play hard to get en · VERB
Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal) Of a courtship, to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to compel that person to be more overt in expressing interest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plays hard to get | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| played hard to get | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| played hard to get | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| playing hard to get | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (19)
pl udawać niedostępną (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · fr faire durer le plaisir (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · es hacerse el difícil (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · cmn 故作矜持 (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · pl zgrywać osobę niedostępną (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · pt fazer de difícil (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · fr se faire désirer (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · pl udawać niedostępnego (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · th เล่นตัว (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · es hacerse de rogar (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · sv spela svår (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · es hacerse del rogar (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · gl facerse de rogar (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · es hacerse rogar (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · tl magdayuray (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · fi esittää vaikeasti tavoiteltavaa (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · cmn 欲擒故縱 /欲擒故纵 (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · es hacerse la difícil (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest) · pt fazer cu-doce (to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest)