a game of football

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

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

football match — partido m de fútbol or (AmC, Méx) futbol

football player — footballer

football coupon N — (Brit) boleto m de quinielas

football ground N — campo m or (LAm) cancha f de fútbol

football hooligan N — (Brit) hooligan mf

football hooliganism N — (Brit) hooliganismo m, violencia f en las gradas

football league N — liga f de fútbol

football match N — partido m de fútbol

football pitch N — (Brit) campo m de fútbol

football player N — jugador(a) m / f de fútbol, futbolista mf

football pools NPL — quinielas fpl

football season N — temporada f de fútbol

football supporter N — hincha mf

football team N — equipo m de fútbol

football match — partido m de fútbol or (AmC, Méx) futbol

football player — footballer

game, set and match Tennis — game, set e partita

to play the game (also) fig — rispettare le regole del gioco

two can play at that game — ti (or lo etc) ripagherò con la stessa moneta

how long have you been in this game? fam — da quant'è che fai questo mestiere?

to be on the game — (prostitute) essere nel giro (della prostituzione)

to be game (for sth/to do sth) — (ready) essere pronto (-a) (a qc/a fare qc)

the game's up — tout est fichu (colloq)

to be on the game — (colloq) GB faire le trottoir (colloq)

two can play at that game — à bon chat, bon rat Prov

to play the game — fig. stare al gioco

don't play games with me! — (tell me the truth) non mi raccontare storie! (don't try to be smart) non cercare di fare il furbo!

the insurance game — il giro o mondo delle assicurazioni

to be on the game — BE colloq. fare la vita

to play the game — fig. stare al gioco

don't play games with me! — (tell me the truth) non mi raccontare storie! (don't try to be smart) non cercare di fare il furbo!

the insurance game — il giro o mondo delle assicurazioni

to be on the game — BE colloq. fare la vita