play along

jouer le jeu

Aider à maintenir une blague, une ruse ou une histoire inventée en faisant comme si elle était vraie.

En anglais simple : To help with a trick, joke, or false story by acting as if it is real.

• Just play along and pretend you know me.
• He played along with the joke to surprise his sister.
• I refused to play along with their dishonest scheme.

Comment l'utiliser : play along with someone/something (She played along with our story about the missing cake.)

Synonymes : join in, go along

Expressions courantes : play along with someone, play along with something

coopérer, se prêter au jeu

Coopérer avec quelqu’un en suivant son projet ou sa demande, même si l’on a des doutes.

En anglais simple : To cooperate with someone’s plan or request, even if you have doubts about it.

• I will play along for now.
• They played along with the plan despite their doubts.
• Will you play along until we know more?

Comment l'utiliser : play along with someone/something (We agreed to play along with her plan for now.)

Synonymes : cooperate, go along

Contraires : resist

Expressions courantes : play along with someone, play along for now

entrer dans le jeu, faire semblant de coopérer

Faire comme si l’on était d’accord avec quelqu’un, alors qu’on ne l’est pas vraiment.

En anglais simple : You act as if you agree with someone, although you do not really agree.

• I knew it was a joke, so I played along.
• She played along with their plan while secretly looking for help.
• Will you play along and pretend we have never met?

Comment l'utiliser : play along with someone/something (I played along with his story to avoid an argument.)

Synonymes : pretend to agree, humor

Expressions courantes : play along with someone, play along with something

jouer le jeu, faire semblant d’y croire

Faire comme si l’on croyait une blague ou une ruse, alors qu’on sait ce qui se passe vraiment.

En anglais simple : To act as if you believe a joke or trick, although you know what is really happening.

• I knew the answer but decided to play along.
• She realized they were joking and played along anyway.
• Did he play along, or was he really fooled?

Comment l'utiliser : play along with someone/something (I knew it was a prank but played along with them.)

Synonymes : pretend, humor

Expressions courantes : play along with someone, play along anyway

jouer avec un enregistrement, accompagner

Jouer d’un instrument en même temps qu’un enregistrement, en suivant son rythme et sa vitesse.

En anglais simple : To make music on an instrument at the same time as a recording, matching its speed and rhythm.

• Play along with this song.
• She played along on her guitar.
• Can you play along without looking at the music?

Comment l'utiliser : play along with something (I play along with my favorite recordings.)

Synonymes : accompany

Expressions courantes : play along with recordings, play along on guitar

mener en bateau, berner

Continuer à faire croire ses mensonges à quelqu’un pour pouvoir l’utiliser à son avantage.

En anglais simple : To keep someone believing your lies so you can use them for your own purposes.

• He played her along with false promises.
• The scammers played their victims along until they sent money.
• She realized he had been playing her along for months.

Comment l'utiliser : play someone along (The fraudster played her along with promises of a huge reward.)

Synonymes : string along, deceive

Expressions courantes : play someone along, play victims along