| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| game n | (organised play) | Spiel Nn |
| | We play various games after school. |
| | Nach der Schule spielen wir zahlreiche Spiele. |
| game n | (fun activity) | Spaß Nm |
| | | Spiel Nn |
| | They were just games - nothing serious. |
| | Es war nur Spaß - nichts Ernstes. |
| game n | (sport, game: session, match) | Spiel Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Match Nn |
| | | Begegnung Nf |
| | Shall we watch the tennis game later? |
| | Wollen wir uns nachher das Tennisspiel ansehen? |
| game n | (tennis, etc: unit of play) | Spiel Nn |
| | With this point, he will win game, set and match. |
| | Mit diesem Punkt gewinnt er Spiel, Satz und Sieg. |
| game n | (sport) | Sport Nm |
| | | Sportart Nf |
| | Basketball is a fun game to play. |
| | Basketball ist ein Sport, der viel Spaß macht. |
| game n | uncountable (animals hunted) | Wild Nn |
| | | Jagdwild Nn |
| | Game is abundant on the Baron's estate. |
| | We hunt game such as wild turkey. |
| | Auf dem Anwesen des Barons gibt es reichlich Wild. // Wir jagen Wild wie zum Beispiel wilden Truthahn. |
| game adj | informal (willing) | dabei Adv |
| | We're going to the bar tonight. Are you game? |
| | Wir gehen heute Abend in die Bar. Bist du dabei? |
| game for [sth] adj + prep | informal (willing to do [sth]) | bereit für etwas Adv + Präp |
| | | gewillt für etwas Adv + Präp |
| | Julia's always game for a challenge. |
| | Julia ist immer für eine Herausforderung bereit. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) | völlig neue Lage, völlig neue Situation Rdw |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| A-game n | informal (best possible performance) | Spitzenleistung, Höchstleistung, Meisterleistung Nf |
| | | sein Bestes Pron + Nn |
| ahead of the game expr | informal, figurative (at an advantage) | einen Schritt voraus Rdw |
| | | einen Vorsprung haben Rdw |
| | Bruce was ahead of the game because he repaired the roof before the rains came. |
| ahead of the game expr | informal, figurative (beating competitors) | einen Schritt voraus Rdw |
| | | einen Vorsprung haben Rdw |
| | | in Führung gehen Rdw |
| arcade game n | (casino machine) | Arkadenspiel Nn |
| | | Spielautomat Nm |
| | | Automatenspiel Nn |
| | As a child, I loved playing arcade games like pinball. |
| are you game? n | informal (are you willing?) | bist du dabei Rdw |
| | | machst du mit Rdw |
| | | traust du dich Rdw |
| away game n | (match: not on home field) | Auswärtsspiel Nn |
| | The team are playing an away game this Saturday. |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | Ballspiel Nn |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) (Anglizismus) | Baseballspiel Nn |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| baseball game n | (baseball match) | Baseballspiel Nn |
| | An average baseball game lasts about three hours. |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) | Großwild Nn |
| | The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| big-game hunter n | (hunts large animals) | Großwildjäger Nm |
| | President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
| board game n | (game played on flat board) | Brettspiel Nn |
| | We spent all afternoon playing board games because the weather was so bad. |
| | Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag Brettspiele gespielt, weil das Wetter so schlecht war. |
| card game n | (activity using playing cards) (ugs) | Karten Npl |
| | | Kartenspiel Nn |
| | Poker is the most popular card game in the world. |
| computer game n | (interactive video game) | Computerspiel Nn |
| | He's busy playing his computer games again. |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | (final part of a chess game) (Schach) | Endspiel Nn |
| | | Endrunde Nf |
| | | Finale Nn |
| | The chess master thrilled everyone with his endgame. |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | figurative (final stage of a process) | Endphase Nf |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Endspurt Nm |
| | | letzte Phase Adj + Nf |
| | The endgame will consist of comparing this year's sales numbers to last year's. |
| fair game n | figurative (justified as a target) | erlaubtes Ziel Adj + Nn |
| | (ugs) | Freiwild Nn |
| | The comedian saw everything and everyone as fair game for his jokes. |
football match,
football game (UK),
soccer match,
soccer game (US) n | (soccer match) | Fußballspiel Nn |
| | Chelsea won the football game 2-0. |
football game (US),
American football game (UK) n | (American football match) (Anglizismus) | Footballspiel Nn |
| | The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
| game bird n | (wild bird: hunted) | Wildvogel Nm |
| | | Jagdvogel Nm |
| | Henry enjoyed hunting game birds such as woodcock, partridge and pheasant. |
| game changer n | figurative, informal ([sth] revolutionary) | bahnbrechende Erfindung Adj + Nf |
| | James Joyce's Ulysses was a game changer in the history of the modern novel. |
game console,
games console n | (electronic game device) | Spielkonsole, Spielekonsole Nf |
| | (Abkürzung) | Konsole Nf |
| game dog n | (for hunting) | Jagdhund Nm |
| | | Kampfhund Nm |
| | Hounds and setters make some of the best game dogs. |
| game fish n | (caught for sport) (vage) | Fisch Nm |
| | The crew hope to catch a variety of game fish such as tuna, blue marlin, and sailfish. |
| game fishing n | (sport: catching fish) | Angeln Nn |
| | | Sportangeln Nn |
| | | Fischen Nn |
| | The deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea are ideal for game fishing. |
| game hunter n | (hunts animals) | Jäger Nm |
| | The game hunter was arrested for shooting a protected species. |
| game hunting n | (tracking and shooting wild animals) | Jagd Nf |
| | | Jagen Nn |
| | Highland Perthshire offers great opportunities for game hunting. |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | Glücksspiel Nn |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| | Würfeln ist ein Glücksspiel. |
| game of skill n | (activity: depends on skill) | Geschicklichkeitsspiel Nn |
| | | Strategiespiel Nn |
| | Chess is a game of skill. |
| game park | (wildlife reserve) | Wildpark Nm |
| game plan n | (strategy) | Schlachtplan Nm |
| | | Plan Nm |
| | | Vorgehensweise, Strategie Nf |
| | The game plan was to avoid an early goal while frustrating the other team in midfield. |
| game reserve n | (wildlife park, safari park) | Wildschutzgebiet Nn |
| | | Wildreservat Nn |
game room,
games room n | (recreation area) | Spielezimmer Nn |
| | | Freizeitraum Nm |
| | The nursing home residents gathered in the game room to play bingo. |
| game show n | (tv or radio quiz) (Anglizismus) | Game-Show, Game Show, Gameshow Nf |
| | | Spielshow Nf |
| | It's one of television's most popular game shows. |
| | You don't have to be brilliant to win a game show. |
| | Es ist eine der beliebtesten Game-Shows (or: Game Shows, Gameshows) im Fernsehen. |
| | Du musst nicht brilliant sein, um eine Spielshow zu gewinnen. |
games room,
US: game room n | (room with leisure facilities) | Hobbyraum Nm |
| | | Spielzimmer Nn |
| | The game room had all sorts of home arcade games including a pool table, video arcade games, air hockey and foosball. |
| give the game away v expr | (divulge [sth]) | ausplaudern Vt, sepa |
| | | alles verraten Pron + Vt |
| | | preisgeben Vt, sepa |
| guessing game n | (game: identify [sth/sb]) | Ratespiel Nn |
| guessing game n | figurative (too little information) | Ratespiel Nn |
| little game n | (deceitful plan, scheme) | Spielchen Npl |
| | | Heuchelei Nf |
| | I'm tired of all your little games – why can't you just be honest for once? |
| losing game n | figurative ([sth] doomed to failure) | Schuss ins Leere Rdw |
| | | von vornherein zum Scheitern verurteilt Rdw |
| | Fighting the government is a losing game. |
| name of the game n | informal, figurative (aim, purpose) | Devise Nf |
| | | Motto Nn |
| | | Parole Nf |
| | For most students, getting good grades is the name of the game. |
| | In the business world, "profit" is the name of the game. |
| pawn in [sb]'s game n | figurative (unimportant person) | Bauer Nm |
| | | Vogel Nm |
| | (Slang) | Kunde Nm |
| | Fred thought he was playing an important role, but really he was just a pawn in Mr. Big's game. |
| | Fred dachte, er würde eine wichtige Rolle spielen, in Wirklichkeit war er in Herrn Bigs Spiel lediglich ein Bauer. |
piece,
game piece n | (board game counter) (Spiel) | Spielfigur, Figur Nf |
| | After rolling the dice, she moved her piece forward five spaces. |
| | Nach dem würfeln bewegte sie ihre Spielfigur (od: Figur) fünf Felder vor. |
| play the game v expr | figurative (co-operate, conform) | sich an die Spielregeln halten Rdw |
| | | anpassen Vr, sepa |
| | No wonder he's a success, he really knows how to play the game. |
| shell game n | (guessing game) | Hütchenspiel Nn |
| | I'm pretty sure there's some kind of trickery involved in shell games. |
| shell game n | figurative (cheat, fraud) | Betrug Nm |
| | (Slang) | Abzocke Nf |
| | The investment scheme was a fraud - a real shell game. |
team sport,
team game n | (groups competing) | Manschaftssport, Teamsport Nm |
| | Rugby, football and basketball are team sports. |
| trivia game n | (facts game) | Wissensspiel Nn |
| | | Quiz Nn |
| | | Ratespiel Nn |
| video game n | (electronic game) | Computerspiel Nn |
| | | Videospiel Nn |
| | My son loves to sit in front of the TV and play video games with his friends. |
| | Mein Sohn liebt es, mit seinen Freunden vor dem Fernseher zu sitzen und Computerspiele zu spielen. |
| video-game controller n | (joystick, etc.) | Joystick Nm |
| zero-sum game n | (win-lose situation) | Nullsummenspiel, Null-Summen-Spiel Nn |
| | | [etw] wobei es keine Gewinner gibt Rdw |