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play tourist

• Thread starter evoj2
• Start date Aug 21, 2015

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• Aug 21, 2015

Hi, What does that expression mean? I've read it in this context: "I wish we had time to play tourist." ¿Hacer turismo? Thanks!  

Yo siempre lo he entendido más bien como Hacer turistadas más bien que hacer turismo. Hacer las cosas típicas que hacen los turistas. Por ejemplo... montar en camello si vas a Marruecos, montarte en un autobús de los de dos pisos de Londres, hacer el tour del segway de Praga...  

solesillo said: Yo siempre lo he entendido más bien como Hacer turistadas más bien que hacer turismo. Hacer las cosas típicas que hacen los turistas. Por ejemplo... montar en camello si vas a Marruecos, montarte en un autobús de los de dos pisos de Londres, hacer el tour del segway de Praga... Click to expand...

Enoj2 - I would be careful with this phrase. This is a LOADED phrase! Parece que la persona que habla está siendo muy socarrona. Usually when someone uses the word "play" as in: "I wish we had time to PLAY tourist," they're really saying that "sightseeing is the last thing on earth we have time for right now." But again, it's hard to gauge where the speaker is emotionally without more context; whether he/she is being sarcastic, condescending, or whether he/she feels sad and defeated. I know Solesillo recommended "hacer turistadas," and then you said, "hacer turismo," but that's only 50% of the idea that was conveyed in the original. It's missing that sarcastic flavor. It's more like: ¡No hay tiempo para estar andando por aquí como turistas! Again, without knowing much of the context, this is the best I can offer.  

solesillo said: So, the word PLAY adds the sarcastic tone? Click to expand...

solesillo said: Then how do you say it in a positive connotation? (if you truly want to say that you want to do things tourists usually do). Or, in other words, could that phrase be used to express that idea? Click to expand...

So, the word PLAY adds the sarcastic tone? Not invariably, no. It all depends on context. Then how do you say it in a positive connotation? (if you truly want to say that you want to do things tourists usually do). Very easily. Just sound genuinely excited when you say it. Obviously, there are other expressions that are clearer and more common.  

aloofsocialite

I agree with onbalance. "I wish we had time to play tourist" makes me think that they wish they could do touristy things, but maybe don't have the time. With the proper tone, anything can be made to actually mean something else. Un saludo  

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noun as in person who visits a place

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• excursionist
• globetrotter
• vacationist

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• day-tripper

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South Dakota is the more tourist-friendly, slightly better weather, historic Mount Rushmore spot.

Amsterdam has an economy which is highly dependent on tourists.

Travelers, however, are eligible to have the tax refunded on goods they take home with them, which is what agencies such as Planet specialize in facilitating, giving it a clear view of how much tourists are buying.

In June, when peak season is typically getting underway, tourist spending was still 98% below its level last year based on Planet’s data.

Besides feeling safe, tourists may also be lured to local destinations given international travel currently comes with complicated quarantine protocols by governments in different countries.

Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.

It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.

For the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.

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The tourist climbing tna, or Vesuvius' rugged side, puffs on though they perchance have long since ceased to smoke.

They have developed fishing and agriculture, and have brought the tourist into districts little visited before.

Mr. Frank Cook had insisted upon our being the guests of his firm on their tourist steamer Amasis.

My father knew him well, often talked to me about him, and told me stories of the excursion and tourist trade in its early days.

This was the first small beginning of that great tourist business which now encircles the habitable globe.

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a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.

tourist class .

in tourist-class accommodations, or by tourist-class conveyance: to travel tourist.

Origin of tourist

Other words from tourist.

• non·tour·ist, noun

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How to use tourist in a sentence

South Dakota is the more tourist -friendly, slightly better weather, historic Mount Rushmore spot.

Amsterdam has an economy which is highly dependent on tourists.

Travelers, however, are eligible to have the tax refunded on goods they take home with them, which is what agencies such as Planet specialize in facilitating, giving it a clear view of how much tourists are buying.

In June, when peak season is typically getting underway, tourist spending was still 98% below its level last year based on Planet’s data.

Besides feeling safe, tourists may also be lured to local destinations given international travel currently comes with complicated quarantine protocols by governments in different countries.

Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.

It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.

For the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.

The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.

Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.

The tourist climbing tna, or Vesuvius' rugged side, puffs on though they perchance have long since ceased to smoke.

They have developed fishing and agriculture, and have brought the tourist into districts little visited before.

Mr. Frank Cook had insisted upon our being the guests of his firm on their tourist steamer Amasis.

My father knew him well, often talked to me about him, and told me stories of the excursion and tourist trade in its early days.

This was the first small beginning of that great tourist business which now encircles the habitable globe.

British Dictionary definitions for tourist

/ ( ˈtʊərɪst ) /

a person who travels for pleasure, usually sightseeing and staying in hotels

( as modifier ) : tourist attractions

a person on an excursion or sightseeing tour

a person travelling abroad as a member of a sports team that is playing a series of usually international matches

Also called: tourist class the lowest class of accommodation on a passenger ship

of or relating to tourist accommodation

Derived forms of tourist

• touristic , adjective

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Definition of tourist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• busloads of foreign tourists
• a popular tourist attraction/destination/resort
• the tourist industry/sector
• The tourist season here peaks in spring.
• The island attracts tourists from all over the world.
• The tourist information centre is right next to the mosque.
• The changing of the guard is popular with the tourists.
• package tour
• self-catering
• have/​take (British English) a holiday/ (North American English) a vacation/​a break/​a day off/ (British English) a gap year
• go on/​be on holiday/​vacation/​leave/​honeymoon/​safari/​a trip/​a tour/​a cruise/​a pilgrimage
• go backpacking/​camping/​hitchhiking/​sightseeing
• plan a trip/​a holiday/​a vacation/​your itinerary
• book accommodation/​a hotel room/​a flight/​tickets
• have/​make/​cancel a reservation/ (especially British English) booking
• rent a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a holiday cottage
• (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/​bicycle/​moped
• stay in a hotel/​a bed and breakfast/​a youth hostel/​a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a caravan
• cost/​charge $100 a/​per night for a single/​double/​twin/​standard/ (British English) en suite room
• check into/​out of a hotel/​a motel/​your room
• pack/​unpack your suitcase/​bags
• call/​order room service
• cancel/​cut short a trip/​holiday/​vacation
• apply for/​get/​renew a/​your passport
• take out/​buy/​get travel insurance
• catch/​miss your plane/​train/​ferry/​connecting flight
• fly (in)/travel in business/​economy class
• make/​have a brief/​two-day/​twelve-hour stopover/ (North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
• experience/​cause/​lead to delays
• check (in)/collect/​get/​lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/ (especially North American English) baggage
• be charged for/​pay excess baggage
• board/​get on/​leave/​get off the aircraft/​plane/​ship/​ferry
• taxi down/​leave/​approach/​hit/​overshoot the runway
• experience/​hit/​encounter severe turbulence
• suffer from/​recover from/​get over your jet lag/​travel sickness
• attract/​draw/​bring tourists/​visitors
• encourage/​promote/​hurt tourism
• promote/​develop ecotourism
• build/​develop/​visit a tourist/​holiday/ (especially British English) seaside/​beach/​ski resort
• work for/​be operated by a major hotel chain
• be served by/​compete with low-cost/ (especially North American English) low-fare/​budget airlines
• book something through/​make a booking through/​use a travel agent
• contact/​check with your travel agent/​tour operator
• book/​be on/​go on a package deal/​holiday/​tour
• buy/​bring back (tacky/​overpriced) souvenirs
• sightseeing
• Recently Edinburgh has become a popular tourist centre.
• The Story of the Loch Ness Monster has attracted many tourists to the area.
• The city has unrealized tourist potential.
• The festival is accompanied by a huge influx of tourists.
• The theme park is the region's most popular tourist facility.
• The town is off the usual tourist route.
• Their economy is dependent on tourist dollars.
• the part of town most frequented by tourists
• He entered the country on a tourist visa.
• It was the beginning of the tourist season.
• Local roads cannot cope with the increase in tourist traffic.
• The Taj Mahal is one of the most important tourist sights in India.
• We have a large influx of tourists in the summer.
• We travelled on minor roads and tracks, away from the tourist trail.
• We visited all the usual tourist spots.
• come to something
• flock to something
• frequent something
• centre/​center
• destination
• influx of tourists

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• I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera .
• My dad has a cottage which he rents out to tourists.
• The Caribbean is a popular tourist destination .
• Bus-loads of tourists pour into this place in the summer .
• A year after the hurricane , tourists are gradually beginning to come back to the region .
• activity holiday
• air corridor
• amenity kit
• caravanning
• high season
• phrase book
• post-holiday
• put something up
• ranger station
• tourist trap
• trailer park

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Synonyms of playing

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Thesaurus Definition of playing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entertaining
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• screwing around
• lounging (around or about)
• messing around
• slacking (off)
• goldbricking
• bumming (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plugging (away)
• interpreting
• representing
• impersonating
• role - playing
• dramatizing
• pantomiming
• overplaying
• masquerading
• underplaying
• roleplaying
• posing (as)
• starring (in)
• co - acting
• co - starring
• masquerading (as)
• personating
• travestying
• fooling around
• pottering (around)
• goofing (around)
• monkeying (around)
• kicking around
• hanging (around or out)
• horsing around
• clowning (around)
• dillydallying
• diddling (with)
• setting (to)
• settling (down)
• buckling (down)
• knuckling down
• manipulating
• negotiating
• maneuvering
• coping (with)
• grappling (with)
• contending (with)
• coming to grips with
• controlling
• carrying out
• having a grip on
• engineering
• carrying off
• getting off
• responding (to)
• bringing off
• reacting (to)
• micromanaging
• mishandling
• messing (up)
• goofing (up)
• speculating
• jeopardizing
• adventuring
• endangering
• imperilling

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