guessing game in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for guessing game in the English»French Dictionary

I.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] N

guess

supposition f

guess

conjecture f

to have or make or take a guess

essayer de deviner

to have or make or take a guess at sth

essayer de deviner qc

my guess is that they will lose

à mon avis ils vont perdre

at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30

au hasard je dirais qu'il a 30 ans environ

there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building

il doit y avoir approximativement une dizaine de familles habitant cet immeuble

I'll give you three guesses!

devine un peu!

that was a good guess!

tu as deviné juste!

‘how did you know?’—‘just a lucky guess!’

‘comment est-ce que tu l'as su?’—‘c'est le hasard’

to make a wild guess

deviner au hasard

your guess is as good as mine

je n'en sais pas plus que toi

it's anybody's guess!

les paris sont ouverts!

what will happen now is anybody's guess

Dieu seul sait ce qui va arriver maintenant

II.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB trans

1. guess (intuit):

guess answer, reason, name, identity

deviner

guess length, width

deviner, estimer

to guess that …

conjecturer que, supposer que …

to guess sb's age (correctly)

deviner l'âge de qn

to guess sb's age (make estimate)

donner un âge à qn

I should guess him to be about 30

je lui donnerais 30 ans environ

I guessed the time to be about one o'clock

il me semblait qu'il devait être environ une heure

she had guessed what I was thinking

elle avait deviné mes pensées

you'll never guess what has happened!

tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver!

I guessed as much!

je m'en doutais!

guess what! I've won a prize!

tu sais quoi! j'ai gagné un prix! inf

guess who!

devine qui c'est!

2. guess Am:

guess (suppose)

supposer

guess (believe, think)

penser, croire

I guess (that) what he says is true

je suppose que ce qu'il dit est vrai

I guess (that) I must be going now

il faut que je m'en aille maintenant

‘he's right, you know’—‘I guess so’

‘il a raison, tu sais’—‘oui, je suppose’

‘you can't be sure’—‘I guess not’

‘tu ne peux pas être sûr’—‘non, effectivement’

III.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB intr

guess

deviner

to guess at plans, outcome

faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à

to guess right

deviner juste

to guess wrong

se tromper

you're just guessing!

tu ne fais que deviner!

you'll never guess!

tu ne devineras jamais!

I couldn't begin to guess

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

to keep sb guessing

laisser qn dans le doute

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

guessing game in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guessing game in the English»French Dictionary

guessing game N a. fig

guessing game

devinettes fpl

Translations for guessing game in the English»French Dictionary

I.guess [ges] N

guess

supposition f

a lucky guess

un coup de chance

Mike's guess is that ...

d'après Mike ...

to have [or Am take] a guess

deviner

to make a wild guess

risquer une hypothèse

at a guess

au jugé

at a rough guess

approximativement

Phrases:

it's anybody's [or anyone's] guess

Dieu seul le sait

II.guess [ges] VB intr

1. guess (conjecture):

guess

deviner

guess

taper à pouf Belg

2. guess Am (believe, suppose):

guess

supposer

Phrases:

to keep sb guessing

laisser qn dans l'ignorance

III.guess [ges] VB trans

1. guess (conjecture):

guess

deviner

2. guess (estimate):

guess

évaluer

3. guess (suppose):

guess

supposer

Phrases:

guess what?

tu sais quoi?

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

User Entry

board game

jeu de table m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then they play a guessing game of how many spots on the butterfly.

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So it remains a bit of a guessing game.

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One important part of the custom was a guessing game to determine the identity of the visitors.

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My mom is the hardest to shop for she never really says what she wants so it's always a guessing game!

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Tiring of the guessing game, some newspapers descended to satire.

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At the combine, everything is a guessing game, and it can lead to noticeable issues.

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The whole area of substances in the lake is a bit of a guessing game.

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It's a guessing game -- educated guessing, yes, but guessing all the same.

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Kit encouraged the guessing game, as it helped protect her privacy.

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An early proponent of whole language reading instruction called reading a psycholinguistic guessing game, and thus children are taught to guess words that they don't know by using context clues.

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