verb/ʒwe/
to play (engage in games or play); to play (produce music from a musical instrument); to play (a role); to bid (money), gamble; to be close to the end, to be only a matter of time, be decided (as a fate)
“Jouer selon les règles” — To play by the rules
Synonyms: ne tenir qu’à un fil
Inherited from Old French joer, from Latin iocārī.