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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

fazer o jogo de alguém

English translation:

play someone's game

Added to glossary by airmailrpl
Jul 28, 2021 16:52
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Portuguese term

fazer o jogo de alguém

Portuguese to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Glossary
fazer o jogo de alguém:
colaborar, geralmente de maneira dissimulada, em manobra dirigida por outra pessoa
https://is.muni.cz/th/oervk/diplomka_portugalska.pdf

Is it the same as "to play into (someone's) hands"?

play into (someone's) hands:
To act or behave so as to give an advantage to an opponent.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/play into (someone's) hand...

If you don't think so, please explain why not. If possible, provide an alternative (hopefully idiomatic) translation with at least one reference. Thank you.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 play someone's game
Change log

Jul 31, 2021 12:47: Oliver Simões Created KOG entry

Jul 31, 2021 15:42: airmailrpl changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "fazer o jogo de alguém"" to ""play someone's game""

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Jul 29, 2021:
@Oliver I see. An idiom in Portuguese but not not to much in English.
Oliver Simões (asker) Jul 29, 2021:
@Muriel I consider it idiomatic enough in the sense that we don't say "jogar o jogo" (play the game) in PT-Br but "fazer o jogo". It's somewhat odd that we say "fazer o jogo" when we actually don't "do" or "make" the game, we play it! It's not quite literal as far as I can see.
Muriel Vasconcellos Jul 28, 2021:
Not an idiom? The English equivalent is a literal translation. The meaning is so clear that it might not be considered an idiom at all.
Oliver Simões (asker) Jul 28, 2021:
@Mark Thank you for clarifying. It makes sense. :-)
Mark Robertson Jul 28, 2021:
@Oliver Fazer o jogo de alguém is WADR, not the same as "to play into someone's hands". "To play into someone's hands" means to be duped by someone. Fazer o jogo de alguém/to play someone's game means to let them think they are duping you, when you are in fact duping them.

https://www.writingtips.cc/difference-between-play-someone-a...

Proposed translations

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play someone's game

fazer o jogo de alguém => play someone's game


Play someone's game - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com › play+someone's+...
play (someone's) game ... To engage or participate in something according to the design, intentions, or conditions imposed by someone.
Peer comment(s):
agree Mark Robertson
5 mins
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agree Clauwolf : bravo
14 mins
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agree Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
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