game in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] N

5. game C (underhand scheme, ploy):

game
juego m
don't play games with me
no me vengas con juegecitos
the game's up
se acabó el juego
what's your game?
¿qué es lo que pretendes?
I wonder what their game is
me pregunto qué estarán tramando or qué se traerán entre manos
I know your little game!
¡te conozco el jueguito!
to be ahead of the game
llevar la delantera
to beat sb at her/his own game
ganarle or vencer a alguien con sus propias armas
to give the game away person:
descubrir el pastel inf
she tried to deny it, but her blushes gave the game away
trató de negarlo, pero el sonrojarse la delató
two can play at that game
donde las dan las toman
to play a game
dejar transcurrir el tiempo

II.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] ADJ

III.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] VB intr (in gambling, in video games)

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IV.game [Am ɡeɪm, Brit ɡeɪm] VB trans Am inf

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guessing game [Am ˈɡɛsɪŋ ˌɡeɪm, Brit ˈɡɛsɪŋ ɡeɪm] N

numbers game → number

See also number

I.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] N

2.1. number (for identification):

number
número m
telephone number
número de teléfono
wrong number
número equivocado
license or Brit registration number
número de matrícula
license or Brit registration number
número de placa LatAm
license or Brit registration number
número de patente CSur
identity number
número de identificación
page/room number
número de página/de habitación
I'm in number 17
estoy en la (habitación) 17
she lives at number 48
vive en el número 48
the England number 11 Brit
el número once inglés or de Inglaterra
he was wearing number 9
llevaba el dorsal 9
her/my number is up
le/me ha llegado la hora
I thought my number was up
creí que me había llegado la hora
to do a number on sb Am sl
hacérsela buena a alguien inf
to do a number one/number two inf
hacer pis/caca inf
to do a number one/number two inf
hacer del uno/del dos Mex Peru inf, euph
to do sth by the numbers Am
hacer algo como Dios manda
to have sb's number esp Am inf
tener calado a alguien inf

3.1. number C (amount, quantity):

number
número m
student numbers
el número de estudiantes
in a large number of cases
en un gran número de casos
in a small number of cases
en unos pocos casos
in a small number of cases
en contados casos
guess the number of beads in the jar
adivina cuántas cuentas hay en el frasco
there are a number of reasons why you shouldn't go
hay una serie de razones por las que no deberías ir
I've mentioned it a number of times
lo he mencionado varias veces
on a number of occasions
en varias ocasiones
on a number of occasions
varias veces
any number of things could go wrong
hay (una) cantidad de cosas or hay (una) infinidad de cosas que podrían fallar
any number can play
puede jugar cualquier número de personas
times without number liter
innumerables veces
actors of his talent are few in number
actores como él hay pocos
their superior numbers made victory certain
su superioridad numérica les aseguró la victoria
can you give me some idea of (the) numbers?
¿me puede dar una idea de cuántas personas serán?

II.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] VB trans

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III.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] VB intr

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game in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for game in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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game2 [geɪm] N no pl (in hunting)

game-cock [ˈgeɪmkɒk, Am -ˈkɑ:k] N

guessing game [ˈgesɪŋˌgeɪm] N a. fig

game Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to play a game of leapfrog
jugar a saltar al potro
to play a game of leapfrog
jugar a la pídola
to play a game of leapfrog
saltar el burro Mex
that was a game and a half! fig
¡menudo partido!
to cut sb in on the game
dejar entrar a alguien en el juego
it's a whole new ball game
es un panorama completamente distinto
to beat sb at his/her own game
ganar a alguien a sus propias cartas
to follow the rules of the game
respetar las leyes del juego
to play a game of chess
jugar una partida de ajedrez
they finished the game with three goals
cerraron el marcador con tres tantos
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They did not relinquish the advantage the rest of the game.
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The lodge helps support an adjoining game reserve and operates a trust that has been responsible for the construction of five schools and a maternity clinic, among other developments.
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Game was hunted with dogs and included wild boar, and red, fallow and roe deer.
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Maybe he lost his undies in a poker game?
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Statistically, his best season was his junior year (199394), when he averaged 10.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
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The object of the game is to occupy three of the four watering hole squares that are located near the center of the board.
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A strategy game is typically larger in scope, and their main emphasis is on the player's ability to outthink their opponent.
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Some board games include a deck of cards as a gameplay element, normally for randomization and/or to keep track of game progress.
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The pay-off for any single round of the game is defined by the pay-off matrix for a single round game (shown in bar chart 1 below).
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The success of the kids book reveals the game-changing new power of the under-21 set.
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