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Jugar a dos bandas
"Jugar a dos bandas" Una persona juega a dos bandas cuando engaña a dos personas a la vez y no necesariamente en el terreno sexual.
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jugar a dos bandas
= to be two-faced (ser de dos caras) = to talk/speak out of both sides of one's mouth (decir cosas contradictorias) = to play the field (salir con dos, o más de dos, a la vez) = to play both sides (en el terreno sexual) = to swing both ways (en el terreno sexual) |
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Thanks. What about to be a double-dealer. One question to play boths sides means to be bisexual ?
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Can be, but only if directly subjested, for example
"Ayer con un hombre, hoy con una mujer, éste juega a dos bandas" Others without this meaning deportes "Dice que se queda en el Manchester y a la vez negocia su contrato con el Real Madrid, este juega a dos bandas" amor "Durante la semana con una aquí y el fin de semana está con otra en su pueblo, éste juega a dos bandas" saludos
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'To play both sides' can be understood in the sexual way, where it means to be bisexual, but it can also mean to have conflicting interests (like in the sports example sosia gave). A double agent (spy) would also be playing both sides. 'To swing both ways' is almost always understood as meaning a bisexual person. 'To play the field' is going out with (dating) more than one person at a time. |
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History, contrary to popular theories, "is" kings and dates and battles. Small Gods Terry Pratchett Last edited by sosia; June 24, 2009 at 06:05 AM. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I understand now.
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