in a tennis or sports match

fare una partita a carte — to have o play a game of cards

la partita è persa — the game's lost o up (anche fig.)

voglio essere della partita — fig. I want in on the deal, I want to be one of the party

partita di caccia — hunting expedition, shoot BE, shooting party

partita doppia — amm. double entry

partita semplice — amm. single entry

partido amistoso — friendly (game o match)

partido de casa — home game o match

partido de dobles — (Tenis) doubles match, game of doubles

partido de exhibición — exhibition game o match

partido de fútbol — football game o match

partido (de) homenaje — benefit game o match

partido de ida — away game o match, first leg

partido de vuelta — return game o match, second leg

partido judicial — district under the jurisdiction of a local court

sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system

sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system

Ex: Surely the concept 'Conservative party' appears last in the citation order of this class number.

Ex: School events may be regular and seasonal, like Christmas and vacations, or occasional and minor like sports matches.

Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.

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

avancer sur un terrain glissant — fig to be on slippery ground

sortir du terrain — [joueur] to go off the field; [balle] ( au football) to go out of play; ( au rugby) to go into touch

un terrain d'entente — fig common ground

terrain favorable — Médecine predisposing factors (pl); Sociologie favourable [BrE] environment

offrir un terrain favorable à — (à une maladie, une idéologie) to provide a fertile breeding ground for

être en terrain connu or familier — fig to be on familiar territory

être sur son terrain, avoir l'avantage du terrain — lit, fig to be on one's own ground

préparer le terrain — fig to pave the way

tâter or sonder le terrain — fig to put out feelers

sur le terrain (travail, recherches) — in the field

Ex: Bicycling, hiking, fishing (freshwater), tennis, golf, and canoe and kayak runs were selected as representative sports to examine.

a tutto campo Sport — attacking and defending, fig, (colloqui, inchiesta) open-ended

campo ostacoli Equitazione — jumping arena

campo in terra battuta Tennis — clay court

abbandonare il campo (anche) fig — to leave the field

scendere in campo (anche) fig — to enter the field, join the fray

campo di grano — wheat field, cornfield BE

levare il campo — to break o strike camp

scendere in campo — to take to the field; fig. pol. to enter the lists

avere campo libero — fig. to have a free hand

lasciare il campo libero a qcn. — fig. to give sb. a clear run

fuori campo — [ personaggio] off-screen

campo base — base camp (anche fig.)

campo di battaglia — battlefield (anche fig.)

campo minato — minefield (anche fig.)

campo sportivo — sports ground o field

una superficie pari — a level o an even surface

saltare qc a piè pari — (fig : omettere) to skip sth

la partita è pari Sport — the match is a draw

siamo pari fig — we are quits o even

(parità) rimettersi in pari (con) — to catch up (with)