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Meanings of play as if in English

Portuguese
jogo de criança

Loosley structure of play using imagination and sometimes role-play.

        jogo de criança
        Usage of play as if in English
        1
        Or role- play as if you're doing the thing you most desire now.
        Ebony
        2
        I continued to play as if I didn't see them at all.
        Suck it, wonder woman!: the misadventures of a hollywood geek
        3
        They began to play as if they had spent their lives together.
        In the Closed Room
        4
        Although sometimes they do play as if they're not recognisable to each other.
        The Guardian
        5
        Krafft continued to play as if nothing had been said.
        Maurice Guest
        6
        These childhood friends play as if the tunes are entwined in a single DNA helix.
        The Irish Times
        7
        When it was all pretend and maybe, I could swagger, and play as if I. .
        To the blight: the eye of the world
        8
        He watched its graceful play as if hypnotized, and began babbling to himself in an incoherent prattle.
        O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
        9
        Were I you, I would then go to the Chocolate-House, and play as if nothing had happened.
        The Virginians
        10
        Then we shall have it ever in mind to play as if in the presence of a master.
        Music Talks with Children
        11
        But I'll tell you this: I'm letting you play as if you had all the cards in the deck.
        Ronicky Doone
        12
        Then they turned to their play as if she were not worth noticing, and poor little Timid Hare blushed for shame.
        Timid Hare: The Little Captive
        13
        But he told me himself that this was all in fun, so I treated his play as if it were a comedy.
        The Sea-Gull
        14
        But I knew I'd have to play as if there was never an operation - and that would be the hardest part.
        The Guardian
        15
        Try to decide on your discards before it's your turn to play , and then calmly play as if you don't have any problem.
        The cardturner
        16
        The Soft Pack: a band formerly known as The Muslims who play as if their life and lift back home depend on it.
        The Irish Times
        Translations for play as if