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Translation for 'to play on words' from English to French

	ling. jouer sur les mots	to play on words
	jeu `{m}` de mots	play on words
Partial Matches
	ling. jouer avec les mots	to play with words
	théâtre monter une pièce	to put on a play
	mus. jouer du xylophone	to play on the xylophone
	sport être ailier gauche	to play on the left wing
	jouer un tour à qn.	to play a joke on sb
	exploiter la faiblesse de qn.	to play on sb.'s weakness
	sport jouer sur gazon	to play (tennis) on grass courts
	sport être ailier droit	to play on the right wing
	jouer un (mauvais) tour à qn.	to play a (nasty) trick on sb.
	jouer des tours à qn.	to play a practical joke on sb.
	faire une farce à qn.	to play a (practical) joke on sb.
	jouer un vilain tour à qn.	to play a nasty trick on sb.
	jouer un (sale) tour à qn.	to play a (mean) trick on sb.
	faire une cochonnerie à qn. `[fam.]`	to play a dirty trick on sb. `[coll.]`
	faire une saleté à qn. `[fam.]`	to play a dirty trick on sb. `[coll.]`
	jouer un tour de cochon à qn. `[fam.]` `[loc.]`	to play a dirty trick on sb. `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	Mon état de santé m'interdit le sport.	I can't play sports on account of my health.
	mot `{m}` de la fin	closing words `{pl}`
	en d'autres mots `{adv}`	in other words
	débordement `{m}` de paroles	flood of words

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Translation for 'to play on words' from English to French

to play on words: jouer sur les motsling.
play on words: jeu {m} de mots
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to play with words: jouer avec les motsling.
to put on a play: monter une piècethéâtre
to play on the xylophone: jouer du xylophonemus.
to play on the left wing: être ailier gauchesport
to play a joke on sb: jouer un tour à qn.
to play on sb.'s weakness: exploiter la faiblesse de qn.
to play (tennis) on grass courts: jouer sur gazonsport
to play on the right wing: être ailier droitsport
to play a (nasty) trick on sb.: jouer un (mauvais) tour à qn.
to play a practical joke on sb.: jouer des tours à qn.
to play a (practical) joke on sb.: faire une farce à qn.
to play a nasty trick on sb.: jouer un vilain tour à qn.
to play a (mean) trick on sb.: jouer un (sale) tour à qn.
to play a dirty trick on sb. [coll.]: faire une cochonnerie à qn. [fam.]

faire une saleté à qn. [fam.]
to play a dirty trick on sb. [coll.] [idiom]: jouer un tour de cochon à qn. [fam.] [loc.]
I can't play sports on account of my health.: Mon état de santé m'interdit le sport.
closing words {pl}: mot {m} de la fin
in other words: en d'autres mots {adv}
flood of words: débordement {m} de paroles

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