Jouons (en. Let's play)

/ʒu.ɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To participate in a game or recreational activity.

We play soccer every Saturday.

Nous jouons au foot chaque samedi.

To interpret a role in a play or film.

We are performing in a comedy for school.

Nous jouons dans une comédie pour l'école.

To use a musical instrument.

We play guitar together.

Nous jouons de la guitare ensemble.

Derived from the Latin 'jocare', meaning 'to play'.

Let's play together!

To invite someone to participate in a game.

Jouons ensemble !

Let's lay our cards on the table.

To be honest and transparent in a situation.

Jouons cartes sur table.

Let's play the game.

To accept the rules of a situation.

Jouons le jeu.

game

Recreational activity involving rules.

jeu

player

Person who participates in a game.

joueur

play

Action of participating in a recreational activity.

jouer

To have fun in a carefree manner.

We really played well last night going out.

On a vraiment bien joué hier soir en sortant.

To play a video game.

We were playing on the console all night.

On jouait à la console toute la nuit.