game laws in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for game laws in the English»French Dictionary

game laws N npl

game laws

réglementation f de la chasse

Translations for game laws in the English»French Dictionary

law [Brit lɔː, Am lɔ] N

1. law U (body of rules):

law

loi f

to obey/break the law

respecter/enfreindre la loi

to be against the law

être contraire à la loi form

to be against the law

être interdit

it is against the law to do

il est interdit de faire

the law is on our side

nous avons la loi pour nous

to be above the law

être au-dessus des lois

to remain within the law

rester dans les limites de la légalité

the law of the land

la législation du pays

the law as it stands

la législation en vigueur

under Italian law

d'après la loi italienne

by law

conformément à la loi

it's required by law

c'est obligatoire légalement

the bill became law yesterday

le projet de loi a été adopté hier

divine law

la loi divine

his word is law

sa parole fait loi

2. law LAW (rule):

law

loi f

a law against gambling, vagrancy

une loi interdisant

the laws on gambling, vagrancy

les lois sur

there has been a change in the law

la loi a été modifiée

there ought to be a law against it

ça devrait être interdit

3. law (justice):

law

justice f

court of law

cour f de justice

to go to law

recourir à la justice (about, over pour)

in the eyes of the law

aux yeux de la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

faire justice soi-même

4. law (police):

law inf

police f

I'll have the law on you!

je vais appeler la police!

5. law (academic discipline):

law

droit m

to study law

faire son droit

6. law (principle):

law

loi f

the laws of nature/motion

les lois de la nature/du mouvement

the laws of perspective

les règles fpl de la perspective

the second law of thermodynamics

le deuxième principe m de la thermodynamique

to be a law unto oneself

être un peu original

I.game [Brit ɡeɪm, Am ɡeɪm] N

1. game (activity):

game

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 play games with me! (don't try to be smart)

n'essaie pas de jouer au plus fin avec moi!

2. game (session, match):

game (of chess, cards, poker, darts, hide-and-seek)

partie f

game (of football, hockey, cricket)

match m

to have or 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? inf

let's have a game of cowboys

on joue aux cowboys?

3. game Am (professional sporting event):

game

match m

4. game (section of tournament):

game (in tennis)

jeu m

game (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. game (skill at playing):

game

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. game (trick, scheme):

game inf

jeu m

game inf

manège m

what's your game?

à quoi joues-tu?

so that's his game!

c'est donc ça sa combine! inf

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. game (activity, occupation) inf, pej or 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. game:

game HUNT, FOOD

gibier m

game attr pâté, dish, stew

de gibier

game soup

à base de gibier

II.games N npl

1. games Brit SCHOOL:

games

sport m

good at games

bon/bonne en sport

good at games attr teacher, lesson, master, mistress

d'éducation physique

Phrases:

games, a. Games (sporting event)

Jeux mpl

III.game [Brit ɡeɪm, Am ɡeɪm] ADJ

1. game (willing to try):

game

partant inf

he's game for anything

il est toujours partant inf

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. game (plucky):

game

courageux/-euse

3. game leg:

game

estropié

to have a game leg

boiter

IV.game [Brit ɡeɪm, Am ɡeɪm]

that's the name of the game

c'est ce qui compte

the game's up

tout est fichu inf

to beat sb at his/their own game

battre qn à son/leur propre jeu

to be/go on the game inf Brit

faire/se mettre à faire le trottoir inf

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

two can play at that game

à bon chat, bon rat prov

game laws in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for game laws in the English»French Dictionary

game laws N pl

game laws

règles fpl du jeu

Translations for game laws in the English»French Dictionary

law [lɔ:, Am lɑ:] N

1. law (rule, set of rules):

law

loi f

the first law of sth

la première règle de qc

law and order

ordre m public

to be against the law

être réfractaire à la loi

to break/obey the law

enfreindre/respecter la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

se faire justice soi-même

2. law (legislation):

law

droit m

civil law

droit civil

3. law inf (police):

law

police f

4. law (court):

law

justice f

to go to law

recourir à la justice

5. law (scientific principle):

law

loi f

law of averages

loi des probabilités

Phrases:

the law of the jungle

la loi de la jungle

there's one law for the rich and another for the poor prov

avoir deux poids et deux mesures

he is a law unto himself

il n'en fait qu'à sa tête

I.game¹ [geɪm] N

1. game (play, amusement):

game

jeu m

computer game

jeu pour ordinateur

game of chance/skill

jeu de chance/d'adresse

to be just a game to sb a. fig

n'être qu'un jeu pour qn

2. game (contest):

game board game, chess

partie f

game football, rugby

match m

game tennis

jeu m

game over

fin f de partie

to play a good game

faire un bon match

3. game SPORTS (skill level):

game

jeu m

to be off one's game

ne pas être en forme

to be on one's game

bien jouer

4. game pej (dishonest plan):

game

jeu m

the game is up

l'affaire est à l'eau

to be up to one's old games

refaire des siennes

to play games with sb

jouer avec qn

to beat sb at their own game

battre qn à son propre jeu

5. game pl (organized):

game

jeux mpl

the Olympic games

les Jeux olympiques

Phrases:

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

the game is worth the candle

le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle

to be on the game Brit inf

faire le tapin

game over

c'est fini

to play the game

jouer le jeu

what's your game?

où veux-tu en venir?

II.game¹ [geɪm] ADJ inf (willing)

game

partant(e)

to be game to +infin

être partant pour +infin

game² [geɪm] N no pl

1. game (animal):

game

gibier m

2. game (meat):

game

gibier m

game N

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board game

jeu de table m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He gives his opinion of state game laws and bounties, and his views on the need for conservation.

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All states passed game laws of their own.

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The agency is also responsible for the enforcement of fish and game laws, including commercial and recreational harvesting of the living marine resources along the state's coastline.

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Since he disapproved of the game laws, he had no gamekeeper on his estate to stop poaching.

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They are a category of poacher notoriously obsessed with trophy wildlife, driven and talented as hunters but with a disregard for game laws.

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In effect, it promoted federalism by preventing poachers and pot hunters from circumventing the states' game laws.

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Forestry stops enforcement of game laws.

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They are often regarded as a nuisance, and are not usually protected by game laws.

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Some federal police officers are responsible for enforcing state and federal fish and game laws on federal installations.

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They can arrest or cite for any crime or misdemeanor as provided by law, cite for infractions and can even enforce game laws on employer lands, lakes and waterways.

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