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game 1
(gām)n.
1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2.
a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.
b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.
c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
3.
a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.
b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.
4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children's games in the car.
5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.
6. Informal
a. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: "the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game" (Hedrick Smith).
b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.
c. An illegal activity; a racket.
7. Informal
a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.
8. Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.
9.
a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.
b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
10.
a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate's indiscretions to be game.
b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.
v. gamed, gam·ing, games
v.tr.
To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.
v.intr.
1. To play for stakes; gamble.
2. To play a role-playing or computer game.
adj. gam·er, gam·est
Idioms: 1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.
2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?
ahead of the game
In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding.
be on (one's) game
To play a sport with great skill.
the only game in town Informal
The only one of its kind available: "He's the only game in town for the press to write about" (Leonard Garment).
[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]
game′ly adv.
game′ness n.
game 2
(gām)adj. gam·er, gam·est
Crippled; lame: a game leg.
[Origin unknown.]
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games
(ɡeɪmz)pl n
physical education or sports at a school
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Games
1. a word or phrase composed by rearranging the letters in another word or phrase.
2. a game based upon this activity.
2. a game based upon this activity.
the art or practice of making anagrams. Also called metagrammatism.
a riddle the answer to which requires a pun or other word play.
Facetious. the use of methods that, while not dishonest or contrary to the rules, are dubious and give the user unfair advantage in a game or sport.
anagrammatism.
Facetious, the art or technique of keeping another person slightly off balance in order to gain an advantage.
Facetious. the art or technique of employing a vocabulary of arcane, recondite words in order to gain an advantage over another person.
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations
مباريات ، ألعاب رياضيَّه
hry
legestævne
játékok
leikar
hry
igre
atletizm müsabakaları
games
(Comput):games master
n → Sportlehrer m
games mistress
n → Sportlehrerin f
games port
n → Spieleport nt or m
games software
n → Software f → für Computerspiele
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game
(geim) noun1. an enjoyable activity, which eg children play. a game of pretending. speletjie لُعْبَه للإستِمْتاع игра jogo hra das Spiel leg παιχνίδι juego mäng بازی leikki jeu משחק खेल igra játék permainan leikur gioco 遊戯 놀이 žaidimas spēle; rotaļa permainan spel lek zabawa لوبه، ترنځه: مسابقه jogo joc игра hra igra igra lek การละเล่น oyun 遊戲 гра کھیل trò chơi 游戏
2. a competitive form of activity, with rules. Football, tennis and chess are games. wedstryd لُعْبَه رياضِيَّه мач jogo hra das Spiel spil παιχνίδι juego võistlusmäng مسابقه peli jeu משחק प्रतियोगी खेल natjecanje, igra játék permainan kappleikur, keppni gioco 競技 경기 (sportinis) žaidimas sporta spēle perlawanan spel spill gra لوبه jogo joc игра hra športna igra igra spel เกมกีฬา maç, oyun, karşılaşma 比賽 гра, змагання بازی، مقابلہ trò thể thao 比赛
3. a match or part of a match. a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one. stel مُباراه гейм jogo zápas, partie das Spiel spil; kamp αγώνας, παρτίδα partido, partida geim مسابقه؛ بخشی از مسابقه ottelu partie משחק मैच igra, faza igre játszma; játék (teniszben) pertandingan leikur, lota, hrina partita 試合 한 판, 승부 partija spēle; partija perlawanan wedstrijd, game kamp partia مسابقه،د مسابقی برخه jogo partidă партия; игра partia; hra tekma meč match, game นัดการแข่งกีฬา oyun, set 一局,一盤 партія; гейм میچ یا میچ کا کوئی حصہ ván 一局,一盘
4. (the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport. He's very fond of game; (also adjective) a game bird. wild قَنيصَه، صَيْد дивеч caça lovná zvěř a ptactvo; lovný das Wildbret vildt; fuglevildt θήραμα, κυνήγι caza mayor; caza menor jahiuluk شکار riista gibier בְּשׂרן של חַיוֹת צַיִד शिकार, आखेट divlja ptica vad binatang buruan veiðidÿr; villibráð cacciagione; selvaggina 獲物 사냥감 동물 medžiojami paukščiai ir žvėrys, paukštiena, žvėriena medījums; medījuma- buruan wild vilt dziczyzna, zwierzyna łowna ښکار caça (de) vânat дичь (lovná) zver; lovný divjačina žrtva vilt, villebråd สัตว์ป่าที่ถูกล่าเพื่อการกีฬา av 獵物 дичина شکار کیے گۓ پرندوں یا جانوروں کا گوشت thú săn 猎物
adjective brave; willing; ready. a game old guy; game for anything. gewillig شُجاع смел pronto statečný, odhodlaný entschlossen modig; villig; parat τολμηρός, πρόθυμος valiente; animoso; dispuesto, listo vapper, (millekski) valmis مشتاق و مصمم valmis prêt à מוכן निडर odvažan, pripravan bátor; mindenre kapható berani djarfur; fús coraggioso やる気のある 용기가 있는 drąsus, turintis noro drosmīgs; drošsirdīgs sanggup bereid, flink modig, villig, med på alt ochoczy, chętny راضي، خوښ، مايل، چمتو، تيار: رضا كار pronto gata de боевой;задорный statočný; pripravený korenjaški; pripravljen, voljan spreman morsk, hågad กล้าได้กล้าเสีย istekli, hazır 勇敢的 сміливий بہادر thích mạo hiểm 勇敢的
ˈgamely adverb courageously. moedig بِشَجاعَه смело corajosamente statečně entschlossen modigt θαρραλέα valientemente; animosamente; resueltamente vapralt شجاعانه urheasti courageusement בְּאוֹמֶץ निडरता से odvažno bátran dengan berani djarflega coraggiosamente 勇敢に 굴복하지 않고 drąsiai drosmīgi; drošsirdīgi bersemangat flink modig, standhaftig ochoczo زرورتوب rorajosamente curajos смело odvážne pogumno hrabro morskt อย่างกล้าหาญ cesaretle, yiğitçe 勇敢地 сміливо شجاعت سے mạo hiểm 勇敢地
games noun plural an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports. the Olympic Games. spele مباريات ، ألعاب رياضيَّه състезания jogos hry die Spiele (pl.) stævne; lege αγώνες juegos mängud مسابقات urheilukilpailu jeux מִשׂחָקִים खेल igre játékok pertandingan leikar giochi 競技会 운동 경기 žaidynės sporta sacensības; spēles sukan spelen konkurranse, mesterskap, leker igrzyska لوبی jogos jocuri соревнования; игры hry športne igre igre spel, tävlingar การแข่งขันกีฬา atletizm müsabakaları 運動會 змагання کھیلوں کے مقابلوں کا جشن cuộc thi đấu 运动会
ˈgamekeeper noun a person who looks after game. wildbewaarder, boswagter خَفير الصَّيْد пазач на дивеч guarda-caça hajný der Wildhüter jagtbetjent θηροφύλακας guardabosque, guardabosques metsavaht پرورش دهنده حیوانات شکاری riistanvalvoja garde-chasse פַּקַח-צַיִד खेलपाल lugar, čuvar lovišta vadőr pengawas perburuan veiðivörður guardacaccia, guardiacaccia 狩猟監視人 사냥터 관리인 eigulys medījumu pārzinis pengadil jachtopziener viltvokter łowczy د حیواناتو روزنه کول couteiro paznic de vânătoare егерь, охраняющии дичь hájnik lovski čuvaj čuvar lovišta skogvaktare, jaktvårdare คนดูแลการแข่งขัน avlak bekçisi 狩獵場看守人 лісник, що охороняє дичину شکار گاہ کا محافظ người gác rừng 猎场看守人
game point a winning point. spelpunt نُقْطَة الفَوْز печеливша точка ponto da vitória rozhodující míček der Gewinnpunkt afgørende point πόντος της νίκης punto de partido võidupunkt امتیاز لازم برای بردن مسابقه pelipallo balle de match נְקוּדַת הַכרָעָה विजय अंक pobjednički poen mérkőzéslabda nilai kemenangan úrslitastig punto vincente 決勝点 각 게임의 결승의 1점 lemiamas taškas izšķirošais punkts (spēlē) mata penamat beslissend punt avgjørende poeng decydujący punkt د لوبى د پاره لازم امتياز ponto da vitória minge de game решающее очко rozhodujúca loptička odločilna točka/žoga odlučujući poen vinnande poäng จุดชนะ sayı 致勝得分 рахунок гри وہ پوائنٹ جس پر ہار جیت کا فیصلہ ہو điểm thắng 一局中的决胜分、局点
game reserve an area of land set aside for the protection of animals. natuurreservaat مَحْمِيَّة للصَّيْد резерват reserva de caça obora das Wildgehege vildtreservat περιοχή προστασίας θηραμάτων coto de caza jahireservaat منطقه حفاظت شده riistan rauhoitusalue parc à gibier שׁמוּרַת טֶבָע अभयारण्य životinjski rezervat vadaskert cagar alam verndarsvæði, friðað svæði riserva di caccia 禁猟区 금렵구 rezervatas rezervāts taman safari wildreservaat viltreservat rezerwat امنه منطقه reserva de caça parc de vânătoare заповедник rezervácia pre zver, zvernica lovski rezervat rezervat viltreservat สถานที่อนุรักษ์พันธ์สัตว์ hayvanları koruma alanı 禁獵區 мисливське угіддя جانوروں کی حفاظت کے لیے مخصوص علاقہ khu vực cấm săn bắn 猎物禁猎区,动物保护区
game warden a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game. wildbewaarder حارِس مَحْمِيَّة الصَّيْد пазач на дивеч guarda-florestal myslivec, revírník der Jagdaufseher opsynsmand θηροφύλακας guarda de coto/caza jääger سرپرست شکارگاه riistanvalvoja garde-chasse פַּקַח שׁמוּרת חַי अभयारण्य वार्डन čuvar rezervata vadőr penjaga cagar alam veiðieftirlitsmaður, umsjónarmaður guardacaccia, guardiacaccia 猟区管理官 금렵구 관리인 rezervato prižiūrėtojas, eigulys rezervāta uzraugs pengadil jachtopziener oppsynsmann leśniczy د ښكار ځاى مشر guarda paznic de vânătoare егерь, охраняющии дичь horár; revírnik lovski čuvaj čuvar lovišta skogvaktare คนที่ดูแลบริเวณป้องกันสัตว์ av polisi 禁獵區管理員 єгер شکار کا منتظم افسر người quản lý khu vực cấm săn bắn 动物保护区看守员
the game is up the plan or trick has failed or has been found out. die spel is verby انتَهَت اللعْبَه، لَم يَعُد الفَوْز مُمكِنا разкрит acabar už sklaplo das Spiel ist aus spillet er ude τέρμα τα ψέματα se acabó el juego mäng on kaotatud امیدی به موفقیت نیست peli on pelattu tout est fichu הַמזִימָה הִתגַלתָה खेल खत्म हो गया igra je razotkrivena a játéknak vége tipuan terungkap leiknum er lokið la partita è persa; il piano è fallito 万事休す 만사가 끝났다 viskas baigta, paaiškėjo spēle ir zaudēta; viss pagalam permainan tamat het spel is uit spillet er tapt wydało się د موفقیت نه هیڅ امید نشته acabar totul este pierdut ставка бита je po všetkom; všetko je stratené igre je konec gotovo je s igrom spelet är slut แผนการล้มเหลว หรือถูกจับได้ hapı yuttuk, yandık; şapa oturduk 沒戲唱了(計劃或計謀失敗或事跡敗露) все пропало بھانڈا پھوٹ گیا thủ đoạn gian trá đã bị khám phá 一切都完了(计划或计谋失败或事迹败露)
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- Can I play video games? → هَلْ يُـمْكِنُنِي تَشْغِيلُ أَلْعَابِ الفِيدْيو؟ → Můžu hrát videohry? → Kan jeg spille videospil? → Kann ich Videospiele spielen? → Μπορώ να παίξω βίντεο γκέιμ; → ¿Puedo jugar a los videojuegos? → Voinko pelata videopelejä? → Je peux faire des jeux vidéo ? → Mogu li igrati videoigre? → Posso giocare ai videogiochi? → ビデオゲームができますか? → 비디오 게임을 할 수 있을까요? → Kan ik videospelletjes spelen? → Kan jeg spille videospill? → Czy mogę grać w gry komputerowe? → Eu posso jogar video game? → Я могу поиграть в видеоигры? → Kan jag spela videospel? → ฉันเล่นวีดีโอเกมส์ได้ไหม? → Oyun oynayabilir miyim? → Tôi có thể chơi trò chơi điện tử không? → 我能玩电子游戏吗?
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