jugársela

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuˈɡaɾsela/
  • 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
    ¡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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