game

game
game [geɪm]
1. noun
   a. jeu m ; ( = match) [of football, rugby, cricket] match m ; [of tennis, billiards, chess] partie f ; [of bridge] manche f
• a game of cards une partie de cartes
• card games jeux mpl de cartes
• video games jeux mpl vidéo inv
• to have a game of [+ chess] faire une partie de ; [+ football] faire un match de
• game, set and match jeu, set et match
• it's all part of the game cela fait partie du jeu
• he's just playing silly games il n'est pas sérieux
• he's off his game (inf) il n'est pas en forme
• to put sb off his game troubler qn
   b. ( = enterprise) it's a profitable game c'est une entreprise rentable
• how long have you been in this game? (inf) cela fait combien de temps que vous faites ça ?
   c. (set structures) the game is up tout est fichu (inf)
• they saw the game was up ils ont vu que la partie était perdue
• OK, the game's up! ça suffit maintenant, tu es démasqué !
• don't play his game n'entre pas dans son jeu
• we soon saw through his game nous avons vite vu clair dans son petit jeu
• two can play at that game on peut être deux à jouer à ce jeu-là
• what's your game? (inf) à quoi tu joues ? (inf)
• I wonder what his game is (inf) je me demande ce qu'il mijote (inf)
• to beat sb at their own game battre qn sur son propre terrain
• to spoil sb's game déjouer les manigances de qn
• to be on the game (inf!) [prostitute] faire le trottoir (inf)
   d. ( = animals) gibier m
• big/small game gros/petit gibier m
2. plural noun
games (British at school) sport m, éducation f physique et sportive
• to be good at games être sportif
• we get games on Thursdays nous avons sport le jeudi
3. adjective
   a. ( = brave) courageux
• to be game avoir du cran (inf)
   b. ( = prepared) prêt (to do sth à faire qch)
• are you game? tu en as envie ?
• I'm game if you are je marche si tu marches (inf)
• he's game for anything il est toujours prêt à tout
4. compounds
► game park noun réserve f naturelle
► game plan noun stratégie f
• what's the game plan? comment va-t-on s'organiser ? ► game reserve noun réserve f naturelle
► games console noun console f de jeux
► game show noun (on TV) jeu m télévisé ; (on radio) jeu m radiophonique
► games master, games mistress noun professeur mf d'éducation physique et sportive
► game warden noun garde-chasse m
* * *
[geɪm] 1.
noun
1) (activity) jeu m

to play a game — jouer à un jeu

to play the game — fig jouer franc jeu

don't play games with me! — (tell me the truth) ne me fais pas marcher! (don't try to be smart) n'essaie pas de jouer au plus fin avec moi!

2) (match) (of indoor game) partie f (of de); (of football etc) match m (of de)

let's have a game of cowboys — on joue aux cowboys?

3) (part of match) (in tennis) jeu m; (in bridge) manche f

we're two games all — nous sommes à deux jeux partout

game to Hadman — jeu Hadman

game, set and match — jeu, set et match

grass suits my game — je joue bien sur gazon

to put somebody off his/her game — distraire quelqu'un

4) (colloq) (trick, scheme) jeu m

what's your game? — à quoi joues-tu?

so that's his game! — c'est donc ça sa combine! (colloq)

5) (colloq) (occupation) péj ou hum

the insurance game — le domaine de l'assurance

I've been in this game 10 years — je suis dans la partie depuis 10 ans

he's new to this game — il est nouveau dans la partie

6) Culinary gibier m
2.
games plural noun
1) GB School sport m
2) (also Games) (sporting event) Jeux mpl
3.
noun modifier
1) [pâté, dish, stew] de gibier
2) games GB [teacher, lesson] d'éducation physique
4.
adjective
1) (willing to try) partant (colloq)

he's game for anything — il est toujours partant (colloq)

she's always game for a laugh — elle est toujours prête à rire

OK, I'm game — d'accord, j'en suis

2) (plucky) courageux/-euse
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that's the name of the game — c'est la règle du jeu

the game's up — tout est fichu (colloq)

to beat somebody at their own game — battre quelqu'un à son propre jeu

to be on the game — (colloq) GB faire le trottoir (colloq)

to give the game away — vendre la mèche

two can play at that game — à bon chat, bon rat Prov


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