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

Traduções para confidence game no dicionário inglês»francês

confidence game SUBST americ

confidence game → confidence trick

Veja também: confidence trick

confidence trick SUBST

confidence trick

escroquerie f

Traduções para confidence game no dicionário inglês»francês

confidence [Brit ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns, americ ˈkɑnfədəns] SUBST

1. confidence (faith):

confidence

confiance f (in en)

to have (every) confidence in sb/sth

avoir (pleine) confiance en qn/qc

to put one's confidence in sb

mettre sa confiance en qn

2. confidence POL:

vote of confidence

vote m de confiance

to pass a vote of confidence

voter la confiance

motion of no confidence

motion f de censure

to pass a vote of no confidence

voter la censure or une motion de censure (in à l'égard de)

3. confidence (self-assurance):

confidence

assurance f

confidence

confiance f en soi

he lacks confidence

il manque d'assurance, il n'est pas sûr de lui

4. confidence (certainty):

confidence

assurance f

in the full confidence that …

avec la certitude que …

I have every confidence that she will succeed

je suis sûr or persuadé qu'elle réussira

I can say with confidence that …

je suis sûr or certain or convaincu que …

5. confidence (confidentiality):

to take sb into one's confidence

se confier à qn

to tell sb sth in (strict) confidence

dire qc à qn (tout à fait) confidentiellement

write in strictest confidence to…

écrivez-nous—nous vous promettons de respecter l'anonymat

6. confidence (secret):

confidence

confidence f

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

confidence game no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para confidence game no dicionário inglês»francês

confidence [ˈkɒnfɪdəns, americ ˈkɑ:nfə-] SUBST

1. confidence no pl (secrecy):

confidence

confidence f

in confidence

en confidence

2. confidence (complete trust):

confidence

confiance f

to place one's confidence in sb/sth

faire confiance à qn/qc

to take sb into one's confidence

faire confiance à qn

3. confidence pl (secrets):

confidence

confidences fpl

to exchange confidences

se faire des confidences

4. confidence no pl (self assurance):

confidence

confiance f en soi

to lack confidence

manquer de confiance en soi

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

The world financial system has always been a confidence game.

www.smh.com.au

In the end, it's a confidence game, really.

voices.nationalgeographic.com

He failed to convince the officials, who also suspected trickery or a confidence game.

en.wikipedia.org

A well-read charmer who liked to crack wise, he fleeced mostly relatives and close friends out of millions of dollars during a confidence game that lasted almost 20 years.

thechronicleherald.ca

An individual that practiced such a confidence game would be branded as a two-penny thief, and would soon be consigned to a house of correction.

en.wikipedia.org

It's a confidence game, in other words.

www.cbc.ca

Doll and company decide to set up a confidence game, what was then called coney-catching.

en.wikipedia.org

Because, from some angles, the profession looks like a confidence game.

www.slate.com

They were variants of the brokered loan confidence game.

en.wikipedia.org

This scheme, a form of confidence game, consisted of bilking wealthy widows of their money by encouraging them to invest in horses.

en.wikipedia.org