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

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Il jouait avec sa chatte. He played with his cat.
Tom jouait le rôle d'un marin. Tom acted the part of a sailor.
Sa nationalité jouait contre lui. His nationality counted against him.
Elle jouait au tennis avec lui. She used to play tennis with him.
Elle jouait alors avec sa sœur. She was playing with her sister at that time.
Elle jouait du piano à cette époque. She was playing the piano at that time.
Il jouait du piano et elle chantait. He played the piano and she sang.
Elle jouait du piano à ce moment. She was playing the piano at that time.
Il jouait un rôle important au comité. He played an important role on the committee.
Dick jouait du piano et Lucy chantait. Dick played the piano and Lucy sang.
Elle jouait au tennis tous les dimanches. She used to play tennis every Sunday.
Il jouait au tennis toute la journée. He was playing tennis all day.
Il jouait un rôle mineur dans la pièce. He played a minor part in the play.
Et si on jouait au tennis samedi prochain ? How about playing tennis next Saturday?
Elle jouait de la guitare et il chantait. She played the guitar and he sang.
Mon père jouait au golf le dimanche matin. My father played golf on the Sunday morning.
On jouait souvent aux échecs après l'école. We often played chess after school.
John jouait de la guitare et ses amis chantaient. John played guitar and his friends sang.
Elle jouait souvent au tennis le samedi après-midi. She used to play tennis on Saturday afternoon.
Ils étaient tout ouïe tandis que le pianiste jouait. They were all ears while the pianist was playing.
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