Usage examples of "jouer" in French with translation to English

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Les enfants allèrent jouer dehors. The children went out to play.
Je n'ai pas le temps de jouer. I have no time for games.
Il a perdu son temps à jouer aux courses hippiques. He wasted his time on gambling at the horse races.
Puis-je aller jouer dehors ? May I go out to play?
Nous ne sommes pas ici pour jouer et nous amuser. We are not here for fun and games.
Il continua à jouer, essayant en vain de se refaire. He kept on gambling, trying in vain to recoup his losses.
Il aime jouer au foot. He likes playing soccer.
S'il vous plaît, prenez une chaise et venez jouer avec nous. Please bring a chair and join us in the game.
Jouer dehors est très amusant. It's a lot of fun playing outdoors.
Je n'ai pas envie de travailler aujourd'hui, allons jouer au football. I don't feel like studying today. Let's go to a soccer game.
J'aime jouer du piano. I like playing the piano.
Ce spécialiste de la conception de jeux classifie les jeux sur plateau selon le nombre de pièces à jouer. This game design specialist classifies board games by the number of player pieces.
Voudriez-vous jouer avec moi ? Would you play with me?
Tu sais jouer аu mahjong? Do you know how to play Mahjong?
Einstein adorait jouer du violon. Einstein loved playing the violin.
Allons jouer au base-ball ! Go play baseball!
Tom sait jouer au foot. Tom is able to play soccer.
J'aime jouer au golf. I like to play golf.
N'arrête pas de jouer. Don't stop playing.
Elle adore jouer au tennis. She is fond of playing tennis.
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