jugársela

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • jugárselas

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuˈɡaɾsela/ [xuˈɣ̞aɾ.se.la]
  • Rhymes: -aɾsela
  • Syllabification: ju‧gár‧se‧la

Verb

jugársela (first-person singular present me la juego, first-person singular preterite me la jugué, past participle la jugado)

  1. (idiomatic) to take a risk, to take one's chances, to go for it
    Vi la oportunidad y me la jugué
    I saw the opportunity and I went for it.
  2. (idiomatic) to play someone, to deceive someone, to play for a fool
    ¡Eso no era lo que habíamos hablado! ¡Me la has jugado!
    That's not what we'd talked about! You played me!

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