She played it (en este contexto)

Spanish translation: se hizo la victima

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English term or phrase:	She played it (en este contexto)
Spanish translation:	se hizo la victima
Entered by:	Laura Gómez

09:42 Feb 2, 2009

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English term or phrase: She played it (en este contexto)

Hola,

me gustaría saber cómo se traduciría "play" en este contexto. ¿Sería algo así como aprovecharse de la situación o exagerar?
Gracias

He discovered she was not who she claimed to be, and filed for divorce.
"The point is that I came to and I realized hey, I made a mistake, I want out. And she didn't want out. So to get more dough, she played it."

The fight over a divorce settlement went public.

Joyce sold stories to the tabloids, alleging her husband was abusive and a drug addict.

Laura Gómez KudoZ activity Questions: 2715 (6 open) (1 without valid answers) (100 closed without grading) Answers: 447 Spain
Local time: 02:16

se hizo la victima

Explanation:
She played it for all it was worth.

Selected response from:

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 02:16

Grading comment

Mil gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

se hizo la victima

bcsantos

4 +1

lo dramatizò

Maria Cristina Cavassa

hizo el paripé

Natalia Pedrosa (X)

Answers

30 mins confidence:

she played it (en este contexto) hizo el paripé

Explanation:
Mi interpretación es que ella se puso melodramática acusándolo falsamente de varias cosas malas. Saludos.

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 02:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 52

Notes to answerer

Asker: Si, o montó un espectáculo o un escándalo. Gracias Natalia.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

she played it (en este contexto) lo dramatizò

Explanation:
Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe S.A., Madrid:
dramatizar
tr. Dotar de carácter dramático a alguna cosa:
dramatizar una novela.
Exagerar con apariencias dramáticas o afectadas algo con el fin de conmover o aumentar el interés. También intr.:
le encanta dramatizar.
♦ Se conj. como cazar.

Maria Cristina Cavassa
Italy
Native speaker of:

Italian,

Spanish

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

she played it (en este contexto)

se hizo la victima

Explanation:
She played it for all it was worth.

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 02:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Grading comment

Mil gracias.

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