game

game
game
1. game [geɪm] n
1) (match) Spiel nt;
let's play a \game of football/tennis lass uns Fußball/Tennis spielen;
board \game Brettspiel nt;
a \game of chance ein Glücksspiel nt;
a \game of chess eine Partie Schach;
computer \game Computerspiel nt;
party \game Gesellschaftsspiel nt;
a \game of skill (tactics) Taktikspiel nt; (nimbleness) Geschicklichkeitsspiel nt;
to win/lose a \game ein Spiel gewinnen/verlieren;
waiting \game Hinhaltetaktik f;
to play a waiting \game erst mal abwarten
2) (general play) children Spiel nt;
the children were playing a \game of cops and robbers die Kinder spielten Räuber und Gendarm
3) sports (skill level)
to play a good [or mean] \game ein gutes [o beachtliches] Spiel spielen;
to be off one's \game nicht zu seinem Spiel finden, schlecht spielen;
to be on one's \game gut in Form sein;
my \game is a bit off today ich bin heute nicht in Form
4) (amusement) Spiel nt;
that's enough fun and \games! Schluss jetzt mit den Scherzen!;
to be just a \game to sb für jdn nur ein Spiel sein
5) (dishonest plan) Spiel nt;
what's your \game? was soll das?;
he found out her little \game er kam ihr auf die Schliche;
to be up to one's old \games es mit der alten Masche versuchen;
to play \games with sb mit jdm spielen;
to play sb's \game jds Spiel nt mitspielen;
to see through sb's \game jds Spiel nt durchschauen
6) \games pl (organized) Spiele ntpl; (Brit) (at school) [Schul]sport m;
the Olympic \games die Olympischen Spiele
PHRASES:
the \game is not worth the candle die Mühe lohnt sich nicht;
that's the name of the \game darum geht es (fam)
power is the name of the \game in the business world in der Geschäftswelt geht es nur um Macht;
two can play at that \game was du kannst, kann ich schon lange;
the \game's up das Spiel ist aus;
to beat sb at his own \game jdn mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen;
to give the \game away alles verraten;
to make [a] \game of sb (Brit) sich akk über jdn lustig machen;
to play the \game (Brit) (dated) sich akk an die Spielregeln halten;
to be on the \game (Brit) (be a prostitute) auf den Strich gehen;
(Am) (be a criminal) seine Finger in unsauberen Geschäften haben adj
1) usu pred (fam: willing)
to be \game [to do sth] bereit sein[, etw zu tun];
to be \game for anything zu allem bereit sein;
I'm going for a drink - are you \game? ich gehe was trinken - bist du dabei?;
(Am) (sl);
she's a real \game kid sie ist zu allem bereit
2) (fam: lame) lahm, angeknackst (fam) vi (dated: gamble) spielen
2. game [geɪm] n
no pl
1) (animal) Wild nt;
big \game Großwild nt;
small \game kleine Wildtiere
2) (meat) Wild nt, Wildbret nt (geh)
PHRASES:
fair \game Freiwild nt

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