it was only a game

to play the game — jugar* limpio

the Olympic Games — los Juegos Olímpicos, las Olimpíadas or Olimpiadas

to be ahead of the game — llevar la delantera

to beat somebody at her/his own game — ganarle or vencer* a alguien con sus propias armas

to give the game away — \<\<person\>\> descubrir* el pastel (fam)

her blushes gave the game away — el sonrojarse la delató

to be fair game — ser* blanco legítimo; (before n)

game birds — aves fpl de caza

• a game of chance/ skill — un juego de azar/de habilidad

to have or play a game of football — jugar un partido de fútbol

to have or play a game of chess — echar or jugar una partida de ajedrez

• they were (one) game all — (Tennis) iban iguales or empatados a un juego

• game, set and match — juego, set y partido

• game to Johnston — juego a Johnston

• to be off one's game — no estar en forma

• to put sb off his/her game — afectar la forma de jugar de algn, hacer jugar mal a algn

we know his little game — le conocemos el jueguecillo *

the faces of the two conspirators gave the game away — la expresión de su rostro delató a los dos conspiradores, la expresión del rostro de los dos conspiradores hizo que se descubriera el pastel *

to be on the game — hacer la calle *

it was a game getting here! — ¡menuda lata para llegar aquí! *

to be game for anything — apuntarse a cualquier cosa or a todo

game bird N — ave f de caza

game fish N — pez de agua dulce pescado como deporte

game fishing N — pesca deportiva de peces de agua dulce

game laws NPL — leyes fpl relativas a la caza

game park N — parque m natural, reserva f natural

game pie N — empanada elaborada con una pieza de caza mayor o menor

game plan N — (Sport) plan m de juego; (fig) estrategia f

game preserve, game reserve N — coto m de caza

game show N — programa m concurso

game show host N — (on radio, TV) presentador(a) m / f de concursos

games console N — consola f de videojuegos

games master N — profesor m de deportes

games mistress N — profesora f de deportes

game theory N — teoría f de juegos

game warden N — guarda mf de coto or de caza

to play the game — jugar* limpio

the Olympic Games — los Juegos Olímpicos, las Olimpíadas or Olimpiadas

to be ahead of the game — llevar la delantera

to beat somebody at her/his own game — ganarle or vencer* a alguien con sus propias armas

to give the game away — \<\<person\>\> descubrir* el pastel (fam)

her blushes gave the game away — el sonrojarse la delató

to be fair game — ser* blanco legítimo; (before n)

game birds — aves fpl de caza

have or play a game of tennis/chess etc. [with somebody] — eine Partie Tennis/Schach usw. [mit jemandem] spielen

have or play a game of football [with somebody] — Fußball [mit jemandem] spielen

be on/off one's game — gut in Form/nicht in Form sein

beat somebody at his own game — (fig.) jemanden mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen (geh.)

play the game — (fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten (fig.)

[I'll show her that] two can play at that game — (fig.) was sie kann, kann ich auch

play somebody's game — jemandem in die Hände arbeiten; (for one's own benefit) jemandes Spiel mitspielen

the game is up — (coll.) das Spiel ist aus

what's his game? — (coll.) was hat er vor?

what's the game? — (coll.) was soll das?

be new to the game — (fig.) neu im Geschäft sein (auch fig. ugs.)

be/go on the game — [Prostituierte:] anschaffen gehen (salopp)

don't play games with me — versuch nicht, mich auf den Arm zu nehmen (ugs.)

good at games — gut im Sport

game to Graf — (Tennis) Spiel Graf

game, set, and match — (Tennis) Spiel, Satz und Sieg

fair game — (fig.) Freiwild, das

easy game — (fig. coll.) leichte Beute

big game — Großwild, das

be game to do something — (be willing) bereit sein, etwas zu tun

we had a quick game of cards after supper — nach dem Essen spielten wir ein bisschen Karten

game of chance — Glücksspiel nt

game of skill — Geschicklichkeitsspiel nt

game set and match to X — Satz und Spiel (geht an) X

he's just playing ( silly) games — für ihn ist es nur ein Spiel

two can play at that game, that's a game (that) two can play — wie du mir, so ich dir (inf)

to spoil sb's little game — jdm das Spiel verderben, jdm die Suppe versalzen (inf)

I wonder what his game is? — ich frage mich, was er vorhat or im Schilde führt

so that's your game, is it? — darauf willst du also hinaus!

to be/keep ahead of the game (fig) — um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein/bleiben

he's in the second-hand car game — er macht in Gebrauchtwagen (inf)

to be/go on the game (esp Brit) — auf den Strich gehen (inf)

to be game for anything — für alles zu haben sein, zu allen Schandtaten bereit sein (hum inf)

have or play a game of tennis/chess etc. [with somebody] — eine Partie Tennis/Schach usw. [mit jemandem] spielen

have or play a game of football [with somebody] — Fußball [mit jemandem] spielen

beat somebody at his own game — (fig.) jemanden mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen (geh.)

play the game — (fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten (fig.)

[I'll show her that] two can play at that game — (fig.) was sie kann, kann ich auch

play somebody's game — jemandem in die Hände arbeiten; (for one's own benefit) jemandes Spiel mitspielen

the game is up — (coll.) das Spiel ist aus

what's his game? — (coll.) was hat er vor?

what's the game? — (coll.) was soll das?

be new to the game — (fig.) neu im Geschäft sein (auch fig. ugs.)

be/go on the game — [Prostituierte:] anschaffen gehen (salopp)

don't play games with me — versuch nicht, mich auf den Arm zu nehmen (ugs.)

game to Graf — (Tennis) Spiel Graf

game, set, and match — (Tennis) Spiel, Satz und Sieg

fair game — (fig.) Freiwild, das

easy game — (fig. coll.) leichte Beute

big game — Großwild, das

be game to do something — (be willing) bereit sein, etwas zu tun

‘You had better be very careful... The game's up,’ he said. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Kit Brandon’, ch. XIV) — - Тебе теперь надо быть очень осторожной... Дело сорвалось, - сказал он.

By January he had about concluded that the game was up with him. Life had always seemed a precious thing, but now constant want and weakened vitality had made the charms of earth rather dull and inconspicuous. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XLVII) — Когда наступил январь, Герствуд уже решил было, что все его ставки биты. Раньше жизнь была чем-то драгоценным, но теперь постоянная нужда и упадок сил сделали в его глазах земные блага тусклыми и малозначащими.

The police must have secrecy or the game is up. Not only must what goes on in the sweating session be kept secret but if possible the existence of the practice itself. (G. Marion, ‘The Communist Trial’, ch. 17) — Полиция должна держать язык за зубами, иначе ей не выйти сухой из воды. Для нее важно держать в строжайшей тайне не только то, что происходит в ее застенках, но и самое существование всей этой системы.

The moment I saw that girl I knew the game was up. (E. Waugh, ‘Decline and Fall’, part I, ch. VII) — Как только я увидел эту девушку, я понял, что моя холостяцкая жизнь кончена.

le jeu — gén play [U]; ( avec de l'argent) gambling [U]; ( type)

jouer (un) double jeu — fig to be guilty of double dealing

à quel jeu joue-t-il? — fig what's his game?

entrer en jeu — fig to come into the picture

se prendre or se piquer au jeu — to get hooked

mettre en jeu — to bring [something] into play [éléments]; to stake [somme, titre, honneur]

remise en jeu — (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off

être hors jeu — ( au football) to be offside

cacher bien son jeu — fig to keep it quiet

jouer le grand jeu — to pull all the stops out (colloq)

c'est pas de or du jeu! — (colloq) that's not fair!

C'est un jeu d'enfant! fig — It's child's play!

entrer dans le jeu de qn fig — to play sb's game

cacher son jeu fig — to keep one's cards hidden, to conceal one's hand

être en jeu [vies] — to be at stake

Des vies humaines sont en jeu. — Human lives are at stake., [facteurs, forces] at work

remise en jeu FOOTBALL — throw-in

tell me another! — (colloq) à d'autres! (colloq)

to tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) envoyer promener quelqu'un

• jugar a algo — to play sth

• jugar con algo — to play with sth

• jugar contra algn — to play (against) sb

¿quién juega? — whose move o turn o go is it?

¿quién juega? — whose turn o go is it?

• jugar a algo — to play at being sth

• jugar con —

no juegues con el enchufe, que es peligroso — don't play o mess around with the plug - it's dangerous

estaba jugando con un bolígrafo mientras hablaba — he was toying o fiddling with a pen while he spoke

• jugar en contra de algo/algn — to work against sth/sb

• jugar a favor de algo/algn — [situación] to work in sth/sb's favour o (EEUU) favor; [tiempo, destino] to be on sb's side

existe otro elemento que juega a favor del acusado — there is another factor that should go o work in favour of the defendant

su hermano se la jugó — his brother did the dirty on him *

¡me la han jugado! — I've been had! *

su mujer se la jugaba con otro — LAm his wife was two-timing him *

jugar cinco dólares a una carta — to bet o put five dollars on a card

jugar al fútbol — (Esp, RPl) to play football

jugar en contra de alguien — to work o count against somebody

jugársela a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody

se lo jugó todo en el negocio — she staked o risked everything on the business

jugarse el pellejo — (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

jugar al fútbol — (Esp, RPl) to play football

jugar en contra de alguien — to work o count against somebody

jugársela a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody

se lo jugó todo en el negocio — she staked o risked everything on the business

jugarse el pellejo — (fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.