Games in spanish
pronunciation: xuegoʊs part of speech: noun
game1 = juego, partido, encuentro, partida. [Material diseñado para jugar con él según unas reglas preestablecidas]
Example: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.more:
» ahead of the game = ir por delante de la competencia, llevar la delantera (a los demás), ir por delante (de los demás), ir a la cabeza, ir de líder.
Example: The article is entitled 'Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.» arcade game = juego de salón recreativo.
Example: The discs have attracted a great deal of student attention but it has to be said that for the most part student use of Domesday is at arcade game level.» arcade video game = videojuego.
Example: The real challenge in the educational use of the microcomputer lies in the incorporation of the more desirable characteristics of arcade video games into computer based instruction.» away game = partido de ida, encuentro de ida, primera manga, partido que se juega fuera de casa.
Example: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.» be a whole new (ball) game = ser harina de otro costal, ser otro cantar, ser un punto y aparte, ser otra historia.
Example: General talk about football is cool, but when it becomes bigoted that's a whole new ball game.» ball game = juego de pelota. [Todo juego que se practica con una pelota]
Example: Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm wrestling, ball games, and jumping jacks.» be a mug's game = ser cosa de imbéciles, ser cosa de idiotas, ser cosa de lelos.
Example: As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game.» beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game = vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno.
Example: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.» be off + Posesivo + game = no estar en forma, no estar en vena.
Example: I made a couple of mistakes at the end, but she was off her game and didn't capitalize on them.» be on + Posesivo + game = estar en forma, estar en vena.
Example: Lola was a ball of fire when she was on her game -- she could do the work of ten people.» board game = juego de mesa.
Example: The author looks at some of the extra activities engaged in by libraries, such as the provision of board games vending machines for the sale of drinks and other items.» cat and mouse game = juego del gato y el ratón, juego del ratón y el gato.
Example: The military and protesters played a cat and mouse game yesterday as security measures were stepped up.» clinch + the game = hacerse con el partido, hacerse con el encuentro, declararse vencedor.
Example: The boys in Blue put in a great performance to clinch the game by 19 points to 6.» club game = partido de competición. [Entre equipos]
Example: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.» computer game = juego de ordenador, juego informático.
Example: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.» crank up + Posesivo + game = mejorar + Posesivo + juego, esmerarse, aplicarse, despabilarse, espabilarse, ponerse las pilas, ponerse a trabajar en serio.
Example: I think conservatives need to crank up their game when it comes to social media.» didactic game = juego didáctico.
Example: There is also an interactive didactic game for younger visitors which demonstrates the principles of underwater excavation.» drawing game = juego de dibujar.
Example: In this drawing game, you must draw a line to guide different types of characters to where they belong.» educational game = juego educativo.
Example: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.» endgame = fase final, estrategia final.
Example: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.» exhibition game = partido amistoso, encuentro amistoso.
Example: Exhibition games are found in just about every branch of competitive sports.» fingergame = juegos de manos.
Example: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.» football game = partido de fútbol.
Example: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.» football game = juego de fútbol.
Example: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.» friendly game = partido amistoso, encuentro amistoso.
Example: There are no friendly games -- all games of football are and should be competitive.» game-changer = agente de(l) cambio, factor de cambio, elemento de cambio, factor innovador, agente innovador.
Example: There is a new wave of renewable energy innovation which could be a game-changer for clean energy production.» game-changing = que cambia las reglas de(l) juego, que cambia los planteamientos, que rompe los esquemas, innovador, revolucionario.
Example: Scientists have announced that liquid water likely exists, or existed, on Mars in what could prove to be a game-changing development in extraterrestrial exploration.» game of cat and mouse = juego del gato y el ratón, juego del ratón y el gato.
Example: Another year and another game of cat and mouse with my car insurer to get a decent price for renewing my policy.» game of chutes and ladders = juego de toboganes y escaleras, juego de la oca. [También conocido como game of snakes and ladders (juego de serpientes y escaleras)]
Example: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.» game official = representante oficial. [En juegos deportivos]
Example: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.» game of roulette = juego de la ruleta.
Example: There is a saying in roulette that you live and die by the bet that you choose in the game of roulette.» game of snakes and ladders = juego de serpientes y escaleras, juego de la oca. [También conocido como game of chutes and ladders (juego de toboganes y escaleras)]
Example: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.» game of tag = juego del pilla-pilla.
Example: If you played the game of tag when you were a little kid, you'd get a kick out of this: scientists have discovered that gorillas also play it.» game-playing = lúdico.
Example: Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life-problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.» game show = programa de concursos, concurso de televisión.
Example: Catch the latest buzz about your favorite game shows, and find out how to become a contestant.» game(s) room = sala de juegos, salón de juegos.
Example: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.» game theory = teoría de juegos.
Example: The application of game theory to library networks consists of three basic subjects: the calculation of the costs of a network, the calculation of the gross benefits for the whole network, and the stability of the network.» get back into + the game = recuperarse, empezar a jugar mejor.
Example: Although they fought until the end, they could not get back into the game and succumbed to a 61-37 defeat.» get in + the game = entregarse, meterse en el juego.
Example: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.» guessing game = juego de adivinanzas.
Example: The author aims to present Delphi as a practical method and to dispel the idea that Delphi is more of a guessing game.» hide and seek game = juego del escondite.
Example: The game was just a hide and seek game, except that when you finally found the people, you had to hold onto them long enough to say, 'Manhunt, Manhunt'.» home game = partido de vuelta, encuentro de vuelta, partido que se juega en casa.
Example: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.» hunting game = juego de caza.
Example: Primitive war dances, fertility rites, hunting games are all rituals human beings develop in their corporate as well as their private lives.» interactive game = juego interactivo.
Example: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.» keep + one step ahead of the game = mantenerse por delante de la competencia.
Example: The article 'Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!.» league game = partido de liga, encuentro de liga.
Example: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.» make + the cut for a game = ser convocado para un partido.
Example: Both their goalkeeper and one of their midfielders are unlikely to make the cut for the game due to a muscular and knee injury respectively.» official game = partido oficial.
Example: They measured emotional responses of basketball fans as they exited the sport arena after their team had won or lost an official game.» Olympic games = Juegos Olímpicos.
Example: The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic games Library'.» outdoor game = juego al aire libre, juego de exterior.
Example: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.» Paralympic Games, the = Juegos Paralímpicos, los.
Example: Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of the main sports of the Paralympics.» parlour game = juego de salón. [Aquél que se juega cuando varios amigos se reúnen en la casa de uno de ellos para pasar el tiempo juntos]
Example: The article 'Parlour games: the real nature of the Internet' argues that in order to take the opportunity presented by the Internet librarians should cease being passive spectators of the changing information scene.» play + a soccer game = jugar un partido de fútbol.
Example: A stag party took a turn for the worst when a man suffered a heart attack after playing a soccer game.» play + games = jugar juegos.
Example: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.» playground game = juego de patio de recreo.
Example: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.» poker game = juego de póker, juego de póquer.
Example: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.» post-game = después del partido, después del encuentro. [Lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: Last week I piled on poor Cam for his post-game press conference in which he stormed off before the questions had come to an end.» rules of the game, the = reglas del juego, las.
Example: The industry is still highly unstable with the new rules of the game yet to be established.» soccer game = partido de fútbol.
Example: In order to evaluate the significance of taking vitamin complexes minutes before soccer games, 40 soccer players were tested.» sports game = juego deportivo.
Example: In any case, having these companywide sports games is a good way to build up team spirit.» stay ahead of + the game = llevar la delantera (a los demás), ir por delante (de los demás), llevar la delantera a la competencia, ir por delante de la competencia, mantenerse a la cabeza, mantenerse líder.
Example: As marketers, we pride ourselves on coming up with fresh ideas and that's how we stay ahead of the game.» stay on + top of the game = estar al día, estar muy puesto.
Example: Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome.» step up + Posesivo + game = mejorar + Posesivo + juego, esmerarse, aplicarse, despabilarse, espabilarse, ponerse las pilas, ponerse a trabajar en serio.
Example: If Hillary wants to compete, she'll need to step up her game.» table game = juego de mesa.
Example: Renaissance gamesters soon embraced backgammon as their table game of choice.» two can play at the same game = dos pueden jugar el mismo juego.
Example: I have always behaved fairly and honourably, but if my opponent insists on descending to dirty and caddish tricks he will find that two can play at that game.» up + Posesivo + game = mejorar + Posesivo + juego, esmerarse, aplicarse, despabilarse, espabilarse, ponerse las pilas, ponerse a trabajar en serio.
Example: This girl will need to up her game if she wants to reign supreme.» video game [videogame] = videojuego.
Example: Other specific formats such as the videodisc and video games are not discussed.» video game = jugar a los videojuegos.
Example: Left to their own devices, the kids have been spending most of their time video gaming, teasing each other, and pestering the dogs.» war game [wargame] = juego de guerra.
Example: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.game4 = jugar, jugar a las apuestas, jugar a los juegos.
Example: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.more:
» game + the system = abusar del sistema, burlar al sistema, engañar al sistema, aprovecharse del sistema.
Example: Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.