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game meaning in French

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ball game [ball games] (affair, issue)
noun
[UK: bɔːl ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈbɒl ˈɡeɪm]

sujet◼◻◻nom {m}

beat someone at their own game verb

battre à son propre jeuverbe

board game (game played on a board)
noun
[UK: bɔːd ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈbɔːrd ˈɡeɪm]

jeu de société◼◼◼nom {m}

card game (any of very many games played with playing cards)
noun
[UK: kɑːd ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈkɑːrd ˈɡeɪm]

cartes◼◼◼nom {m}

jeu de cartes◼◼◼nom {m}

change the game (to revolutionize a field of endeavor)
verb

changer la donne◼◼◼verbe

Commonwealth Games (sporting event)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən.welθ ɡeɪmz]
[US: ˈkɑː.məˌn.welθ ˈɡeɪmz]

Jeux du Commonwealth◼◼◼nom propre
{m-Pl}

computer game (electronic game)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈpjuː.tə(r) ɡeɪm]
[US: kəm.ˈpjuː.tər ˈɡeɪm]

jeu vidéo◼◼◼nom {m}

jeu informatique◼◼◼nom {m}

con game (malicious breach of trust)
noun
[UK: kɒn ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈkɑːn ˈɡeɪm]

abus de confiancenom {m}

drinking game (game involving drinking)
noun

jeu à boire◼◼◼nom {m}

jeu bibitifnom {m}

electronic game (game played on an electronic device)
noun
[UK: ˌɪ.lek.ˈtrɒ.nɪk ɡeɪm]
[US: ə.ˌlek.ˈtrɑː.nɪk ˈɡeɪm]

jeu électronique◼◼◼nom {m}

endgame [endgames] (end stage of a chess game)
noun
[UK: ˈend.ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈend.ɡem]

finale◼◼◼nom {f}The presence of bishops of opposite colors favors equality in a large number of endgames. = La présence des fous de couleurs opposées favorise l'égalisation dans beaucoup de finales.

exhibition game (practice game)
noun

match amical◼◼◼nom {m}

fair game (a goal or an object that may legitimately be sought)
noun
[UK: feə(r) ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈfer ˈɡeɪm]

cible légitime◼◼◼nom {f}

Gaugamela (village)
proper noun

Gaugamèles◼◼◼nom propre

gigametre (a distance of 1,000,000 kilometres)
noun

gigamètrenom {m}

Great Game (the strategic rivalry and conflict)
proper noun

Grand Jeu◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye (rough play results in injury)
phrase

jeu de mainphrase

jeu de vilainphrase

ligament [ligaments] (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪ.ɡə.mənt]
[US: ˈlɪ.ɡə.mənt]

ligament◼◼◼nom {m}He tore his ligament. = Il s'est étiré le ligament.

love game (a game in which one player scored no points)
noun
[UK: ˈlʌv ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈlʌv ˈɡeɪm]

jeu blancnom {m}

macrogamete (larger of a pair of conjugating gametes)
noun

macrogamète◼◼◼nom {m}

massively multiplayer online role-playing game (online computer role-playing game)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.sɪ.vli ˈmʌlt.i.ˌpleə(r) ˈɒn.ˌlaɪn rəʊl ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈmæ.sɪ.vli ˈmʌlt.i.ˌpleər ˈɒn.ˌlaɪn roʊl ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ˈɡeɪm]

jeu de rôle en ligne massivement multijoueur◼◼◼nom {m}

megametre (distance of 1,000 km)
noun
[UK: mˈeɡəmˌiːtə]
[US: mˈeɡəmˌiːɾɚ]

mégamètre◼◼◼nom {m}

metagame (a game based on exploiting the rules of another game)
verb

métagame◼◼◼verbe
{m}

méta-jeuverbe
{m}

microgamete noun

microgamète◼◼◼nom {m}

Olympic Games (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics)
proper noun
[UK: ə.ˈlɪm.pɪk ɡeɪmz]
[US: oˈlɪm.pɪk ˈɡeɪmz]

Jeux olympiques◼◼◼nom propre
{m-Pl}

Olympic Winter Games proper noun
[UK: ə.ˈlɪm.pɪk ˈwɪn.tə(r) ɡeɪmz]
[US: oˈlɪm.pɪk ˈwɪn.tər ˈɡeɪmz]

Jeux Olympiques d'hiver◼◼◼nom propre

Open Game noun

début ouvertnom {m}

Paralympic Games (international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, see also: Paralympics)
proper noun
[UK: ˌpe.rə.ˈlɪm.pɪk ɡeɪmz]
[US: ˌpe.rə.ˈlɪm.pɪk ˈɡeɪmz]

Jeux paralympiques◼◼◼nom propre
{m-Pl}

platform game (A video game characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles)
noun

jeu de platformenom

play the game (behave fairly)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ ðə ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈpleɪ ðə ˈɡeɪm]

jouer le jeu◼◼◼verbe

rhythm game (game)
noun

jeu de rythme◼◼◼nom {m}

roleplaying game (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character)
noun

jeu de rôle◼◼◼nom {m}

sandbox game (video game with no storyline goal)
noun

jeu bac à sable◼◼◼nom {m}

video game [video games] (type of game existing as and controlled by software)
noun
[UK: ˈvɪ.dɪəʊ ɡeɪm]
[US: ˈvɪ.dio.ʊ ˈɡeɪm]

jeu vidéo◼◼◼nom {m}

video game console (dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games)
noun
[UK: ˈvɪ.dɪəʊ ɡeɪm kən.ˈsəʊl]
[US: ˈvɪ.dio.ʊ ˈɡeɪm kənˈsoʊl]

console de jeux◼◼◼nom {f}

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