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(gām)
n.

1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2. 1. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.
   2. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.
   3. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
   4. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
3. 1. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.
   2. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.
4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children's games in the car.
5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.
6. Informal.
   1. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: "the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game" (Hedrick Smith).
   2. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.
   3. An illegal activity; a racket.
7. Informal.
   1. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
   2. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.
8. Mathematics. A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.
9. 1. Wild animals, birds, or fish hunted for food or sport.
   2. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
10. 1. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate's indiscretions to be game.
    2. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.

v., gamed, gam·ing, games.

v.tr. Archaic
To waste or lose by gambling.

v.intr.
To play for stakes; gamble.

adj., gam·er, gam·est.

1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.
2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?

idioms:

ahead of the game

1. In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding.

the only game in town Informal.

1. The only one of its kind available: "He's the only game in town for the press to write about" (Leonard Garment).

[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]

gamely game'ly adv.
gameness game'ness n.

game² (gām)
adj., gam·er, gam·est.
Crippled; lame: a game leg.

[Origin unknown.]

Non-domesticated (i.e. wild) animals and birds shot for sport and eaten. Rabbit and pigeon may be shot at any time, but other game species, such as grouse, hare, partridge, pheasant, quail, deer (venison), and wild duck may not be shot during the close season, to protect breeding stocks. Game birds are generally raised on farms to provide sport, rather than being hunted in the wild, and increasingly game species are farmed and killed in conventional humane ways to provide food. Traditionally, game is hung for several days to soften the meat, whereupon it develops a strong flavour.

noun

Actions taken as a joke: fun, play, sport. See work/play.

verb

To make a bet: bet, gamble, lay¹, play, wager. Idioms: put one's money on something,, gambling.

adjective

1. Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal spunky. Slang gutsy, gutty. See fear/courage.
2. Disposed to accept or agree: acquiescent, agreeable, minded, ready, willing. Archaic fain. See willing/unwilling.

Idioms beginning with game:
game is not worth the candle, the

See also ahead of the game; at this stage (of the game); badger game; beat someone at his or her own game; call someone's bluff (game); confidence game; end game; fair game; fun and games give away (the game); losing battle (game); name of the game; only game in town; play a waiting game; play games; play the game; waiting game; whole new ball game.

adj

Definition: brave, willing
Antonyms: afraid, cautious, cowardly, disinclined, fearful, reticent, unprepared, unready, unwilling

adj

Definition: debilitated
Antonyms: able, capable, working

Not to be confused with formal game theory, this is the technique of mimicking real-life processes in a game in order to teach the participants an understanding of a particular aspect of reality.

A contrived competitive experience existing in its own time and space.

The importance of nondomesticated animals, or game, in the human diet is unclear. Some anthropologists have argued that the advent of hunting game with tools was the critical development in the evolution of humans, resulting in such cultural characteristics as male aggression, sophisticated tools, and the sexual division of labor. The role of game in the human diet can more clearly be understood in light of ecological, nutritional, evolutionary, and cross-cultural information.

Except in the high latitudes occupied by peoples such as the Inuit, plants are generally the most abundant food source. Game is rarer than plants due to the second law of thermodynamics: As one moves up the food chain from plants, to herbivores, to carnivores, one finds that there is less to eat at the higher levels because energy is lost at each step in the chain. Not only is game rarer than plant foods, it may also be more difficult to obtain. Plants may protect themselves with thorns or toxins, but they do not hide or run away as animals do. These two points suggest that people might always choose plants over game as food sources. However, due to a process called biological magnification, game provides more concentrated packages of nutrients than do plants. In addition, some plant foods are difficult to digest without processing. Hence, some anthropologists classify game as "high-quality" foods and plants as "low-quality" foods.

Human nutritional requirements and digestive physiology suggest that at least some game is required in the diet. With the exception of vitamin B₁₂, humans can obtain all the nutrients they require from plant foods. Vitamin B₁₂ can only be found in animal products. Humans require only 2.4 micrograms of vitamin B₁₂ per day and can generally store sufficient amounts for up to twenty years, but a chronic lack of vitamin B₁₂ in the diet may cause pernicious anemia, fatigue, and damage to the nervous system, and in children compromise growth. The need for protein is often the basis of arguments that humans require meat in their diet. While for humans game is a good source of protein, the required amino acids may be obtained from a mix of plant foods. In some regions, such as the Arctic, there is relatively little plant life; thus, humans there generally require game to meet their protein requirements. Although humans are clearly capable of digesting game, their gut has a long digestion time similar to that of apes, which are primarily folivorous (Milton, 2000). In addition, it is possible that too much game may compromise human health. Game is generally leaner than meat from domesticated animals, and too much lean meat increases a person's metabolic rate such that ingested energy is used entirely to digest the food eaten. Consequently, lean meat must be eaten with energy-rich foods such as fat or carbohydrates. Furthermore, high-protein consumption may exceed the liver's ability to metabolize amino acids.

Human nutritional requirements and digestive kinetics are a function of the evolutionary history of the species. Therefore, an understanding of game in the human diet requires a consideration of the diets of human ancestors. It should be borne in mind that the role of game in the diets of human ancestors may be overemphasized, because plant food remains are less likely to be preserved in the fossil record than animal food remains. In addition, any plant food remains that do exist may have been overlooked by early researchers working with the perception that hunting was paramount in the subsistence strategies of human ancestors.

Hominids in Africa 4 to 2.5 million years ago did not leave archaeological traces such as "kitchen middens" and stone tools. Consequently, little is known of their diets. In lieu of archaeological data, dietary inferences have been made on the basis of paleoecological reconstructions, craniodental morphology, dental wear, chimpanzee behavior, and stable isotope analyses of their remains. Paleoecological reconstructions, craniodental morphology, and dental wear suggest that these first hominids subsisted primarily on fleshy fruits and leaves. Using chimpanzees as models for the behaviors of the first hominids also leads to the conclusion that they had a diet that was primarily vegetarian with an occasional animal product. This agrees with a stable isotope analysis of the bones of a three-million-year-old Australopithecus africanus from South Africa that indicates this hominid ate fruits, leaves, large quantities of grasses and sedges or animals that ate these plants, or both (Sponheimer and Lee-Thorp, 1999). Interestingly, the researchers suggest that these hominids may have been capable of procuring game prior to the development of stone tools.

The evidence of 2.5 million years ago in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge points to both tool makers and the consumption of game. Animal bones with cut marks indicative of butchering found in association with these tools indicate that the hominids who lived there ate game. How these bones were obtained is a subject of debate, because cut marks on the bones are sometimes found overlying tooth marks of carnivores, suggesting scavenging by the hominids. Some researchers argue for hunting or for confrontational scavenging in which groups of people drove carnivores off still-fleshy animals. Others argue that these people practiced passive scavenging from carcasses that had already been largely consumed. While evidence that might resolve this debate is sparse, the simplicity of the Oldowan tools may favor more passive scavenging (Klein,2000).

Around 1.8 million years ago Homo erectus appears in the fossil record with a greatly expanded brain and more refined tools. The expansion of the brain dramatically increased the energy requirements, as the brain uses energy as much as ten times faster than average body tissue. Hence, it has been argued that increased access to high-quality, readily digestible flesh and marrow may have been essential for brain enlargement. However, corms, tubers, and other subterranean plant foods might have provided equal or greater nutrition for effort, and most historically recorded African hunter-gatherers exploited them heavily (Klein, 2000). Moreover, while there are many animal bones associated with H. erectus sites, there are few cut marks on the bones and a lot of carnivore teeth marks, suggesting that the fossil assemblage may not be due to human activity but to people inhabiting the same waterside sites as those favored by other animals.

The use of fire renders game a more viable food, as heating makes the tissue more digestible. So archaeological evidence of fire might help determine the consumption of game. The earliest possible site for fire is Locality 1 in Zhoukoudien, China (600,000–400,000 years ago), but this has been disputed due to the lack of mineral ash in deposits. To date, the earliest undisputed sites are deposits from 200,000 years ago in African, West Asian, and European caves.

The origin of Neanderthals around 130,000 years ago brings clear evidence of hunting of game. This conclusion is reached on the basis of faunal remains associated with Neanderthal living sites, wear patterns on their tools, and the analysis of stable isotopes and trace elements in their skeletal remains. Stable isotope analysis has been used in particular to compare the diets of Neanderthals with subsequent Homo sapiens. Such an analysis of nine H. sapiens and five Neanderthals from the European mid–Upper Paleolithic (about 20,000–28,000 years ago) indicates that the Neanderthals had diets composed primarily of large terrestrial herbivores, whereas H. sapiens had a broader diet with a heavy reliance on freshwater resources (Richards et al., 2001). M. P. Richards and colleagues conclude that this transition was made possible by refined technology that made it easier to capture freshwater game. Stable isotope analysis of H. sapiens skeletons from sites in Israel dating from 70,000 to 10,000 years before the present reveals an increase in plant foods in the diet 20,000 years ago (Schoeninger, 1982). The change, it is argued, was due to refined technology for processing plant foods.

Hunter-Gatherers

While anatomically near-modern people were present in Africa by 130,000 years ago, not until around 10,000 years ago were plants and animals domesticated. This means that for at least 77 percent of the time the species has been in existence, humans have obtained food by hunting and gathering. Hence, many of behavioral propensities, dietary requirements, and biocultural responses to food likely evolved prior to the advent of agriculture (Bogin, 2001). Given this, ethnographic and archaeological data concerning the diets of hunter-gatherers help explain the role of game in human diets.

As with the paleoanthropological data, studies of hunter-gatherer diets are biased by the perception among early researchers that hunting was the most important subsistence strategy. An additional problem in describing the natural or ideal diet of hunter-gatherers is the tremendous variation documented for such diets (Jenike, 2001). Despite the cultural and geographic diversity of hunter-gatherers, spanning from the rainforests of central Africa to the Arctic tundra of Baffin Island, similarities exist across these groups (Bogin, 2001). First, foragers consume a diverse array of food items; 105 species of plants and 144 species of animals among the !Kung San of southern Africa's Kalahari Desert, 90 species of plants and animals among the Ache of Paraguay's tropical forest (Hill and Hurtado, 1989), and 10 species of plants and 33 species of animals among the Dogrib of subarctic Canada (Hayden, 1981). Second, gathered rather than hunted foods are the primary source of dietary energy for most foragers. Richard B. Lee (1968) reported that, among 58 foraging societies, the primary subsistence base was gathering for 29, fishing for 18, and hunting for 11. Of those who relied on fishing or hunting, almost all were north or south of the fortieth parallel, a region researchers believed was not occupied by Paleolithic foragers. A review of the data in 2000 for 229 hunter-gatherer groups concluded that animal protein and fat provided up to 45 to 65 percent of the energy consumed and that 73 percent of these groups acquired as much as 56 to 65 percent of the energy they consume from animal foods (Cordain et al., 2000). When greater than 35 percent of the energy is from animal foods, the extra is from aquatic game.

The importance of game in the diets of many hunter-gatherer groups is apparent in paleoecological reconstructions as well. Tim Flannery (2001), for example, writes that 13,000 years ago in North America, a sparse human population drove much of the megafauna to extinction by hunting.

Nonhuman Primates

Given humans' close evolutionary relationship with apes and monkeys, a final line of evidence to consider is the importance of game in the diets of nonhuman primates. In general, most nonhuman primates appear to eat little animal matter because of the difficulty of obtaining it and a gut poorly suited to the digestion of animal matter (Milton, 2000).

This is not to say that game does not form an important part of the diet of some nonhuman primates. For example, observations of chimpanzees in different African sites reveals that they hunt often (Mitwani et al., 2002). The vast majority of the game hunted and eaten is red colobus monkeys, hunted primarily by males four to ten times per month with a success rate greater than 50 percent. The hunts entail a high cost in both energy expended and risks taken. Once caught, the meat is selectively shared with members of the troop. Interestingly, the chimpanzees do not appear to hunt to meet a nutritional need, as they hunt primarily during the seasons when fruit is abundant. Rather, among chimpanzees, game may be a political tool used to increase one's genetic contribution to subsequent generations (Mitwani et al., 2002). By sharing the meat, the hunter builds alliances within the troop. These alliances enable a chimpanzee to establish and maintain a high rank that appears to confer mating and reproductive advantages.

Ecological factors suggest that if humans were to choose their diet on the basis of availability alone, they would choose one composed primarily of plant foods. But, given the concentration of nutrients found in game and the difficulty of digesting some plant foods, they would likely wish to complement the plant foods with game. Nutritional considerations indicate that at least some game is required in the diet.

Conclusion

Paleoanthropological data reveal that human ancestors of 4 to 2.5 million years ago ate primarily plant foods and possibly some game. Only at 2.5 million years ago does definitive evidence of the consumption of animals, obtained via scavenging or possibly hunting, appear. The expansion of the brains of human ancestors 1.8 million years ago does not necessarily mean they increased their consumption of animal foods. Rather, they may have increased their energy intake via the consumption of energy-rich plants. The Neanderthals of 130,000 years ago were the first hominids for whom game was a staple of the diet. H. sapiens also consumed game, albeit a greater variety and less focused on megafauna. Data from hunter-gatherers indicate they consumed a wide variety of plants and animals and that, by and large, plant rather than animal products provided the bulk of the calories consumed. Studies of nonhuman primates document that game is regularly consumed among some species. Although the nutritional implications of this behavior are not clear, it does appear to have cultural implications among chimpanzees, where meat is shared by males to enhance their reproductive potential. Each line of evidence considered here suggests that, beginning 2.5 million years ago, game formed part of the diet of human ancestors, and that plant foods have provided the bulk of human calories. In short, game was a part of the diets of early hominids and hunter-gatherers, but plants predominated in the diet. The evidence is insufficient to clearly evaluate the impact of this subsistence strategy on human behavior.

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—Warren M. Wilson

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Wild birds and beasts. The word includes all game birds and game animals.

The state, in its sovereign power, owns game for the benefit of the general public. The only manner in which a private individual can acquire ownership in game is by possessing it lawfully such as by hunting and killing it under a license.

Generally, every individual has the right to hunt and take game in any public place where his or her presence is lawful, so long as the person neither violates statutory regulations nor injures or infringes upon the rights of others. A hunter does not acquire an absolute right to a wild animal by mere pursuit alone, and the individual forfeits any potential ownership by abandoning the chase prior to capture. The exclusive right to hunt or take game on privately owned property vests in the owner or his or her grantees. This property right of the owner is limited by the right of the state to regulate and preserve the game for public use. A suit for trespass may be brought against one who interferes with another's right to hunt.

A statute that proscribes the hunting of game without a license, and that requires the payment of a fee for such license, constitutes a proper exercise of the police power of the state.

Game laws govern the killing or taking of birds and beasts. Game wardens ordinarily can arrest violators, seize illegally taken game, bring actions for trespass, or institute prosecutions for violations of the game laws.

Under a number of game laws, it is a penal offense to kill or take certain types of game in certain seasons of the year or without a license. A hunter is required to exhibit a license when properly called on to do so, and it constitutes a legal violation if the person cannot do so.

In a situation where an individual has lawfully obtained possession of game — enclosing and caring for them as domestic animals — the person can kill one or more of them if necessary for care and management or for humane purposes. In addition, an individual might be justified in killing game in violation of the law if it were necessary for the protection of persons or property. It sometimes constitutes an offense to export game beyond the limits of the nation or state in which it was killed or captured, to ship it for sale in a certain manner, or to absent certain information upon the package.

The United States has entered into treaties with other countries, including Great Britain and Mexico, for the protection and preservation of migratory birds and game animals. It constitutes an offense to violate statutes that were enacted to implement such treaties. For example, a regulatory statute might limit the number of birds that can be killed by any individual each day, and it would be an offense to exceed such limit.

The federal government, subject to the consent of the state, can establish a game refuge for the protection of game and migratory birds and proscribe all hunting in the vicinity. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is administered by the Department of the Interior, to conserve and preserve fish and game in wildlife refuges and game ranges.

See: Endangered Species Act; fish and fishing.

IN BRIEF: A contest with rules to determine a winner.

If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one. — Anthony D'Angelo, from The College Blue Book.

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sign description: Both A- hands come together at the knuckles.

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Quotes:

"I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets." - Ronald Reagan

"Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination." - William S. Burroughs

"One of life's primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the delicious terror of being discovered, but what panic when, after a long search, the others abandon you! You mustn't hide too well. You mustn't be too good at the game. The player must never be bigger than the game itself." - Jean Baudrillard

"No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games." - W. H. Auden

Games appearing in a dream may show relaxation, play, or competition. Depending on childhood experiences, we also tend to associate games with feelings of competency or inadequacy. Dream games can express such notions as "life is just a game," "they're playing games," "play to win," and so on.

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noun
noun, mainly Brit

on the game
a: dated Actively engaged in burglary. (1739 —) .

b: Working as a prostitute. (1898 —) .
T. Parker Betty's on the game, isn't she? Has she got you at it too? (1969).


[In sense b, cf. Shakespeare's Set them down for sluttish spoils of opportunity, and daughters of the game, Troilus & Cressida ((1606)).]

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Birds or animals hunted and killed in the chase, i.e. for sport. Used also in respect of animals hunted for provisions and skins. Said of animals and birds, hence game birds, etc.

• g. animals — includes deer and other similar large ruminants, wild pig and the group of largely African animals classed as ‘big game’. Game fish are marlin, tuna and other big marine fish rather than the smaller freshwater fish of rod and reel devotees.
• g. birds — birds originally hunted but nowadays also farmed. Includes pheasants, quail, partridge, francolin, jungle fowl, guinea fowl.
• g. farm — farm dedicated to keeping game animals, usually exotic ones, in the wild in conditions as nearly natural as possible. In most instances they are a hobby or for relaxation and entertainment. They are really private zoos or zoological gardens.
• g. fish — fish hunted for sport.
• g. meat — meat from slaughtered game animals.
• g. ranch — see game farm (above).

For a list of words related to game, see:

• Types of Food - game: flesh of wild birds or animals
• Poultry and Game - game: flesh of wild birds or animals
• Poultry and Game
• Hunting Practice and Techniques - game: wild animals and birds that are hunted and killed for sport and/or meat
• Giving, Trusting, Innocent, or Generous
• Strategy and Tactics - game: stratagem, often tricky or illegal

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Common misspelling(s) of game

• gae

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - spil, leg
adj. - modig, i humør
v. tr. - spille op, spille væk
v. intr. - spille, spille hasard

idioms:

• game all    alle i farezonen
• game bird    fuglevildt, fjervildt
• game of chance    chancespil
• game plan    spilleplan
• home game    hjemmespil
• make game of    gøre grin med, gøre nar af
• new to the game    ny i spillet
• on the game    i spillet
• return game    modspil
• the game is up    spillet er tabt

2.
adj. - modig

Nederlands (Dutch)
spel, partij, wedstrijd, grap, bedrijf, (mv) gymles, (mv) streken, prooi, kudde (zwanen), game, score, plan, wild, kreupel, gewillig, er voor te vinden (zijn), gokken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (US) match, jeu (de tennis), manche (au bridge), jeu (d'adresse), manège, (dans la) partie (hum), (Chasse, Culin) gibier
adj. - partant, courageux
v. tr. - jouer
v. intr. - jouer

idioms:

• game all    égalité
• game bird    gibier à plumes
• game of chance    jeu de hasard
• game plan    plan de jeu
• home game    (Sport) match à domicile
• make a game of    se moquer de, tourner en dérision
• make game of    se moquer de, tourner en dérision
• new to the game    (être) nouveau dans la partie
• on the game    (faire) le trottoir (arg)
• return game    match retour
• the game is up    tout est fichu

2.
adj. - estropié

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Spiel, Partie, Beute, Wild, Scherz
adj. - lahm, mutig, bereit
v. - spielen

idioms:

• game all    eins beide
• game bird    Federwild, Jagdvogel
• game of chance    Glückspiel
• game plan    Strategie
• home game    Heimspiel
• make a game of    sich lustig machen
• make game of    sich lustig machen
• new to the game    neu im Geschäft
• on the game    auf dem Strich
• return game    Rückspiel
• the game is up    das Spiel ist aus

2.
adj. - lahm, mutig, bereit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παιχνίδι, διασκέδαση, κυνήγι, θήραμα, σμήνος κύκνων, παρτίδα (παιχνιδιού), κόλπο, επιδίωξη, (πληθ.) αγώνες
adj. - έτοιμος, πρόθυμος, χωλός, κουτσός, τολμηρός
v. - παίζω τυχερό παιχνίδι (κν. τζογάρω)

idioms:

• game all    (τένις) ισοπαλία παιχνιδιών
• game bird    πουλί κυνηγιού
• game of chance    τυχερό παιχνίδι
• game plan    μεθόδευση με κανόνες
• home game    παιχνίδι στην έδρα
• make game of    περιπαίζω
• new to the game    αρχάριος
• on the game    (Βρετ., καθομ.) (πόρνη) "στο κλαρί"
• return game    ρεβάνς
• the game is up    τέλειωσαν τα ψέματα, το παιχνίδι χάθηκε, χάλασε η δουλειά

Italiano (Italian)
gioco, partita, cacciagione, giochi, selvaggina, zoppo

idioms:

• ahead of the game    in testa
• away game    trasferta
• beat someone at their own game    vincere qualcuno con le sue armi
• game all    pari
• game bird    selvaggina di penna, cacciagione (di uccelli)
• game of chance    gioco d'azzardo
• game plan    piano di gioco, strategia
• home game    partita in casa
• make game of    farsi gioco di
• new to the game    novizio
• on the game    fare la vita
• return game    incontro di ritorno, rivincita
• the game is up    il gioco è finito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jogo (m), passa-tempo (m), caça (f)
adj. - corajoso, combativo, de ou relativo a animais de caça
v. -

idioms:

• ahead of the game    na frente no jogo
• away game    jogo (m) fora de casa
• beat someone at their own game    bater alguém com suas próprias armas
• game all    empatado
• game bird    ave (f) de caça
• game of chance    jogo (m) de azar
• game plan    plano (m) de jogo
• home game    jogo (m) em casa
• make game of    ridicularizar, escarnecer de alguém
• new to the game    ser novo no pedaço
• on the game    ativo (participante), na prostituição (gír.) (Brit.)
• return game    revanche (f) (de um jogo)
• the game is up    tudo está perdido, os planos malograram-se

Русский (Russian)
игра, забава, матч, соревнования, теннисный гейм, уловка, замысел, дичь, объект травли, добыча, играть, задорный, хромой, искалеченный

idioms:

• ahead of the game    предвосхищая события, загодя, впереди всех, с превышением
• away game    игра на чужом поле
• beat someone at their own game    побить кого-либо его же оружием
• game all    ничья
• game bird    пернатая дичь
• game of chance    азартная игра
• game plan    план действий
• home game    игра на своем поле
• make game of    подшучивать, высмеивать
• new to the game    новичок
• on the game    вовлеченный в проституцию или воровство
• return game    ответная игра
• the game is up    ставка бита

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - juego, competición, torneo, partido, partida, presa, pieza de caza, deporte, caza mayor, forma de jugar, habilidad, truco o estrategia
adj. - tullido, lisiado, relativo a piezas de caza o a su carne, valiente, valeroso, resuelto
v. tr. - malgastar, derrochar, desperdiciar, despilfarrar
v. intr. - jugar juegos de azar, apostar, arriesgar

idioms:

• game all    empatar
• game bird    ave de caza
• game of chance    juego de azar
• game plan    estrategia preparada de antemano para ganar un juego, plan de campaña (política, negocios), táctica
• home game    partido en casa, partido de local
• make a game of    tomarse en broma, no dar importancia a algo
• make game of    burlarse de, ridiculizar
• new to the game    nuevo, novato en un campo determinado
• on the game    estar involucrada en prostitución o robo
• return game    partido de desquite, revancha
• the game is up    se acabó, el crimen, el engaño, etc. fue descubierto, ya no hay nada que hacer

2.
adj. - tullido, lisiado, cojo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spel, lek, match, vunnet spel, game (i tennis), mod, plan, bransch
adj. - vilt-, modig, hågad, lam
v. - spela, spela bort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 游戏, 游戏器具, 运动, 竞赛, 赌博, 狩猎的, 猎物的

idioms:

• game all    各赢一次
• game bird    猎鸟, 猎禽
• game of chance    靠碰运气取胜的游戏
• game plan    策略
• home game    地主队, 地主国
• make game of    嘲弄, 捉弄
• new to the game    新参赛者
• on the game    竞技状态好
• return game    复赛
• the game is up    东窗事发, 不可能成功

2. 狩猎的, 猎物的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 狩獵的, 獵物的

2.
n. - 遊戲, 遊戲器具, 運動, 競賽
v. tr. - 遊戲, 遊戲器具, 運動, 競賽
v. intr. - 賭博
adj. - 狩獵的, 獵物的

idioms:

• game all    各贏一次
• game bird    獵鳥, 獵禽
• game of chance    靠碰運氣取勝的遊戲
• game plan    策略
• home game    地主隊, 地主國
• make game of    嘲弄, 捉弄
• new to the game    新參賽者
• on the game    競技狀態好
• return game    複賽
• the game is up    東窗事發, 不可能成功

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 놀이, 경기
adj. - 사냥의, 쓰러질 때까지 굴하지 않는
v. tr. - 내기로 잃다
v. intr. - 노름을 하다

idioms:

• make game of    놀리다
• the game is up    계획은 실패로 돌아갔다

2.
adj. - 상처를 입은

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遊戯, おもしろいできごと, 冗談, 競技会, 体育, 競技, 試合, 勝負, ワンゲーム, 計画, 計略, 勝負の形勢, 得点, ゲーム用品, 策略
adj. - 狩猟の, 猟鳥の, 傷ついた, 勇気のある
v. - 勝負事をする, 賭け事をする

idioms:

• away game    遠征試合
• game all    ゲームオール(ゲーム一対1)
• game bird    猟鳥
• game of chance    運のゲーム
• game plan    作戦, 戦略
• make game of    ばかにする
• mug's game    ばかのやること
• numbers game    数当て賭博
• on the game    調子がでている
• the game is up    万事休す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لعبه, الصيد (صفه) مصمم (فعل) يقامر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משחק, תוכנית, חיות ניצודות, ציד, נכה, מזימה, תעלול, (בשר) חיות ציד, מדיניות או קו-פעולה, תחרות-ספורט‬
v. tr. - ‮בזבז במשחקי מזל‬
v. intr. - ‮הימר, שיחק בקלפים, צולע‬
adj. - ‮אמיץ, מוכן, חפץ, רוצה‬
adj. - ‮פגוע (איבר), צולע, נכה, (בשר) חיות ציד‬

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