shell game nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di shell game nel dizionario inglese»francese

shell game SOST lett

shell game

bonneteau m

shell game fig

escroquerie f

Traduzioni di shell game nel dizionario inglese»francese

she'll [ingl brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl, ingl am ʃil, ʃɪl]

she'll → she will

I.shell [ingl brit ʃɛl, ingl am ʃɛl] SOST

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 MILIT:

shell (bomb)

obus m

shell (cartridge)

cartouche f

to fire shells at sb

pilonner qn d'obus

3. shell TECN:

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 NAUT (boat):

shell

outrigger m

II.shell [ingl brit ʃɛl, ingl am ʃɛl] VB vb trans

1. shell MILIT:

shell town, installation

pilonner

2. shell GASTR:

shell peas

écosser

shell prawn, nut

décortiquer

shell oyster

écailler

III.shell [ingl brit ʃɛl, ingl am 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 [ingl brit ɡeɪm, ingl am ɡeɪm] SOST

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? colloq

let's have a game of cowboys

on joue aux cowboys?

3. game ingl am (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 colloq

jeu m

game colloq

manège m

what's your game?

à quoi joues-tu?

so that's his game!

c'est donc ça sa combine! colloq

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) colloq, pegg or scherz:

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 CACCIA, GASTR

gibier m

game attr pâté, dish, stew

de gibier

game soup

à base de gibier

II.games SOST sost pl

1. games ingl brit SCUOLA:

games

sport m

good at games

bon/bonne en sport

good at games attr teacher, lesson, master, mistress

d'éducation physique

locuzioni:

games, a. Games (sporting event)

Jeux mpl

III.game [ingl brit ɡeɪm, ingl am ɡeɪm] AGG

1. game (willing to try):

game

partant colloq

he's game for anything

il est toujours partant colloq

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 [ingl brit ɡeɪm, ingl am ɡeɪm]

that's the name of the game

c'est ce qui compte

the game's up

tout est fichu colloq

to beat sb at his/their own game

battre qn à son/leur propre jeu

to be/go on the game colloq ingl brit

faire/se mettre à faire le trottoir colloq

to give the game away

vendre la mèche

two can play at that game

à bon chat, bon rat prov

shell game nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di shell game nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.shell [ʃel] SOST

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

locuzioni:

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] VB vb trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell nuts

décortiquer

shell peas

écosser

2. shell (fire):

shell

bombarder

III.shell [ʃel] VB vb intr

to shell easily

se laisser décortiquer

I.game¹ [geɪm] SOST

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 SPORT (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 pegg (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

locuzioni:

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 ingl brit colloq

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] AGG colloq (willing)

game

partant(e)

to be game to +infin

être partant pour +infin

game² [geɪm] SOST no pl

1. game (animal):

game

gibier m

2. game (meat):

game

gibier m

game SOST

Contributo di un utente

board game

jeu de table m

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

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.

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