game

juego

Actividad para divertirse, normalmente con reglas y con el objetivo de ganar.

En inglés sencillo: An activity people do for fun, often following rules and trying to win.

• Let's play a game.
• The children invented a new game.
• Who won the card game last night?

Expresiones frecuentes: play a game, board game, card game, strategy game

juego, diversión

Actividad para pasarlo bien, que puede no tener reglas fijas ni ganador.

En inglés sencillo: Something people do for enjoyment, which may have no fixed rules or winner.

• The children made a game of jumping over puddles.
• We played silly games while waiting for the bus.
• For the puppy, chasing leaves was a game.

Cómo se usa: make a game of something (We made a game of sorting the laundry.)

Sinónimos: amusement, pastime

Expresiones frecuentes: fun and game, silly game, make a game

caza

Aves y animales salvajes que se cazan para comer, o su carne.

En inglés sencillo: Wild birds and animals hunted for food, or their meat.

• They hunt game in the forest.
• The restaurant serves local game.
• Game birds are common on these hills.

Expresiones frecuentes: hunt game, wild game, game birds, game meat

jugar, jugar videojuegos

Pasar tiempo jugando, especialmente en un ordenador o una consola.

En inglés sencillo: To spend time playing games, especially on a computer or console.

• We game online after school.
• He gamed all evening with his friends.
• Do you prefer gaming on a computer or a console?

Cómo se usa: game with someone (I game with my friends on weekends.)

Sinónimos: play video games

Expresiones frecuentes: game online, game with friends, game all night

manipular, aprovecharse de

Usar los vacíos de las reglas para obtener una ventaja injusta.

En inglés sencillo: To use gaps in rules to gain an unfair advantage.

• They tried to game the system.
• The company gamed the rankings with fake reviews.
• New rules prevent traders from gaming the market.

Sinónimos: manipulate, exploit

Expresiones frecuentes: game the system, game the rules, game the rankings