game

game
A n
1 (activity) jeu m ; to play a game jouer à un jeu ; a game for three players un jeu à trois (joueurs) ; game of chance/of skill jeu de hasard/d'adresse ; it's only a game! ce n'est qu'un jeu! this isn't a game, you know! ce n'est pas un jeu, tu sais! ; 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 (session, match) (of chess, cards, poker, darts, hide-and-seek) partie f ; (of football, hockey, cricket) match m ; to have ou play a game of cards/of chess faire or disputer une partie de cartes/d'échecs ; let's have a game of football on fait une partie de foot ? let's have a game of cowboys on joue aux cowboys? ;
3 US (professional sporting event) match m ;
4 (section of tournament) (in tennis) jeu m ; (in bridge) manche f ; four games to one quatre jeux à un ; we're two games all nous sommes à deux jeux partout ; game to Hadman jeu Hadman ; game, set and match jeu, set et match ;
5 (skill at playing) jeu m ; how to improve your game comment améliorer votre jeu ; grass suits my game j'aime bien jouer sur gazon ; she plays a great game of chess c'est une excellente joueuse d'échecs ; to put sb off his/her game distraire qn ;
6 (trick, scheme) jeu m, manège m ; what's your game? à quoi joues-tu? so that' s his game! c'est donc ça sa combine ! I have no choice but to play his game je n'ai pas d'autre choix que d'entrer dans son jeu ; I decided to play the same game j'ai décidé de rendre la pareille ; he's up to his old games again il refait des siennes ;
7 (activity, occupation) péj ou hum the insurance/marketing game le domaine de l'assurance/du marketing ; the politics game le jeu de la politique ; 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 ;
8 Hunt, Culin gibier m.
B games npl
1 GB Sch sport m ; good at games bon/bonne en sport ;
2 (also Games) (sporting event) Jeux mpl.
C modif
1 [pâté, dish, stew] de gibier ; [soup] à base de gibier ;
2 games GB [teacher, lesson, master, mistress] d'éducation physique.
D adj
1 (willing to try) partant ; he's game for anything il est toujours partant ; she's always game for an adventure/a laugh elle est toujours prête à tenter l'aventure/à rire ; OK, I'm game d'accord, j'en suis ;
2 (plucky) courageux/-euse ;
3 [leg] estropié ; to have a game leg boiter.
Idioms
that's the name of the game c'est ce qui compte ; the game's up tout est fichu ; to beat sb at his/their own game battre qn à son/leur propre jeu ; to be/go on the game GB faire/se mettre à faire le trottoir ; to give the game away vendre la mèche ; two can play at that game à bon chat, bon rat Prov.

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