play along

seguir el juego

Ayudar a sostener una broma, un engaño o una historia inventada actuando como si fuera real.

En inglés sencillo: To help with a trick, joke, or false story by acting as if it is real.

• Just play along and pretend you know me.
• He played along with the joke to surprise his sister.
• I refused to play along with their dishonest scheme.

Cómo se usa: play along with someone/something (She played along with our story about the missing cake.)

Sinónimos: join in, go along

Expresiones frecuentes: play along with someone, play along with something

cooperar, seguir la corriente

Colaborar con el plan o la petición de alguien, aunque tengas dudas.

En inglés sencillo: To cooperate with someone’s plan or request, even if you have doubts about it.

• I will play along for now.
• They played along with the plan despite their doubts.
• Will you play along until we know more?

Cómo se usa: play along with someone/something (We agreed to play along with her plan for now.)

Sinónimos: cooperate, go along

Antónimos: resist

Expresiones frecuentes: play along with someone, play along for now

seguir la corriente

Actuar como si estuvieras de acuerdo con alguien, aunque en realidad no lo estás.

En inglés sencillo: You act as if you agree with someone, although you do not really agree.

• I knew it was a joke, so I played along.
• She played along with their plan while secretly looking for help.
• Will you play along and pretend we have never met?

Cómo se usa: play along with someone/something (I played along with his story to avoid an argument.)

Sinónimos: pretend to agree, humor

Expresiones frecuentes: play along with someone, play along with something

seguir el juego, fingir creer

Actuar como si creyeras una broma o un engaño, aunque sabes lo que ocurre de verdad.

En inglés sencillo: To act as if you believe a joke or trick, although you know what is really happening.

• I knew the answer but decided to play along.
• She realized they were joking and played along anyway.
• Did he play along, or was he really fooled?

Cómo se usa: play along with someone/something (I knew it was a prank but played along with them.)

Sinónimos: pretend, humor

Expresiones frecuentes: play along with someone, play along anyway

tocar junto con una grabación, acompañar

Tocar un instrumento mientras suena una grabación, siguiendo su velocidad y su ritmo.

En inglés sencillo: To make music on an instrument at the same time as a recording, matching its speed and rhythm.

• Play along with this song.
• She played along on her guitar.
• Can you play along without looking at the music?

Cómo se usa: play along with something (I play along with my favorite recordings.)

Sinónimos: accompany

Expresiones frecuentes: play along with recordings, play along on guitar

engañar, dar largas a

Mantener a alguien creyendo tus mentiras para aprovecharte de esa persona.

En inglés sencillo: To keep someone believing your lies so you can use them for your own purposes.

• He played her along with false promises.
• The scammers played their victims along until they sent money.
• She realized he had been playing her along for months.

Cómo se usa: play someone along (The fraudster played her along with promises of a huge reward.)

Sinónimos: string along, deceive

Expresiones frecuentes: play someone along, play victims along