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game 1
(gām)n.
1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2.
a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.
b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.
c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
3.
a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.
b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.
4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children's games in the car.
5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.
6. Informal
a. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: "the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game" (Hedrick Smith).
b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.
c. An illegal activity; a racket.
7. Informal
a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.
8. Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.
9.
a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.
b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
10.
a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate's indiscretions to be game.
b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.
v. gamed, gam·ing, games
v.tr.
To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.
v.intr.
1. To play for stakes; gamble.
2. To play a role-playing or computer game.
adj. gam·er, gam·est
Idioms: 1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.
2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?
ahead of the game
In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding.
be on (one's) game
To play a sport with great skill.
the only game in town Informal
The only one of its kind available: "He's the only game in town for the press to write about" (Leonard Garment).
[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]
game′ly adv.
game′ness n.
game 2
(gām)adj. gam·er, gam·est
Crippled; lame: a game leg.
[Origin unknown.]
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game
(ɡeɪm)n
1. an amusement or pastime; diversion
2. a contest with rules, the result being determined by skill, strength, or chance
3. a single period of play in such a contest, sport, etc
4. the score needed to win a contest
5. a single contest in a series; match
6. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athletics: Olympic Games; Highland Games.
7. equipment needed for playing certain games
8. (Computer Science) short for computer game
9. style or ability in playing a game: he is a keen player but his game is not good.
10. a scheme, proceeding, etc, practised like a game: the game of politics.
11. an activity undertaken in a spirit of levity; joke: marriage is just a game to him.
12. (Hunting)
a. wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profit
b. (as modifier): game laws.
13. (Cookery) the flesh of such animals, used as food: generally taken not to include fish
14. an object of pursuit; quarry; prey (esp in the phrase fair game)
15. informal work or occupation
16. informal a trick, strategy, or device: I can see through your little game.
17. obsolete pluck or courage; bravery
18. slang chiefly Brit prostitution (esp in the phrase on the game)
19. give the game away to reveal one's intentions or a secret
20. make game of make a game of to make fun of; ridicule; mock
21. off one's game playing badly
22. on one's game playing well
23. play the game to behave fairly or in accordance with rules
24. the game is up there is no longer a chance of success
adj
25. informal full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave
26. game as Ned Kelly as game as Ned Kelly informal Austral extremely brave; indomitable
27. (usually foll by for) informal prepared or ready; willing: I'm game for a try.
vb
(Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble
[Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement]
ˈgameˌlike adj
game
(ɡeɪm)adj
a less common word for lame1: game leg.
[C18: probably from Irish cam crooked]
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game1
(geɪm)n., adj. gam•er, gam•est, n.
1. an amusement or pastime: children's games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game.
2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games.
3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators.
4. a single occasion of such an activity or a division of one.
5. the number of points required to win a game.
6. the score at a particular stage in a game.
7. a particular manner or style of playing a game.
8. something requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.
9. a business or profession: the real-estate game.
10. a trick or strategy.
11. fun; sport; joke: That's about enough of your games.
12. wild animals, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.
13. the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food.
14. any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: to be fair game for practical jokers.
adj. 15. pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh.
16. having a fighting spirit; plucky.
17. having the required spirit or will (often fol. by for or an infinitive): Who's game for a hike through the woods?
v.i. 18. to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
v.t. 19. to squander in gaming (usu. fol. by away).
20. to manipulate to one's advantage, esp. by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: gaming the system.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English gaman; c. Old High German gaman glee]
game2
(geɪm)adj.
lame: a game leg.
[1780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Game
a flock of herd or animals raised and kept for sport or pleasure; wild animals or birds pursued, caught, or killed in the chase; technically, game under the Game Act of 1862 includes hares, pheasants, partridges, woodcocks, snipes, rabbits, grouse, and black or moor game.Examples: game of bees, 1577; of conies, 1576; of partridges, 1762; of red deer, 1788; of swans, 1482.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
game
Past participle: gamed
Gerund: gaming
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game
Won by the player or pair first scoring 21 points, unless both have scored 20 points, when the winner is the first to score two points more than the opposition.
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| Noun | 1. | game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" move - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" curling - a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them pall-mall - a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet athletic game - a game involving athletic activity child's game - a game enjoyed by children table game - a game that is played on a table parlor game, parlour game - a game suitable for playing in a parlor gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling zero-sum game - a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero game - the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday" horn - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it penalty - (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" game - (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff play out - play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last" course - hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares" played - (of games) engaged in; "the loosely played game" |
| 2. |  game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" home game - a game played at home exhibition game, practice game - a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing nightcap - the final game of a double header double feature, doubleheader, twin bill - two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff cup tie - an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | |
| 3. | game - an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" catch - a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard" party game - a game to amuse guests at a party computer game, video game - a game played against a computer pinball, pinball game - a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets guessing game - a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing ducks and drakes - a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water mind game - any game designed to exercise the intellect hare and hounds, paper chase - an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot ring-a-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy - a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat prisoner's base - a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base treasure hunt - a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues | |
| 4. | game - animal hunted for food or sport animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement big game - large animals that are hunted for sport game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport | |
| 5. | game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" set - a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" | |
| 6. | game - (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0" | |
| 7. | game - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food venison - meat from a deer used as food buffalo - meat from an American bison | |
| 8. |  game - a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"counterplan, counterplot - a plot intended to subvert another plot intrigue, machination - a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) | |
| 9. | game - the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday" game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game puzzle - a game that tests your ingenuity | |
| 10. |  game - your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| 11. | game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" | |
| Verb | 1. |  game - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"ante - place one's stake |
| Adj. | 1. | game - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
| 2. |  game - willing to face danger brave, courageous - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" |
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game
1noun
1. pastime, sport, activity, entertainment, recreation, distraction, amusement, diversion the game of hide-and-seek
pastime work, business, job, labour, duty, chore, toil
pastime work, business, job, labour, duty, chore, toil
2. match, meeting, event, competition, tournament, clash, contest, round, head-to-head We won three games against Australia.
3. amusement, joke, entertainment, diversion, lark Some people simply regard life as a game.
4. activity, business, line, situation, proceeding, enterprise, undertaking, occupation, pursuit She's new to this game, so go easy on her.
adjective
1. willing, prepared, ready, keen, eager, interested, inclined, disposed, up for it (informal), desirous He said he's game for a similar challenge next year.
2. brave, courageous, dogged, spirited, daring, bold, persistent, gritty, fearless, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), persevering, intrepid, valiant, plucky, unflinching, dauntless, ballsy (taboo slang) They were the only ones game enough to give it a try.
brave fearful, cowardly, irresolute
brave fearful, cowardly, irresolute
Quotations
"Play for more than you can afford to lose, and you will learn the game" [Winston Churchill]
"It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity" [Montaigne Essais]
"I am sorry I have not learned to play at cards. It is very useful in life; it generates kindness and consolidates society" [Dr. Johnson]
"It's just a game - baseball - an amusement, a marginal thing, not an art, not a consequential metaphor for life, not a public trust" [Richard Ford Stop Blaming Baseball]
"Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously" [Quentin Crisp Manners From Heaven]
"Play for more than you can afford to lose, and you will learn the game" [Winston Churchill]
"It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity" [Montaigne Essais]
"I am sorry I have not learned to play at cards. It is very useful in life; it generates kindness and consolidates society" [Dr. Johnson]
"It's just a game - baseball - an amusement, a marginal thing, not an art, not a consequential metaphor for life, not a public trust" [Richard Ford Stop Blaming Baseball]
"Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously" [Quentin Crisp Manners From Heaven]
Games
Party Games blind man's buff, charades, Chinese whispers, consequences, follow-my-leader, hide-and-seek, I-spy, musical chairs, postman's knock, Simon says, statues
Word Games acrostic, anagram, crambo, crossword or crossword puzzle, hangman, logogriph, The Minister's Cat (Scot.), rebus, Scrabble (trademark), twenty questions or animal, vegetable, or mineral
Other Games bar billiards, battleships, beetle, bingo or housey-housey, British bulldog, caber tossing, conkers, craps, crown and anchor, deck tennis, dominoes, French cricket, hoopla, hopscotch, horseshoes, jacks, jigsaw puzzle, keno, keeno, kino, or quino, king of the castle, knur and spell, lansquenet, leapfrog, lotto, mahjong or mah-jongg, marbles, nim, noughts and crosses, paintball, pall-mall, pegboard, pinball, pitch-and-toss, quoits, ring taw, roque, roulette, Russian roulette, sack race, scavenger hunt, shuffleboard, skipping, spillikins or jackstraws, tag or tig, tangram, thimblerig, tiddlywinks, tipcat, trictrac or tricktrack, trugo, wall game, war game
game
2adjective lame, injured, disabled, crippled, defective, bad, maimed, deformed, gammy (Brit. slang) a game leg
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game
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Translations
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leikurleikur, lota, hrinameðveiîidÿr; villibráîdjarfur; fús
ゲーム遊び
게임
ludus
eigulyslemiamas taškasmedžiojami paukščiai ir žvėryspaaiškėjopaukštiena
drosmīgsdrošsirdīgsmedījuma-medījumspartija
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divjadigrazveri
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trò chơi
game
1 [geɪm]A. N
1. (lit)
1.1. (= entertainment) → juego m
it's only a game → no es más que un juego
a game of chance/skill → un juego de azar/de habilidad
to play the game → jugar limpio
see also video
it's only a game → no es más que un juego
a game of chance/skill → un juego de azar/de habilidad
to play the game → jugar limpio
see also video
1.2. (= match) [of football, rugby, cricket, tennis] → partido m; (within tennis set) → juego m; [of cards, chess, snooker] → partida f
to have or play a game of football → jugar un partido de fútbol
he plays a good game of football → juega bien al fútbol
to have or play a game of chess → echar or jugar una partida de ajedrez
they were (one) game all (Tennis) → iban iguales or empatados a un juego
game, set and match → juego, set y partido
game to Johnston → juego a Johnston
see also ball 1
see also board, card 1
to have or play a game of football → jugar un partido de fútbol
he plays a good game of football → juega bien al fútbol
to have or play a game of chess → echar or jugar una partida de ajedrez
they were (one) game all (Tennis) → iban iguales or empatados a un juego
game, set and match → juego, set y partido
game to Johnston → juego a Johnston
see also ball 1
see also board, card 1
1.4. games (= contest) → juegos mpl (Brit) (Scol) → deportes mpl
the Olympic Games → los Juegos Olímpicos, las Olimpiadas
I was no good at games → no se me daban bien los deportes
we have games on Thursdays → los jueves tenemos deportes
the Olympic Games → los Juegos Olímpicos, las Olimpiadas
I was no good at games → no se me daban bien los deportes
we have games on Thursdays → los jueves tenemos deportes
2. (fig)
2.1. (= scheme) → juego m
I'll play his game for a while → voy a seguirle el juego un rato
we know his little game → le conocemos el jueguecillo
what's your game? → ¿qué estás tramando?
to beat sb at his/her own game → ganar a algn con sus propias armas
to give the game away → descubrir el pastel
the faces of the two conspirators gave the game away → la expresión de su rostro delató a los dos conspiradores → la expresión del rostro de los dos conspiradores hizo que se descubriera el pastel
two can play at that game → donde las dan las toman
the game is up → se acabó el juego
the game is not worth the candle → la cosa no vale la pena
the only game in town → la mejor alternativa
see also waiting B
I'll play his game for a while → voy a seguirle el juego un rato
we know his little game → le conocemos el jueguecillo
what's your game? → ¿qué estás tramando?
to beat sb at his/her own game → ganar a algn con sus propias armas
to give the game away → descubrir el pastel
the faces of the two conspirators gave the game away → la expresión de su rostro delató a los dos conspiradores → la expresión del rostro de los dos conspiradores hizo que se descubriera el pastel
two can play at that game → donde las dan las toman
the game is up → se acabó el juego
the game is not worth the candle → la cosa no vale la pena
the only game in town → la mejor alternativa
see also waiting B
2.2. (= joke) → juego m
this isn't a game → esto no es ningún juego
don't play games with me! → ¡no juegues conmigo!
he's just playing silly games → no está más que jugando
see also fun
this isn't a game → esto no es ningún juego
don't play games with me! → ¡no juegues conmigo!
he's just playing silly games → no está más que jugando
see also fun
B. ADJ (= willing) are you game? → ¿te animas?, ¿te apuntas?
I'm game if you are → si tú te animas, yo también
to be game to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
to be game for anything → apuntarse a cualquier cosa or a todo
I'm game if you are → si tú te animas, yo también
to be game to do sth → estar dispuesto a hacer algo
to be game for anything → apuntarse a cualquier cosa or a todo
C. VI (= gamble) → jugar (por dinero)
D. CPD game bird N → ave f de caza
game fish N pez de agua dulce pescado como deporte
game fishing N pesca deportiva de peces de agua dulce
game laws NPL → leyes fpl relativas a la caza
games master N → profesor m de deportes
games mistress N → profesora f de deportes
game park N → parque m natural, reserva f natural
game pie N empanada elaborada con una pieza de caza mayor o menor
game plan N (Sport) → plan m de juego (fig) → estrategia f
game preserve, game reserve N → coto m de caza
game show N → programa m concurso
game theory N → teoría f de juegos
game warden N → guarda mf de coto or de caza
game fish N pez de agua dulce pescado como deporte
game fishing N pesca deportiva de peces de agua dulce
game laws NPL → leyes fpl relativas a la caza
games master N → profesor m de deportes
games mistress N → profesora f de deportes
game park N → parque m natural, reserva f natural
game pie N empanada elaborada con una pieza de caza mayor o menor
game plan N (Sport) → plan m de juego (fig) → estrategia f
game preserve, game reserve N → coto m de caza
game show N → programa m concurso
game theory N → teoría f de juegos
game warden N → guarda mf de coto or de caza
game
2 [geɪm] ADJ (= lame) to have a game leg → tener una pierna cojaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
game
[ˈgeɪm] n
(= informal match) → partie f
a game of football → une partie de football
a game of tennis → une partie de tennis
a game of football → une partie de football
a game of tennis → une partie de tennis
(also board game) → jeu m (de plateau); [cards] a game of cards → une partie de cartes
(= amusing activity) → jeu m
to play a game → jouer à un jeu
The children were playing a game → Les enfants jouaient à un jeu.
to play a game → jouer à un jeu
The children were playing a game → Les enfants jouaient à un jeu.
(fig) → jeu m
a political game → un jeu politique
to be all part of the game
It's all part of the game → Ça fait partie du jeu.
the name of the game
Making a profit is the name of the game → C'est le bénéfice qui compte.
to be new to a game → être novice en la matière
to give the game away → vendre la mèche
to play games with sb → essayer de jouer au plus fin avec qn
the game is up → c'est terminé
a political game → un jeu politique
to be all part of the game
It's all part of the game → Ça fait partie du jeu.
the name of the game
Making a profit is the name of the game → C'est le bénéfice qui compte.
to be new to a game → être novice en la matière
to give the game away → vendre la mèche
to play games with sb → essayer de jouer au plus fin avec qn
the game is up → c'est terminé
(HUNTING) → gibier m big game
(COOKERY) → gibier m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
game
:game bag
n → Jagdtasche f
game
:gamecock
n → Kampfhahn m
game console
n (Comput) → Spielekonsole f
game controller
n (Comput) → Gamecontroller m
game fish
n → Sportfisch m
gamekeeper
n → Wildhüter(in) m(f)
game laws
pl → Jagdgesetz nt
game licence, (US) game license
n → Jagdschein m
game
:game park
n → Wildpark m
game pie
n → Wildpastete f
game point
n → Spielpunkt m
game port
n (Comput) → Gameport nt, → Spieleport nt
game preserve
n → Wildhegegebiet nt
game reserve
n → Wildschutzgebiet or -reservat nt
game
1n
→ Spiel nt; (= sport) → Sport (→ art f) m; (= single game, of team sports, tennis) → Spiel nt; (of table tennis) → Satz m; (of billiards, board games etc, informal tennis match) → Partie f; the wonderful game of football → Fußball, das wunderbare Spiel; to have or play a game of football/tennis/chess etc → Fußball/Tennis/Schach etc spielen; do you fancy a quick game of tennis/chess? → hättest du Lust, ein bisschen Tennis/Schach zu spielen?, hättest du Lust auf eine Partie Tennis/Schach?; we had a quick game of cards after supper → nach dem Essen spielten wir ein bisschen Karten; shall we play a game now? → wollen wir jetzt ein Spiel machen?; to have a game with somebody, to give somebody a game → mit jdm spielen; winning the second set put him back in the game again → nachdem er den zweiten Satz gewonnen hatte, hatte er wieder Chancen; he had a good game → er spielte gut; to be off one’s game → nicht in Form sein; game of chance → Glücksspiel nt; game of skill → Geschicklichkeitsspiel nt; game set and match to X → Satz und Spiel (geht an) X; game to X → Spiel X; one game all → eins beide
(fig) → Spiel nt; (= scheme, plan) → Absicht f, → Vorhaben nt; to play the game → sich an die Spielregeln halten; to play games with somebody → mit jdm spielen; he’s just playing (silly) games → für ihn ist es nur ein Spiel; the game is up → das Spiel ist aus; to play somebody’s game → jdm in die Hände spielen; two can play at that game, that’s a game (that) two can play → wie du mir, so ich dir (inf); to beat somebody at his own game → jdn mit den eigenen Waffen schlagen; to give the game away → alles verderben; to see through somebody’s game → jds Spiel durchschauen, jdm auf die Schliche kommen; to spoil somebody’s little game → jdm das Spiel verderben, jdm die Suppe versalzen (inf); I wonder what his game is? → ich frage mich, was er vorhat or im Schilde führt; so that’s your game, is it? → darauf willst du also hinaus!; to be/keep ahead of the game (fig) → um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein/bleiben; to be out of the game (inf: = be finished etc) → weg vom Fenster sein (inf); it’s all part of the game → das gehört alles dazu
games pl (= sports event) → Spiele pl
(inf: = business, profession) → Branche f; how long have you been in this game? → wie lange machen Sie das schon?; the publishing game → das Verlagswesen; he’s in the second-hand car game → er macht in Gebrauchtwagen (inf); to be/go on the game (esp Brit) → auf den Strich gehen (inf)
(inf, = difficult time) → Theater nt (inf)
(Hunt, Cook) → Wild nt
vi → (um Geld) spielen
vt (also game away) → verspielen
game
2adj (= brave) → mutig; to be game (= willing) → mitmachen, dabei sein; to be game for something → für etw bereit sein; to be game to do something → bereit sein, etw zu tun; to be game for anything → für alles zu haben sein, zu allen Schandtaten bereit sein (hum inf); to be game for a laugh → jeden Spaß mitmachen
game
3adj (= crippled) → lahm
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game
[geɪm]1. n
a. (gen) → gioco; (match) → partita games npl (Scol) → attività fpl sportive
that's three games to you and two to me → siamo tre a due
to have a game of cards/chess/tennis → fare una partita a carte/scacchi/tennis
he plays a good game of golf → gioca bene al golf
game of chance → gioco d'azzardo
game, set and match (Tennis) → game, set e partita
he was off his game → non era nella sua forma migliore
to play the game (also) (fig) → rispettare le regole del gioco
to play sb's game → fare il gioco di qn
come on lads, play the game → su ragazzi, siate sportivi
to beat sb at his own game → battere qn con le sue stesse armi
the game is up → è finita, è la fine
I wonder what his game is? → mi chiedo a che gioco stia giocando
two can play at that game → ti (or lo ) ripagherò con la stessa moneta
how long have you been in this game? (fam) → da quant'è che fai questo mestiere?
to be on the game (prostitute) → essere nel giro (della prostituzione)
that's three games to you and two to me → siamo tre a due
to have a game of cards/chess/tennis → fare una partita a carte/scacchi/tennis
he plays a good game of golf → gioca bene al golf
game of chance → gioco d'azzardo
game, set and match (Tennis) → game, set e partita
he was off his game → non era nella sua forma migliore
to play the game (also) (fig) → rispettare le regole del gioco
to play sb's game → fare il gioco di qn
come on lads, play the game → su ragazzi, siate sportivi
to beat sb at his own game → battere qn con le sue stesse armi
the game is up → è finita, è la fine
I wonder what his game is? → mi chiedo a che gioco stia giocando
two can play at that game → ti (or lo ) ripagherò con la stessa moneta
how long have you been in this game? (fam) → da quant'è che fai questo mestiere?
to be on the game (prostitute) → essere nel giro (della prostituzione)
2. adj (willing) to be game → starci
to be game (for sth/to do sth) (ready) → essere pronto/a (a qc/a fare qc)
game for anything → pronto/a a tutto
to be game (for sth/to do sth) (ready) → essere pronto/a (a qc/a fare qc)
game for anything → pronto/a a tutto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
game
(geim) noun1. an enjoyable activity, which eg children play. a game of pretending.
2. a competitive form of activity, with rules. Football, tennis and chess are games.
3. a match or part of a match. a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.
4. (the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport. He's very fond of game; (also adjective) a game bird.
adjective brave; willing; ready. a game old guy; game for anything.
ˈgamely adverb courageously.
games noun plural an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports. the Olympic Games.
ˈgamekeeper noun a person who looks after game.
game point a winning point.
game reserve an area of land set aside for the protection of animals.
game warden a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.
the game is up the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.
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game
→ لُعْبَة hra leg, spil Spiel, Spielkarte παιχνίδι juego leikki, peli jeu igra gioco ゲーム, 遊び 게임 spel lek, spill gra, zabawa jogo игра lek, spel เกม, เกมส์ oyun trò chơi 游戏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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