Слово англійською: game

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Переклад game українською: гра (ша́хи і т. д.), матч (футбо́льний і т. д.), поєди́нок, дичина́, гра з м'яче́м, насті́льна гра, комп'ю́терна гра, олімпіа́да

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game

noun
/ɡeɪm/

    fun

  1. [countable] an activity that you do to have fun, often one that has rules and that you can win or lose; the equipment for a game
    • The kids were playing a game with their balloons.
    • The children invented a new game.
    • a video/computer game
    • I play online games with my friends.
    • a game of chance/skill
    • Buy your games and software from us.
    see also board game, card game, computer game, panel game, parlour game, shell game, video game, war game
    Synonyms interestinteresthobby ▪ game ▪ pastimeThese are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time.interest an activity or a subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time:
    • Her main interests are music and gardening.
    hobby an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time:
    • His hobbies include swimming and cooking.
    game a children’s activity when they play with toys, pretend to be somebody else, etc.; an activity that you do to have fun:
    • a game of cops and robbers
    • He was playing games with the dog.
    pastime an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time:
    • Fishing is a popular pastime.
     interest, hobby or pastime?A hobby is often more active than an interest: His main hobby is football (= he plays football). • His main interest is football (= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it). Pastime is used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use interest or hobby: Fishing is a popular pastime. • Do you have any pastimes? Patterns
    • a popular interest/​hobby/​pastime
    • to have/​share interests/​hobbies
    • to take up/​pursue a(n) interest/​hobby
    Culture toys and gamestoys and gamesMost young children are given toys for their birthday or at Christmas. Many regularly spend their pocket money on smaller toys. Popular toys include building bricks such as Lego, plastic farm animals, toy cars, model railways and dressing-up costumes. Many children have dolls, and several sets of clothes to dress them in. Particularly popular are Action Man figures and Barbie dolls. Babies are given rattles (= toys that make a noise when shaken), soft toys and teddy bears. Action figures, small plastic models of characters from television shows or films, are also popular. Some parents do not allow their children to have guns or other toys that represent weapons because they do not want them to think it is fun to injure or kill people.Among traditional games that are still popular are board games such as snakes and ladders and Cluedo, card games such as Happy Families and Snap, and word games such as hangman and Scrabble.Children play outside with skipping ropes, bicycles, skateboards, scooters and Rollerblades™. In playgrounds there are often swings, a slide, a see-saw and a climbing frame (NAmE jungle gym) to climb on. Traditional games played outside include hopscotch, a game in which children hop over squares drawn on the ground to try to pick up a stone, and tag, in which one child runs after the others until they catch one of them and then that child has to chase the rest.Few people give up games completely when they become adults. Many people play card games like bridge and poker, and board games such as Scrabble, Monopoly, backgammon and chess.Games consoles and apps are very popular. Games can be played online, either against a real opponent, who is playing somewhere else on their own device, or against a computer program that can be set to a suitable level of difficulty.
    2.

    sport

  2. [countable] a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other
    • ball games, such as football or tennis
    • How I hated team games at school!
    • the game of something the game of golf/cricket/basketball
    • Broadcasters have injected vast amounts of money into the game of football.
  3. [countable] an occasion of playing a game
    • to win/lose a game
    • They lost their first home game of the season.
    • a baseball/basketball game
    • (especially North American English) a football game
    In British English it is more usual to say a football match, unless you are talking about American football.
    • (North American English) We're going to the ball game (= baseball game).
    • Are you coming to watch the game?
    • a game of something to play a game of chess
    • Let's have a game of table tennis.
    • game against somebody Saturday’s League game against Swansea
    • game with somebody today's game with Manchester United
    • They're in training for the big game.
    see also ball game, bowl game
  4. [singular] somebody’s game the way in which somebody plays a game
    • Maguire raised his game to collect the £40 000 first prize.
    • Stretching exercises can help you avoid injury and improve your game.
  5. Games
    [plural] a large organized sports event
    • She's hoping to participate in the next Olympic Games.
    • To stage the Games (= the Olympic Games or a similar event) is an honour.
    see also Summer Games, Winter Games
  6. games
     [plural] (British English, old-fashioned) sport as a lesson or an activity at school
    • I always hated games at school.
  7. [countable] a section of some games, such as tennis, which forms a unit in scoring
    • two games all (= both players have won two games)
    • Zverev won the opening game of the third set.
    8.

    activity/business

  8. [countable] a type of activity or business
    • How long have you been in this game?
    • the game of politics
    • I'm new to this game myself.
    • Getting dirty was all part of the game to the kids.
    see also waiting game
    9.

    secret plan

  9. [singular] (informal) a secret and clever plan; a trick
    • So that's his game (= now I know what he has been planning).
    see also mind game
    10.

    wild animals/birds

  10. [uncountable] wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food
    Wordfinder
    • chase
    • falconry
    • game
    • hunt
    • open season
    • pack
    • poach
    • prey
    • safari
    • trail
    see also big game, fair game
    11. Word OriginOld English gamen ‘amusement, fun’, gamenian ‘play, amuse oneself’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
ahead of/behind the game
  1. at an advantage/disadvantage because you have done more/less preparation or know more/less than other people, especially those you are competing against
    • We'll be able to extract insights out of the data that will enable us to stay ahead of the game.
    • Politicians are behind the game in understanding how fast the world is changing.
beat somebody at their own game
  1. to defeat or do better than somebody in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong
be a game
  1. to not be considered to be serious
    • For her the whole project was just a game.
be on the game
  1. (British English, slang) to be working as a prostitute
be out of the game
  1. to no longer have a chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part inTopics Difficulty and failurec2
be still/back in the game
  1. to still/once again have a good chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
    • The team was still in the game, just one goal down.
    • (figurative) He’s been fighting to get the struggling company back in the game.
    Topics Successc2
fun and games
  1. (informal) activities that are not serious and that other people may think are bad
    • Teaching isn't all fun and games, you know.
the game is up
  1. (informal) said to somebody who has done something wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been discovered
    • Maggie knew that he had recognized her and the game was up.
game on
  1. (informal) used after something has happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone could still win
    • We were losing 2–0 with ten minutes to go, and then we scored. It was game on!
game over
  1. (informal) used to say that it is no longer possible for somebody/something to succeed, survive or continue
    • Given her recent slump in form, it might be game over already this season.
    • This technology could mean game over for gasoline-powered vehicles.
    • The slightest mistake and it's game over for him.
give the game away
  1. to tell a secret, especially by accident; to show something that should be kept hidden
    • Don't let him talk to anybody or he'll give the game away.
a mug’s game
  1. (disapproving, especially British English) an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit
the name of the game
  1. (informal) the most important aspect of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity
    • Hard work is the name of the game if you want to succeed in business.
(the game is) not worth the candle
  1. (old-fashioned, saying) the advantages to be gained from doing something are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved
    • If the price goes up again, he may decide that the game’s not worth the candle.
numbers game
  1. a way of considering an activity, etc. that considers only the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
    • MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
off/on your game
  1. performing badly/well, especially when compared with how well you usually perform
    • He was off his game and missed two early penalties.
the only game in town
  1. (informal) the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available
play (a game of) cat and mouse with somebody | play a cat-and-mouse game with somebody
  1. to play a cruel game with somebody in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect
    • He thought the police were playing some elaborate game of cat and mouse and waiting to trap him.
    • Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.
play somebody’s game
  1. to do something that helps somebody else’s plans, especially by accident, when you did not intend to help them
play the game
  1. to behave in a fair and honest way
    • You can’t do that—it’s not playing the game!
play (silly) games (with somebody)
  1. to not be honest with somebody, especially in order to gain an advantage over them
    • Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.
the rules of the game
  1. the standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business
(have) skin in the game
  1. (North American English, informal) (to have) a personal interest in an organization or activity, and therefore in its success
    • When management and unions sit down at the negotiating table, both sides have skin in the game.
    • The neutral fan with no skin in the game can just sit back and enjoy the spectacle.
talk a good game
  1. to talk in a way that sounds convincing, but may not be sincere
    • The senior managers talk a good game about customer relations, but really they don't care about the customer.
two can play at that game
  1. (saying) used to tell somebody who has played a trick on you that you can do the same thing to them
up your game (informal)
  1. to improve the level at which you can compete, especially in a sport
    • She's really upped her game since she joined the tennis club.
    • With these two snazzy new restaurants opening up, the other eating places in the area are going to have to up their game.
what’s somebody’s/your game?
  1. (informal) used to ask why somebody is behaving as they are
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hunt
Переклад українською: полюва́ти на ко́го (на мише́й і т. д.), лови́ти кого́/що (мише́й і т. д.), шука́ти кого́/що (непрису́тню осо́бу і т. д.), полюва́ти на ко́го/що, переслі́дувати кого́/що (вислі́джувати)
hunt verb /hʌnt/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hunt /hʌnt/ he / she / it hunts /hʌnts...
pack
Переклад українською: па́чка (па́чка сигаре́т), паку́нок, згра́я (соба́к і т. д.), ба́нда, компа́нія (дру́зів і т. д.), гру́па (люби́телів кіно́), компре́с, коло́да карт, згра́я соба́к, вата́га вовкі́в
pack noun /pæk/ container [countable] (especially North American English) a container, usually made ...
swallow
Переклад українською: проковтну́ти, ковта́ти що, попа́стися на ву́дку
swallow verb /ˈswɑːləʊ/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they swallow /ˈswɑːləʊ/ he / she / i...

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