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to play make believe

Spanish translation: juegos de simulación o imitación


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English term or phrase:play make believe
Spanish translation:juegos de simulación o imitación
Entered by: Cecilia Della Croce
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11:53 Sep 27, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: to play make believe
The child enjoys playibg make believe, playing with real objects
Susana Vivas
Argentina
Local time: 09:02
juegos de simulación o imitación
Explanation:
es cuando juegan a "hacer creer algo", por ej, hagamos que yo soy tu mamá y vos sos bebé" o jugar a la casita, etc
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Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 09:02
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Summary of answers provided
5papeles imaginarios
Dorritt
5juegos de rol
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
4 +1juegos de simulación o imitación
Cecilia Della Croce
4 +1imaginacionFelix Ortiz


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
imaginacion


Explanation:
juega con la imaginacion,
"make believe" es una expression para hablar de cuando los ninos usan su imaginacion

Felix Ortiz
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oderus: juegos de simulacion
37 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
juegos de simulación o imitación


Explanation:
es cuando juegan a "hacer creer algo", por ej, hagamos que yo soy tu mamá y vos sos bebé" o jugar a la casita, etc

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 09:02
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 170

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agree  Mapi
6 mins
  -> Gracias, Mapi
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
juegos de rol


Explanation:
Así se les llama al menos en jerga pedagógica.


    Reference: http://msucares.com/home_family/nhi/lessons/learning/dramati...
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 08:02
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 77
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mapi: no tengo idea en otras partes, pero lo que se entiende en España por "juegos de rol" no va dirigido niños sino a adultos. Se ha dado el caso de adolescentes que se han visto envueltos en graves problemas por meterse demasiado en sus "papeles"
1 hr
  -> Es al revés. Se tomó el nombre del área pedagógica para aplicarlo a los juegos de rol que tú mencionas. Gracias por el comentario.
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
papeles imaginarios


Explanation:
el niño juega a papeles imaginarios o con objetos reales

Dorritt
Local time: 14:02
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PRO pts in category: 12
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