon as he got home, he began to play a computer game. Él se puso a jugar un juego de computador tan pronto como llegó a la casa.

Tell me how to play the game. Dime como se juega el juego.

John wins every time we play the game. John gana cada vez que jugamos ese juego.

Tom hurt his left knee during practice, so John had to play the game in his place. Tom se hizo daño en la rodilla izquierda entrenando, así que John tuvo que jugar en su lugar.

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