shell game no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para shell game no dicionário inglês»francês

shell game SUBST literal

shell game

bonneteau m

shell game fig

escroquerie f

Traduções para shell game no dicionário inglês»francês

she'll [Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl, americ ʃil, ʃɪl]

she'll → she will

I.shell [Brit ʃɛl, americ ʃɛl] SUBST

1. shell:

shell BOT, ZOOL (of egg, nut, sea creature, snail)

coquille f

shell (of crab, tortoise, shrimp)

carapace f

to develop a hard shell fig person:

se forger une carapace

2. shell MILITAR:

shell (bomb)

obus m

shell (cartridge)

cartouche f

to fire shells at sb

pilonner qn d'obus

3. shell TÉC:

shell (of vehicle)

carcasse f

shell (of building)

cage f

shell (of machine)

enveloppe f

shell (of nuclear plant)

enceinte f de confinement

4. shell (remains):

shell (of building)

carcasse f

5. shell NÁUT (boat):

shell

outrigger m

II.shell [Brit ʃɛl, americ ʃɛl] VERBO trans

1. shell MILITAR:

shell town, installation

pilonner

2. shell CULIN:

shell peas

écosser

shell prawn, nut

décortiquer

shell oyster

écailler

III.shell [Brit ʃɛl, americ ʃɛl]

to come out of/go back into one's shell

sortir de/rentrer dans sa coquille

it's as easy as shelling peas

c'est simple comme bonjour

I.game [Brit ɡeɪm, americ ɡeɪm] SUBST

1. game (activity):

game

jeu m

to play a game

jouer à un jeu

a game for three players

un jeu à trois (joueurs)

game of chance/of skill

jeu de hasard/d'adresse

it's only a game!

ce n'est qu'un jeu!

this isn't a game, you know!

ce n'est pas un jeu, tu sais!

to play the game fig

jouer franc jeu

don't play games with me! (tell me the truth)

ne me fais pas marcher!

don't play games with me! (don't try to be smart)

n'essaie pas de jouer au plus fin avec moi!

2. game (session, match):

game (of chess, cards, poker, darts, hide-and-seek)

partie f

game (of football, hockey, cricket)

match m

to have or play a game of cards/of chess

faire or disputer une partie de cartes/d'échecs

let's have a game of football

on fait une partie de foot? coloq

let's have a game of cowboys

on joue aux cowboys?

3. game americ (professional sporting event):

game

match m

4. game (section of tournament):

game (in tennis)

jeu m

game (in bridge)

manche f

four games to one

quatre jeux à un

we're two games all

nous sommes à deux jeux partout

game to Hadman

jeu Hadman

game, set and match

jeu, set et match

5. game (skill at playing):

game

jeu m

how to improve your game

comment améliorer votre jeu

grass suits my game

j'aime bien jouer sur gazon

she plays a great game of chess

c'est une excellente joueuse d'échecs

to put sb off his/her game

distraire qn

6. game (trick, scheme):

game coloq

jeu m

game coloq

manège m

what's your game?

à quoi joues-tu?

so that's his game!

c'est donc ça sa combine! coloq

I have no choice but to play his game

je n'ai pas d'autre choix que d'entrer dans son jeu

I decided to play the same game

j'ai décidé de rendre la pareille

he's up to his old games again

il refait des siennes

7. game (activity, occupation) coloq, pej or humor:

the insurance/marketing game

le domaine de l'assurance/du marketing

the politics game

le jeu de la politique

I've been in this game 10 years

je suis dans la partie depuis 10 ans

he's new to this game

il est nouveau dans la partie

8. game:

game CAÇA, CULIN

gibier m

game atrib pâté, dish, stew

de gibier

game soup

à base de gibier

II.games SUBST subst pl

1. games Brit ESCOLAR:

games

sport m

good at games

bon/bonne en sport

good at games atrib teacher, lesson, master, mistress

d'éducation physique

Expressões:

games, a. Games (sporting event)

Jeux mpl

III.game [Brit ɡeɪm, americ ɡeɪm] ADJ

1. game (willing to try):

game

partant coloq

he's game for anything

il est toujours partant coloq

she's always game for an adventure/a laugh

elle est toujours prête à tenter l'aventure/à rire

OK, I'm game

d'accord, j'en suis

2. game (plucky):

game

courageux/-euse

3. game leg:

game

estropié

to have a game leg

boiter

IV.game [Brit ɡeɪm, americ ɡeɪm]

that's the name of the game

c'est ce qui compte

the game's up

tout est fichu coloq

to beat sb at his/their own game

battre qn à son/leur propre jeu

to be/go on the game coloq Brit

faire/se mettre à faire le trottoir coloq

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

two can play at that game

à bon chat, bon rat prov

shell game no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para shell game no dicionário inglês»francês

I.shell [ʃel] SUBST

1. shell (exterior):

shell

coquille f

shell crab, tortoise

carapace f

2. shell no pl (rigid exterior):

shell

caisse f

3. shell (basic structure):

shell

carcasse f

4. shell (gun explosives):

shell

cartouche f

shell artillery

obus m

5. shell (rowing boat):

shell

canot m de compétition

Expressões:

to bring a child out of his/her shell

faire sortir un enfant de sa réserve

to come out of one's shell

sortir de sa coquille

to crawl into one's shell

se glisser à l'intérieur de sa coquille

to crawl into one's shell fig

se refermer sur soi-même

II.shell [ʃel] VERBO trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell nuts

décortiquer

shell peas

écosser

2. shell (fire):

shell

bombarder

III.shell [ʃel] VERBO intr

to shell easily

se laisser décortiquer

I.game¹ [geɪm] SUBST

1. game (play, amusement):

game

jeu m

computer game

jeu pour ordinateur

game of chance/skill

jeu de chance/d'adresse

to be just a game to sb a. fig

n'être qu'un jeu pour qn

2. game (contest):

game board game, chess

partie f

game football, rugby

match m

game tennis

jeu m

game over

fin f de partie

to play a good game

faire un bon match

3. game DESP (skill level):

game

jeu m

to be off one's game

ne pas être en forme

to be on one's game

bien jouer

4. game pej (dishonest plan):

game

jeu m

the game is up

l'affaire est à l'eau

to be up to one's old games

refaire des siennes

to play games with sb

jouer avec qn

to beat sb at their own game

battre qn à son propre jeu

5. game pl (organized):

game

jeux mpl

the Olympic games

les Jeux olympiques

Expressões:

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

the game is worth the candle

le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle

to be on the game Brit coloq

faire le tapin

game over

c'est fini

to play the game

jouer le jeu

what's your game?

où veux-tu en venir?

II.game¹ [geɪm] ADJ coloq (willing)

game

partant(e)

to be game to +infin

être partant pour +infin

game² [geɪm] SUBST no pl

1. game (animal):

game

gibier m

2. game (meat):

game

gibier m

game SUBST

Entrada criada por um utilizador

board game

jeu de table m

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

P3s are a shell game intended to bamboozle the public into privatizing profits while socializing risk.

www.thestar.com

Simply put -- beyond the smooth talk and the great poker face it's a big, old shell game.

deadline.com