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| a fool's game n | figurative, informal (unwise venture) | jogo de azar loc sm |
| | Gambling is a fool's game. Do something more sensible with your money. |
| | Apostar é um jogo de azar. Faça algo de bom com o seu dinheiro. |
a whole new ball game,
a brand new ball game n | US, informal, figurative (changed situation) (figurado, cenário) | jogo de bola loc sm |
| | That puts matters in a different light. It's a brand new ball game now. |
| A-game n | informal (best possible performance) (desempenho) | o seu melhor sm |
| ahead of the game expr | informal, figurative (at an advantage) | à frente do jogo loc adj |
| | Bruce was ahead of the game because he repaired the roof before the rains came. |
| ahead of the game expr | informal, figurative (beating competitors) | à frente da concorrência loc adv |
| arcade game n | (casino machine) | jogo de arcade loc sm |
| | (POR) | jogo de arcada loc sm |
| | As a child, I loved playing arcade games like pinball. |
| | Quando criança, eu adorava jogar jogos de arcade como pinball. |
| | Quando era criança, adorava jogos de arcada como o flíper. |
| are you game? n | informal (are you willing?) (informal) | você topa? expres v |
| | (informal) | está dentro? express |
| | (informal) | vai nessa? expres |
| at the top of your game expr | figurative (performing brilliantly) (figurado: performance excelente) | no seu auge expres |
| away game n | (match: not on home field) | partida fora de casa expres |
| | The team are playing an away game this Saturday. |
| ball game n | (sport played with ball) | jogo de bola loc sm |
| | No ball games are allowed in this park. |
| | Nenhum jogo de bola é permitido nesse parque. |
| ball game n | US, informal (baseball match) | jogo de beisebol loc sm |
| | When my dad takes me to a ball game, he always buys me a hot dog. |
| | Quando meu pai me leva a um jogo de beisebol, ele sempre me compra um cachorro-quente. |
| bar games npl | (social drinking activities) | jogos de bar loc sm pl |
| bar games npl | (table games in pub) | jogos de bar loc sm |
| baseball game n | (baseball match) | partida de beisebol loc sf |
| | An average baseball game lasts about three hours. |
| big game n | (large animals pursued by hunters) (caça de animais grandes) | caça grossa sf |
| | The reserve provides the opportunity to see big game such as lions and elephants. |
| big-game hunter n | (hunts large animals) | caçador de animais grandes loc sm |
| | President Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist, but also a big-game hunter. |
| board game n | (game played on flat board) | jogo de tabuleiro loc sm |
| | We spent all afternoon playing board games because the weather was so bad. |
| | Passamos toda a tarde jogando jogos de tabuleiro porque o clima estava muito ruim. |
| card game n | (activity using playing cards) | jogo de cartas loc sm |
| | Poker is the most popular card game in the world. |
| computer game n | (interactive video game) | jogo de computador loc sm |
| | He's busy playing his computer games again. |
confidence trick,
confidence game n | (scam, fraudulent act) (ato fraudulento) | conto do vigário loc sm |
| | | engodo, golpe sm |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | (final part of a chess game) | final sf |
| | | fim de jogo sm |
| | The chess master thrilled everyone with his endgame. |
endgame,
end-game,
end game n | figurative (final stage of a process) | final sf |
| | | fim do jogo sm |
| | The endgame will consist of comparing this year's sales numbers to last year's. |
| fair game n | figurative (justified as a target) | alvo legítimo sm |
| | 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) | partida de futebol loc sf |
| | | jogo de futebol loc sm |
| | Chelsea won the football game 2-0. |
football game (US),
American football game (UK) n | (American football match) | partida de futebol americano loc sf |
| | | jogo de futebol americano loc sm |
| | The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
| game bird n | (wild bird: hunted) | ave de caça n |
| | Henry enjoyed hunting game birds such as woodcock, partridge and pheasant. |
| | Henrique se divertia caçando aves de caça como a galinha, o perdiz e o faisão. |
| game changer n | figurative, informal ([sth] revolutionary) | divisor de águas expres |
| | James Joyce's Ulysses was a game changer in the history of the modern novel. |
game console,
games console n | (electronic game device) (dispositivo de jogo eletrônico) | console de videogame loc sm |
| game dog n | (for hunting) | cão de caça n |
| | Hounds and setters make some of the best game dogs. |
| | Os sabujos e os perdigueiros são alguns dos melhores cães de caça. |
| game fish n | (caught for sport) | pesca n |
| | The crew hope to catch a variety of game fish such as tuna, blue marlin, and sailfish. |
| | A tripulação espera pegar uma variedade de pesca como o atum, o merlin azul e o agulhão. |
| game fishing n | (sport: catching fish) | pesca n |
| | The deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea are ideal for game fishing. |
| | O águas de azul profundo do Mar de Andaman são ideias para pesca. |
| game hunter n | (hunts animals) | caçador de animais n |
| | The game hunter was arrested for shooting a protected species. |
| | O caçador de animais foi preso por atirar em espécies protegidas. |
| game hunting n | (tracking and shooting wild animals) | caça n |
| | Highland Perthshire offers great opportunities for game hunting. |
| | Highland Perthshire oferece grandes oportunidades de caça. |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | jogo de azar loc n |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| | Os dados são um jogo de azar. |
| game of skill n | (activity: depends on skill) | jogo de habilidade loc n |
| | | jogo de destreza loc n |
| | Chess is a game of skill. |
| | O xadrez é um jogo de habilidade. |
| game park | (wildlife reserve) | reserva ecológica sf |
| game piece n | (counter or token used in a game) (contador ou pino usado em um jogo) | peça de jogo loc sf |
| | We couldn't play chess because he lost a game piece. |
| game plan n | (strategy) | plano estratégico loc n |
| | | plano de jogo loc n |
| | | estratégia n |
| | The game plan was to avoid an early goal while frustrating the other team in midfield. |
| | O plano estratégico era evitar um gol precoce e frustar o adversário no meio de campo. |
| game reserve n | (wildlife park, safari park) | reserva natural, reserva florestal loc sf |
game room,
games room n | (recreation area) | salão de jogos sm |
| | The nursing home residents gathered in the game room to play bingo. |
| | Os residentes do asilo se reuniram no salão de jogos para jogar bingo. |
| game show n | (tv or radio quiz) (na tv ou no rádio) | programa de jogos loc adj |
| | | concurso, concurso televisivo sm |
| | It's one of television's most popular game shows. You don't have to be brilliant to win a game show. |
| | Este é um dos programas de jogos mais populares da televisão. Você não precisa ser brilhante para ganhar um programa de jogos. |
| game token n | (counter or piece used in a game) (contador ou pino usado em um jogo) | peça de jogo loc sf |
games room,
US: game room n | (room with leisure facilities) (sala com facilidades de lazer) | sala de jogos loc sf |
| | | salão de jogos loc sm |
| | 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]) (figurado) | entregar o jogo expres |
| | | revelar, divulgar vt |
| guessing game n | (game: identify [sth/sb]) | jogo de adivinhação sm |
| guessing game n | figurative (too little information) (figurado) | jogo de adivinhação sm |
| hand game n | (play activity using only the hands) (atividade de jogo usando somente as mãos) | jogo manual sm |
| head game n | US, slang (effort to confuse or delude [sb]) (engano) | ilusão sf |
| | Jan was not invited; her head games disrupted the last meeting. |
| hockey game n | UK (field-hockey match) | jogo de hockey sm |
| hockey game n | US, Can (ice-hockey match) | jogo de hockey no gelo sm |
| little game n | (deceitful plan, scheme) | conspiração, intriga sf |
| | | complô sm |
| | I'm tired of all your little games – why can't you just be honest for once? |
| name of the game n | informal, figurative (aim, purpose) (núcleo de uma situação problemática) | o x do problema loc sm |
| | For most students, getting good grades is the name of the game. |
| | In the business world, "profit" is the name of the game. |
numbers game,
numbers pool,
numbers,
numbers racket n | (gambling: illegal lottery) (jogo de apostas ilegal) | jogo do bicho loc sm |
| numbers game n | (game involving numbers) (jogo que usa números) | jogo de números loc sm |
| numbers game n | (use of numbers to misrepresent fact) (falsificação por números) | manipulação de números loc sf |
| | The good fourth quarter results can be put down to the company accountants playing the numbers game. |
| pawn in [sb]'s game n | figurative (unimportant person) (figurativo: pessoa não importante) | peão sm |
| | Fred thought he was playing an important role, but really he was just a pawn in Mr. Big's game. |
| | Fred achava que tinha um papel importante, mas na verdade ele era apena um peão no jogo do Sr. Big. |
piece,
game piece n | (board game counter) (jogo de tabuleiro) | peça sf |
| | After rolling the dice, she moved her piece forward five spaces. |
| | Depois de jogar o dado, ela avançou cinco espaços com sua peça. |
| play the game v expr | figurative (co-operate, conform) (figurado) | cooperar vt |
| | | agir honestamente expres v |
| | No wonder he's a success, he really knows how to play the game. |
play the waiting game,
play a waiting game v expr | informal (delay [sth] to gain advantage) (informal) | esperar para ver expres v |
| raise the game v expr | figurative (intensify or increase [sth]) (intensificar ou aumentar algo) | melhorar o desempenho vt + sm |
| | | melhorar muito vt + adv |
rubber game,
rubber match n | (match that decides the winner) | jogo de desempate loc sm |
| shell game n | (guessing game) (figurado, jogo de azar) | jogo da tampinha loc sm |
| Nota: O jogo da tampinha é um tipo de golpe aplicado no Brasil. |
| | I'm pretty sure there's some kind of trickery involved in shell games. |
| shell game n | figurative (cheat, fraud) (figurado, trapaça) | jogo de azar expres |
| | The investment scheme was a fraud - a real shell game. |
| strategy game n | (game requiring tactical skill) (jogo requerendo noções táticas) | jogo de estratégia sm |
team sport,
team game n | (groups competing) (atividade competitiva entre equipes) | jogo sm |
| | Rugby, football and basketball are team sports. |
| trivia game n | (facts game) | jogo de conhecimentos gerais sm |
Two can play that game,
Two can play at that game expr | figurative (intention to retaliate) | olho por olho, dente por dente expres |
| | | pagar na mesma moeda expres |
| | Two can play that game; if John refuses to help me, then I can refuse to help him! |
up your game,
step up your game expr | informal (improve performance) | melhorar o seu desempenho vt + sm |
| video game n | (electronic game) (anglicismo) | video game sm |
| | | videojogo sm |
| | My son loves to sit in front of the TV and play video games with his friends. |
| | Meu filho adora ficar sentado na frente da TV e jogar video game com os amigos. |
| video-game controller n | (joystick, etc.) (anglicismo) | joystick sm |
| | | manete sf |
| volleyball game n | (volleyball match) | jogo de voleibol sm |
| | | partida de vôlei sf |
| what's your game? interj | UK, informal (what are you doing?) (informal: o que está fazendo?) | o que está pegando? interj |
| zero-sum game n | (win-lose situation) | ganha-perde sm |