that's child's play to him

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

ein Häuschen mit einem Garten dabéí — a little house with a garden (attached to it or attached)

er aß weiter und blätterte dabéí in dem Buch — he went on eating, leafing through the book as he did so or at the same time

warum arbeiten Sie im Stehen? Sie können doch auch dabéí sitzen — why are you working standing up? you can sit down while you're doing it

sie ist schön und dabéí auch noch klug — she's pretty, and clever as well

er wollte helfen und wurde dabéí selbst verletzt — he wanted to help and got injured in the process or (in) doing so or while he was about it (inf)

dabéí darf man nicht vergessen, dass... — it shouldn't be forgotten that...; (Einschränkung eines Arguments) it should not be forgotten here that...

wenn man das tut, muss man dabéí... — when you do that you have to...

wir haben ihn dabéí ertappt, wie er über den Zaun stieg — we caught him in the act of climbing over the fence

wichtig dabéí ist... — the important thing here or about it is...

mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabéí — I don't really feel happy about it

dabéí kann man viel Geld verdienen — there's a lot of money in that

er hat dabéí einen Fehler gemacht — he's made a mistake

es kommt doch nichts dabéí heraus — nothing will come of it

er hat mich geschlagen, dabéí hatte ich gar nichts gemacht — he hit me and I hadn't even done anything or and yet I hadn't done anything

es bleibt dabéí, dass ihr morgen alle mitkommt — we'll stick to that or keep it like that, you're all coming tomorrow

er bleibt dabéí, dass er es nicht gewesen ist — he still insists that he didn't do it, he's still sticking to his guns that he didn't do it

aber dabéí sollte es nicht bleiben — but it shouldn't stop there or at that

was ist schon dabéí? — so what? (inf), what of it? (inf)

was ist schon dabéí, wenn man das tut? — what harm is there in doing that?

ich finde gar nichts dabéí — I don't see any harm in it

nimm meine Bemerkung nicht so ernst, ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht — don't take my remark so seriously, I didn't mean anything by it

ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht, als ich den Mann aus der Bank kommen sah — I didn't think anything of it when I saw the man coming out of the bank

eine Tankstelle mit einer Werkstatt dabei — a filling station with its own workshop [attached]

dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)

ein Unfall - dabei gab es zwei Tote — an accident - two people were killed [in it]

er suchte nach dem Brief, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand — he was looking for the letter and all the time he had it in his hand

[gerade] dabei sein, etwas zu tun — be just doing something

er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly

dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)

er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly

un ragazzo di sedici anni — a sixteen-year(-old) boy, a boy of sixteen o aged sixteen

è un bravo ragazzo — he's a good boy o guy

è un gioco o giochetto da -i that's child's play, it's kid's stuff colloq.; hey, -i! hey, you guys! forza -i! come on lads! i -i di oggi (gioventù) today's young people o youth; i miei -i — (figli) my kids; (maschi) my sons, my boys

ragazzo di bottega — (fattorino) errand boy; (apprendista) apprentice

ragazzo di vita — male prostitute, rent boy BE

"fate il vostro gioco" — (al casinò) "faites vos jeux", "place your bets"

perdere una fortuna al gioco — (d'azzardo) to lose a fortune in gambling

rimettere in gioco la palla — (nel calcio) to put the ball back into play

gioco d'azzardo — (attività) gambling; (singolo gioco) game of chance

gioco a premi — (in TV) game show

prendersi gioco di qcn. — to make fun o a fool of sb.

mettere in gioco — to stake [somma, onore]

doppio gioco — doppiogioco

entrare in gioco — to come into play o into the picture

un bel gioco dura poco — prov. = the shortest jokes are the best

ein Spíél spielen (lit, fig) — to play a game

im Spíél sein (lit) — to be in the game; (fig) to be involved or at work

das Spíél verloren geben — to give the game up for lost; (fig) to throw in the towel

das Spíél machen (Sport) — to make the play

jdn ins Spíél schicken (Sport) — to send sb on

jdn aus dem Spíél nehmen (Sport) — to take sb off

etw aufs Spíél setzen — to put sth at stake or on the line (inf), to risk sth

ein Spiel mit dem Feuer — (fig.) playing with fire

jemanden/etwas aus dem Spiel lassen — (fig.) leave somebody/something out of it

ins Spiel kommen — (fig.) < factor> come into play; <person, authorities, etc.> become involved; <matter, subject, etc.> come into it

im Spiel sein — (fig.) be involved

ein Spiel mit dem Feuer — (fig.) playing with fire

jemanden/etwas aus dem Spiel lassen — (fig.) leave somebody/something out of it

ins Spiel kommen — (fig.) < factor> come into play; <person, authorities, etc.> become involved; <matter, subject, etc.> come into it

im Spiel sein — (fig.) be involved

Ex: The article is entitled ' Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar".

das hat nicht or das sucht séínesgleichen — it is unparalleled; (Kunstwerk auch) it has no equal

das sucht seinesgleichen — it is without equal or is unequalled

das sucht seinesgleichen — it is without equal or is unequalled

mit spielender Leichtigkeit — with consummate or effortless ease

mit spielender Leichtigkeit — with consummate or effortless ease

la mécanique, je ne connais que ça or ça me connaît! — I know quite a bit about mechanics

les problèmes d'argent, ça me connaît! — (colloq) I could tell you a thing or two (colloq) about money problems!

connaître de — to have jurisdiction over [affaire, cause]

avoir à connaître de — to judge ou hear [cas]

il ne se connaissait plus de joie — fml he was beside himself with joy

c'est le carburateur qui est bouché ou je ne m'y connais pas — (colloq) if I know anything about it, it's the carburettor GB ou carburetor US that's blocked

on connaît la chanson or musique! — we've heard it all before!