follow suit

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

follow suit

1. (card games) To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
2. (idiomatic) To follow an example; to imitate.

   If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch what others do and follow suit.

Translations

play a card of the same suit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 跟牌 (gēnpái)

• Danish: bekende, bekende kulør
• Finnish: jatkaa väriä
• French: fournir (fr)
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• German: bedienen (de); Farbe bekennen (de)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: сходить в масть pf (sxoditʹ v mastʹ), сыграть в масть pf (sygratʹ v mastʹ)
• Spanish: arrastrar (es)
• Swedish: bekänna färg (sv)

follow an example

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 學樣／学样 (zh) (xuéyàng), 学样 (zh) (xuéyàng), 隨之仿效／随之仿效 (suí zhī fǎngxiào), 隨之仿效／随之仿效 (suí zhī fǎngxiào)

• Danish: følge trop
• Finnish: matkia (fi), seurata esimerkkiä, noudattaa esimerkkiä, imitoida (fi), jäljitellä (fi)
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• French: emboîter le pas (fr)
• Portuguese: imitar (pt), seguir o exemplo (de)
• Russian: подражать (ru) impf (podražatʹ)
• Spanish: seguir el ejemplo