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| game adj | (willing) | bereid nw de |
| | We're going to the bar tonight. Are you game? |
| | We gaan naar de bar vanavond. Ben je ook van de partij? |
| game n | informal (sports: performance) | spel nw het |
| | | vorm nw de |
| | His game was off for the entire month of May, though it improved in June. |
| game n | (scheme) | plan nw het |
| | | opzet nw de |
| | The mafia's game was to offer protection services to businesses for a fee. |
| game n | (strategy) | strategie, speelwijze nw de |
| | The coach made his game clear to the players. |
| games npl | UK, informal (school subject: sports) | gym, gymnastiek nw de |
| | | lichamelijke opvoeding nw de |
| | I love English and history, but I really hate games! |
game,
games npl | (olympic) | spelen nw mv |
| | The Olympic Games were held in Barcelona in 1992. |
| game⇒ vi | slang (gamble) | gokken onoverg.ww |
| | (voor geld) | spelen onoverg.ww |
| | We go to Las Vegas once a year to game. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) | andere stand van zaken frase |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | balspel nw het |
| | | balsport nw de |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) | honkbalwedstrijd nw de |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) | groot wild nw het, ont. |
| | The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| board game n | (game played with tokens on a flat board) | bordspel nw het |
| | We spent all afternoon playing board games because the weather was so bad. |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | (final part of a chess game) (schaken) | eindspel nw het |
| | The chess master thrilled everyone with his endgame. |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | figurative (final stage of a process) | slotfase, eindfase nw de |
| | The endgame will consist of comparing this year's sales numbers to last year's. |
| fair game n | figurative (justified as a target) | goed doelwit bn + nw |
| | 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) | voetbalwedstrijd nw de |
| | Chelsea won the football game 2-0. |
football game (US),
American football game (UK) n | (American football match) (American football) | voetbalwedstrijd nw de |
| | The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
| game bird n | (wild bird: hunted) | vogel waarop gejaagd mag worden frase |
| | | vederwild nw het, ont. |
| | Henry enjoyed hunting game birds such as woodcock, partridge and pheasant. |
| game changer n | figurative, informal ([sth] revolutionary) | revolutionair nw de |
| | James Joyce's Ulysses was a game changer in the history of the modern novel. |
| game dog n | (for hunting) | jachthond nw de |
| | Hounds and setters make some of the best game dogs. |
| | Hounds en setters zijn een van de beste jachthonden. |
| game fish n | (caught for sport) | sportvis nw de |
| | The crew hope to catch a variety of game fish such as tuna, blue marlin, and sailfish. |
| game fishing n | (sport: catching fish) | sportvissen nw het, ont. |
| | The deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea are ideal for game fishing. |
| game hunter n | (hunts animals) (op wild) | jager nw de |
| | The game hunter was arrested for shooting a protected species. |
| | Het jager werd gearresteerd voor het fotograferen van een beschermde soort. |
| game hunting n | (tracking and shooting wild animals) (op wild) | jagen nw het, ont. |
| | Highland Perthshire offers great opportunities for game hunting. |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | kansspel nw het |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| | Dobbelsteen werpen is een kansspel. |
| game of skill n | (activity: depends on skill) | behendigheidsspel nw het |
| | Chess is a game of skill. |
| | Schaken is een behendigheidsspel. |
| game plan n | (strategy) | strategie, tactiek nw de |
| | The game plan was to avoid an early goal while frustrating the other team in midfield. |
game room,
games room n | (recreation area) | speelzaal, recreatieruimte nw de |
| | The nursing home residents gathered in the game room to play bingo. |
| | De bewoners van het verpleeghuis zijn verzameld in de speelzaal om bingo te spelen. |
| game show n | (tv or radio quiz) | spelprogramma nw het |
| | It's one of television's most popular game shows. |
| | You don't have to be brilliant to win a game show. |
| losing game n | figurative ([sth] doomed to failure) (figuurlijk) | verloren strijd bn + nw de |
| | Fighting the government is a losing game. |
piece,
game piece n | (board game counter) (bordspel) | stuk nw het |
| | | pion nw de |
| | After rolling the dice, she moved her piece forward five spaces. |
| play the game v | figurative (co-operate, conform) | zich aan de regels houden frase |
| | No wonder he's a success, he really knows how to play the game. |
| shell game n | (guessing game) | dopjesspel nw het, ont. |
| | (informeel) | balletje-balletje nw het, ont. |
| | I'm pretty sure there's some kind of trickery involved in shell games. |
| shell game n | figurative (cheat, fraud) | zwendel, oplichterij nw de, ont. |
| | The investment scheme was a fraud - a real shell game. |
| play games vtr + npl | informal, figurative (be inconsistent) (figuurlijk, inf.) | spelletjes spelen nw mv + ww |
| | I wish Derek would stop playing games and make a clear decision about what he intends to do. |
| play games vtr + npl | (do sports, activities) | sport beoefenen nw de + ww |
| | | wedstrijden spelen nw mv+ww |
| | The children spent the afternoon playing games. |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | oorlogsscenario's nw mv |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |